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The Application of Communication Technology in Smart Residential Communities

A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050).

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 August 2024 | Viewed by 4708

Special Issue Editors

Prof. Dr. Torsten Reimer

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Communication and Psychology, Communication and Cognition Lab, Brian Lamb School of Communication, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
Interests: communication and decision making; environmental behavior; psychological models of information processing; social engineering; sociotechnical aspects of sustainability
Prof. Dr. Julia Rayz

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Computer and Information Technology, Applied Knowledge Representation and Natural Language Understanding Lab, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
Interests: natural language processing; knowledge representation and reasoning; fuzzy logic

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Communication technologies such as remote controls, virtual assistants, and web-based applications are ubiquitous in residential homes and communities. The goal of this Special Issue is to portray innovative approaches highlighting promising applications of communication technologies in residential communities that are aimed at increasing sustainable and environmental behavior and reducing resource consumption. Interdisciplinary research approaches that focus on sociotechnical aspects by integrating technological design and engineering principles in addition to social approaches to environmental behavior are particularly welcome. Successful paradigms that describe community-level interventions and programs and evaluations of specific case studies are also welcomed. Research advances and opportunities that span the individual, household, and community level with respect to the different characteristics and applications of communication technologies will help foster understanding of how new technologies can be used and further developed to increase environmentally friendly behavior and meet sustainability goals. All methodological approaches are welcome, including quantitative analyses, case studies, agent-based simulations, studies on human–computer interaction, game-theoretical approaches to community processes and outcomes, meta-analyses, evaluations of community interventions and programs, and analyses of technological innovations. Papers submitted to this Special Issue on the aforementioned topics, as well as other relevant topics, will be subject to a rigorous peer review process with the aim of rapid and wide dissemination of research results, developments, and applications.

Example Topics

  • integration of technological design and social characteristics
  • social engineering and design
  • adoption of smart home technologies
  • forms and effects of feedback utilizing smart devices
  • learning and habituation of energy consumption
  • adaptive and individualized behavioral feedback
  • communication technology affordances
  • emotional displays of technologies
  • effects of information representation
  • use and effects of virtual assistants (such as Alexa and Siri)
  • understanding of attitudes and behaviors, and characteristics of community residents and groups and organizations within the community
  • support of sustainable behavior
  • technological nudging
  • human AI interaction and decision making

Prof. Dr. Torsten Reimer
Prof. Dr. Julia Rayz
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. Sustainability is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2400 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

  • technology for residential homes and communities
  • energy consumption in homes
  • information displays and design
  • virtual assistants
  • sociotechnical approaches to sustainability

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The Adoption and Use of Smart Assistants in Residential Homes: The Matching Hypothesis
by Nathanael Johnson and Torsten Reimer
Sustainability 2023, 15(12), 9224; https://doi.org/10.3390/su15129224 - 7 Jun 2023
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An increasing number of residential homes are equipped with smart assistants such as Cortana, Alexa, and Siri. Adoption rates and the frequency of the usage of smart assistants vary across users and residential homes. Building on the theory of uses and gratifications (UGT) [...] Read more.
An increasing number of residential homes are equipped with smart assistants such as Cortana, Alexa, and Siri. Adoption rates and the frequency of the usage of smart assistants vary across users and residential homes. Building on the theory of uses and gratifications (UGT) and the unified theory of acceptance and use of technology 2 (UTAUT2), the objective of this paper was to examine whether the intended use of a digital assistant would moderate the effects of performance expectancy and hedonic motivation on its adoption. Two experiments (N = 345 and N = 351) tested the hypothesis that, for utilitarian purposes, devices with high performance appraisal are preferred, whereas for entertainment purposes, devices with high hedonic appraisal are preferred. The experiments manipulated the performance expectancy and hedonic motivation towards several digital assistants by varying how the assistants were introduced. Participants were asked which assistant they would choose for a variety of utilitarian and entertainment purposes. As expected, the experiments supported the proposed matching hypothesis, revealing that the devices that were high in performance appraisal were preferred for utilitarian tasks, whereas the devices high in hedonic appraisal were preferred for entertainment needs. These results suggest that a device’s introduction can change people’s perceptions of the device and subsequently their decision to use it. Full article
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The Integration of WoT and Edge Computing: Issues and Challenges
by Tayyaba Anees, Qaiser Habib, Ahmad Sami Al-Shamayleh, Wajeeha Khalil, Muath A. Obaidat and Adnan Akhunzada
Sustainability 2023, 15(7), 5983; https://doi.org/10.3390/su15075983 - 30 Mar 2023
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The Web of Things is an improvement on the Internet of Things (IoT) that incorporates smart objects into both the web architecture (application) and the internet (network). WoT applications are inescapable in residential homes and communities. The intent behind WoT applications is to increase [...] Read more.
The Web of Things is an improvement on the Internet of Things (IoT) that incorporates smart objects into both the web architecture (application) and the internet (network). WoT applications are inescapable in residential homes and communities. The intent behind WoT applications is to increase sustainable development for reducing resource consumption. The Web of Things (WoT) aims to create a decentralized Internet of Things. Edge computing addresses IoT computing demands by reducing the escalation in resource congestion situations. In edge computing data is placed closed to the end users which diverts computation load from the centralized data centers. Furthermore, the dispersed structure balances network traffic and minimizes traffic peaks in IoT networks. Therefore, resulting in reducing transmission delays between edge servers and end users which improves response times for real-time WoT applications. Low battery supply to nodes with enough power resources can increase the lifespan of the individual nodes by moving processing and communication overhead from the nodes. This paper integrates WoT and edge computing and compares their functionalities. In addition, it demonstrates how edge computing enhances WoT performance and concentrates on transmission, storage, and computation aspects. Furthermore, for performance evaluation it categorizes edge computing based on different architectures. Moreover, the challenges of Web of Things and edge computing have been discussed in terms of bandwidth, latency, energy, and cost. Finally, advantages of the Web of Things and edge computing have been discussed. Full article
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