From Smart Homes to Intelligent Homes

Dear Colleagues,

Today, the term Smart Home (SH) is frequently used to refer to homes equipped with IoT solutions [1]. However, a review described in [2] refers to the existence of a rich variety of terms that tend to be used in often alternative ways, namely, smart home, domotics, connected homes, smart living, tech-enabled living, and intelligent homes. Hereafter, we distinguish between SHs and Intelligent Homes (IHs). The former denotes IoT-driven homes, while the latter denotes AIoT-driven homes. The IoT-AI marriage promises future IHs will be able to intercept the needs and preferences of their inhabitants, making living spaces more comfortable, safe, and efficient.

This Special Issue welcomes papers reporting the adoption of AIoT-driven models and methods to solve real-life problems. Clear evidence of the benefits arising from the adoption of the AIoT technology to build IHs must be discussed. Submissions that cover both the theoretical and experimental aspects are solicited.

Relevant keywords of the present SI include, but are not limited to, the following:

• AI-driven occupants’ comfort;
• AI-driven occupants’ safety;
• AI-driven protection of occupants’ data;
• Healthcare-equipped IHs;
• Review of AI methods for IHs;
• Synthetic datasets for training AI methods for IHs;
• Digital Twins of IHs;
• Model-Driven-Engineering for IHs;
• Data-driven Sustainable IHs;
• Edge AI for IHs.

1. Ezugwu, A.E., Taiwo, O., Egwuche, O.S., Abualigah, L., Van Der Merwe, A., Pal, J., Saha, A.K., Alzahrani, A.I., Alblehai, F., Greeff, J., Olusanya, M.O. Smart Homes of the Future. (2025) Transactions on Emerging Telecommunications Technologies, 36 (1). DOI: 10.1002/ett.70041

2. FakhrHosseini, S.; Lee, C.; Lee, S-H.; Coughlin, J. A Taxonomy of Home Automation: Expert Perspectives on the Future of Smarter Homes. Information Systems Frontiers 27, 449-466 (2025). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10796-024-10496-9

Prof. Dr. Paolino Di Felice
Guest Editor

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