The Feedback on My Survey of the "Internet of Things"

Last week, I distributed the questionnaires of the "Internet of Things" (IoT) to some random IT faculty students. Over 30 students participated in my survey. I am very grateful that they are so kind to spend their time on answering all my questions. The result is very meaningful and helpful for my research.

These students have very different background, some of them are from other countries, others are local; some have IT work experience before, some have work experiences in other industries. Most of them have never heard the term of the "Internet of Things", but, fortunately, most of them have had some knowledge on the technologies used in the IoT. Although this industry is quite new to us, the future IT professionals have mastered the basic knowledge so that there is still very strong potential driving force to push this new field move forward.

Another very optimistic result from my survey is that most of IT students have very clear visions on judging the benefits and hurdles within this industry. The majority of participants realize that privacy and security issues would be a primary obstacle during the process of widespreading the IoT. But, they still believe that the IoT would bring us more advantages than disadvantages. They have a very positive attitude towards the coming of "smart planet" in the future.