The CCI SmartHome Lab is for UNC Charlotte students and faculty who intend to conduct research in an exciting new space. This is facilitated with the hardware and software in the lab that emulates a “smart home” environment. A variety of research topics can be pursued with the resources the IoT lab provides; this ranges from hardware security to usability studies for IoT devices.

The lab is split up into two sections. It contains a traditional lab environment that holds workstations and space for collaboration. The rest of the lab has been configured to represent a real, functioning living room in a typical smart home. This area contains many of the WiFi-connected devices that have become commonplace in households.