A key activity in emergency management is planning and preparation for disaster. If the right
safety measures are implemented beforehand, harmful effects can be significantly mitigated …

This paper investigates the challenges faced in designing an integrated information platform
for emergency response management and uses the Beijing Olympic Games as a case study …

Offshore emergency conditions are dynamic in nature and personnel on board are
challenged with high risk, time pressure, uncertainty, and the complexity of the situation. This …

Biases influence the decisions people make in everyday life, even if they are unaware of it.
The current study investigates the extent bias behavior transfers into social interactions in …

Multi-agent systems (MAS) have been advocated as the natural solution to real-world
problems that necessitate some form of decentralised control within dynamic and uncertain …

Abstract PLAN C, an Agent-Based Model platform for urban disaster simulation and
emergency planning, features a variety of reality-based agents interacting on a realistic city …

In this paper we report results of an extensive evaluation of people's ability to reproduce the
strategies they use in simple real-life settings. Having the ability to reliably capture people's …

Grid computing enables transparent access to shared and/or idle computing, storage, and
network resources anywhere, anytime, to any grid user with guaranteed Quality of Service …

The journey of PhD has been a journey of personal discovery. Though a phase of this long
journey is over, the journey for knowledge and wisdom continues. As I begin my next …

The purpose of the research is to investigate agent-based approaches to virtual crowd
simulation. Crowds are ubiquitous and are becoming an increasingly common phenomena …