Artificial Intelligence in Consumer Electronics

Artificial intelligence (AI) has become a pillar of consumer electronics. Mobile devices, virtual personal assistants, distributed and wearable sensors, smart home appliances, and automotive electronics are among the many examples of products and services that are benefiting from recent developments in AI. Novel applications, functionalities, and use cases are emerging on an almost daily basis, and providing a comprehensive review within the space of a special issue would be a daunting endeavor. Machine learning currently dominates the AI landscape and this reflects in the submissions that we received, which were mostly related to machine learning and deep learning technologies. We believe that articles selected for this special section well represent emerging applications in sectors with high potential, such as the residential energy and robotic sectors.