Visions of smart homes have long caught the attention of researchers and considerable
effort has been put toward enabling home automation. However, these technologies have …

Voice has become a widespread and commercially viable interaction mechanism with the
introduction of voice assistants (VAs), such as Amazon's Alexa, Apple's Siri, Google …

Increasing technological developments indicate potential for a variety of improvements in
the domestic environment. As part of an interdisciplinary research project, this study …

Notions like'Big Data'and the'Internet of Things' turn upon anticipated harvesting of personal
data through ubiquitous computing and networked sensing systems. It is largely presumed …

Major changes to home life and work practices globally have been brought about by the
COVID-19 crisis. Periods of strict restrictions placed on people's movements outside their …

Evaluation is considered one of the major cornerstones of human-computer interaction
(HCI). During the last decade, several studies have discussed pros and cons of lab and field …

Smart home systems are becoming an integral feature of the emerging home IT market.
Under this general term, products mainly address issues of security, energy savings and …

This paper presents findings from a co-design project that aims to augment the practices of
professional energy advisors with environmental data from sensors deployed in clients' …

The field of interaction design to date has been predominantly concerned with designing
products, that is, devices, systems, and more recently services. A growing body of theoretical …

Beside reminiscing, the increasing cognitive decline in dementia can also be addressed
through sensory stimulation allowing the immediate, nonverbal engagement with the world …