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CRITICAL
2005
13 years 9 months ago
2005
This paper considers multiple meanings of dependability as part of a project investigating home based assistive and smart home technology for older people. It argues that because ...
ATAL
2011
Springer
12 years 7 months ago
2011
Springer
Central to the vision of the smart grid is the deployment of smart meters that will allow autonomous software agents, representing the consumers, to optimise their use of devices ...
ICOST
2007
Springer
14 years 1 months ago
2007
Springer
We consider the problem of assisting vulnerable people and their carers to reduce the occurrence, and concomitant consequences, of accidents in the home. A wireless sensor network ...
SEKE
2009
Springer
14 years 2 months ago
2009
Springer
Smart environments are subject to intensive academic and industrial research. Many of these research projects deal with challenges such as heterogeneity, personalization and conte...
ETFA
2006
IEEE
14 years 1 months ago
2006
IEEE
High configuration cost hampers the adoption of powerful home automation solutions. Automating the necessary configuration steps will alleviate this problem. The article define...