Abstract
Smart homes have been a central theme in ubiquitous computing and intelligent
environments. Various research projects and adventurous companies have tried to
tackle the challenge, but still smart homes are nowhere to be seen on the consumer
market. So far the research has focused on new housing and laboratory prototypes
instead of our current homes, and without much consideration for rented households. In
my thesis I will focus on the new challenges brought by these two factors, take a look
into the current state of smart home research, summarize the wishes made by potential
users and write about the various themes in smart home design. I will conclude by
proposing a simple design that has the potential of lifting our current homes and the
homes of the future to the realm of intelligent environments.
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A short paper dealing with different artificial intelligence solutions
around the domain of smart homes
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A research into the suitability of agent based architectures in the
building of smart home systems
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