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| Author | Narjès Bellamine-Ben Saoud; Julie Dugdale; Bernard Pavard; Mohamed Ben Ahmed; Tarek Ben Mna; Néjia Ben Touati | ||||
| Title | Towards planning for emergency activities in large-scale accidents: An interactive and generic agent-based simulator | Type | Conference Article | ||
| Year | 2004 | Publication | Proceedings of ISCRAM 2004 – 1st International Workshop on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management | Abbreviated Journal | ISCRAM 2004 |
| Volume | Issue | Pages | 173-177 | ||
| Keywords | Autonomous agents; Information systems; Simulators; User interfaces; Virtual reality; Agent based simulation; Generic; Interactive; Organizing; Rescue plans; Accidents | ||||
| Abstract | In this paper we describe the design and development of an interactive and generic agent based simulator, providing valuable support for organizing the emergency rescue plans of a large-scale accident. Analysis of real rescue activities has been conducted in collaboration with medical experts in order to understand the collaborative process and the involved actors and features. Based on the emergency analysis, an agent-based model and simulator was constructed including (1) the autonomous Agents – representing victims with evolving illness and rescuers (doctors, nurses, fireman) collaborating to rescue the first ones; (2) the Environment -representing the accident site having obstacles and dangerous areas and where the victims are initially spread and the doctors move to explore -perceive – treat and helpers evacuate; (3) the Interactions between rescuers – exploring collectively, evacuating by pairs, communicating directly or via artefacts- (4) the Organization of actors as distributed “independent” sub-teams in various site sub-zones or as a centralized whole team conducted by the rescue chief; and (5) the User interfaces allowing mainly initial configuration of the simulations (e.g. number of victims and states, followed strategies, rescuers behaviours), continuous visual control of the process of rescuing (e.g. site overview with acting-interacting agents, graphics, text descriptions), dynamic changes of parameters of an on-going simulation (e.g. adding new victims, adding new rescuers, or adding dangerous zones or new obstacles on sites) as well as step-by-step simulation. This simulation shows that it is possible to create a virtual environment with cooperating agents interacting in a dynamic environment. On-line and off-line analysis of simulation traces and results enable us first understanding complex situations in rescuing activities in large-scale accidents, and than planning for responding to crisis situation. This simulation approach is useful for identifying the best scenarios and eliminating potential catastrophic combinations of parameters and values, where rescue performance could be significantly impacted. © Proceedings ISCRAM 2004. | ||||
| Address | RIADI-GDL Laboratory, ENSI, Campus Universitaire, 2010 la Manouba, Tunisia; GRIC-IRIT UPS-CNRS (UMR 5505), Université Paul Sabatier, 118 Route de Narbonne, 31062 Toulouse Cedex, France; IIHM CLIPS-IMAG, 385 Rue de la Bibliothèque, 38041 Grenoble Cedex 9, France | ||||
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| Publisher | Royal Flemish Academy of Belgium | Place of Publication | Brussels | Editor | B. Van de Walle, B. Carle |
| Language | English | Summary Language | English | Original Title | |
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| ISSN | 2411-3387 | ISBN | 9076971080 | Medium | |
| Track | Emergency Response Simulation and Training Systems | Expedition | Conference | 1st International ISCRAM Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management | |
| Notes | Approved | no | |||
| Call Number | Serial | 80 | |||
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| Author | T. Benjamins; Leon J.M. Rothkrantz | ||||
| Title | Interactive simulation in crisis management | Type | Conference Article | ||
| Year | 2007 | Publication | Intelligent Human Computer Systems for Crisis Response and Management, ISCRAM 2007 Academic Proceedings Papers | Abbreviated Journal | ISCRAM 2007 |
| Volume | Issue | Pages | 571-580 | ||
| Keywords | Autonomous agents; Communication infrastructure; Crises situations; Crisis management; Decision making process; Event generators; Interactive simulations; Serious gaming; Training facility; Multi agent systems | ||||
| Abstract | Experiments in crisis management are expensive and difficult to realize. There is also a lack of training facilities in real crisis environments. Serious games and simulation can provide an alternative. We developed a system which enables interactive simulation for crisis management. It is called IMACSIM (Interactive Multi Agent Crisis Simulator Interpreter and Monitor). It is composed of the following components: First a software based platform for dynamic simulating of disasters. Next an event generator which can generate different crises situations. We designed a communication infrastructure that allows agents participants in the simulation to exchange messages. Every agent is able to observe the results of crisis events, process these events and initiate appropriate actions via a waypoint system. The decision making process is distributed among autonomous agents. Some actions may have an impact on the event generator, so there is an interaction between agents and event generator. We developed a first prototype. The design and test results will be described in this paper. | ||||
| Address | Man-Machine Interaction Group, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science, Delft University of Technology, Netherlands | ||||
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| Publisher | Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management, ISCRAM | Place of Publication | Delft | Editor | B. Van de Walle, P. Burghardt, K. Nieuwenhuis |
| Language | English | Summary Language | English | Original Title | |
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| ISSN | 2411-3387 | ISBN | 9789054874171; 9789090218717 | Medium | |
| Track | GAME | Expedition | Conference | 4th International ISCRAM Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management | |
| Notes | Approved | no | |||
| Call Number | Serial | 303 | |||
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| Author | Imane Benkhelifa; Samira Moussaoui; Nadia Nouali-Taboudjemat | ||||
| Title | Locating emergency responders using mobile wireless sensor networks | Type | Conference Article | ||
| Year | 2013 | Publication | ISCRAM 2013 Conference Proceedings – 10th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management | Abbreviated Journal | ISCRAM 2013 |
| Volume | Issue | Pages | 432-441 | ||
| Keywords | Carrier mobility; Disaster prevention; Disasters; Forecasting; Global positioning system; Information systems; Mobile agents; Monte Carlo methods; Speed; Wireless sensor networks; Direction; Disaster management; Emergency response; Localization; Mobile anchors; Mobile wireless sensor network; Emergency services | ||||
