Using Multi-agent Systems to Manage Community Care

Martin D. Beer; Richard Hill

doi:10.1007/11893004_157

Using Multi-agent Systems to Manage Community Care

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This paper discusses the evolution of the INCA demonstrator through a number of re-implementations that have investigated the applicability of various aspects of multi-agent technology to the management of Community Care. The latest experiences are described, making full use of the latest developments in semantic agents to provide a richer, more rigorous and highly scalable implementation than the previous demonstrators. This is presented in the context of a simulated real-world environment, based on knowledge of the actual operational environment within which the fully deployed agents would be expected to work. In particular the grouping of different communities of agents so that scalable solutions can be fully implemented and rigorously tested. So for example the agents that one would normally expect within a single household, including the home unit and the associated sensors, alarms etc. are treated as one group, and a care provider and the associated carers also. Not only does this reduce the communications overhead but also leads to simplifications in implementation as each class of agent only needs to be implemented once and individual instances are characterized by initial configurations and their interactions with their peers.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Knowledge-Based Intelligent Information and Engineering Systems
Subtitle of host publication	10th International Conference, KES 2006, Bournemouth, UK, October 9-11, 2006. Proceedings, Part II
Editors	Bogdan Gabrys, Robert J. Howlett, Lakhmi C. Jain
Publisher	Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Pages	1240-1247
Number of pages	8
Edition	2006
ISBN (Electronic)	9783540465393
ISBN (Print)	3540465375, 9783540465379
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/11893004_157
Publication status	Published - 27 Sep 2006
Externally published	Yes
Event	10th International Conference on Knowledge-Based and Intelligent Information and Engineering Systems - Bournemouth, United Kingdom Duration: 9 Oct 2006 → 11 Oct 2006 Conference number: 10

Publication series

Name	Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume	4252 LNAI - II
ISSN (Print)	0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)	1611-3349

Conference

Conference	10th International Conference on Knowledge-Based and Intelligent Information and Engineering Systems
Abbreviated title	KES 2006
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
City	Bournemouth
Period	9/10/06 → 11/10/06

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Beer, M. D., & Hill, R. (2006). Using Multi-agent Systems to Manage Community Care. In B. Gabrys, R. J. Howlett, & L. C. Jain (Eds.), Knowledge-Based Intelligent Information and Engineering Systems: 10th International Conference, KES 2006, Bournemouth, UK, October 9-11, 2006. Proceedings, Part II (2006 ed., pp. 1240-1247). (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 4252 LNAI - II). Springer Berlin Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/11893004_157

Beer, Martin D. ; Hill, Richard. / Using Multi-agent Systems to Manage Community Care. Knowledge-Based Intelligent Information and Engineering Systems: 10th International Conference, KES 2006, Bournemouth, UK, October 9-11, 2006. Proceedings, Part II. editor / Bogdan Gabrys ; Robert J. Howlett ; Lakhmi C. Jain. 2006. ed. Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2006. pp. 1240-1247 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)).

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Beer, MD & Hill, R 2006, Using Multi-agent Systems to Manage Community Care. in B Gabrys, RJ Howlett & LC Jain (eds), Knowledge-Based Intelligent Information and Engineering Systems: 10th International Conference, KES 2006, Bournemouth, UK, October 9-11, 2006. Proceedings, Part II. 2006 edn, Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), vol. 4252 LNAI - II, Springer Berlin Heidelberg, pp. 1240-1247, 10th International Conference on Knowledge-Based and Intelligent Information and Engineering Systems, Bournemouth, United Kingdom, 9/10/06. https://doi.org/10.1007/11893004_157

Using Multi-agent Systems to Manage Community Care. / Beer, Martin D.; Hill, Richard.

Knowledge-Based Intelligent Information and Engineering Systems: 10th International Conference, KES 2006, Bournemouth, UK, October 9-11, 2006. Proceedings, Part II. ed. / Bogdan Gabrys; Robert J. Howlett; Lakhmi C. Jain. 2006. ed. Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2006. p. 1240-1247 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 4252 LNAI - II).

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Beer MD, Hill R. Using Multi-agent Systems to Manage Community Care. In Gabrys B, Howlett RJ, Jain LC, editors, Knowledge-Based Intelligent Information and Engineering Systems: 10th International Conference, KES 2006, Bournemouth, UK, October 9-11, 2006. Proceedings, Part II. 2006 ed. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. 2006. p. 1240-1247. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)). doi: 10.1007/11893004_157

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