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Despite their use for modeling traffic in ports and regional waters, multi-agent simulations have not yet been applied to model maritime traffic on a global scale. We therefore propose a fully agent-based, data-driven model of global maritime traffic, focusing primarily on modeling transit through piracy-affected waters. The model employs finite state machines to represent the behavior of several classes of vessels and can accurately replicate global shipping patterns and approximate real-world distribution of pirate attacks. We apply the model to the problem of optimizing the Gulf of Aden group transit. The results demonstrate the usefulness of agent-based modeling for evaluating and improving operational counter-piracy policies and measures.
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Vaněk, O., Jakob, M., Hrstka, O., Pěchouček, M. (2012). Using Multi-agent Simulation to Improve the Security of Maritime Transit. In: Villatoro, D., Sabater-Mir, J., Sichman, J.S. (eds) Multi-Agent-Based Simulation XII. MABS 2011. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 7124. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-28400-7_4
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