Edge AI & Industrial IoT
边缘 AI 与工业物联网
Overview
Edge AI & Industrial IoT is part of our Future Skills portfolio (Future skills). It runs as a 5-day or 10-day course, in the classroom in 40 cities or live online, and can be delivered in-house and customised for your organisation.
Available in English or Chinese, and as bilingual delivery for joint-venture and Chinese-led project teams in the Gulf and Africa.
You will be able to
- Explain the principles, terminology and standards behind Edge AI & Industrial IoT.
- Apply Edge AI & Industrial IoT methods to real cases from the Middle East, Europe and Africa.
- Assess the opportunities, risks and adoption path for your organisation.
- Leave with templates and an action plan for your own workplace.
Who should attend
Managers, engineers and planners preparing for new technology
Course outline
5-day programme (days 1–5)
Foundations and framework
- Course objectives, pre-assessment and scope of Edge AI & Industrial IoT
- Key terminology and core concepts
- Regulation, standards and ethics
- Safety, security and risk
- Roles, responsibilities and interfaces
Principles and methods
- Skills and organisational readiness
- Pilot design and scaling
- Methods, procedures and documentation for Edge AI & Industrial IoT
- Worked examples and guided practice
Tools, analysis and performance
- Roadmap to 2030
- Technology landscape and maturity
- Calculations, checklists and decision tools
- KPIs and performance measurement
- Group exercise on a realistic scenario
Application in practice
- Use cases in energy and industry
- Economics and business case
- Common problems and how to solve them
- Regional practice in the Gulf, Africa and Europe
Case study, assessment and action plan
- Case study: Edge AI & Industrial IoT on a Middle East or African project
- Lessons learned and good practice
- Final assessment and feedback
- Personal and team action plan
The 10-day programme adds days 6–10
Advanced topics
- Advanced topics in Edge AI & Industrial IoT
- Latest standards, editions and industry trends
- Economics and business case
- Complex cases and non-routine problems
- Expert panel discussion
Digital tools and data
- Software and digital tools for Edge AI & Industrial IoT
- Data analytics and dashboards
- Applying AI and automation
- Hands-on lab
Integration and management
- Integration with management systems and ISO standards
- Risk, cost and budget considerations
- Working with contractors and vendors
- Building the business case
Regional case studies
- Gulf case studies: UAE, Saudi Arabia and Qatar
- African case studies: Nigeria, Kenya, Egypt and Angola
- European benchmarks and regulations
- Peer review of participants’ own cases
Capstone project and certification
- Capstone project preparation
- Team presentations and expert feedback
- Final examination
- Certificate award and 90-day implementation plan
Where it runs
Middle East: Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Riyadh, Jeddah, Dammam, Al Khobar, Doha, Kuwait City, Manama, Muscat, Amman, Beirut, Cairo, Alexandria, Sharm El Sheikh, Baghdad, Erbil, Basra, Istanbul
Europe: London, Paris, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Madrid, Rome, Milan, Vienna, Geneva, Zurich, Munich, Berlin, Prague, Budapest, Lisbon, Brussels, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Athens, Edinburgh
Africa (in-house and live online): Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt, Nairobi, Johannesburg, Cape Town, Accra, Addis Ababa, Casablanca, Algiers, Tunis, Luanda, Dar es Salaam, Kampala, Kigali, Dakar, Abidjan, Kinshasa, Maputo, Tripoli
Live online for every time zone, including East Asia.