@MASTERSTHESIS{ 2014:1067519857,
 	title = {An organization based multi agent system for smarthome management},
 	year = {2014},
 	url = "http://tede2.pucrs.br/tede2/handle/tede/5256",
 	abstract = "In order to address the challenges of greener energy generation, new techniques need to be developed both to generate electricity with lower emissions and to optimize energy distribution and consumption. Smart grid techniques have been developed specifically to tackle this latter challenge. Our research aims to contribute to improve the efficiency of energy use within a single household by modeling appliances as a multi agent system (MAS). We model this system as a virtual organization in which agents form groups and hierarchies and follow specific behavioral rules. This model seeks to minimize energy consumption while reaching a tradeoff between user comfort, energy cost and limiting peak energy usage.",
 	publisher = {Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul},
 	scholl = {Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciência da Computação},
 	note = {Faculdade de Informáca}
}