One week ISTE approved STTP on Recent trends in Industry 4.0

Day 1:

The Department of Computer Engineering organised a One Week ISTE approved workshop on “Recent Trends in Industry 4.0 Technologies” from 27th to 31st July 2020 using an online Platform.

The workshop was attended by 95 participants from various disciplines of engineering, both faculty and industry representatives. The workshop was based on the current trending technologies in Industry 4.0. Also present was Rev. Fr. Kinley D’Cruz, Director and Dr. Neena Panandikar, Principal, Don Bosco College of Engineering along with Dr. Guarang Patkar, HOD Computer Engineering. The coordinators of this workshop were Asst. Prof Merwyn D’Souza, Asst. Prof Mithil Parab, Asst. Prof Amey Tilve. Eminent speakers with expertise in various emerging technology in industries were invited to deliver sessions during the course of the entire week.

First speaker for the day is Mr. Kishore Shah, Director of IdeaZ Unlimited, who delivered a session on Introduction to Industry 4.0. He gave a quick overview of core elements and technologies in Industry 4.0, he elaborated on the difference between Industry 3.0 and Industry 4.0. He mentioned the drivers behind Industry 4.0 and its goals. He also spoke about the impact of Industry 4.0 on the business and the community.

In the afternoon session, the participants were introduced to “Demystifying Blockchain”, by Mr.VisheshGarg, senior specialist in Advanced Development Center, Hewlett Packard, Bangalore. He gave a brief understanding about blockchain technology to create decentralized peer to peer transfer of assets without requiring trust. He also explained several hash functions and application of  blockchain on ETHEREUM platform. He briefed the participants on terms like node, minor, transaction, gas, payment, tamper proof order of transaction etc. Participants were also made aware of the challenges in blockchain and where it could be used or not used.

Day 2:

First speaker for the day is Mr. T. Kartheeswaran, Lecturer, University of Jaffna, Srilanka, who delivered a session on Agent Technology. He explained how agents can sense and act on the environment and make their own intelligent decisions. He also explained various features, characteristics and components of Agents. Participants were made aware of application of agent technology in the field of medical diagnostics, satellite imaging, refinery controllers etc. He introduced the concept of mobile agents to the participants  which are programs migrating from system to system processing information. He also explained the advantages of multi mobile agents, internet based software agents and its application in the field of pattern recognition, bioinformatics, education etc.

The afternoon session began with a session by Dr. Karim Tobich, Head of Cyber Security & Compliance Consultancy, United Kingdom. He spoke on Recent Trends in Industry 4.0 Technologies, foundations for IoT from standards perspective.

He talked about Industry 4.0 and it’s application group. He emphasised that Industry 4.0 is connected, where distribution becomes instant and virtual so all parties (contractors, sub-contractors, suppliers ) are interconnected via a virtual platform. Also resources become automated using engines,  motors, pumps etc. and management becomes easier.

 He spoke about how international standards are developed and how it changes the business approach. He explained with an example of the ISO organization.

He went on to share some expectations from an IoT system, noting that safety and security characteristics are paramount in any IoT based system.

Day 3:

First speaker for the day was Dr. Shriram D. Raut, Assistant Professor, Solapur University, Maharashtra, INDIA who delivered a session on “Cyber Security and Forensic”.He talked about the importance of network security in IoT, social media to avoid cyber crimes. He explained to us about phishing and how to avoid email scam and phishing. He explained the 7 steps for avoiding a spear phishing attack which is very much needed to prevent the phishing attacks. Participants were made aware of cyber bullying, identity theft. He also explained us the five critical steps in digital forensic which includes evidence identification, preserving evidence, recovery, analysis and reporting. He demonstrated a Photo Forensic Tool for investigating the images.

The afternoon session began with Dr. Alepsis Efthimios, Associate Professor from the Dept. Of Informatics, University of Piraeus – Greece. His topic was on Human Computer Interaction( HCI) in 2020.

 He gave an elaborate description on HCI key topics; devices of interaction, modalities of interaction, user modeling and experience and big data. He gave a brief history of HCI or basically as it was known then as Human Machine Interaction. He mentioned some new trends in HCI as smartphones, wearables and IoT.

