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URL:https://events.ufv.ca/events/human-centered-ai-in-sustainable-energy-o
 ptimization-for-smart-homes-and-buildings-hosted-by-efcie/
SUMMARY:Human-centered AI in Sustainable Energy Optimization for Smart Home
 s and Buildings (Hosted by EFCIE)
DESCRIPTION:\nHuman-centered AI in Sustainable Energy Optimization for Smar
 t Homes and Buildings (Hosted by EFCIE)\nIn order to reduce carbon emissio
 ns and address environmental concerns due to the rapid increase in energy 
 demand\, there is a significant need to improve the integration of energy 
 monitoring and management systems in homes and buildings. More specific to
  residential homes\, the emergence of affordable solutions for smart light
 ing\, smart thermostat and smart speakers (e.g.\, Alexa\, Google Assist) h
 ave resulted in significant growth in the smart home automation industry. 
 However\, despite all the advancements in this field\, there are gaps in t
 he design of affordable sustainable solutions for energy monitoring and op
 timization using mix and match smart devices.\n\nIn this talk\, Dr. Shaban
 i will explain how his research team has developed a solution using Artifi
 cial Intelligence (AI) that could provide a data-driven strategy for energ
 y optimization in a smart home. More specifically\, he will explain the im
 portance of early market data collection and its role in the design of a h
 uman-centered AI solution in product development.\nRegister today!\n\n\nDr
 . Amir Shabani\n\nAssistant Professor (Computer Information Systems) &amp\
 ; Faculty Associate (EFCIE)\n\nDr. Amir Shabani is directing the Interacti
 ve Intelligent Systems and Computing research team at UFV. His current pro
 jects include deep learning for affective computing with social companion 
 robots\, personalized machine learning in physiotherapy rehabilitation\, i
 ndoor positioning and contact tracing\, augmented collaborative workspaces
 \, and human-centered automation for smart spaces. Prior to joining UFV\, 
 Dr. Shabani was an NSERC Industrial Research Chair for Colleges (IRCC) for
  Smart Connected Buildings. Between 2012-2019\, he secured over $1M in fun
 ding from NSERC\, Ontario Center of Excellence\, MITACS\, FedDev and priva
 te companies. Amir holds a PhD in Machine Learning and Computer Vision fro
 m the University of Waterloo. Prior to his PhD\, Amir worked on several mu
 lti-million dollar projects with automation companies from Europe and Asia
 . He is an active consultant and welcomes industry collaboration and appli
 ed R&amp\;D projects in Computing and Mechatronics &amp\; Electronics Engi
 neering (P.Eng)
CATEGORIES:*_UFV Events,Research Events
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