With the proliferation of Internet of Things (IoT) devices such as smartphones, sensors,
cameras, and RFIDs, it is possible to collect massive amount of data for localization and …

Occupancy based controls can save 20-50% of the energy use in buildings. Thus, various
data acquisition techniques to gather occupancy information have been developed. Recent …

Smart WiFi thermostats, when they first reached the market, were touted as a means for
achieving substantial heating and cooling energy cost savings. These savings did not …

Energy savings based upon use of smart WiFi thermostats ranging from 10 to 15% have
been documented, as new features such as geofencing have been added. Here, a new …

In this paper, we are interested in counting the total number of people walking in an area
based on only WiFi received signal strength indicator (RSSI) measurements between a pair …

The present research leverages prior works to automatically estimate wall and ceiling R-
values using a combination of a smart WiFi thermostat, building geometry, and historical …

Accurate occupancy estimation is of great importance in managing indoor comfort demands
and energy costs in semi-public buildings like academic institutes, offices, etc. Large spaces …

WiFi signals have tendency of getting disturbed by the motion of occupants and other
movements in a zone. If we measure the level of this variation, it can represent the human …

With cities accounting for approximately two thirds of the global demand for energy, there is
significant scope to optimize energy usage of cities, in particular by improving the use of the …

Occupancy estimation in public busses is growing in importance due to its usefulness in
planning public transport systems effectively. Bus occupancy data can be used in real time …