Multimodal Interaction and Smart Homes

Dear Colleagues,

Smart homes and smart environments are encountering fast development in many fields, from safety to energy optimization without forgetting health and telemonitoring. This development is due to the low cost of sensors and to their easiness of installation. As the world’s population is largely growing (and ageing), homes have to be efficient in terms of energy and of safety for the inhabitant. These technologies can bring this efficiency.

The focus of this special issue is on the way that the smart home can become even smarter and interact correctly with the human being that uses it. To perform this interaction, a specific analysis of all the traces available (sensing at every moment, information available on the person, feedback that can be given by the user, etc.) have to be performed.

Authors are encouraged to submit original research articles, works in progress or surveys/reviews. Topics of interest include (without being limited to):

• Adapted sensing for interaction
• Sensor interpretation
• Profiling, adaptation algorithms
• Feedback analysis
• Adapted recognition systems
• Multi-agent-based environements
• Software systems and materials for interaction
• Application of smart sensing and acting to specific population or problem

Dr. Anthony Fleury
Dr. Abir Karami
Guest Editors

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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Multimodal Technologies and Interaction is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

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• Smart homes
• Multimodal data analysis
• Adaptation systems
• Sensors and actuators for interaction