Multi-Agent Systems (MAS) have been seen as an attractive area of research for civil
engineering professionals to subdivide complex issues. Based on the assignment's history …

The vision encompassing Smart and Software-defined Buildings (SSDB) is becoming more
popular and its implementation is now more accessible due to the widespread adoption of …

Accurate household profiles (eg, house type, number of occupants) identification is the key
to the successful implementation of behavioral demand response. Currently, supervised …

Smart meter (SM) deployment in the residential context provides a vast amount of data that
allows diagnose the behavior of household inhabitants. However, the conventional methods …

Driven by the efficient and personalized services and better management of the distribution
networks, power utilities are always willing to recognize the household characteristics which …

In smart buildings, efficient energy consumption is one of the biggest challenges to solve,
which can contribute to reduce the global warming of our planet, due to its relevance. In this …

While smart meters can provide households with more autonomy regarding their energy
consumption, they can also be a significant intrusion into the household's privacy. There is …

Solar Photo Voltaic (PV) powered community microgrids are a promising sustainable
solution for neighborhoods, residential quarters, and cities in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) to …

In this chapter, the smart metering applications are classified with respect to the
stakeholders that are mainly interested in their deployment and can have the highest profit …

The digital transformation era is in full motion, steadily making its way into common
households, triggering changes in behavior as well as consumption patterns. While some …