With the maturity of information and communication technology (ICT), numerous innovative
applications are proposed in different arenas including smart living environments …

The smart home (SH) concept is built around systems and devices to increase the comfort,
energy efficiency, privacy, and safety of its inhabitants and their data. These technologically …

Smart home has been a very active area of research through the last two decades, which
resulted into various applications and philosophies of implementation and design. In …

Research in smart homes is still quite recent; however, there is no doubt that it will become a
pervasive research topic in the near future. This chapter analyzes the whole research …

In the present scenario of digitalisation where everything is becoming digitalised, people are
looking more for homes which offer them more comfort, security, convenience and luxury …

Smart home is a habitation that has been outfitted with technological solutions that are
intended to provide people with services that are suited to their needs. The purpose of this …

This study surveys a range of devices and applications based on information and computer
technologies to automate their control houses and related activities which together form and …

The concept of smart homes is considered either to enhance life quality of people or to
ensure energy management of buildings, where intelligent technologies are used to achieve …

A smart home is a residence equipped with smart technologies aimed at providing tailored
services for users. Smart technologies make it possible to monitor, control and support …

Smart Homes are environments facilitated with technology that act in a protective and
proactive function to assist an inhabitant in managing their daily lives specific to their …