Explore the opportunities and challenges of acoustic perception in IoT through this research seminar. Delve into hardware-software building blocks enabling new capabilities for acoustic devices, including a SWaP-friendly situational awareness system for aerial robots. Examine potential security and privacy risks associated with acoustic-IoT environments. Gain insights into ongoing and future projects aimed at strengthening the convergence of sensing, computing, and communications in IoT, cyber-physical systems, and healthcare technologies. Learn from Nirupam Roy, Assistant Professor in Computer Science at the University of Maryland, College Park, as he shares his research on wireless networking, mobile computing, and embedded systems with applications to IoT and cyber-physical systems.