Applications of the Internet of Things (IoT) are rapidly utilized in smart buildings and smart
cities to reduce energy consumption. This advancement has caused a knowledge gap in …

As the Internet of Things (IoT) devices make their ways into people's homes, traditional
dwellings are turning into smart homes. While prior empirical studies have examined …

As our physical environments become ever-more connected, instrumented, and automated,
it can be increasingly difficult for users to understand what is happening within them and …

We developed a framework to investigate the drivers for and barriers against adopting
integrated smart home technologies to encourage broader adoption of these technologies …

Energy communities are a key focus for governments around the world in support of more
sustainable energy practices. However, interactive systems for supporting energy …

Programming a smart home is an iterative process in which users configure and test the
automation during the in-situ experience with IoT space. However, current end-user …

Explainability is crucial for complex systems like pervasive smart environments, as they
collect and analyze data from various sensors, follow multiple rules, and control different …

As we navigate physical (eg, supermarket) and digital (eg, social media) systems, we
generate personal data about our behavior. Researchers and designers increasingly rely on …

End-user-programmable smart-home toolkits have engendered excitement in recent years.
However, modern homes already cater quite well to users' needs, and genuinely new needs …

Connected devices in the home represent a potentially grave new privacy threat due to their
unfettered access to the most personal spaces in people's lives. Prior work has shown that …