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Almende is a research company specialized in information communication technologies, mechanisms and networks which support self-organization within so-called hybrid agent networks: humans and computers working together in one system.

Software agents form the Almende heart of organizing networks. Agents ideally allow for bottom-up modeling of actors and organizations. Be it humans in networks of people, things in networks of entities, or states of the world within sensor networks.

Almende’s principal activities include fundamental and applied research. Participation in European and national research projects enable Almende to investigate feedback, escalation and (dynamic) learning mechanisms using an in-house developed multi-agent platform called CHAP (Common Hybrid Agent Platform).

Newly acquired multi-agent technologies from fundamental research are implemented in applied research projects. Validation and extending of these technologies in the practice of different domains (e.g. logistics, health care, and security) in cooperation with experts from the field is crucial.    

Spin-offs as part of Almende Investments are created once technologies have proven their functionality and value in practice. A maximum synergy between Almende and the spin-off is achieved: spin-offs focus on tailoring and improving the practical specifications of its application for customers, and Almende focuses on the research aspects of its application.

 


Latest News

January 2010

Almende wraps up in ICIS project

ICIS logoThe ICIS Final Event of January 26th proved a worthy ending of this five-year BSIK program. ICIS aimed to develop better techniques for making complex information systems more intelligent and supportive in decision making situations. Almende presented its contributions on an architecture for hybrid actor agent networks and SENZORG ... Read more

 

January 2010

Almende's best wishes for 2010!

logo FIT4GreenAlmende would like to wish everyone a happy 2010! For Almende, this year means the start of three new projects. One of these is the FP7 project FIT4Green. This project aims at ICT energy reduction. It does that by creating an energy-aware layer of plug-ins for IT data centre automation  frameworks. Two other new projects - as mentioned DELIVER and SUPPORT - focus on the improvement of logistic planning. ... Read more

 

December 2009

New research projects aim at 'advanced logistics'

image SUPPORT websiteThe upcoming new year for Almende means the beginning of new research projects. Two of these projects focus specifically on the domain of logistics. Both projects, DELIVER and SUPPORT, aim to improve the planning and matching within complex logistic networks. DELIVER is a Eureka innovation project coordinated by Almende. The second project, SUPPORT, aims to support and strengthen the logistic networks around the Port of Rotterdam. ... Read more