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Forecasting Occurrences of Activities.

Bryan Minor¹, Diane J Cook²

¹Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99203, USA.

Pervasive and Mobile Computing

|July 12, 2017

Summary

This study introduces an activity forecasting method to predict the time until a target activity occurs. The regression tree approach offers better timing predictions than sequence methods, validated on smart home data.

Area of Science:

Pervasive computing
Machine learning for activity prediction

Background:

Activity recognition is crucial for pervasive computing.
Forecasting future activities is an underexplored area.
Existing methods lack precise timing prediction.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop and evaluate a novel activity forecasting method.
To predict the elapsed time until a specific activity occurs.
To offer an advantage over traditional sequence prediction techniques.

Main Methods:

Utilized a regression tree classifier for activity forecasting.
Developed a method to predict expected time until activity occurrence.
Evaluated the algorithm on real-world smart home datasets.

Keywords:

activity forecasting activity recognition regression trees smart homes

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