Big Data Analytics for Internet of Things

6Adding Personal Touches to IoT: A User‐Centric IoT Architecture

Sarabjeet Kaur Kochhar

Department of Computer Science, Indraprastha College for Women, University of Delhi, New Delhi, India

6.1 Introduction

Internet of Things or IoT refers to an interconnected network of computing devices, seamlessly connected together, sharing information without the need of any human interference. Smart TVs, smart speakers, toys, wearables, smart meters, smart security systems, and smart devices used to monitor traffic and weather conditions, etc., are only some examples of the IoT devices that are ubiquitous these days [1]. Since these devices are connected to a broader network, they can be used to control a variety of tasks and carry out automated tasks remotely depending upon a certain set of conditions being met, even with relatively modest hardware capabilities of their own. This is the reason why IoT devices are deemed crucial for automation systems. The occurrence of every single event on these practically innumerable smart devices and sensors leads to the generation of a large amount of data [2, 3]. There is no doubt therefore that the amount of data generated by the IoT devices alone is expected to grow to several zeta bytes in the next five years.

This gigantic amount of data is diverse and gets collected at various velocities. Such a huge volume of data, also known as Big Data [3], is an asset for organizations around the world and brings with it ample opportunities to look for ...