| Abstract | Emergency response in disaster management using wireless sensor networks has recently become an interest of many researchers in the world. This interest comes from the growing number of disasters and crisis (natural or man-made) affecting millions of lives and the easy-use of new and cheap technologies. This paper details another application of WSN in the post disaster scenario and comes up with an algorithm for localization of sensors attached to mobile responders (firefighters, policemen, first aid agents, emergency nurses, etc) while assisted by a mobile vehicle (fire truck, police car, or aerial vehicle like helicopters) called mobile anchor, sent to supervise the rescue operation. This solution is very efficient and rapidly deployable since no pre-installed infrastructure is needed. Also, there is no need to equip each sensor with a GPS receiver which is very costly and may increase the sensor volume. The proposed technique is based on the prediction of the rescuers velocities and directions considering previous position estimations. The evaluation of our solution shows that our technique takes benefit from prediction in a more effective manner than previous solutions. The simulation results show that our algorithm outperforms conventional Monte Carlo localization schemes by decreasing estimation errors with more than 50%. | ||||
| Address | USTHB- Department of Informatics, Algiers, Algeria; CERIST Research Center, Algiers, Algeria | ||||
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| Publisher | Karlsruher Institut fur Technologie | Place of Publication | KIT; Baden-Baden | Editor | T. Comes, F. Fiedrich, S. Fortier, J. Geldermann and T. Müller |
| Language | English | Summary Language | English | Original Title | |
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| ISSN | 2411-3387 | ISBN | 9783923704804 | Medium | |
| Track | Emergency Management Information Systems | Expedition | Conference | 10th International ISCRAM Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management | |
| Notes | Approved | no | |||
| Call Number | Serial | 304 | |||
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| Author | Eric F. T. Buiël; Jan Lubbers | ||||
| Title | Educational agents for the training of tunnel operators | Type | Conference Article | ||
| Year | 2007 | Publication | Intelligent Human Computer Systems for Crisis Response and Management, ISCRAM 2007 Academic Proceedings Papers | Abbreviated Journal | ISCRAM 2007 |
| Volume | Issue | Pages | 545-550 | ||
| Keywords | Intelligent agents; Railroad tunnels; Crisis management; Educational agents; Research activities; Training simulator; Personnel training | ||||
| Abstract | The tunnel operator monitors and regulates the flow of traffic inside a tunnel, and takes actions in case an incident occurs. TNO has developed a training simulator that enables the operator to train incident situations. We are currently improving the simulator by developing intelligent agents that support a qualified operator, who trains himself, without the presence of a human instructor. This paper provides an overview of research activities in this project. In particular, it describes two types of educational agents, the authoritative instructor agent and the non-authoritative companion agent. | ||||
| Address | TNO Defence, Security and Safety, The Hague, Netherlands | ||||
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| Publisher | Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management, ISCRAM | Place of Publication | Delft | Editor | B. Van de Walle, P. Burghardt, K. Nieuwenhuis |
| Language | English | Summary Language | English | Original Title | |
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| ISSN | 2411-3387 | ISBN | 9789054874171; 9789090218717 | Medium | |
| Track | GAME | Expedition | Conference | 4th International ISCRAM Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management | |
| Notes | Approved | no | |||
| Call Number | Serial | 350 | |||
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| Author | Paul Burghardt | ||||
| Title | Combined systems: The combined systems point of view | Type | Conference Article | ||
| Year | 2004 | Publication | Proceedings of ISCRAM 2004 – 1st International Workshop on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management | Abbreviated Journal | ISCRAM 2004 |
| Volume | Issue | Pages | 51-56 | ||
| Keywords | Information systems; Multi agent systems; Artificial agents; Artificial systems; Collaborative decision making; Combined system; Communicative actions; Crisis management systems; Organization networks; Research efforts; Management information systems | ||||
| Abstract | Crisis Management Systems are evolving from human organizations making use of information systems towards three-layered networks of human actors, artificial agents and traditional information systems. In order to understand the qualities of such complex “COMBINED” systems a joint effort of the sciences of human and artificial systems is required. To ensure practical results, research efforts should anticipate engineering efforts by providing architectural mechanisms and patterns associated with the qualities and capabilities of Combined Systems as a whole. © Proceedings ISCRAM 2004. | ||||
| Address | Delft Cooperation on Intelligent Systems (DECIS), Delftechpark 24, 2628 XH Delft, Netherlands | ||||
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| Publisher | Royal Flemish Academy of Belgium | Place of Publication | Brussels | Editor | B. Van de Walle, B. Carle |
| Language | English | Summary Language | English | Original Title | |
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| ISSN | 2411-3387 | ISBN | 9076971080 | Medium | |
| Track | Poster Session | Expedition | Conference | 1st International ISCRAM Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management | |
| Notes | Approved | no | |||
| Call Number | Serial | 85 | |||
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| Author | Bruce D. Campbell; Konrad E. Schroder; Chris E. Weaver | ||||
| Title | RimSim visualization : An interactive tool for post-event sense making of a first response effort | Type | Conference Article | ||
| Year | 2010 | Publication | ISCRAM 2010 – 7th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management: Defining Crisis Management 3.0, Proceedings | Abbreviated Journal | ISCRAM 2010 |
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| Keywords | Flow visualization; Information systems; Personnel training; Query processing; Software agents; Visualization; Agent-based behavior; Emergency response; First responders; Interactive tool; Sense making; Simulation; University of Washington; Visualization tools; Emergency services | ||||
| Abstract | Upon developing a software agent-based simulator for training roles in emergency response scenarios, the PARVAC team at the University of Washington has pursued building a tool for better investigative review and insight generation on the performance of an emergency response game session team. While our RimSim Response software included the opportunity to re-run a simulated team performance in order to review player and agent behavior, we did not provide our trainees the ability to visually query their performance outside of a sequential review of the emergency response effort. By integrating our RSR visualization components with an existing visual query software package called Improvise, we were able to construct highly-coordinated visualizations of our data model for the ability to apply a sense making approach in the investigation of live player and software agent-based behavior – both as individual players and as combinations of players working on tasks associated with an emergency response scenario. The resultant tool is now our primary visualization tool for discussing first responder team performance and supports the overall RSR objective of training teams to make the most effective, recognition-primed decisions when a real emergency crisis occurs in their community. This paper reviews our visualization tool and demonstrates its use. | ||||
