Persuasive Agents


The goal of the “Persuasive Agents”-project is to develop novel techniques for persuading the members of a household to save energy. To this purpose teams of psychologists (Eindhoven) and computer scientists (Tilburg) collaborate with Smart Homes, the Dutch Expertise Centre on Home Automation & Smart Living.

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Within this project we develop novel techniques for persuading members of households to conserve energy. Specifically, the aim is to develop personalized agents in the form of displays or robotic interfaces  that provide feedback and suggestions in an attractive and non-disturbing way (i.e. not interferingwith daily activities).

To accomplish this goal, multidisciplinary researchers and practitioners have teamed up. This team exists of psychologists (Eindhoven University of Technology), computer scientists (Tilburg University), and practitionists in smart home environments (Smart Homes Foundation).

From a theoretical point of view, psychology and technology are combined to form an effective and efficient way of developing the persuasive agents, and this will be tested through experimental research. From a more practical viewpoint the to-be-developed techniques will be tested in a realistic environment to test whether techniques keep their persuasive power in practice.