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@phylp, you are correct dear. Well your discipline is far from my domain, so i can't offer much help. Note that for most low tuition universities, you must have good research records so as to access their grants, etc. So while seek for this information, try as much as possible to have good papers, etc., in order to benefit from any good opportunity in this regard.
I wish you the very best.

Dear icebot,
Writing a good academic paper is a matter of diligence and determination which i believe you already have.
1. First, start with a review paper on IoT generally. here, you download related articles on IoT and carry out a comprehensive review on IoT applications, concepts and trends.
2. Google for current conferences or journals that have Call for paper (CFP) in this area as a sub-theme, send the manuscript to the editor or LOC team'e email. Check for Authors guide and format your paper with their templates and other instructions.
3. After the blind peer-review, they will mail you on the decision whether it is accepted or Rejected.
4. Then you can now submit the final camera ready if accepted.
5. You must work with a senior colleague/supervisor or a good academics that have expanded R&D experience to guide you.
6. Don't wait until you have a fantastic paper, just start up with the idea you have in mind.
7. For IoT, there are several issues that could be published. It all depends on what you are work on specifically.
You can mail me privately so that i will give you my number for in-dept explanations Ok. IoT is a very interesting area and i have done a couple of works in this area. My email-arissyncline@yahoo.com or kennedy.okafor@futo.edu.ng

@Phylp, Pls use google for such information or get in touch with your academic supervisors.They may have good leads

