The Smart Systems Engineering Lab (SSEL) in the
department of communications and networks engineering, successfully presented
the certified three-day workshop. The goal of this workshop was to familiarize
students with developing smart electronic projects through hands-on training
using the Arduino. A total of 15 students were involved in the workshop. Students
were effectively educated in developing practical experiments using the Arduino
by Dr. Maged A. Esmail and Engr. Asif Mahmood. On the first day of the
workshop, "Introduction to the Arduino" and the equipment used in the
experiments were presented. On the same day, the traffic light system
experiment was implemented. On the second day, the ultrasonic sensor, Arduino
UNO, and 16*2 LCD screen were used to carry out the experiment, which involved
measuring the distances of objects wirelessly. On the third day of the
workshop, the solar panel tracking system was implemented. The platform that
has been implemented can track light intensity and move in the direction where
the light intensity is higher. The knowledge gained from this training will
make the students familiar with real-time smart systems, such as building
automation projects, in both academia and industry. Thanks to our lab leader,
Prof. Dr. Mohamed Marey, and other members, Dr. Moustafa M. Nasralla and Dr.
Maged A. Esmail, for their efforts to organize this workshop.