Simulation and Implementation of an IoT-based Secure Smart Biology Laboratory for Smart Cities

Internet of Things (IoT)-enabled networks have utilized progress in wireless sensor technologies to bring greater connectivity to homes, streets, cars, offices, industries, college campuses, and even entire cities. One area which would greatly benefit from this is the biology laboratory setting, where constant and careful monitoring of samples is often required. This work proposes the implementation of a smart biology lab to assist with the maintenance of cell cultures and the production of accurate and reliable research. Cisco Packet Tracer, a network simulation tool, simulates the firewall-secured laboratory network with embedded IoT functions of environmental data sensing and storage, motion-activated lighting, and cell culture monitoring through a smart incubator. A hardware implementation of the system was developed and tested with the additional functionality of push notifications to alert users of abnormal data readings.