Understanding User Behavior Through the Use of Unsupervised Anomaly Detection: Proof of Concept Using Internet of Things Smart Home Thermostat Data for Improving Public Health Surveillance

Niloofar Jalali   ¹ , MSc, PhD ;   Kirti Sundar Sahu   ¹ , MPH, MPT ;   Arlene Oetomo   ¹ , BSc ;   Plinio Pelegrini Morita   ^{1, 2, 3, 4} , MSc, PEng, PhD

¹ School of Public Health and Health Systems, Faculty of Applied Health Sciences, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada

² Institute of Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada

³ Department of Systems Design Engineering, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada

⁴ eHealth Innovation, Techna Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada