GITAM, Hyderabad

25^th July 2018, Hyderabad: Prof. Ashish Ghosh, Professor in the Machine Intelligence Unit, Indian Statistical Institute, Calcutta delivered a guest lecture on ‘Next-Gen Internet and Data Science’ at GITAM Deemed to be University, Hyderabad on 24^th July 2018. He said that ‘A smart sensor takes input from the physical environment and uses built-in compute resources to perform predefined functions upon detection of specific input and then process data before passing it on. The possible sensors can make our life easier. A smartwatch can change a life of a person. It can able to sense the pulse of a person while waking up from the bed and automatically switch on the lights, toaster, coffee machine, water heater etc.’

He also told that ‘the IoT can uniquely help address problems of clean water, air pollution, landfill waste and deforestation. Sensor-enabled devices can help monitor the environmental impact of cities, collect details about sewers, air quality, and garbage.’ ‘In smart ambulance different sensors like heart rate sensor, blood pressure, ECG will be judging the status of vital parameters, the status of these parameters will be sent to the hospital's database. After getting status of vital parameters, hospital authorities will plan accordingly’ he added.

Earlier, Dr. V.Ravi Shankar, Associate Professor, CSE Department has introduced the guest and Prof. M.Akka Lakshmi, HoD, IT Department and Vice Principal felicitated him. Faculty and students took part in this session. Prof. Ashish Ghosh addressed all the quarries raised by the students.