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Collaboration and self-organization are hallmarks of many biological systems. We present the design for an intelligent decision support system that employs these characteristics: it works through a collaborative, self-organizing network of intelligent agents. Developed for the realm of Marine Safety and Security, the goal of the system is to assist in the management of a complex array of resources in both a routine and emergency role. Notably, this system must be able to handle a dynamic environment and the existence of uncertainty. The decentralized control structure of a collaborative self-organizing system reinforces its adaptiveness, robustness and scalability in critical situations.
The work presented here is funded by MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA) and NSERC under Collaborative R&D Grant No. 342503-06.
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Glässer, U., Jackson, P., Araghi, A.K., Wehn, H., Shahir, H.Y. (2010). A Collaborative Decision Support Model for Marine Safety and Security Operations. In: Hinchey, M., et al. Distributed, Parallel and Biologically Inspired Systems. DIPES BICC 2010 2010. IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology, vol 329. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-15234-4_26
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