This book presents the latest research advancements in the operation of smart homes. It comprises new operation techniques including cooperative distributed energy scheduling, framework to react to malicious cyberattacks, framework for demand-side management, and framework for the design of smart homes to support residents' wellness as well as new optimization techniques such as stochastic model predictive control and multi-time scale optimization. In addition, the book analyses 11,000 studies that have been indexed in scientific databases and categorizes them based on various data points, including the field and the subject of the research, the name of the institutions, and the nationality of the authors.

• Presents new operation techniques of smart homes;
• Introduces new optimization techniques for operation of smart homes;

• Analyses 11,000 studies and categorizes them based on different data points.

  Autorentext
  Mehdi Rahmani-Andebili is an Assistant Professor in the Electrical Engineering Department at Montana Technological University. Before that, he was also an Assistant Professor in the Engineering Technology Department at State University of New York, Buffalo State, during 2019-2021. He received his first M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering (Power System) from Tarbiat Modares University and Clemson University in 2011 and 2016, respectively, and his second M.Sc. degree in Physics and Astronomy from the University of Alabama in Huntsville in 2019. Moreover, he was a Postdoctoral Fellow at Sharif University of Technology during 2016-2017. As a professor, he has taught many courses such as Essentials of Electrical Engineering Technology, Electrical Circuits Analysis I, Electrical Circuits Analysis II, Electrical Circuits and Devices, Industrial Electronics, Renewable Distributed Generation and Storage, and Control and Feedbacks. Dr. Rahmani-Andebili has more than 100 single-author publications including textbooks, books, book chapters, journal papers, and conference papers. His research areas include Smart Grid, Power System Operation and Planning, Integration of Renewables and Energy Storage into Power Systems, Energy Scheduling and Demand-Side Management, Plug-in Electric Vehicles, Distributed Generation, and Advanced Optimization Techniques in Power System Studies.

  Inhalt
  Worldwide Research Trends on Smart Homes.- Multi-Time Scale Stochastic Model Predictive Control for Cooperative Distributed Energy Scheduling of Smart Homes.- How to Employ Competitive Smart Home Retailers to React to Cyberattacks in Smart Cities?.- Demand Response Frameworks for Smart Residential Buildings.- Smart Homes to Support the Wellness and Pleasurable Experience of Residents.- Index.