A secure and robust connectivity architecture for smart devices and applications
EURASIP Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking - Special issue on security and resilience for smart devices and applications
A cyber-physical system based framework for motor rehabilitation after stroke
Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Wireless Technologies for Humanitarian Relief
PSAR: power-source-aware routing in ZigBee networks
Wireless Networks
Security and Communication Networks
A Context-Aware User Interface for Wireless Personal-Area Network Assistive Environments
Wireless Personal Communications: An International Journal
Smart energy monitoring and management in large multi-office building environments
Proceedings of the 17th Panhellenic Conference on Informatics
Wi-Fi/ZigBee coexistence for fault-tolerant building automation system
International Journal of Systems, Control and Communications
Context Based Adaptation of Semantic Rules in Smart Buildings
Proceedings of International Conference on Information Integration and Web-based Applications & Services
Favoured attributes of in-air gestures in the home environment
Proceedings of the 25th Australian Computer-Human Interaction Conference: Augmentation, Application, Innovation, Collaboration
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In recent years, the home environment has seen a rapid introduction of network enabled digital technology. This technology offers new and exciting opportunities to increase the connectivity of devices within the home for the purpose of home automation. Moreover, with the rapid expansion of the Internet, there is the added potential for the remote control and monitoring of such network enabled devices. However, the adoption of home automation systems has been slow. This paper identifies the reasons for this slow adoption and evaluates the potential of ZigBee for addressing these problems through the design and implementation of a flexible home automation architecture. A ZigBee based home automation system and Wi-Fi network are integrated through a common home gateway. The home gateway provides network interoperability, a simple and flexible user interface, and remote access to the system. A dedicated virtual home is implemented to cater for the system's security and safety needs. To demonstrate the feasibility and effectiveness of the proposed system, four devices, a light switch, radiator valve, safety sensor and ZigBee remote control have been developed and evaluated with the home automation system.