master thesis proposal robin de croon
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MASTER THESIS PROPOSAL
Smart and accessible homes
Robin De Croon
Contact information
• Robin De Croon (s0206928)
• Computer Science - Human Computer Interaction
• http://twitter.com/RobinDeCroon
Domotics
“Composite word of Latin word domus and informatics, or
a contraction of domestic robotics, and it refers to
intelligent houses meaning the use of the automation
technologies and computer science applied to the home.”
Bruno de Latour (journalist), 1984
Importance
The Smart Home is expected to …
• Provide communication and reduce isolation
• Entertain
• Be comfortable
• Train
• Save Energy
• Be safe
• Support social and health needs
• …
in an intelligent way !
Human factors from the beginning
• A view from the environment and the services … “A place where the family needs, in terms of safety and
control, communications, entertainment and comfort,
environmental integration and accessibility, are covered
through the convergence of services, infrastructure and
equipment.“
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• A technological view … “House network composed by consumer electronics, mobile
devices and computers that transparently cooperate by
interoperating in an easy and interconnected way to
improve and enrich the user experience.“
Context (1/2)
• A smart home produces a lot of information:
– Sensors, controllers, actuators
– Personalization and localization devices
– Alarms
– Computer, Tablet, Smartphone
– Audio video devices
– Home media platform
– …
Information overload ???
Context (2/2)
• Home ≠ House Person has to be central
• Many ways to interact with user
– Wrong way Not accessible
Source image: http://familyderm.net
Purpose
• Best way to present all this data to the user:
– Tablet?
– Smartphone?
– Screen in each room?
– Speech
– …
• Right User Interfaces!
Source image: http://rdiego.diatel.upm.es/athens2012/Presentations/AthSmartHome12_Tue.pdf
A suggested elaboration
• Previous research:
– (e.g. http://hogardigitalaccesible.euitt.upm.es/)
• Research on available domotica systems
– Evaluate existing systems using scientific methods:
• Questionnaire
• User Testing
• …
• Develop an app to interact with the smart home
– Definition of scenarios and use cases for new application
– Rapid prototyping with user centered design of new application,
thorough user evaluations