PERSONALISED AMBIENT INTELLIGENCE IN BUILDINGS VIA CONTEXT-AWARE AGENTS

Soi Luong, Samuel Chong

2010

Abstract

One of the concepts of intelligent buildings is to maximise occupant comfort. Optimising the environment for a single occupant is a simple procedure but for a shared environment presents a difficult challenge. This paper proposes the use of context-aware agents that utilises the Hawthorne Effect theory for providing and resolving the conflicting preferences in a multi-tenant building environment. This is an ongoing research and the solution consists of a multi-agent framework for interacting with the environment and learning the occupant’s preferences through a user-interface. The agents will learn the occupant’s preference using a simple heuristic question and answer method and perception through networked sensors. The Hawthorne Effect solution attempts to resolve the conflicting requirements by fluctuating the heating and lighting during the course of the day to meet all occupants preferences.

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Luong S. and Chong S. (2010). PERSONALISED AMBIENT INTELLIGENCE IN BUILDINGS VIA CONTEXT-AWARE AGENTS . In Proceedings of the Twelfth International Conference on Informatics and Semiotics in Organisations - Volume 1: ICISO, ISBN 978-989-8425-26-3, pages 17-23. DOI: 10.5220/0003258900170023


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@conference{iciso10,
author={Soi Luong and Samuel Chong},
title={PERSONALISED AMBIENT INTELLIGENCE IN BUILDINGS VIA CONTEXT-AWARE AGENTS},
booktitle={Proceedings of the Twelfth International Conference on Informatics and Semiotics in Organisations - Volume 1: ICISO,},
year={2010},
pages={17-23},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0003258900170023},
isbn={978-989-8425-26-3},
}


in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the Twelfth International Conference on Informatics and Semiotics in Organisations - Volume 1: ICISO,
TI - PERSONALISED AMBIENT INTELLIGENCE IN BUILDINGS VIA CONTEXT-AWARE AGENTS
SN - 978-989-8425-26-3
AU - Luong S.
AU - Chong S.
PY - 2010
SP - 17
EP - 23
DO - 10.5220/0003258900170023