| Address | Pacific Rim Regional Visualization and Analytics Center, Univ. of Washington, United States; Center for Spatial Analysis, University of Oklahoma, United States | ||||
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| Publisher | Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management, ISCRAM | Place of Publication | Seattle, WA | Editor | S. French, B. Tomaszewski, C. Zobel |
| Language | English | Summary Language | English | Original Title | |
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| ISSN | 2411-3387 | ISBN | Medium | ||
| Track | Special Session: Assessing Crisis Management Operations and Exercises | Expedition | Conference | 7th International ISCRAM Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management | |
| Notes | Approved | no | |||
| Call Number | Serial | 363 | |||
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| Author | Hagen Engelmann; Frank Fiedrich | ||||
| Title | Decision support for the members of an emergency operation centre after an earthquake | Type | Conference Article | ||
| Year | 2007 | Publication | Intelligent Human Computer Systems for Crisis Response and Management, ISCRAM 2007 Academic Proceedings Papers | Abbreviated Journal | ISCRAM 2007 |
| Volume | Issue | Pages | 317-326 | ||
| Keywords | Decision making; Disaster prevention; Disasters; Earthquakes; Human computer interaction; Intelligent agents; Multi agent systems; Collaborative research; Complex environments; Decision making process; Decision supports; Emergency operations; Optimal resource allocation; RPD model; User friendly interface; Decision support systems | ||||
| Abstract | The first three days after an earthquake disaster demand good decisions in a very complex environment. Members of emergency operation centres (EOC) have to make decisions with limited information and under high time pressure. But the first 72 hours of disaster response activities are essential to minimize loss of life. Within the interdisciplinary German Collaborative Research Center 461: “Strong Earthquakes: A Challenge for Geosciences and Civil Engineering” a so-called Disaster Management Tool (DMT) is under development which presents some ideas for appropriate solutions to this problem. One module of the DMT will provide decision-support for the members of an EOC based on the Recognition-Primed Decision (RPD) model, a description of the decision-making process of persons in real-world settings. Options for a reasonable computer-based decision support for the RPD process will be discussed. For this the system combines a simulation of the disaster environment with a multi-agent system (MAS). The simulation shows the results of different decisions so the decision-makers can evaluate them. The MAS calculates a solution for optimal resource allocation taking into account current available information. The goal of the ongoing work is to integrate these instruments into a user-friendly interface considering the real life needs of decision-makers in an EOC. | ||||
| Address | Institute for Technology and Management in Construction, Karlsruhe University, Karlsruhe, Germany; Institute for Crisis, Disaster, and Risk Management, George Washington University, Washington, DC, United States | ||||
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| Publisher | Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management, ISCRAM | Place of Publication | Delft | Editor | B. Van de Walle, P. Burghardt, K. Nieuwenhuis |
| Language | English | Summary Language | English | Original Title | |
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| ISSN | 2411-3387 | ISBN | 9789054874171; 9789090218717 | Medium | |
| Track | ASCM | Expedition | Conference | 4th International ISCRAM Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management | |
| Notes | Approved | no | |||
| Call Number | Serial | 477 | |||
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| Author | Aygul Gabdulkhakova; Birgitta König-Ries; Dmitry Rizvanov | ||||
| Title | Rational resource allocation in mass casualty incidents – Adaptivity and efficiency | Type | Conference Article | ||
| Year | 2012 | Publication | ISCRAM 2012 Conference Proceedings – 9th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management | Abbreviated Journal | ISCRAM 2012 |
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| Keywords | Agents; Information systems; Semantics; Adaptivity; Allocation methods; Efficiency of the suggested approaches; Mass casualty incidents; Real-world; Resource usage; Semantic service; Theoretical evaluation; Resource allocation | ||||
| Abstract | Mass casualty incidents (MCI) are highly dynamic situations in which limited available resources need to be quickly and efficiently allocated. In this paper, we suggest considerable extensions to an allocation method that we presented in earlier work. The extensions address two major challenges: First, the need to balance real-world resource usage and second, the need to adapt to changing situations. Additionally, a theoretical evaluation of the efficiency of the suggested approach is described. © 2012 ISCRAM. | ||||
| Address | Institute of Computer Science, Friedrich-Schiller-University, Jena, Germany; Department of Computer Science and Robotics, Ufa State Aviation Technical University, Russian Federation | ||||
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| Publisher | Simon Fraser University | Place of Publication | Vancouver, BC | Editor | L. Rothkrantz, J. Ristvej, Z.Franco |
| Language | English | Summary Language | English | Original Title | |
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| ISSN | 2411-3387 | ISBN | 9780864913326 | Medium | |
| Track | Track Decision Support Methods for Complex Crises | Expedition | Conference | 9th International ISCRAM Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management | |
| Notes | Approved | no | |||
| Call Number | Serial | 41 | |||
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| Author | Rianne Gouman; Masja Kempen; Niek Wijngaards | ||||
| Title | Actor-agent team experimentation in the context of incident management | Type | Conference Article | ||
| Year | 2010 | Publication | ISCRAM 2010 – 7th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management: Defining Crisis Management 3.0, Proceedings | Abbreviated Journal | ISCRAM 2010 |
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| Keywords | Artificial intelligence; Human resource management; Information systems; Intelligent agents; Actor-agent teaming; Artificial intelligent; Comparative experiments; Empirical research method; Experimentation; Performance indicators; Simulation; Simulation toolkits; Experiments | ||||
