From Thermal Preference Prediction to Adaptive Thermal Intervention: A Reinforcement Learning Approach Using Physiological and Environmental Sensing | SpinGraph: Innovation framing
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keywords: thermal comfort
keywords: physiological sensing
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published: 2026-08-24T04:00:00+00:00
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From Thermal Preference Prediction to Adaptive Thermal Intervention: A Reinforcement Learning Approach Using Physiological and Environmental Sensing
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date published: 2026-08-24T04:00:00+00:00
date modified: 2026-08-24T06:41:51.776471+00:00
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keywords: reinforcement learning, thermal comfort, physiological sensing, adaptive HVAC
author: arXiv Machine Learning
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citation: https://arxiv.org/abs/2608.20423
about: reinforcement learning
about: thermal comfort
about: physiological sensing
about: adaptive HVAC
mentions: arXiv Machine Learning
abstract: Introduces RL-based adaptive thermal intervention using multimodal sensing Targets limitations of static HVAC setpoints and population-level comfort models Focuses on personalisation through individual physiological variability

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  description: Research-led technical innovation enabling human-centered, responsive built environments
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  value: Researchers developed an RL system that adapts room temperature using body signals and environment data to improve personal comfort.
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  value: No description of dataset provenance, sensor modalities, or subject recruitment; No performance metrics, ablation studies, or comparison to existing adaptive models; No discussion of latency, computational footprint, or privacy implications of continuous physiological monitoring
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  value: Combines domain-signaling terms ('multimodal physiological sensing', 'reinforcement learning-based decision-making') with problem-framing ('fail to capture individual physiological variability') to imply both technical sophistication and urgent relevance; the claim feels larger than warranted because no evidence of working implementation, comparative advantage, or robustness is offered — validation remains entirely abstract.
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    text: This paper presents a two-stage personalised thermal comfort approach integrating multimodal physiological and environmental sensing with reinforcement learning-based decision-making.
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    author: arXiv Machine Learning

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