Vast amounts of life sciences data are scattered around the world in the form of a variety of
heterogeneous data sources. The need to be able to co-relate relevant information is …

This article proposes considered futures for the use of simulation as a problem solving
technique within healthcare settings. Using a synthesis of trends identified by a selection of …

Knowledge-based systems (KBS) and intelligent computing systems have been used in the
medical planning, diagnosis and treatment. The KBS consists of rule-based reasoning …

Today, the growth of the aging population in Europe needs an increasing number of health
care professionals and facilities for aged persons. Medical telemonitoring at home (and …

Pervasive environments generate large quantities of data, originating from backend servers,
portable devices, and wireless mobile sensors. Pervasive sensing devices that monitor …

Mobile agent technology is emanating as a new paradigm in the area of distributed and
mobile computing, and has been engaged in many areas from network management tasks …

Because of recent advances in wireless communication technologies, the world of mobile
computing is flourishing with a variety of applications. In this study, we present an integrated …

This paper explores the treatment of intelligent agents as innovations. Past writings in the
area of intelligent agents focus on the technical merits and internal workings of agent-based …

This paper instigates a discourse on the unplanned effects of intelligent agents in the context
of their use on the Internet. By utilizing a social informatics framework as a lens of analysis …

Recent research topics in healthcare including intelligent decision support services, expert
medical services and autonomous management are based on multi-agent systems. The …