The Duke Smart Home Program is a research-based approach to smart living sponsored by the Pratt School of Engineering. The emphasis on ’smart’ means finding the best technology answer for a particular problem–not just finding the high tech solution or the latest gadget on the market. This approach naturally leads students to identify ‘gaps’ in the marketplace–problems that just aren’t being addressed through commercially available technology. These gaps then become the basis for exploration.

See: Duke Smart Home Program