Exploring the role of artificial intelligence in driving automation and innovation in smart energy and smart campus ecosystems

Nowadays, artificial intelligence (AI) technology is paving the way for adding value and benefits to the world. AI is capable of solving complicated problems and providing multiple applications and solutions. The Internet of Things (IoT) is also playing a significant role in today's world. IoT covers a wide range of devices, software, actuators, and systems that all function to provide and share data collected from a wide range of richly interactive applications. IoT technology has a vast and essential role in a smart campus or smart city. IoT is one of the main technological approaches underpinning a smart campus. It helps in gathering, sharing, and analyzing real-time data so that buildings and grounds can optimally operate. Similarly, the smart energy (SE) ecosystem is capable of exchanging information and is also capable of self-diagnosing to find useful data and outcomes from different stakeholders; however, the lack of a standard and searchable structure for this information sharing limits its usage and the value for both the stakeholders in the SE ecosystem and the revolution of future business models. This research study underlines the potential roles and impacts of AI technology towards the commercialization and full development of SE big data and also indicates the possible research gap and future trends in the field.