 He posed a question on why there is a need for interaction. He explained with the example of smartphones and their importance. He went on to differentiate between smart and normal feature phones and the age group of people using these phones. He emphasised the increase in use of smartphones by showing various statistical charts and studies.

He explained the need for sensors; motion sensors, position sensors and environment sensors. He listed the availability of sensors by platform.

Dr. Efthimios stressed on the importance of HCI and user experience. He also spoke about programming for wearables and their role in IoT. He shared and discussed the latest statistics on wearables. He ended his session by answering questions from participants.

Day 4:

First speaker for the day was Mr Ryan Vaz, Founder, Infinity3D, Goa, INDIA who delivered a session on “3D Printing”. He explained the importance of 3D printing in the evolution of industry 4.0 by narrowing the gap between idea and reality. He also demonstrated 3D printing by building a small 3D structure. Participants were made aware of applications of 3D printing like architectural modelling, custom prosthetics, fashion, personalized gifting, home decor, jewellery designing, automobile modelling, organ transplant etc.

The speaker for the afternoon session is Mr. Gohar Chanekar, a Visual Artist at Visuaal Vibes, Bangalore. His session was on Virtual Events in Pandemic and Projection Mapping.

He began his session with an introduction to 3D Mapping, it’s uses and applications. He mentioned the four factors that govern Projection Mapping as Content, Projection Hardware, Surface and Mapping Software (CPSM). He went on to give a demonstration on using Resolume – a 3d mapping software. He explained the basics of projection i.e. perspective projection.

He elaborated on how we could use virtual events in the pandemic situation by making use of online streaming events. This could be done as a live event or a pre-recorded event. He explained that this saves a lot of money in terms of production and travel. He continued by listing the requirements for online streaming events are streaming platform, streaming software, composition software and the content or live feed.

He went on to elaborate on different streaming software and answered participants queries on the same.

 Day 5:

First speaker for the day was Dr. K. Suresh, Associate Professor, Sreevidyanikethan Engineering College, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India who delivered a session on “IOT & its Application”. He explained how IoT has played an important role and created new business opportunities  in Industry 4.0. He focused on benefits, challenges, issues in IoT to bridge the research gaps. Participants were made aware of cloud platforms, communication protocols, communication technologies, data analytics framework, application framework needed for developing IoT application. He spoke about the five steps needed for developing IoT applications and future aspects of IoT. Participants were also made aware of application of IoT  in the field of retail system, health, industries, household activities, weather forecasting. He briefed about Ardiuno components that can be used for building IoT applications. He demonstrated how tinkercad can be used to develop simple arduino applications.

The next speaker is the founder and director of Ulavan Agritech Services (OPC), Mr. Tarun Krishnakumar. His topic was on Drone Industry 4.0 and New Age Industry Opportunities.

He began with a review of Industry 1.0 to 3.0 in Agriculture. He went on to explain Industry 4.0 from the point of agro-services. He introduced the concept of drone technology and IoT. He interacted with the participants, encouraging them to identify different types of drones and the sensors required by the drone. He listed the types of drone sensors and the areas of applications.

He introduced the concept of LiDAR, a method for measuring distances by illuminating the target with laser light and measuring the reflection with a sensor. He differentiated between LiDAR and Phogammetry: the science and technology of obtaining reliable information about physical objects and the environment through the process of recording, measuring and interpreting photographic images and patterns of electromagnetic radiant imagery and other phenomena.

 Mr. Tarun also listed the skills necessary towards taking up projects under Drone Industry 4.0.

 The workshop ended with a valedictory function where the participants were encouraged to give their valuable feedback. Many participants gave a very good review of the workshop. Rev. Fr. Kinley D’Cruz, Director and Dr. Neena Panandikar, Principal was also present for the function.

 Dr. Gaurang Patkar, HOD of the Department of Computer engineering delivered the convenor report of the five day workshop. Prof. Amey Tilve delivered the vote of thanks..