Design guidelines that improve the online retail experience of smart lighting products

This report outlines the key challenges faced by customers when purchasing smart lighting products through different online presentations. With the user-centered approach and the report serves as an initial step in exploring the design aspects of online retailing pages for light products. By focusing on the user and light experience, this report...

Opportunities and challenges in IoT-enabled circular business model implementation – A case study

While the enabling capabilities of the Internet of Things (IoT) in the Circular Economy (CE) have been highlighted in a number of publications, knowledge about how to leverage IoT in actual implementation of circular strategies is still lacking. This paper aims to elucidate reasons for the apparent mismatch between the ‘theoretical...

Slimmer dimmer: A case of inclusive smart home design

Smart homes have existed for decades, with Bill Gate's home built in 1997 being a notable example. The rapid developments in technology have made all electronics cheaper and made the Internet of Things possible. The Internet of Things has brought many new products and services to the market and revived the dream of a "smart home" for the average...

Crowd Distribution Estimation using Smart Lighting Grids

Estimating the number of people in a given area and knowing their positions open up numerous possibilities for a variety of smart data driven applications. Most of the existing systems either require active participation from people in the crowd or are too expensive to be deployed. The exponentially increasing adoption of smartphones by people...