The Internet of Things (IoT) is one of today’s transformative technologies, playing a key role in the development of industries, smart cities, digital agriculture, and the improvement of quality of life. Given the importance and rapid growth of this field, the Technology Olympics IoT event is held with the goal of identifying, empowering, and supporting the country’s top talents in this area. This event is structured around competitions, educational workshops, a specialized exhibition, and networking opportunities, providing a platform for knowledge exchange, technological development, and interaction among experts, startups, and industries.

Event's Stages:

1. Initial Evaluation (Entry Stage)
To ensure the scientific and practical level of participants, an initial evaluation is conducted, which includes:

• Reviewing resumes and academic/practical backgrounds (IoT projects, articles, work and teaching experience)
• Online test (covering basic IoT concepts, security, communication networks, embedded programming, and data analysis)
• Technical challenge (e.g., setting up an IoT sensor and sending data to a server)

Top individuals and teams will advance to the training and mentoring stage.

2. Educational Workshops and Mentoring
The goal of these workshops is to enhance participants' ability to solve IoT challenges in preparation for the selection stage.
The training will be held both online and in-person, accompanied by mentoring from experts and industry professionals.
Training Topics:

• IoT Architecture and Infrastructure
• Programming and Implementation of IoT Systems
• Security and Privacy in IoT
• IoT Data Analysis and Management
• Energy Optimization in IoT

3. Selection Competition (IoT Olympics Semifinal Stage)
This stage will be held in person across several provinces of the country.
Teams must, within a one-day timeframe, design, implement, and present a practical IoT solution.
Judges will evaluate the projects and select the top teams for the finals.

Teams must choose one of the following challenges and present a practical solution based on IoT technologies:

• IoT Based on LoRa 
• IoT Based on NB-IoT
• Security in IoT
• Energy Consumption in IoT
• Bandwidth in IoT
• Authentication in IoT
• Connection Management in IoT

4. Final Competition (IoT Olympics Final)
This competition will be held from October 28 to 31 with the top 20 teams from the selection stage at Pardis Technology Park.
The challenge is designed to test the teams' abilities in key areas of IoT within the shortest possible time.

•    Capture the Flag (CTF): A timed cybersecurity and data challenge
•    End-to-end IoT System Development
•    Crisis Management Using IoT
•     Energy Efficiency Optimization

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