This document discusses using machine learning and semi-supervised learning techniques to infer water usage events from single-point pressure sensing in homes. Key points:
- HydroSense uses a single pressure sensor to detect water usage events like showers, sinks, toilets with 98% accuracy through template matching and feature vectors.
- A longitudinal study of 5 homes over 6 months collected nearly 15,000 labeled water events for model training.
- Semi-supervised learning techniques like virtual evidence can incorporate unlabeled data and expert knowledge to improve accuracy from 55-64% to over 80% with minimal labeled training data.
- Applications include detecting high-water appliances like dishwashers and laundry machines, and understanding