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We propose a type of non-cooperative game, termed multi-cluster aggregative game, which is composed of clusters as players, where each cluster consists of collaborative agents with cost functions depending on their own decisions and the…

Multiagent Systems · Computer Science 2023-05-16 Yue Chen , Peng Yi

We study the problem of evacuation planning for natural disasters, focusing on wildfire evacuations. By creating pre-planned evacuation routes that can be updated based on real-time data, we provide an easily adjustable approach to…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-07-10 Steffen Borgwardt , Nicholas Crawford , Drew Horton , Angela Morrison , Emily Speakman

Evacuation is one of the main disaster management solutions to reduce the impact of man-made and natural threats on building occupants. To date, several modern technologies and gamification concepts, e.g. immersive virtual reality and…

Other Computer Science · Computer Science 2018-04-13 Lovreglio Ruggiero

The Jump-Jump game, as a simple yet challenging casual game, provides an ideal testing environment for studying LLM decision-making capabilities. The game requires players to precisely control jumping force based on current position and…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-09-03 Juwu Li

Nonprofit crowdsourcing platforms such as food recovery organizations rely on volunteers to perform time-sensitive tasks. To encourage volunteers to complete a task, platforms use nudging mechanisms to notify a subset of volunteers with the…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2021-08-02 Vahideh Manshadi , Scott Rodilitz

Common knowledge is crucial for safe group coordination. In its absence, humans must rely on shared knowledge, which is inherently limited in depth and therefore prone to coordination failures, because any finite-order knowledge attribution…

Multiagent Systems · Computer Science 2025-11-12 Thomas Bolander , Robin Engelhardt , Thomas S. Nicolet

Excessive smartphone use is now widely considered a personal and societal problem. It is recognized by application and smartphone makers, who provide tools to track the amount of use, set limits, or block certain services at predefined…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2025-10-14 Jaroslaw Domaszewicz , Damian Sienicki , Michal Obirek

Understanding an information forager's actions during interaction is very important for the study of interactive information retrieval. Although information spread in uncertain information space is substantially complex due to the high…

Information Retrieval · Computer Science 2020-08-07 Amit Kumar Jaiswal , Haiming Liu , Ingo Frommholz

In the context of the evacuation of populations, some citizens/volunteers may want and be able to participate in the evacuation of populations in difficulty by coming to lend a hand to emergency/evacuation vehicles with their own vehicles.…

Information Retrieval · Computer Science 2023-06-08 Ngoc Luyen Le , Jinfeng Zhong , Elsa Negre , Marie-Hélène Abel

The advent of 5G networking technologies has increased the expectations from mobile devices, in that, more sophisticated, computationally intense applications are expected to be delivered on the mobile device which are themselves getting…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2016-11-17 S. Eman Mahmoodi , K. P. Subbalakshmi , Vidya Sagar

The development of multi-synchronous decision support systems to facilitate collaboration between diverse users is an emerging field in emergency management. Traditionally, information management for emergency response has been a…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2016-06-03 Adrian Shatte , Jason Holdsworth , Ickjai Lee

One major function of social networks (e.g., massive online social networks) is the dissemination of information such as scientific knowledge, news, and rumors. Information can be propagated by the users of the network via natural…

Computer Science and Game Theory · Computer Science 2010-06-30 Dmitry Zinoviev , Vy Duong , Honggang Zhang

This paper considers a two-player game where each player chooses a resource from a finite collection of options. Each resource brings a random reward. Both players have statistical information regarding the rewards of each resource.…

Computer Science and Game Theory · Computer Science 2023-09-19 Mevan Wijewardena , Michael J. Neely

In the aftermath of large-scale disasters, the scarcity of resources and the paralysis of infrastructure raise severe challenges to effective post-disaster recovery. Efficient coordination between shelters and victims plays a crucial role…

Physics and Society · Physics 2026-01-30 Yu Chen , Genjiu Xu , Sinan Feng , Chaoqian Wang

Task offloading provides a promising way to enhance the capability of the mobile terminal (also called terminal user) that is distributed on network edge and communicates edge clouds with wireless. Generally, there are multiple edge cloud…

Computer Science and Game Theory · Computer Science 2018-12-20 Bo Yang , Zhiyong Li , Wenbin Liu

Equilibrium notions for games with unawareness in the literature cannot be interpreted as steady-states of a learning process because players may discover novel actions during play. In this sense, many games with unawareness are…

Computer Science and Game Theory · Computer Science 2017-07-28 Burkhard C. Schipper

The cognitive load can be used to assess if someone is struggling while performing a task. It can be used in many different situations such as in driving, piloting, studying, playing, working, etc. This information can help to design better…

Graphics · Computer Science 2022-01-19 Olivier Augereau , Gabriel Brocheton , Pedro Paulo Do Prado Neto

Understanding validity of user behaviour in Virtual Environments (VEs) is critical as they are increasingly being used for serious Health and Safety applications such as predicting human behaviour and training in hazardous situations. This…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2019-02-14 Emily Shaw , Tessa Roper , Tommy Nilsson , Glyn Lawson , Sue V. G. Cobb , Daniel Miller

We study a canonical collective action game with incomplete information. Individuals attempt to coordinate to achieve a shared goal, while also facing a temptation to free-ride. Consuming more similar information about the fundamentals can…

General Economics · Economics 2026-04-10 Deepal Basak , Joyee Deb , Aditya Kuvalekar

This paper aims at designing of adaptive framework for supporting collaborative work of different actors in public safety and disaster recovery missions. In such scenarios, firemen and robots interact to each other to reach a common goal;…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2012-03-30 Sakkaravarthi Ramanathan , Aymen Kamoun , Khalil Drira , Christophe Chassot