A Tool for Training and Assistance in Emergency Response Planning

Author

Tecuci, Gheorghe ; Boicu, Mihai ; Hajduk, Thomas ; Marcu, Dorin ; Barbulescu, Marcel ; Boicu, Cristina ; Le, Vu

Author_Institution

Learning Agents Center, George Mason Univ., Fairfax, VA

fYear

2007

fDate

Jan. 2007

Firstpage

23

Lastpage

23

Abstract

This paper presents research on developing a new type of software tool for training and assisting the personnel in emergency response planning. The tool, called Disciple-VPT, would include a library of virtual planning experts, each with a certain level of expertise (such as basic, intermediate or advanced) in one of the 15 emergency support functions defined by the US national response plan. Disciple-VPT can be used in a variety of training exercises where responders learn from virtual experts how to collaborate in emergency response planning. The development of Disciple-VPT is facilitated by the Disciple-VE learning agent shell that can be taught by a subject matter expert how to plan, trough examples and explanations, in a way that is similar to how the expert would teach an apprentice

Keywords

computer based training; emergency services; expert systems; learning (artificial intelligence); libraries; multi-agent systems; planning (artificial intelligence); software tools; virtual reality; Disciple-VE learning agent; Disciple-VPT software tool; US national response plan; emergency response planning; emergency support functions; personnel assistance; subject matter expert; virtual planning experts; Collaboration; Disaster management; Fires; Personnel; Propellants; Rain; Software libraries; Software tools; Temperature; Weather forecasting;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

System Sciences, 2007. HICSS 2007. 40th Annual Hawaii International Conference on

Conference_Location

Waikoloa, HI

ISSN

1530-1605

Electronic_ISBN

1530-1605

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/HICSS.2007.42

Filename

4076415