Faculty and students research Internet of Things Students Justus Whitmire and Grayson Smith, seated, and faculty members Dr. Mingyuan Yan and Dr. Jianjun Yang have partnered on Internet of Things research. People interact often with the Internet of Things (IoT), but they know it by a different name. Voice-activated technology used to control lights and other functions in a home is a prime example. A pair of faculty members in the University of North Georgia's (UNG) Mike Cottrell College of Business are taking advantage of a Presidential Incentive Award to expose students to the workings of internet-connected devices. Dr. Mingyuan Yan and Dr. Jianjun Yang, associate professors of computer science, have incorporated IoT research into their teaching and partnered with two student researchers.