Multi-Agent Systems for e-Health: Recent Projects and Initiatives

Multi-agent systems have been notably contributing to the development of the theory and the practice of high-speed, mission-critical, content-rich, decentralized information systems where mutual interdependencies, dynamic environments, uncertainty, and sophisticated control play a singular role. Multiagent systems can be considered a suitable technology for the development of healthcare applications where the use of loosely coupled and heterogeneous components, the dynamic and distributed management of data and the remote collaboration among users are often considered the most relevant requirements. This paper provides a structured enumeration of the most notable recent attempts to use multi-agent systems for healthcare.