Sociotechnical simulation and evolutionary algorithm optimization for routing siren vehicles in a water distribution contamination event

Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference, GECCO'11 - Companion Publication

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 543-550

  Shafiee, M Ehsan ^a   Zechman, Emily M ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

agent based modeling; optimization; threat management; water distribution contamination

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AGENT-BASED MODELING; CRISIS MANAGEMENT; DECISION MAKERS; DYNAMIC INTERACTION; FLOW CONDITION; PIPE NETWORKS; PUBLIC HEALTH; ROUTING STRATEGIES; SIMULATION OPTIMIZATION; SOCIOTECHNICAL; TAP WATER; THREAT MANAGEMENT; UTILITY MANAGERS; VIRTUAL CITIES; WATER ACTIVITY; WATER DISTRIBUTION CONTAMINATION; WATER DISTRIBUTION PIPES; WATER DISTRIBUTIONS; WATER SYSTEM;

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTAMINATION; EVOLUTIONARY ALGORITHMS; HEALTH; HEALTH RISKS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MATHEMATICAL OPERATORS; OPTIMIZATION; PIPE; SIGNALING; SIRENS; WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS;

POTABLE WATER;

EID: 80051951886     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1145/2001858.2002046     Document Type: Conference Paper

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