Smart home programming: Easy as 'if this, then that'
Tuesday, April 29, 2014 - 15:09
in Mathematics & Economics
The idea of a smart home sounds promising enough -- who doesn't want a house full of automated gadgets, from light switches to appliances to heating systems, that know exactly when to turn on, turn off, heat up or power down? -- but how will users make sure all those automated devices are doing what they're supposed to do? Researchers have shown that a programming model quite well for smart home applications.