| Abstract | The collaboration between humans (actors) and artificial entities (agents) can be a potential performance boost. Agents, as complementary artificial intelligent entities, can alleviate actors from certain activities, while enlarging the collective effectiveness. This paper describes our approach for experimentation with actors, agents and their interaction. This approach is based on a principled combination of existing empirical research methods and is illustrated by a small experiment which assesses the performance of a specific actor-agent team in comparison with an actor-only team in an incident management context. The REsearch and Simulation toolKit (RESK) is instrumental for controlled and repeatable experimentation. The indicative findings show that the approach is viable and forms a basis for further data collection and comparative experiments. The approach supports applied actor-agent research to show its (dis)advantages as compared to actor-only solutions. | ||||
| Address | D-CIS Lab, Thales Research and Technology NL, Netherlands | ||||
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| Publisher | Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management, ISCRAM | Place of Publication | Seattle, WA | Editor | S. French, B. Tomaszewski, C. Zobel |
| Language | English | Summary Language | English | Original Title | |
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| ISSN | 2411-3387 | ISBN | Medium | ||
| Track | Research Methods | Expedition | Conference | 7th International ISCRAM Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management | |
| Notes | Approved | no | |||
| Call Number | Serial | 539 | |||
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| Author | Glenn I. Hawe; Graham Coates; Duncan T. Wilson; Roger S. Crouch | ||||
| Title | Design decisions in the development of an agent-based simulation for large-scale emergency response | Type | Conference Article | ||
| Year | 2011 | Publication | 8th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management: From Early-Warning Systems to Preparedness and Training, ISCRAM 2011 | Abbreviated Journal | ISCRAM 2011 |
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| Keywords | Application programs; Information systems; Software agents; User interfaces; Virtual reality; Agent based simulation; Agent behavior; Application requirements; Design decisions; Emergency response; Geographical area; Large-scale emergency; Visual user interfaces; Emergency services | ||||
| Abstract | As part of ongoing research into optimizing the response to large-scale emergencies, an agent-based simulation (ABS) is being developed to evaluate different rescue plans in silico. During the development of this software, decisions regarding its design have been required in order to best satisfy the following specific application requirements: (1) the construction of a sufficiently detailed virtual environment, representing a real geographical area; (2) the programming of a wide variety of agent behaviors using a minimal amount of code; (3) the computational handling of the “large-scale” nature of the emergency; and (4) the presentation of a highly visual user interface, to encourage and facilitate use of the software by practitioners involved in the project. This paper discusses the decisions made in each of these areas, including the novel use of policy-based class design to efficiently program agents. Future developments planned for the software are also outlined. | ||||
| Address | School of Engineering and Computing Sciences, Durham University, Durham, United Kingdom | ||||
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| Publisher | Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management, ISCRAM | Place of Publication | Lisbon | Editor | M.A. Santos, L. Sousa, E. Portela |
| Language | English | Summary Language | English | Original Title | |
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| ISSN | 2411-3387 | ISBN | 9789724922478 | Medium | |
| Track | Intelligent Systems | Expedition | Conference | 8th International ISCRAM Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management | |
| Notes | Approved | no | |||
| Call Number | Serial | 563 | |||
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| Author | Beibei Hu; Jan Hidders; Philipp Cimiano | ||||
| Title | Towards context-based information delivery to police officers: A questionnaire-based requirements elicitation study | Type | Conference Article | ||
| Year | 2010 | Publication | ISCRAM 2010 – 7th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management: Defining Crisis Management 3.0, Proceedings | Abbreviated Journal | ISCRAM 2010 |
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| Keywords | Information systems; Law enforcement; Mobile agents; Requirements engineering; Surveys; Systems analysis; Context-aware systems; Context-based information; Crisis management; Crisis situations; Information requirement; Mobile users; Police officers; Requirements elicitation; Information management | ||||
| Abstract | In the area of information system design, the development of context-aware systems which can provide relevant information in a context-driven fashion to support mobile users in crisis management tasks represents a great challenge. Motivated by the fact that police officers are often overwhelmed by too much information, the goal of the MOSAIC project (a multi-officer system of agents for informed crisis control) is to support mobile police officers by a system which delivers contextualized information that is relevant to the task at hand. In order to elicit the information requirements of police officers who are involved in crisis situations, a questionnaire-based requirements elicitation study has been carried out in the context of the work described here. The results mainly shed light on the situation-specific information requirements of police officers in certain scenarios. The design requirements that follow from our study have clearly the potential to guide the design of context-based information delivery systems for users involved in critical situations such as the police officers we target. Our findings thus offer an important contribution to the field of information system design for crisis management. | ||||
| Address | Delft University of Technology, Netherlands; Semantic Computing Group, CITEC, Universität Bielefeld, Germany | ||||
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| Publisher | Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management, ISCRAM | Place of Publication | Seattle, WA | Editor | S. French, B. Tomaszewski, C. Zobel |
| Language | English | Summary Language | English | Original Title | |
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| ISSN | 2411-3387 | ISBN | Medium | ||
| Track | Special Session: Response Information Systems Requirement Engineering and Evaluation | Expedition | Conference | 7th International ISCRAM Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management | |
| Notes | Approved | no | |||
| Call Number | Serial | 598 | |||
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| Author | Ali Khalili-Araghi; Uwe Glässer; Hamed Yaghoubi Shahir; Brian Fisher; Piper Jackson | ||||
| Title | Intelligent decision support for emergency responses | Type | Conference Article | ||
