Combinatorial optimization: algorithms and complexity
Combinatorial optimization: algorithms and complexity
Swarm intelligence: from natural to artificial systems
Swarm intelligence: from natural to artificial systems
An extension of the Munkres algorithm for the assignment problem to rectangular matrices
Communications of the ACM
Introduction to Algorithms
Energy-Efficient Communication Protocol for Wireless Microsensor Networks
HICSS '00 Proceedings of the 33rd Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences-Volume 8 - Volume 8
Solving Distributed Constraint Optimization Problems Using Cooperative Mediation
AAMAS '04 Proceedings of the Third International Joint Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems - Volume 1
Experiences creating three implementations of the repast agent modeling toolkit
ACM Transactions on Modeling and Computer Simulation (TOMACS)
CTS '06 Proceedings of the International Symposium on Collaborative Technologies and Systems
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Natural, technological and man-made disasters are typically followed by chaos that results from an inadequate overall response. Three separate levels of coordination are addressed in the mitigation and preparedness phase of disaster management where environmental conditions are slowly changing: (1) communication and transportation infrastructure, (2) monitoring and assessment tools, (3) collaborative tools and services for information sharing. However, the nature of emergencies is to be unpredictable. Toward that end, a fourth level of coordination --- distributed resource/role allocation algorithms of first responders, mobile workers, aid supplies and victims --- addresses the dynamic environmental conditions of the response phase during an emergency. A tiered peer-to-peer system architecture could combine those different levels of coordination to address the changing needs of disaster management. We describe in this paper the architecture of such a tiered peer-to-peer agent-based coordination decision support system for disaster management and response and the applicable coordination algorithms including ATF, a novel, self-organized algorithm for adaptive team formation.