About PhD Research and Publications:
My CV:
- Ph.D,Electronic Engineering (Digital Electronic and Computer Eng),University of Nigeria, Nsukka,(UNN).
- M.Eng,Electronic Engineering (Digital Electronic and Computer Eng),University of Nigeria, Nsukka.(UNN).
- B.Eng,Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Enugu State University of Science and Technology, (ESUT)
- Certications in Cisco, Oracle and ComPTIA A+ &Server+
- Published Over 78 Articles, (17 Scimago/ISI web of Science Indexed inclusive) with 21 conference papers in reputable conferences
- 5 papers under Peer-review
- Reviewer/Editorial board member in the following:
[a] Editor in Chief (EiC) in Circulation in Computer Science (CCS ARCHIVE) Journal (http://www.ccsarchive.org/editorial-board), Computer Science Laboratory, USA.
[b] Assistant Chief Editor in Scholars Journal of Engineering and Technology (SJET) by Scholars Academic and Scientific Society, India. Reg.SAS/E308.
[c] IGI Global Editorial Link for Current Reviewer’s Role [d-J] (Thomson Reuter Indexed.):
http://www.igi-global.com/submission/reviewer-status/?pid=4282836e-4274-4b25-8272-d4fc41e8899c.
[d] Reviewer/Editorial Board in International Journal of Cloud Applications and Computing (IJCAC). ISSN: 2156-1834|EISSN: 2156-1826|DOI: 10.4018/IJCAC. Published Quarterly by IGI Global, IGI PUBL, 701 E Chocolate Ave, Ste 200, Hershey, USA, PA, 17033-1240 USA. Thomson Reuter Indexed.
http://science.thomsonreuters.com/cgi-bin/jrnlst/jlresults.cgi?PC=MASTER&ISSN=2156-1834
[e] Reviewer in International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications, (IJACSA) England, United Kingdom, [ISSN (Online): 2156-5570, ISSN (Print): 2158-107X], Publisher: Science & Information SAI Organization Ltd, Thomson Reuter Indexed.
http://science.thomsonreuters.com/cgi-bin/jrnlst/jlresults.cgi?PC=MASTER&ISSN=2158-107X
[f] Reviewer/Editorial board member in International Journal of Computer Science and Information Security (IJCSIS), ISSN 1947-5500, IJCSIS, USA, Indexed in SCI and Thomson Reuters
http://science.thomsonreuters.com/cgi-bin/jrnlst/jlresults.cgi?PC=EX&ISSN=1947-5500
[g] Reviewer in International Journal of Information Security and Privacy (IJISP),ISSN: 1930-1650|EISSN: 1930-1669|DOI: 10.4018/IJISP. Indexed in Thomson Reuters, Scopus, EI Compendex, DBLP. Published Quarterly by IGI Global, USA.
[h] Reviewer in International Journal of Embedded and Real-Time Communication Systems (IJERTCS), Semi-Annually, ISSN: 1947-3176,1947-3184 by IGI Global, USA.
http://science.thomsonreuters.com/cgi-bin/jrnlst/jlresults.cgi?PC=MASTER&ISSN=1941-6210
[i] Reviewer in International Journal of Grid and High Performance Computing (IJGHPC) Published Quarterly (ISSN: 1938-0259) by IGI Global, USA. ISSN: 1938-0259|EISSN: 1938-0267|DOI: 10.4018/IJGHPC. IGI Publ, 701 E Chocolate Ave, Ste 200, Hershey, USA, PA, 17033-1240. Indexed by Scopus, EI Compendex, DBLP, Inspec.
http://science.thomsonreuters.com/cgi-bin/jrnlst/jlresults.cgi?PC=MASTER&ISSN=1938-0259
[j] Reviewer in International Journal of Cyber Warfare and Terrorism (IJCWT).ISSN:1947-3435|EISSN:1947-3443|DOI:10.4018/IJCWT. Published Quarterly by IGI Global, USA.
[k] Reviewer Team, in IEEE Nigeria Section Cyber Security Conference, 2015.
[l] Reviewer in International Journal of Cyber-Security and Digital Forensics (IJCSDF) Published by The Society of Digital Information and Wireless Communications Kowloon Centre, 33 Ashley Road, Tsimshatsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
[m] Reviewer in Asian Journal of Computer and Information Systems (AJCIS).ISSN: 2321 – 5658.
[n] Editorial Board Member and Reviewer in IRA Publications India- IRA/ENGG/10366
[o] Member CPC and Reviewer (NIGERCON 2017)– Int’l Conf.on Electro-Technology for National Development, FUTO, Imo State, Nigeria, Nov.14 -16, 2017.
[p] Chair, EEE/IEEE Special Topics Symposium Planning Committee (STSPC)
[q] Member, Tech. Committee & Reviewer - 3rd Int’l Conf. on Knowledge-Based Engineering and Innovation (KBEI-2016)", Tehran, Iran, on Friday Dec 30th.2016
http://www.kbei.ir/Committees-En.html; http://aeuso.org/kbei/Committees-En.html
[r] Member Technical Programme Committee/paper reviewers, IEEE Nigeria Section, International Conference on Cyber Abuja, 2015
[Reviewed 10 Papers],
[s] Conference Rapporteur in CyberAbuja, 2015, (Forensic Analysis and Innovations)
[t] Member ICAST 2012 Organizing Committee Group, Ghana-http://icast-conference.org,
RESEARCH INTERESTS
i. Mechatronics & Internet of Things (IoT)
ii. Internet-based Distributed Computing Systems (Cloud Computing, Grid Computing, Distributed Systems, High Performance Computing,
Distributed Computing, Utility Computing, Fog/Edge Computing)
iii. Future of computing in process automation and Advanced Metering Infrastructure
iv. Large-scale software engineering (Cloud Data Centers)
v. Parallel and distributed computing: especially high performance computing on networked systems (e-Science, e-Research, IT
Applications)
vi. Software Defined Computing
vii. Cyber Security/Digital Forensics
viii. Software Engineering- (Smart Web Portal-SaaS)
ix. Embedded System Integrations - Microprocessors, VLSI FPGA/CPLDs and their Applications.
x. Smart Green Energy Management Systems.
xi. To advance the state-of-the-art in Internet-based Distributed Computing Systems (Cloud Computing, Grid Computing, Distributed
Systems, High Performance Computing, Operating Systems, Distributed Computing, Utility Computing)

My Advice:
1. Develop a strong skill-base before considering a PhD pursuit
2. Look out for academic mentors and share your ideas with them
3. Attend symposiums, conferences and publish with indexed journals (Google Scholar, ISI web of Science, SCimago,Scopus) as early as possible
4. Think of novel ideas that will be relevant to your base environment. Lookout for problems that needs urgent solutions.
5. Engage in Academic volunteering with professional bodies like IEEE, NCS, NSE, etc.
6. Publish! Publish! and Publish! (Standard research output should be published in Indexed IF Journals.
- Avoid Predatory Journals that publishes for Free! (Be Warned).See bells list.
(https://scholarlyoa.com/2016/01/05/bealls-list-of-predatory-publishers-2016/)
7. Source for external/internal grants as well as scholarship opportunities
8. Make Internet your very Close-Friend and Join Academic Social Networks......
9. Ask lots of questions and allow for criticisms.
10. Visit my URLs below for better inspiration
11. Finally, let God be your driving passion. Seek him first with all your heart and be positive at all times.
I will help most of the young PhD folks in this platform regarding their research areas (Check my list). Ask meaningful questions pls.
God bless you all.

MY URLs:
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Kennedy_Okafor
http://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=qmT3df0AAAAJ
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kennedy-chinedu-okafor-47448914
https://futonucdb.academia.edu/okaforkennedy