Ambient intelligence is an emerging discipline that brings intelligence to our everyday
environments and makes those environments sensitive to us. Ambient intelligence (AmI) …

In this paper we take a look at the state of the art in smart environments research. The survey
is motivated by the recent dramatic increase of activity in the field, and summarizes work in a …

Describing user activity plays an essential role in ambient intelligence. In this work, we
review different methods for human activity recognition, classified as data-driven and …

The world has entered into a “smart” era. One area becoming smart is the place where we
live-homes. Smart homes are expected to be equipped with numerous sensors to …

In future power systems, in the smart grid and microgrids operation paradigms, consumers
can be seen as an energy resource with decentralized and autonomous decisions in the …

Activity recognition in smart environments is an evolving research problem due to the
advancement and proliferation of sensing, monitoring and actuation technologies to make it …

Smart homes are equipped with easy-to-interact interfaces, providing a more comfortable
living environment and less energy consumption. There are currently satisfactory …

Integrating current research with the experiences of people with cognitive disabilities, this
volume examines how assistive and cognitive support technologies are being harnessed to …

In this paper, we propose a simulator for facilitating reliable and inexpensive development of
ubiquitous applications where each application software controls a lot of information …

With the advent of smart home devices including Smart TV or smart appliances, home
becomes smarter. Smart home is a complex environment where heterogeneous smart …