AgentC: agent-based system for securing maritime transit

Recent rise in maritime piracy prompts the search for novel techniques for addressing the problem. We therefore developed AgentC, a prototype system that demonstrates how agent-based traffic management techniques can be used to improve the security of transit through piracy-affected areas. Combining agent-based modeling and simulation of maritime traffic and novel route planning and vessel scheduling techniques, the system shows the promising potential of agent-based methods for increasing maritime security. Categories and Subject Descriptors I.2.11 [Artificial Intelligence]: Distributed Artificial Intelligence—multiagent systems General Terms Algorithms Keywords agent-based modeling, simulation, game theory, scheduling, routing, security, maritime piracy

• Type: Journal
• Year: 2011
• Where: ATAL
• Authors: Michal Jakob, Ondrej Vanek, Branislav Bosanský, Ondrej Hrstka, Michal Pechoucek
• Keywords: ATAL 2011, Intelligent Agents, Maritime Piracy, Prototype System, Simulation Game