Visions of smart homes have long caught the attention of researchers and considerable
effort has been put toward enabling home automation. However, these technologies have …

Intelligent buildings and microgrids are important parts of the future smart grid. The adoption
and development process of the intelligent buildings has been slow. There are multiple …

Network devices for the home such as remotely controllable locks, lights, thermostats,
cameras, and motion sensors are now readily available and inexpensive. In theory, this …

Older adults are especially vulnerable to online cybersecurity and privacy (SP) threats, such
as phishing, ransomware, and targeted misinformation campaigns. Prior work has …

The home and domestic experiences have been studied from multiple points of view and
disciplines, with an array of methodologies in the past twenty-five years in HCI. Given the …

Smart Meters are a key component of increasing the power efficiency of the Smart Grid. To
help manage the grid effectively, these meters are designed to collect information on power …

Prior work examining technology usage and maintenance practices in homes describes
division of labor in terms of technical expertise. In this paper, we offer a counter-narrative to …

We argue that heterogeneity is hindering technological innovation in the home---homes
differ in terms of their devices and how those devices are connected and used. To abstract …

As more technologies enter the home, householders are burdened with the task of digital
housekeeping-managing and sharing digital resources like bandwidth. In response to this …

We present the first empirical study of home network availability, infrastructure, and usage,
using data collected from home networks around the world. In each home, we deploy a …