Name: Chinmay Parab

Guide: Prof. Anirudha Joshi

Course: Interaction

Credits: Google IoT Research Award Pilot, Prof Matt Jones, Future Interation Technologies Lab, Swansea University, UK

Internet of things for Emergent users of Dharavi

Dharavi in Mumbai hosts a very dense and a productive population of around one million residents. They contribute towards a self sustaining informal economy with guesstimated annual turnover upto USD 1 Billion. Attempt here is to design Physical Web based IoT to promote Dharavi’s businesses. A system based on Physical Web Beacons was designed developed and deployed in Dharavi. It gives digital visibility to shops in Dharavi by broadcasting product information in smartphones of potential buyers in proximity of the shop. The Hi-tech tag should also prevail over the existing perception of the place.