| Year | 2012 | Publication | ISCRAM 2012 Conference Proceedings – 9th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management | Abbreviated Journal | ISCRAM 2012 |
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| Keywords | Artificial intelligence; Command and control systems; Decision support systems; Dynamics; Information systems; Intelligent agents; Adaptive information; Command and control; Dynamic resource configurations; Emergency response; Heterogeneous resources; Intelligent decision support; Intelligent decision support systems; Situational awareness; Information management | ||||
| Abstract | With a coastline touching upon the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, the Great Lakes and the Arctic Sea, the Canadian MSOCs are faced with a daunting task. They are responsible for both routine duties, including patrolling coastal areas and collecting satellite data, as well as critical missions, such as emergency response and crime intervention. Both kinds of mission require the fusion of data from a variety of sources and the orchestration of myriad heterogeneous resources over great physical distances. They must deal with uncertainty, both in terms of what can be known and also in the outcomes of actions, and must interact with an environment prone to dynamic change. We present the architecture and core mechanisms of a decision support system for marine safety and security operations (Glässer, Jackson, Araghi, When and Shahir, 2010). The goal of this system is to enhance complex command and control tasks by improving situational awareness and automating task assignments. This system concept includes adaptive information fusion techniques integrated with decentralized control mechanisms for dynamic resource configuration management and task execution management under uncertainty. Autonomously operating agents employ collaboration and coordination to collectively form an intelligent decision support system. © 2012 ISCRAM. | ||||
| Address | School of Interactive Arts and Technology, Simon Fraser University, Canada; School of Computing Science, Simon Fraser University, Canada | ||||
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| Publisher | Simon Fraser University | Place of Publication | Vancouver, BC | Editor | L. Rothkrantz, J. Ristvej, Z.Franco |
| Language | English | Summary Language | English | Original Title | |
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| ISSN | 2411-3387 | ISBN | 9780864913326 | Medium | |
| Track | Poster Session | Expedition | Conference | 9th International ISCRAM Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management | |
| Notes | Approved | no | |||
| Call Number | Serial | 139 | |||
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| Author | Abdullah Konak | ||||
| Title | Improving network connectivity in emergency ad hoc wireless networks | Type | Conference Article | ||
| Year | 2014 | Publication | ISCRAM 2014 Conference Proceedings – 11th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management | Abbreviated Journal | ISCRAM 2014 |
| Volume | Issue | Pages | 36-44 | ||
| Keywords | Ad hoc networks; Artificial intelligence; Disaster prevention; Disasters; Information systems; Intelligent agents; Social networking (online); Ad hoc wireless networks; Communication infrastructure; Computational results; Decentralized approach; Flocking; Network connectivity; Reliable communication; Swarm Intelligence; Mobile ad hoc networks | ||||
| Abstract | Wireless Ad Hoc Networks (MANETs) can to provide first responders and disaster management agencies with a reliable communication network in the event of a large-scale natural disaster that devastates majority of the existing communication infrastructure. Without requiring a fixed infrastructure, MANETs can be quickly deployed after a large-scale natural disaster or a terrorist attack. On the other hand, MANETs have dynamic topologies which could be disconnected because of the mobility of nodes. This paper presents a decentralized approach to maintain the connectivity of a MANET using autonomous, intelligent agents. Concepts from the social network analysis along with flocking algorithms are utilized to guide the deployment decision of agents. Unlike a basic flocking algorithm where all nodes have the same importance, network metrics are used to quantify the relative importance of nodes. Computational results are presented to demonstrate the effect of various local agent behaviors on the global network connectivity. | ||||
| Address | Penn State Berks, United States | ||||
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| Publisher | The Pennsylvania State University | Place of Publication | University Park, PA | Editor | S.R. Hiltz, M.S. Pfaff, L. Plotnick, and P.C. Shih. |
| Language | English | Summary Language | English | Original Title | |
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| ISSN | 2411-3387 | ISBN | 9780692211946 | Medium | |
| Track | Analytic Modeling and Simulation | Expedition | Conference | 11th International ISCRAM Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management | |
| Notes | Approved | no | |||
| Call Number | Serial | 659 | |||
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| Author | Philippe Kruchten; Carson Woo; Kafui Monu; Mandana Sotoodeh | ||||
| Title | A human-centered conceptual model of disasters affecting critical infrastructures | Type | Conference Article | ||
| Year | 2007 | Publication | Intelligent Human Computer Systems for Crisis Response and Management, ISCRAM 2007 Academic Proceedings Papers | Abbreviated Journal | ISCRAM 2007 |
| Volume | Issue | Pages | 327-344 | ||
| Keywords | Civil defense; Critical infrastructures; Disaster prevention; Disasters; Intelligent agents; Ontology; Conceptual modelling; Disaster management; Emergency preparedness; Infrastructure interdependencies; Meta model; Uml; Public works | ||||
| Abstract | Understanding the interdependencies of critical infrastructures (power, transport, communication, etc.) is essential in emergency preparedness and response in the face of disasters. Unfortunately, many factors (e.g., unwillingness to disclose or share critical data) prohibited the complete development of such an understanding. As an alternative solution, this paper presents a conceptual model-an ontology-of disasters affecting critical infrastructures. We bring humans into the loop and distinguish between the physical and social interdependencies between infrastructures, where the social layer deals with communication and coordination among representatives (either humans or intelligent agents) from the various critical infrastructures. We validated our conceptual model with people from several different critical infrastructures responsible for disasters management. We expect that this conceptual model can later be used by them as a common language to communicate, analyze, and simulate their interdependencies without having to disclose all critical and confidential data. We also derived tools from it. | ||||
| Address | Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada; Sauder School of Business, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada | ||||
