Eco-Bot

eco-bot aims to utilize recent advances in chatbot tools and advanced signal processing (i.e. energy disaggregation) using low-resolution smart meter-type data with the goal of changing their behavior towards energy efficiency. eco-bot targets to a personalized virtual energy assistant to deliver information on itemized (appliance-level) energy usage through a chat-bot tool. the “chat-bot” functionality will be used as an attractive frontend interface, permitting seamless communication in a more natural and interactive way than a traditional mobile application. this way, eco-bot aims to achieve a higher level of engagement with consumers than previous efforts (i.e. serious games, gamification, competitions or other interactive ict), by adding a more engaging form of interaction with existing platforms which have been proven in different market settings. the proposed system considers knowledge of the delivered multi-factorial models, including rebound-effects, as a result of the baselin