[HTML][HTML] Review and evaluation of reinforcement learning frameworks on smart grid applications

D Vamvakas, P Michailidis, C Korkas… - Energies, 2023 - mdpi.com
With the rise in electricity, gas and oil prices and the persistently high levels of carbon
emissions, there is an increasing demand for effective energy management in energy …

[HTML][HTML] Model-Free HVAC Control in Buildings: A Review

P Michailidis, I Michailidis, D Vamvakas… - Energies, 2023 - mdpi.com
The efficient control of HVAC devices in building structures is mandatory for achieving
energy savings and comfort. To balance these objectives efficiently, it is essential to …

Metarobotics for Industry and Society: Vision, Technologies, and Opportunities

EG Kaigom - IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Metarobotics aims to combine next generation wireless communication, multisense
immersion, and collective intelligence to provide a pervasive, itinerant, and noninvasive …

[HTML][HTML] Exploring Older Adults' Willingness to Install Home Surveil-Lance Systems in Taiwan: Factors and Privacy Concerns

CY Wang, FS Lin - Healthcare, 2023 - mdpi.com
Taiwan has a rapidly increasing aging population with a considerably high life expectancy
rate, which poses challenges for healthcare and medical systems. This study examines …

[HTML][HTML] An enhanced deep learning model for obstacle and traffic light detection based on YOLOv5

Z Li, W Zhang, X Yang - Electronics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Timely detection of dynamic and static obstacles and accurate identification of signal lights
using image processing techniques is one of the key technologies for guidance robots and …

Neuro-distributed cognitive adaptive optimization for training neural networks in a parallel and asynchronous manner

P Michailidis, IT Michailidis, S Gkelios… - Integrated …, 2024 - content.iospress.com
Distributed Machine learning has delivered considerable advances in training neural
networks by leveraging parallel processing, scalability, and fault tolerance to accelerate the …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluating Reinforcement Learning Algorithms in Residential Energy Saving and Comfort Management

CR Lazaridis, I Michailidis, G Karatzinis, P Michailidis… - Energies, 2024 - mdpi.com
The challenge of maintaining optimal comfort in residents while minimizing energy
consumption has long been a focal point for researchers and practitioners. As technology …

[HTML][HTML] A Biologically Inspired Movement Recognition System with Spiking Neural Networks for Ambient Assisted Living Applications

A Passias, KA Tsakalos, I Kansizoglou, AM Kanavaki… - Biomimetics, 2024 - mdpi.com
This study presents a novel solution for ambient assisted living (AAL) applications that
utilizes spiking neural networks (SNNs) and reconfigurable neuromorphic processors. As …

[HTML][HTML] Decomposing user-defined tasks in a reinforcement learning setup using TextWorld

T Petsanis, C Keroglou, A Ch. Kapoutsis… - Frontiers in Robotics …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The current paper proposes a hierarchical reinforcement learning (HRL) method to
decompose a complex task into simpler sub-tasks and leverage those to improve the …

[HTML][HTML] Enhanced human modeling in robotics for socially-aware place navigation

KA Tsintotas, I Kansizoglou, K Pastra… - Frontiers in Robotics …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Autonomous and accurate navigation is a prerequisite for any intelligent system assigned to
various missions. Yet, this task presents a higher complexity when a mobile robot navigates …