# SimDem A Multi-agent Simulation Environment to Model Persons with Dementia and their Assistance

arXiv: https://arxiv.org/abs/2107.05346 · HTML: https://mlsanity.com/paper/2107.05346/

## Key facts

- Cited by 1 papers in the map (data through 14 Oct 2026).
- Builds on 1 of its 23 references that are in the map.
- First posted on arXiv 12 Jul 2021.

## Builds on (most cited first, 1 of 1)

- [Wayfinding and cognitive maps for pedestrian models](https://mlsanity.com/paper/1602.01971/) (2016)

## Built on by (most cited first, 1 of 1)

- [Towards Measuring Ethicality of an Intelligent Assistive System](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2303.03929/) (2023)

## Abstract (arXiv)

Developing artificial intelligence based assistive systems to aid Persons with Dementia (PwD) requires large amounts of training data. However, data collection poses ethical, legal, economic, and logistic issues. Synthetic data generation tools, in this regard, provide a potential solution. However, we believe that already available such tools do not adequately reflect cognitive deficiencies in behavior simulation. To counter these issues we propose a simulation model (SimDem ) that primarily focuses on cognitive impairments suffered by PwD and can be easily configured and adapted by the users to model and evaluate assistive solutions.