Re: Master Thesis Topic

[Dirk Bruere at NeoPax <dirk.bruere@xxxxxxxxx>]

RickH wrote:
> On Mar 30, 4:20 am, Christo Kleu <christok...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> Good day comp.home.automation
>>
>> I am currently doing my Honors in Computer Engineering at University
>> of Pretoria (South Africa).
>> While studying, I am doing research regarding my fields of interest
>> (for my Masters).
>>
>> I find the field of home/building automation very interesting - as it
>> covers embedded systems (programming) and aspects of networking
>> (routing/connectivity).
>> I was wondering if there is anyone in this group with academic
>> experience that can suggest some topics for a Master Thesis?
>>
>> Any inputs would be appreciated.
>>
>> Christo Kleu
>
> I would focus on user interfaces, UI simplicity, and research on how
> to get people to live "naturally" with HA.  The survival of HA depends
> mostly on this and not on what it can do.  If people have to explain
> how to turn on a light to the next buyer of their home, then there is
> a huge problem in the HA industry.  There are many areas where human
> interaction can be studied: voice, keypads, programming, ease of
> ownership, standardization, etc.

And installation.
Generally it takes a trained technician to set your up HA. Until the
average user can do it HA will be a niche market for retrofit.

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