Dr. Mohammad Ilyas has been with FAU's College of Engineering and Computer Science since 1983. He has served there is various academic and administrative capacities including Dean of the College from 2011 to 2017. He has earned four academic degrees from four different countries; BSc in Electrical Engineering from Pakistan, MS in Electrical Engineering from Iran, PhD in Electrical Engineering from Canada, and PhD in Educational Leadership from USA. Dr. Ilyas has over 210 publications, including one book, 26 handbooks, and over 180 research articles. He is life senior member of IEEE, member of Global Engineering Deans Council, and is Fulbright Specialist.

Internet of Things (IoT) provides an environment where everything around us is connected and is uniquely identifiable. This pervasive and ubiquitous environment of connectivity can be very conveniently used for collecting information enabling intelligent decision-making. Use of appropriate sensors in IoT provides capability of sensing any desired type of information from the surroundings including temperature, light, humidity, seismic vibrations, and more. Recent advancements have made it possible to make things (as in IoT) or components small in size, powerful in processing, and energy efficient for operational longevity. These aspects of IoT are prompting many emerging applications of IoT including in the fields of health, transportation, agriculture, energy, and environment. This talk will capture the current state of IoT, and emerging application in a variety of fields.