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Project

EAGER: User-Centric Interdependent Urban Systems

Using multi-modal transportation data — particularly Wi-Fi probe-request logs — for occupancy estimation and predictive HVAC control in buildings.

  • LeadSean Qian
  • FunderNational Science Foundation
  • Years2016–2018
HVAC control strategy

The project proposes an approach that uses processed probe-request log data collected through Wi-Fi networks for occupancy estimation and HVAC system control. We explored and compared occupancy-detection approaches, demonstrating that Wi-Fi-based methods meet HVAC control requirements.

Using real-world case studies, the team investigated Wi-Fi-based occupancy detection and prediction, and proposed an integrated framework for occupancy-based predictive HVAC optimization for future implementation.