Role of Artificial Intelligence in Crisis and Emergency Management

Artificial intelligence (AI) plays significant role in crisis and emergency management. AI not only can save lives during crisis an emergency, it can further help government officials to formulate strategies for increased safety and resiliency before a disaster strikes. In this paper the benefits of AI technologies in crisis response have been investigated. This study further discusses the role of artificial intelligence technologies such as robotics, ontology and semantic web, and multi-agent systems in crisis response. AI is behind many of the recent advances in technologies for crisis response and management.