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| Publisher | Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management, ISCRAM | Place of Publication | Delft | Editor | B. Van de Walle, P. Burghardt, K. Nieuwenhuis |
| Language | English | Summary Language | English | Original Title | |
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| ISSN | 2411-3387 | ISBN | 9789054874171; 9789090218717 | Medium | |
| Track | ASCM | Expedition | Conference | 4th International ISCRAM Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management | |
| Notes | Approved | no | |||
| Call Number | Serial | 662 | |||
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| Author | Lyuba Mancheva; Adam Carole; Dugdale Julie | ||||
| Title | Multi-agent geospatial simulation of human interactions and behaviour in bushfires | Type | Conference Article | ||
| Year | 2019 | Publication | Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response And Management | Abbreviated Journal | Iscram 2019 |
| Volume | Issue | Pages | |||
| Keywords | Multi-agent systems, cognitive agents, GIS, communication, bushfires | ||||
| Abstract | Understanding human behaviour and interactions in risk situations may help to improve crisis management strategies in order to avoid the worst scenarios. In this paper we present a geospatial agent-based model and simulation of human behaviour in bushfires. We have modelled the social interactions between different actors involved in bushfires such as firefighter, police, emergency centre managers and civilians. We use the Belief, Desire and Intention (BDI) architecture to model realistic human behaviour, and the FIPA-ACL standard to model the communications. We use geospatial data to represent the environment in a realistic way. We show how the model has been implemented and how we have unified the communications model and the BDI architecture. Finally, we compare the processing time of two implementations of our model representing a 2D simple and a 3D GIS environment. |
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| Address | Univ. Grenoble Alpes, LIG, F-38000 Grenoble, France | ||||
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| Publisher | Iscram | Place of Publication | Valencia, Spain | Editor | Franco, Z.; González, J.J.; Canós, J.H. |
| Language | English | Summary Language | English | Original Title | |
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| ISSN | 2411-3387 | ISBN | 978-84-09-10498-7 | Medium | |
| Track | T5- Intelligent and Semantic Web Systems | Expedition | Conference | 16th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management (ISCRAM 2019) | |
| Notes | Approved | no | |||
| Call Number | Serial | 1922 | |||
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| Author | Christine M. Newlon; Mark Pfaff; Himalaya Patel; Gert-Jan De Vreede; Karl MacDorman | ||||
| Title | Mega-collaboration: The Inspiration and development of an interface for large-scale disaster response | Type | Conference Article | ||
| Year | 2009 | Publication | ISCRAM 2009 – 6th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management: Boundary Spanning Initiatives and New Perspectives | Abbreviated Journal | ISCRAM 2009 |
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| Keywords | Autonomous agents; Data visualization; Disasters; Equipment testing; Groupware; Information systems; Multi agent systems; Collaboration; Collaboration engineering; Decentralized informations; Large-scale collaboration; Mixed initiative; Social networking applications; ThinkLets; Virtual team; Human resource management | ||||
| Abstract | The need to gather and use decentralized information and resources in responding to disasters demands an integrated interface that can support large-scale collaboration. This paper describes the development of a collaboration tool interface. The tool will surpass existing groupware and social networking applications, providing easy entry, categorization, and visualization of masses of critical data; the ability to form ad-hoc teams with collaboration protocols for negotiated action; and agent-augmented mixed-initiative tracking and coordination of these activities. The paper reports user testing results concerning the data entry interface, emergent leadership, and the directed negotiation process. The paper also discusses planned enhancements, including formalized collaboration engineering and the use of a disaster simulation test bed. | ||||
| Address | IU School of Informatics, United States; Center for Collaboration Science, United States | ||||
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| Publisher | Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management, ISCRAM | Place of Publication | Gothenburg | Editor | J. Landgren, S. Jul |
| Language | English | Summary Language | English | Original Title | |
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| ISSN | 2411-3387 | ISBN | 9789163347153 | Medium | |
| Track | Human-Computer Interaction | Expedition | Conference | 6th International ISCRAM Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management | |
| Notes | Approved | no | |||
| Call Number | Serial | 809 | |||
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| Author | Stijn Oomes; Martijn Neef | ||||
| Title | Scaling-up support for emergency response organizations | Type | Conference Article | ||
| Year | 2005 | Publication | Proceedings of ISCRAM 2005 – 2nd International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management | Abbreviated Journal | ISCRAM 2005 |
| Volume | Issue | Pages | 29-34 | ||
| Keywords | Information systems; Intelligent control; Distributed agents; Emergency response; Incident command systems; Multiple interactions; Organizational information; Scaling-up; Situation awareness; United States of America; Emergency services | ||||
| Abstract | We present the design of an information system that supports the process of scaling-up of emergency response organizations. This process is vital for effective emergency response but tends to go awry in practice. Our proposed system consists of multiple distributed agents that are capable of exchanging organizational information. Each agent assists one part of the organization by visualizing the organization and allowing the user to update the information of its closest collaborators. When the agents communicate, they exchange and merge their organizational representations. The structure of other parts of the organization is updated indirectly through multiple interactions between different agents. We tailor our design to two specific procedures that are in common use today: the Coordinated Regional Incident Response Procedure (GRIP) that is applied in the Netherlands, and the Incident Command System (ICS) that is used in a number of areas in the United States of America. | ||||
| Address | Thales Research and Technology, DECIS, Netherlands; TNO, DECIS, Netherlands | ||||
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| Publisher | Royal Flemish Academy of Belgium | Place of Publication | Brussels | Editor | B. Van de Walle, B. Carle |
| Language | English | Summary Language | English | Original Title | |
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| ISSN | 2411-3387 | ISBN | 9076971099 | Medium | |
| Track | INFORMATION SYSTEMS DESIGN | Expedition | Conference | 2nd International ISCRAM Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management | |
