Internet of Things (IOT): Research Challenges and Future Applications

One of the main centre of attention in Information Technology is Internet of Things (IoT). IoT will transform the real world objects into intelligent virtual objects and will unify everything in our world under a common infrastructure, giving us not only control of things around us, but also keeping us informed of the every current state of the things. With the Internet of Things (IoT) gradually evolving as the subsequent phase of the evolution of the Internet, it becomes extremely important to recognize the various potential domains for application of IoT, and the research challenges that are associated with the applications of IoT in almost every domain. Even though the current IoT enabling technologies have greatly improved in the recent years, there are still numerous problems that require immediate attention as it is everyday evolving technology and can bring drastic change in our day to day lives. The fact that IoT is so expansive and affects practically all areas of our lives, makes it a significant research topic for studies in various fields. The main objective of this paper provides an overview about IoT, its architecture, applications and highlighting the challenges of IoT and the recent research directions to solve them.