Reference number : GC-2017-Q3-00469, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Morita, Plinio (University of Waterloo), recipient country : CA, recipient province : nan, recipient city : Ontario, recipient postal code : nan, program name english : Engage Grants for universities, program name french : Subventions d'engagement partenarial pour les universités, program purpose english : ecobee is a Canadian manufacturer of smart thermostats that leverages wireless sensors (temperature, presence,_x000D_
movement) to adjust the temperature in the house according to room occupancy and consequently save energy._x000D_
Their technology is used to minimize energy spent for heating and cooling by setting the comfort temperature_x000D_
to rooms that are in use. However, their technology currently provides limited use to other applications in_x000D_
different domains (e.g. the health and wellness). Nonetheless, it has great potential for home remote monitoring_x000D_
of individuals that need supervision, provided that a few small modifications are made in their technology. This_x000D_
new partnership will explore the use of ecobee's sensor data to identify patterns in user behaviour, social_x000D_
isolation, and mobility limitations, expanding the use of ecobee into remote monitoring technologies. Through_x000D_
the design of a study combining activity trackers with ecobee data, we aim at evaluating the technical_x000D_
requirements and the feasibility of using ecobee's remote sensors for remote patient monitoring. In this project,_x000D_
we will leverage machine learning algorithms to detect deviation from common patterns, in addition to the_x000D_
technical requirements for a new generation of sensors., program purpose french : ecobee is a Canadian manufacturer of smart thermostats that leverages wireless sensors (temperature, presence,_x000D_
movement) to adjust the temperature in the house according to room occupancy and consequently save energy._x000D_
Their technology is used to minimize energy spent for heating and cooling by setting the comfort temperature_x000D_
to rooms that are in use. However, their technology currently provides limited use to other applications in_x000D_
different domains (e.g. the health and wellness). Nonetheless, it has great potential for home remote monitoring_x000D_
of individuals that need supervision, provided that a few small modifications are made in their technology. This_x000D_
new partnership will explore the use of ecobee's sensor data to identify patterns in user behaviour, social_x000D_
isolation, and mobility limitations, expanding the use of ecobee into remote monitoring technologies. Through_x000D_
the design of a study combining activity trackers with ecobee data, we aim at evaluating the technical_x000D_
requirements and the feasibility of using ecobee's remote sensors for remote patient monitoring. In this project,_x000D_
we will leverage machine learning algorithms to detect deviation from common patterns, in addition to the_x000D_
technical requirements for a new generation of sensors., agreement title english : Remote monitoring and activity tracking through Internet of Things (IoT) thermostat, agreement title french : Remote monitoring and activity tracking through Internet of Things (IoT) thermostat, agreement number : EGP, agreement value : 25000.0, agreement start date : 2017-11-08, agreement end date : nan, description english : nan, description french : nan, expected results english : nan, expected results french : nan, additional information english : Grant or Award spanning more than one fiscal year (2017-2018 to 2018-2019)., additional information french : Subvention ou bourse octroyée s'appliquant à plus d'un exercice financier (2017-2018 à 2018-2019)., owner organization : nserc-crsng, owner organization title : Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | Conseil de recherches en sciences naturelles et en génie du Canada