| Notes | Approved | no | |||
| Call Number | Serial | 815 | |||
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| Author | Julio Camarero Puras; Carlos A. Iglesias | ||||
| Title | Disasters2.0. Application of Web2.0 technologies in emergency situations | Type | Conference Article | ||
| Year | 2009 | Publication | ISCRAM 2009 – 6th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management: Boundary Spanning Initiatives and New Perspectives | Abbreviated Journal | ISCRAM 2009 |
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| Keywords | Disaster prevention; Expert systems; Information systems; Intelligent agents; Multi agent systems; Intelligent techniques; Mash-up; Mobile; Rest; Web2.0; Disasters | ||||
| Abstract | This article presents a social approach for disaster management, based on a social portal, so-called Disasters2.0, which provides facilities for integrating and sharing user generated information about disasters. The architecture of Disasters2.0 is designed following REST principles and integrates external mashups, such as Google Maps. This architecture has been consumed with different clients, including a mobile client, a multiagent system for assisting in the decentralized management of disasters, and an expert system for automatic assignment of resources to disasters. As a result, the platform allows seamless collaboration of humans and intelligent agents, and provides a novel web2.0 approach for multiagent and disaster management research. | ||||
| Address | Dpto. Ingeniería de Sistemas Telemáticos, E.T.S.I. Telecomunicación, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain | ||||
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| Publisher | Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management, ISCRAM | Place of Publication | Gothenburg | Editor | J. Landgren, S. Jul |
| Language | English | Summary Language | English | Original Title | |
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| ISSN | 2411-3387 | ISBN | 9789163347153 | Medium | |
| Track | Collaboration and Social Networking | Expedition | Conference | 6th International ISCRAM Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management | |
| Notes | Approved | no | |||
| Call Number | Serial | 857 | |||
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| Author | Volkmar Schau; Christian Erfurth; Gerald Eichler; Steffen Späthe; Wilhelm Rossak | ||||
| Title | Geolocated communication support in rescue management | Type | Conference Article | ||
| Year | 2011 | Publication | 8th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management: From Early-Warning Systems to Preparedness and Training, ISCRAM 2011 | Abbreviated Journal | ISCRAM 2011 |
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| Keywords | Ad hoc networks; Communication; Mobile agents; Mobile devices; Communication support; Efficient communications; Localization; Mass casualty incidents; Mobile software agents; Peer-to-peer communications; Reliable communication; SpeedUp; Information systems | ||||
| Abstract | Efficient communication on base of consistent and up to date information is the key factor to cope with hard rescue missions. With the new generation of mobile devices local peer-to-peer communication in conjunction with geolocated information is promising to improve information's quality. Thereby, the routing of information in ad-hoc networks is very dynamic. This contribution, based on work of the SpeedUp project, analyses protocols and presents an approach which combines mobile software agents, routing in ad-hoc networks, and geolocated information to build up a reliable communication infrastructure. The 2MANS simulator allows efficient graphical model building. Geolocated information will be utilized as a map representation to improve the overall situation for unified rescue forces management. | ||||
| Address | Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Germany; University of Applied Science Jena, Germany; Deutsche Telekom Laboratories, Germany; Navimatix GmbH, Germany | ||||
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| Publisher | Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management, ISCRAM | Place of Publication | Lisbon | Editor | M.A. Santos, L. Sousa, E. Portela |
| Language | English | Summary Language | English | Original Title | |
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| ISSN | 2411-3387 | ISBN | 9789724922478 | Medium | |
| Track | Geographic Information Science | Expedition | Conference | 8th International ISCRAM Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management | |
| Notes | Approved | no | |||
| Call Number | Serial | 918 | |||
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| Author | Volkmar Schau; Sebastian Scharf; Christian Erfurth; Stefan Hellfritzsch; Gerald Eichler; Wilhelm Rossak | ||||
| Title | Simulation of wireless, self-organizingandagent-based dynamic communication scenarios | Type | Conference Article | ||
| Year | 2012 | Publication | ISCRAM 2012 Conference Proceedings – 9th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management | Abbreviated Journal | ISCRAM 2012 |
| Volume | Issue | Pages | |||
| Keywords | Information systems; Mobile agents; Agent-based communication; MANET routing; Mobile data; Self organizations; Simulation; Mobile ad hoc networks | ||||
| Abstract | The inter-disciplinary research project SpeedUp focuses on an IT framework to support communication and collaboration for mobile rescue forces. Starting with the investigation of methods, organizational structures and strategies a separation of the professional and technical (IT) layers is achieved. In most cases rescue activities are highly dynamic, so the choice of a MANET supports best the application of mobile agents and different routing strategies. Using simulation, a number of representative, location-based scenarios are analyzed and evaluated. © 2012 ISCRAM. | ||||
| Address | Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Germany; University of Applied Sciences Jena, Germany; Telekom Innovation Laboratories, Germany | ||||
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| Publisher | Simon Fraser University | Place of Publication | Vancouver, BC | Editor | L. Rothkrantz, J. Ristvej, Z.Franco |
| Language | English | Summary Language | English | Original Title | |
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| ISSN | 2411-3387 | ISBN | 9780864913326 | Medium | |
| Track | Wireless Connectivity Management | Expedition | Conference | 9th International ISCRAM Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management | |
| Notes | Approved | no | |||
| Call Number | Serial | 201 | |||
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| Author | Sebastian Lindner; Hans Betke; Stefan Sackmann | ||||
| Title | Attributes for Simulating Spontaneous On-Site Volunteers | Type | Conference Article | ||
| Year | 2017 | Publication | Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response And Management | Abbreviated Journal | Iscram 2017 |
| Volume | Issue | Pages | 846-856 | ||
| Keywords | spontaneous volunteers; disaster management; simulation; coordination; software agents | ||||
