Dr Pragasen Mudali and three (3) Masters students from the Department of Computer Science attended the International Conference on Advances in Big Data, Computing and Data Communication Systems, held in the Drakensberg on 5-6 August 2019. The three Masters students presented papers on their research into topics relating to the Internet of Things and Edge Computing. These topics are part of a greater research collaboration project between the Department and colleagues at the CSIR.The three paper presentations elicited valuable feedback that will be taken into consideration as these research projects progress. Dr Mudali presented a paper on behalf of his collaborator at the CSIR and was also selected to chair three (3) conference sessions.