4 research outputs found
Enabling Machine Learning Across Heterogeneous Sensor Networks with Graph Autoencoders
Machine Learning (ML) has been applied to enable many life-assisting
appli-cations, such as abnormality detection and emdergency request for the
soli-tary elderly. However, in most cases machine learning algorithms depend on
the layout of the target Internet of Things (IoT) sensor network. Hence, to
deploy an application across Heterogeneous Sensor Networks (HSNs), i.e. sensor
networks with different sensors type or layouts, it is required to repeat the
process of data collection and ML algorithm training. In this paper, we
introduce a novel framework leveraging deep learning for graphs to enable using
the same activity recognition system across HSNs deployed in differ-ent smart
homes. Using our framework, we were able to transfer activity classifiers
trained with activity labels on a source HSN to a target HSN, reaching about
75% of the baseline accuracy on the target HSN without us-ing target activity
labels. Moreover, our model can quickly adapt to unseen sensor layouts, which
makes it highly suitable for the gradual deployment of real-world ML-based
applications. In addition, we show that our framework is resilient to
suboptimal graph representations of HSNs
Transfer Learning in Human Activity Recognition: A Survey
Sensor-based human activity recognition (HAR) has been an active research
area, owing to its applications in smart environments, assisted living,
fitness, healthcare, etc. Recently, deep learning based end-to-end training has
resulted in state-of-the-art performance in domains such as computer vision and
natural language, where large amounts of annotated data are available. However,
large quantities of annotated data are not available for sensor-based HAR.
Moreover, the real-world settings on which the HAR is performed differ in terms
of sensor modalities, classification tasks, and target users. To address this
problem, transfer learning has been employed extensively. In this survey, we
focus on these transfer learning methods in the application domains of smart
home and wearables-based HAR. In particular, we provide a problem-solution
perspective by categorizing and presenting the works in terms of their
contributions and the challenges they address. We also present an updated view
of the state-of-the-art for both application domains. Based on our analysis of
205 papers, we highlight the gaps in the literature and provide a roadmap for
addressing them. This survey provides a reference to the HAR community, by
summarizing the existing works and providing a promising research agenda.Comment: 40 pages, 5 figures, 7 table