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An HLA-based multiagent system for optimized resource allocation after strong earthquakes

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WSC '06: Proceedings of the 38th conference on Winter simulation

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Published: 03 December 2006 Publication History

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In this paper the author presents a distributed simulation system for disaster response activities based on the High Level Architecture (HLA). This simulation system focuses on resource management issues including the allocation of scarce response resources to operational areas and it consists of three major components: (1) simulators for the disaster environment, e.g., simulators for damages, casualties and fire spread, (2) simulators for the operations of personnel and technical equipment and (3) some auxiliary simulators. A Multiagent System which models resource allocation tasks within an Emergency Operation Center (EOC) is linked to this simulation. This paper describes the overall architecture of the system and presents some results based on a prototype implementation.

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Fiedrich FBurghardt P(2007)Agent-based systems for disaster managementCommunications of the ACM10.1145/1226736.122676350:3(41-42)Online publication date: 1-Mar-2007
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/1226736.1226763

An HLA-based multiagent system for optimized resource allocation after strong earthquakes
1. Computing methodologies
  1. Artificial intelligence
    1. Distributed artificial intelligence

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WSC '06: Proceedings of the 38th conference on Winter simulation

December 2006

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ISBN:1424405017

Editors:
L. Felipe Perrone
Bucknell University
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Barry G. Lawson
University of Richmond
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Jason Liu
Colorado School of Mines
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Frederick P. Wieland
Sensis Corporation
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David Nicol
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
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College of Computing, Georgia Tech

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Hiroi KInoue TAkashi KYumura TMiyachi THironaka HKanno HShinoda YHarle RFarrahi KLane N(2019)ARIAAdjunct Proceedings of the 2019 ACM International Joint Conference on Pervasive and Ubiquitous Computing and Proceedings of the 2019 ACM International Symposium on Wearable Computers10.1145/3341162.3343823(284-287)Online publication date: 9-Sep-2019
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3341162.3343823
Chu TDrogoul ABoucher AJucker J(2010)Towards a methodology for the participatory design of agent-based modelsProceedings of the 13th international conference on Principles and Practice of Multi-Agent Systems10.1007/978-3-642-25920-3_31(428-442)Online publication date: 12-Nov-2010
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1007/978-3-642-25920-3_31
Fiedrich FBurghardt P(2007)Agent-based systems for disaster managementCommunications of the ACM10.1145/1226736.122676350:3(41-42)Online publication date: 1-Mar-2007
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/1226736.1226763

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