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ArticleSensors (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Personalized Smart Home Automation Using Machine Learning: Predicting User Activities.

Mark M Gad, Walaa Gad, Tamer Abdelkader, Kshirasagar Naik

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Article in Sensors (Basel, Switzerland), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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4 authors.

Mark M GadMedia Engineering and Technology (MET) Department, German University in Cairo, Cairo 11835, Egypt.
Walaa GadFaculty of Computer and Information Sciences, Ain Shams University, Cairo 11566, Egypt.ORCID 0000-0002-7816-3518
Tamer AbdelkaderFaculty of Computer Science and Engineering, Galala University, Suez 435611, Egypt.ORCID 0000-0003-4060-2535
Kshirasagar NaikDepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-1064-4905

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A personalized framework for smart home automation is introduced, utilizing machine learning to predict user activities and allow for the context-aware control of living spaces. Predicting user activities, such as 'Watch_TV', 'Sleep', 'Work_On_Computer', and 'Cook_Dinner', is essential for improving occupant comfort, optimizing energy consumption, and offering proactive support in smart home settings. The Edge Light Human Activity Recognition Predictor, or EL-HARP, is the main prediction model used in this framework to predict user behavior. The system combines open-source software for real-time sensing, facial recognition, and appliance control with affordable hardware, including the Raspberry Pi 5, ESP32-CAM, Tuya smart switches, NFC (Near Field Communication), and ultrasonic sensors. In order to predict daily user activities, three gradient-boosting models-XGBoost, CatBoost, and LightGBM (Gradient Boosting Models)-are trained for each household using engineered features and past behaviour patterns. Using extended temporal features, LightGBM in particular achieves strong predictive performance within EL-HARP. The framework is optimized for edge deployment with efficient training, regularization, and class imbalance handling. A fully functional prototype demonstrates real-time performance and adaptability to individual behavior patterns. This work contributes a scalable, privacy-preserving, and user-centric approach to intelligent home automation.

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AutomationMachine LearningAlgorithmsHumansSoftwarecontext-aware systemsedge computinggradient boosting modelshuman activity recognitionintelligent environmentsmachine learningpersonalizationsmart home automation

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PMID41094904
PMCPMC12526510

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