Poor air quality is a concern in African cities, but governments have been too slow to react, one of the reasons being the scarcity of data on different pollutants. Instruments based on low-cost sensors and Internet of Things (IoT) are being considered as solution to evaluate the concentration of different pollutants but very few research has been done till now in Africa on this topic. On the 7th and 8th November 2023, an online seminar was organized in the framework of the IoT4AQ project that brought together Microelectronics and Air Pollution specialists and served as an introduction to an in-person workshop. The workshop was hosted by the Alioune Diop University (Senegal), on 14-15 March 2024. On the 7th of June 2024, the second online seminar will take place, hosted on zoom. This seminar aims to bring together users of low-cost air sensors. Topics include design, testing and deployment of IoT-based air quality monitors. At the end of the seminar, participants who wish to design IoT-based monitors will be invited for a hands-on-training session that will take place in 2025.
We invite researchers, teachers and students who wish to present their work on one of the topics to submit an abstract of around 200 words.
The participation to this seminar is totally free of charge!
For any inquiries or questions, please contact Dr. Bertrand Tchanche (bertrand.tchanche[@]uadb.edu.sn).
