The Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) and its roles in the Fourth Industrial Revolution: A review

Mohammed Saleem; shavan askar; Media Ali Ibrahim; Mina Othman; Nihad   Abdullah

doi:10.33022/ijcs.v13i2.3841

Authors

Mohammed Saleem Erbil Polytechnic university
Prof. Dr. Shavan Askar Erbil Polytechnic University
Media Ali Ibrahim Erbil Politechnic University
Mina Othman Erbil Polytechnic University
Nihad Abdullah Erbil Polytechnic University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33022/ijcs.v13i2.3841

Abstract

The Industrial Internet of Things and Industry 4.0 are now two highly sought-after areas of research and development, attracting significant interest from both academic and industrial sectors. The two ideas, Industry 4.0 and IIoT, share significant similarities, with Industry 4.0 being seen as the use of IIoT specifically in the automation and manufacturing sectors. Within the framework of the present Industry 4.0 paradigm, many growth pathways have emerged, collectively leading to notable enhancements in terms of efficiency, flexibility, communication, adaptability, customization, and modularity in the industrial sector. The Industry 4.0 is rapidly evolving within the framework of the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), and the authors are recognizing the necessity for a comprehensive and in-depth overview of the many research areas that are currently expanding. The area will remain intriguing in the foreseeable future due to its significant potential for enhancing the existing industrial technologies. An exhaustive evaluation of the current systems in the automotive sector, emergency response, and chain management on IIoT has been conducted, revealing that IIoT has been widely adopted across several technological domains. Industry 4.0 is the term used to describe the present automation and data sharing trend in businesses. Presently, there is a dearth of agreement about the assessment of an organization's readiness for Industry 4.0. Industry 4.0 encompasses a diverse array of digital technologies that profoundly influence industrial enterprises. The literature on Industry 4.0 has had significant exponential growth during the previous decade. The results of our research confirm the idea of Industry 4.0 as a concept that goes beyond the Smart Manufacturing sector, hence opening up possibilities for collaboration with other interconnected disciplines.

Author Biography

Prof. Dr. Shavan Askar, Erbil Polytechnic University

Dr. Shavan Askar (Professor of Computer Networks since 15/3/2023). He received his PhD degree in Electronic Systems Engineering from the University of Essex\UK in 2012. He obtained his MSc (2003) and BSc (2001, Ranked 1st on the college) degrees from the Control and Systems Engineering Dept. Baghdad. Dr. Askar works in the field of Networks that includes Internet of Things, Software Defined Networks, Optical Networks, and 5G. Dr. Askar has started his academic career in 2003 when he was appointed as a lecturer at the University of Duhok Iraq until 2008 when he was granted a scholarship to do his PhD degree that commenced in October 2008 and finished successfully in June 2012. Dr. Askar then returned to Iraq to pursue his academic career at the University of Duhok for the period 2012-2016 by supervising master students, teaching post-gradatue courses, and became project manager of so many strategic projects in Kurdistan. In 2016, Dr. Askar joined Duhok Polytechnic University as the Director General of Scientific Research Center, his role includes apart from teaching post-graduate students, contributing to the development of the university from the technological and scientific perspectives. Since 2017, Dr. Askar beside his DPU job is working as an Adjunct Professor at the American University of Kurdistan, he contributed into the establishment of a new program called Electronic and Telecommunications Engineering\College of Engineering, he teaches different courses in this program. Dr. Askar has more than 95 scientific research papers, some of his papers were published in very prestigious conferences such as OFC and ECOC and high impact factor journals. While he was in UK, he worked as a Researcher in two European projects; MAINS project (Metro Architecture enabling Sub wavelengths) and ADDONAS project (Active Distributed and Dynamic Optical Network Access Systems).