Internet of things technology garners 'smart city' title for Wuxi

Throughout six years of rapid development, the IoT Engineering School of Jiangnan University has witnessed the explosive growth of the internet of things sector in Wuxi and believes that a promising future lies ahead.

Founded in 2010, the school, the first of its kind in China, now has more than 200 teachers, with many counted among the leading academic experts in the country.

More than 3,200 bachelors and 800 postgraduate students are studying advanced technologies at the school.

"We help companies in many fields develop their own IoT technology and services based on their respective needs," said Gu Xiaofeng, deputy director of the school. "IoT technology can accelerate the advancement of traditional industries."

In a narrow sense, IoT is just the connection of different things; but nowadays it has permeated many areas of life, like industry, agriculture and finance, Gu said.

Liu Fei, director of the IoT Engineering School, said: "The focus of IoT is to combine different kinds of technology together and apply information technology to them."

Due to the application of IoT technologies, many food processing companies have automated control and production systems, power plants choose energy-saving and emission-controlling systems, and hospitals use systems to monitor the infusion process and read tumor reports.

Students at the IoT Engineering School conduct tests while learning about IoT technology, with the aid of their professors.