| Abstract | Disaster managers report that several disasters would have turned out on a dramatic scale without spontaneous unaffiliated on-site volunteers (SUV). Since SUVs are usually not integrated in chains of command and behave in a certain pattern of its own, coordination of SUVs becomes a challenge for disaster management. One key to coordination is communication and adequate support by information systems. However, real disasters or field tests are usually too expensive, elaborate, and partly impossible when coordination of SUVs is to be exercised or novel tools and methods must be evaluated. Simulating the SUV's behavior by software-agents is considered a constructive solution, however, the specification of simulation settings is an open research field. Therefore, this paper aims at identifying relevant attributes affecting SUVs behavior by a state-of-the-art literature review, classifying and discussing the attributes. Our results provide a sound basis for defining SUV-agents and performing suitable simulations in the future. | ||||
| Address | Chair of Information Management Martin Luther University, Halle, Germany | ||||
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| Publisher | Iscram | Place of Publication | Albi, France | Editor | Tina Comes, F.B., Chihab Hanachi, Matthieu Lauras, Aurélie Montarnal, eds |
| Language | English | Summary Language | English | Original Title | |
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| ISSN | 2411-3387 | ISBN | Medium | ||
| Track | New Technologies for Crisis Management | Expedition | Conference | 14th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response And Management | |
| Notes | Approved | no | |||
| Call Number | Serial | 2070 | |||
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| Author | J. Renze Steenhuisen; Mathijs M. De Weerdt; Cees Witteveen | ||||
| Title | Enabling agility through coordinating temporally constrained planning agents | Type | Conference Article | ||
| Year | 2007 | Publication | Intelligent Human Computer Systems for Crisis Response and Management, ISCRAM 2007 Academic Proceedings Papers | Abbreviated Journal | ISCRAM 2007 |
| Volume | Issue | Pages | 457-466 | ||
| Keywords | Multi agent systems; Planning; Coordination; Coordination technique; Enabling technologies; Hierarchical organizations; Precedence constraints; Precedence relations; Temporal constraints; Temporal information; Autonomous agents | ||||
| Abstract | In crisis response, hierarchical organizations are being replaced by dynamic assemblies of autonomous agents that promise more agility. However, these autonomous agents might cause a decrease in effectiveness when individually constructed plans for moderately-coupled tasks are not jointly feasible. Existing coordination techniques can be applied in the pre-planning phase to guarantee feasible joint plans for partially-ordered tasks. Temporal relations in crisis response are often more complex than the simple precedence relations in current work. Therefore, we analyze whether temporal information can be dealt with by a conversion to partially-ordered tasks with only precedence constraints. Time windows and two temporal constraints (overlaps and during) can be rewritten in such a way that the task remains partially-ordered. When other temporal constraints (meets, starts, finishes, and equals) are used, tasks become tightly-coupled, requiring coordination in the execution phase as well. This work shows the applicability of pre-planning coordination as an enabling technology for the effective formation of agile organizations. | ||||
| Address | Delft University of Technology, Netherlands | ||||
| Corporate Author | Thesis | ||||
| Publisher | Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management, ISCRAM | Place of Publication | Delft | Editor | B. Van de Walle, P. Burghardt, K. Nieuwenhuis |
| Language | English | Summary Language | English | Original Title | |
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| ISSN | 2411-3387 | ISBN | 9789054874171; 9789090218717 | Medium | |
| Track | IMPR | Expedition | Conference | 4th International ISCRAM Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management | |
| Notes | Approved | no | |||
| Call Number | Serial | 973 | |||
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| Author | Adriaan Ter Mors; Xiaoyu Mao; Nicola Roos; Cees Witteveen; Alfons H. Salden | ||||
| Title | Multi-agent system support for scheduling aircraft de-icing | Type | Conference Article | ||
| Year | 2007 | Publication | Intelligent Human Computer Systems for Crisis Response and Management, ISCRAM 2007 Academic Proceedings Papers | Abbreviated Journal | ISCRAM 2007 |
| Volume | Issue | Pages | 467-478 | ||
| Keywords | Aircraft; Emergency services; Intelligent agents; Multi agent systems; Scheduling; Snow and ice removal; Aircraft deicing; Coordination; Coordination strategy; Decision mechanism; Emergency responders; Emergency situation; Incident Management; Unexpected incidents; Aircraft accidents | ||||
| Abstract | Results from disaster research suggest that methods for coordination between individual emergency responders and organizations should recognize the independence and autonomy of these actors. These actor features are key factors in effective adaptation and improvisation of response to emergency situations which are inherently uncertain. Autonomy and adaptability are also well-known aspects of a multi-agent system (MAS). In this paper we present two MAS strategies that can effectively handle aircraft deicing incidents. These MAS strategies help improve to prevent and reduce e.g. airplane delays at deicing stations due to changing weather conditions or incidents at the station, where aircraft agents adopting pre-made plans that would act on behalf of aircraft pilots or companies, would only create havoc. Herein each agent using its own decision mechanism deliberates about the uncertainty in the problem domain and the preferences (or priorities) of the agents. Furthermore, taking both these issues into account each proposed MAS strategy outperforms a naive first-come, first-served coordination strategy. The simulation results help pilots and companies taking decisions with respect to the scheduling of the aircraft for deicing when unexpected incidents occur: they provide insights in the impacts and means for robust selection of incident-specific strategies on e.g. deicing station delays of (individual) aircraft. | ||||
| Address | Almende B.V., Technische Universiteit Delft, Netherlands; Almende B.V., Universiteit Maastricht, Netherlands; MICC, IKAT, Universiteit Maastricht, Netherlands; EWI, Technische Universiteit Delft, Netherlands; Almende B.V., Netherlands | ||||
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| Publisher | Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management, ISCRAM | Place of Publication | Delft | Editor | B. Van de Walle, P. Burghardt, K. Nieuwenhuis |
| Language | English | Summary Language | English | Original Title | |
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| ISSN | 2411-3387 | ISBN | 9789054874171; 9789090218717 | Medium | |
| Track | IMPR | Expedition | Conference | 4th International ISCRAM Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management | |
| Notes | Approved | no | |||
| Call Number | Serial | 1003 | |||
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