The paper briefly describes cyber threats identification framework in a smart home test bed environment. A problem space is initially built, through a q-based survey of potential cyber threats sources. Further on, an expert based reference with morphological and system modelling and analysis of this space is performed via a specialized software environment – I-SCIP-MA-SA. The validation is orga...

Cognitive Radio as a technological breakthrough and enabler for concepts such as Opportunistic Spectrum Access and Dynamic Spectrum Access has so far received significant attention from the research community from a theoretical standpoint. In this work, we build upon the theoretical foundation and present an implementation of a Software Defined Radio/Cognitive Radio platform, with the feature u...

The Smart Grid promises to provide better monitoring and control by incorporating the communication network over the power network. We investigate the monitoring and control of distribution sub-Grids, for example to a local area in a city. We propose a communication architecture to be deployed into a real local area of the sub-Grid to provide a test bed for supporting real-time data and predict...

A ‘‘smart’’ base isolation strategy is proposed and shown to effectively protect structures against extreme earthquakes without sacrificing performance during the more frequent, moderate seismic events. The proposed smart base isolation system is composed of conventional low-damping elastomeric bearings and ‘‘smart’’ controllable ~semiactive! dampers, such as magnetorheological fluid dampers. T...

With the growing number of Wireless Sensor Network (WSN) monitoring systems in outdoor environments, smart sensing capability has attracted great research interests recently: scientists and researchers expect long-term healthy systems running in harsh environments. Because of the environmental damages to less-protected sensors, a sensing component, is highly desirable to be robust and faithful ...

Smart Grid systems not only transport electric energy but also information which will be active part of the electricity supply system. This has led to the introduction of intelligent components on all layers of the electrical grid in power generation, transmission, distribution and consumption units. For electric distribution systems, Information from Smart Meters can be utilized to monitor and...

As the world becomes an interconnected network where objects and humans interact with each other, new challenges and threats appear in the ecosystem. In this interconnected world, smart objects have an important role in giving users the chance for life-logging in smart environments. However, smart devices have several limitations with regards to memory, resources and computation power, hinderin...

This paper describes an evaluation framework for a smart home project that utilizes sensor technologies to detect activity levels and monitor older adults. The study setting is TigerPlace, an independent retirement community designed to follow the model of aging in place. Technologies used include a stove sensor, a bed sensor, a gait monitor and a video sensor network. The evaluation framework ...

Traditional classrooms involve the use of face-to-face interaction and a whiteboard or projector, but the inabilities to micro manage the environment between the teaching staff and the student calls for a need for a smart interactive learning environment. The aim of this work is to develop evidence and experiments for an architecture for a smart learning environment. This paper discusses the de...

Modern power system grid incorporates controllers, communications and information technology infrastructures into the electrical power system to create a smart grid in terms of operation. In this paper, the concept of real time control of a smart grid will be discussed by developing a micro grid test-bed at the Energy System Research Laboratory at Florida International University. This hardware...