Smart buildings are physical environments — including offices, commercial spaces, and residential dwellings — that integrate networked sensing and IoT infrastructure to enable automated monitoring and management of occupancy, energy use, and environmental conditions. In the context of WiFi/CSI sensing research, they serve as the primary deployment setting for device-free systems that leverage existing wireless infrastructure to detect presence, count occupants, and estimate room-level activity without requiring residents to carry dedicated devices. Key variants include commercial smart buildings with dense, multi-zone office layouts and residential smart environments such as multi-room apartments, each presenting distinct challenges in terms of interference, spatial complexity, and the scale of occupancy to be detected.
Source Papers
- Device-Free Passive Identity Identification via WiFi Signals ↗ — Device-Free Passive Identity Identification via WiFi Signals
- Device-free occupancy detection and crowd counting in smart buildings with WiFi-enabled IoT ↗ — Device-free occupancy detection and crowd counting in smart
- Implementing Wi-Fi CSI-based room-level occupancy Estimation: an experimental study in multi-zone residential environments ↗ — Implementing Wi-Fi CSI-based room-level occupancy Estimation
- Occupancy Prediction in IoT-Enabled Smart Buildings: Technologies, Methods, and Future Directions ↗ — Occupancy Prediction in IoT-Enabled Smart Buildings: Technol
- WiFi as Infrastructure: Valuation Impact of CSI Sensing on Smart Buildings and REIT Portfolios ↗ — WiFi as Infrastructure: Valuation Impact of CSI Sensing on S