Grupo de Ingeniería de Servicios Telemáticos Telematic Services Engineering Group Role of Multiagent System on Minimalist Infrastructure for Service Provisioning in Ad-Hoc Networks for Emergencies Juan R. Velasco, Miguel A. López-Carmona, Marifeli Sedano, Mercedes Garijo, David Larrabeiti, María Calderón

Spanish I+D+i funding  Technical University of Madrid, University Carlos III of Madrid and University of Alcalá  Minimalist Infrastructure for the provision of services in ad-hoc networks  Provision of services in scenarios lacking a fixed communications infrastructure  Cooperation of humans and electronic devices (computers, sensors/actors, robots, intelligent nodes, etc) is paramount.  Emergency management in catastrophes  Forest fire  Terrorist attack  Earthquake IMPROVISA Project

Ad-hoc networks IMPROVISA Project Volunteer Fire fighters Team Fire fighters Team HOSPITAL Ambulance Hospital Police Civil services Emergency 112 Fire fighters Chief Watch Tower Ad-hoc Network Data lines Police

IMPROVISA main domains  Intelligent routing  Security  Ad-hoc semantic network  Multilayer-multipath video distribution IMPROVISA Project

Intelligent Routing  Sending messages between non-interconnected ad- hoc networks IMPROVISA Agents

Security  Ad-hoc networks are more vulnerable than wired networks  Wireless technology  Open and dynamically changing topology  Lack of centralized control points  Special risks in emergency-support scenarios  Main concerns: key distribution and intrusion detection  Traditional centralized approaches not applicable  Need a highly decentralized, autonomous and adaptive solution  Agent-based security framework (confidentiality, authentication...)  Agent- based cooperative IDS IMPROVISA Agents

An ad-hoc semantic network  Agent-based intelligent level to support an ad-hoc semantic network  Devices that form an ad-hoc network (personal devices, car PCs, etc.) need to discover services  Water level, free beds at hospital, oxygen, etc.  With one or more UDDIs in the network  Distributed service location  With no UDDI  Agent context knowledge IMPROVISA Agents

Multilayer-multipath video distribution  Video images need to be transmitted  We will use a multilayer-multipath approach  Video information is divided in layers  Not all layers are needed  Different layers travel through different paths  Multi-agent systems may be used to support path decision IMPROVISA Agents

Conclusions  We propose the use of ad-hoc networks, formed by personal devices, car PC’s… and some fixed lines to contact external services (hospital, police headquarters, etc.)  Multi-agent systems will be used to provide most of the main needs of the project  Intelligent information routing  Security  Service discovery  Video transmision IMPROVISA Project

Grupo de Ingeniería de Servicios Telemáticos Telematic Services Engineering Group Role of Multiagent System on Minimalist Infrastructure for Service Provisioning in Ad-Hoc Networks for Emergencies Miguel A. López-Carmona