Collaborative Decision Networks (CDN)

Objective

• System of Systems Objectives
  • Harmonizing
  • Integrating
  • Aggregating/Disaggregating
• Transformation
  • Data >> Information >> Knowledge >> Decision
• Dynamic visibility of information across distributed information network (external and internal data)
• Just-In-Time philosophy of information
• Error detection based on intelligent agents and protocols

Methodology

• Smart Alert System based on Multi-Agent technology
• Coordination/Task Administration Protocols
• Open source, Java and XML-based architecture to support distributed agent-based applications

Recent organizations involved

IBM, INDOT, Kimberly-Clark Corp.

Sample Publications

Nof, S. Y. (2007). Collaborative control theory for e-Work, e-Production, and e-Service, Annual Reviews in Control, 31(2), pp. 281-292.

Baramuli, A., Yoon, S. and Nof, S. Y. (2008). Early error and conflict detection in TCP system, PRISM Research Memorandum, Industrial Engineering, Purdue University.

Contact

Hoo Sang Ko (ko0@purdue.edu)