Smart homes have been viewed with increasing interest by both home owners and the
research community in the past few years. One reason for this development is that the use of …

Due to the high impact that energy consumption by buildings has at global scale, energy-
efficient buildings to reduce CO _2 CO 2 emissions and energy consumption are needed. In …

At present, the domotization of homes and public buildings is becoming increasingly
popular. Domotization is most commonly applied to the field of energy management, since it …

This paper proposes a novel two-stage Energy Management System (EMS) that is suitable
for small-scale grid-connected electrical systems, such as smart homes and buildings …

Carbon-neutrality transition in building sectors requires combinations of renewable systems
and artificial intelligence (AI) for robustness, reliability, automation, and flexibility. In this …

Recently, households have consumed more power by overusing refrigerators, mobiles,
washing machines, and electrical appliances. The incoming energy needs to be optimized …

Building energy use prediction plays an important role in building energy management and
conservation as it can help us to evaluate building energy efficiency, conduct building …

Energy management is an inspiring domain in developing of renewable energy sources.
However, the growth of decentralized energy production is revealing an increased …

Energy sustainability is one of the key questions that drive the debate on cities' and urban
areas development. In parallel, artificial intelligence and cognitive computing have emerged …

This article reviews the state-of-the-art developments in Multi-Agent Systems (MASs) and
their application to energy optimization problems. This methodology and related tools have …