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Smart homes

The beginning of the 21st century saw a revolution in home-living with new technology changing the places where we live, and it seems technology could be changing our homes again. A research 30_________ out by Johann Siau, Senior Lecturer at the University of Hertfordshire’s School of Engineering and Technology, builds on the University’s InterHome project – 31_________ at creating a home that monitors people living at home who are ill or elderly.

‘We’ve developed a wrist-band type device,’ says Johann Siau, ‘which allows us to monitor the condition of an elderly person, or 32_________ is wearing the device. It allows us to collect data of a person, to find out if the person has fallen or is away from where they are 33_________ to be. It connects an elderly person with an assisted-living type device with the InterHome.’ The assisted-living project is part of the University’s wider InterHome project, which is the development of a smart house. 

The InterHome is not just a prototype or a vehicle for research, it’s a study tool where students from a range of scientific disciplines 34_________ to learn and develop technology. The InterHome incorporates the latest broadband technology, mobile data and communication. Researchers and students make sure all the technology works together. It requires a variety of skills from students – electronic engineers, computer students, design students. ‘The current plan we are elaborating 35_________ is a smart home project in Watford with some commercial companies,’ says Johann Siau. ‘We are 36_________ at how a smarter home can provide extra value services.’