A personalised thermal comfort model using a Bayesian network

F Auffenberg, S Stein, A Rogers - 2015 - eprints.soton.ac.uk
In this paper, we address the challenge of predicting optimal comfort temperatures of
individual users of a smart heating system. At present, such systems use simple models of …

Resilient upgrade of electrical distribution grids

E Yamangil, R Bent, S Backhaus - … of the AAAI Conference on Artificial …, 2015 - ojs.aaai.org
Modern society is critically dependent on the services provided by engineered infrastructure
networks. When natural disasters (eg Hurricane Sandy) occur, the ability of these networks …

A comfort-based approach to smart heating and air conditioning

F Auffenberg, S Snow, S Stein, A Rogers - ACM Transactions on …, 2017 - dl.acm.org
In this article, we address the interrelated challenges of predicting user comfort and using
this to reduce energy consumption in smart heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) …

It is too hot: An in-situ study of three designs for heating

AT Alan, M Shann, E Costanza, SD Ramchurn… - Proceedings of the …, 2016 - dl.acm.org
Smart energy systems that leverage machine learning techniques are increasingly
integrated in all aspects of our lives. To better understand how to design user interaction …

[PDF][PDF] Batch reinforcement learning for smart home energy management

H Berlink, AHR Costa - Twenty-Fourth International Joint Conference on …, 2015 - ijcai.org
Smart grids enhance power grids by integrating electronic equipment, communication
systems and computational tools. In a smart grid, consumers can insert energy into the …

[PDF][PDF] Adaptive home heating under weather and price uncertainty using GPs and MDPs

M Shann, S Seuken - Proceedings of the 2014 international conference …, 2014 - ifaamas.org
We consider the problem of adaptive home heating in the smart grid, assuming that real-time
electricity prices are being exposed to end-users with the goal of realizing demand-side …

Designing resilient electrical distribution grids

E Yamangil, R Bent, S Backhaus - arXiv preprint arXiv:1409.4477, 2014 - arxiv.org
Modern society is critically dependent on the services provided by engineered infrastructure
networks. When natural disasters (eg Hurricane Sandy) occur, the ability of these networks …

Algorithms and applications for the same-decision probability

SJ Chen, A Choi, A Darwiche - Journal of Artificial Intelligence Research, 2014 - jair.org
When making decisions under uncertainty, the optimal choices are often difficult to discern,
especially if not enough information has been gathered. Two key questions in this regard …

AI legitimacy for sustainability

C NICODEME - 2021 IEEE conference on technologies for …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Sustainability is a vast subject involving various research areas. Emerging technologies,
through their development and the possibilities they offer, impact sustainability. In particular …

Log it while it's hot: Designing human interaction with smart thermostats for shared work environments

S Snow, F Auffenberg, MC Schraefel - … of the 2017 CHI Conference on …, 2017 - dl.acm.org
Smart thermostats offer impressive scope for adapting to users' thermal comfort preferences
and saving energy in shared work environments. Yet human interactions with smart …