Solar Decathlon

Department: Computer Science

Group Members: Laura Cerrito, Daniel Delaney, Justin Frech, Assaf Kipnis, Alexis Moore, Maunil Sanghavi

Client: Prof. Mark Pollock

Advisor: Prof. Philippos Mordohai

Cybersecurity Advisor: Prof. Sven Dietrich

Project Description: The U.S. Department of Energy's Solar Decathlon is an award winning program that challenges college teams to design, build, and operate solar-powered houses that are cost-effective, energy-efficient, and attractive. The purpose of this project is to work with teams from other disciplines at Stevens Institute of Technology to build a successful entry to the next solar decathlon competition. The development team's goal as a part of the larger team is to develop the software that will control the entire house and will ensure that energy is used in the most efficient manner possible. The software created will receive data from sensors monitoring the house and will use that information to make decisions.