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Zoom is a publicly traded company headquartered in San Jose, CA.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Egatech.zoom.us\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EShruthi Hiremath\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EPh.D. Student, Computer Science\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ESchool of Interactive Computing, Georgia Tech\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ECommittee:\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EDr. Thomas \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EPl\u00f6tz\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E(advisor), School of Interactive Computing, Georgia Institute of Technology\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EDr. Gregory Abowd, School of Interactive Computing, Georgia Institute of Technology \u0026amp; College of Engineering, Northeastern University\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EDr. Sonia Chernova, School of Interactive Computing, Georgia Institute of Technology\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EDr. Diane Cook, School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Washington State University\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EDr. Uichin Lee, School of Computing, Korea Advanced\u0026nbsp; Institute of Science and Technology\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EAbstract:\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ESmart Homes have come a long way: From research laboratories in the early days,\u0026nbsp;\u003Cspan\u003Ethrough (almost) neglect, to their recent revival in real-world environments enabled by the\u0026nbsp;existence of commodity devices and robust, standardized software frameworks. With such\u0026nbsp;availability, human activity recognition (HAR) in smart homes has become attractive for\u0026nbsp;many real-world applications, especially in the domain of Ambient Assisted Living (AAL).\u0026nbsp;Yet, building an activity recognition system for specific smart homes, which are specialized spaces, with varying home layouts and inhabited by individuals with idiosyncratic\u0026nbsp;behaviors and habits, is a non-trivial endeavor.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EMy thesis addresses these challenges by first defining the Lifespan of a HAR\u0026nbsp;\u003Cspan\u003Esystem for smart homes, comprising three phases: i) bootstrapping; ii) update and maintenance; and iii) routine assessment. The Lifespan comprises components that are used to\u0026nbsp;derive functional HAR systems quickly with minimal yet targeted involvement of residents.\u0026nbsp;This is achieved through building novel analysis procedures and data analysis pipelines corresponding to the aforementioned phases.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe contributions of my thesis are three-fold. First, I develop an initial bootstrapping procedure aimed at addressing the beginning of the life span of HAR resulting in a\u0026nbsp;system that is capable of recognizing relevant and prominent activities. Second, I build\u0026nbsp;on the bootstrapped system and introduce an effective update and extension procedure for\u0026nbsp;continuous improvements of HAR systems with the aim of keeping up with changing data\u0026nbsp;patterns in the home. 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