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Transition to autonomous trucks (ATs) is coming, and is expected to create both challenges and opportunities for the driver workforce. This paper presents a novel methodology for identifying viable occupational transitions for truck drivers…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2025-12-02 Alexandra Bratanova , Claire Mason , David Evans , Emma Schleiger , Einat Grimberg , Gavin Walker , Hien Pham , Keeley Bulled

We construct a data-driven model of flows in graphs that captures the essential elements of the movement of workers between jobs in the companies (firms) of entire economic systems such as countries. The model is based on the observation…

Physics and Society · Physics 2023-02-22 Eduardo López , Omar Guerrero , Robert L. Axtell

Artificial Intelligence (AI) will change human work by taking over specific job tasks, but there is a debate which tasks are susceptible to automation, and whether AI will augment or replace workers and affect wages. By combining data on…

General Economics · Economics 2024-04-10 Pelin Ozgul , Marie-Christine Fregin , Michael Stops , Simon Janssen , Mark Levels

Automating complex tasks using robotic systems requires skills for planning, control and execution. This paper proposes a complete robotic system for maintenance automation, which can automate disassembly and assembly operations under…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-08-27 Christian Friedrich , Ralf Gulde , Armin Lechler , Alexander Verl

This paper develops a new framework to analyze the incidence of labor market shocks, focusing on automation and artificial intelligence. Central to our theory is the distance-dependent elasticity of substitution (DIDES), where worker…

General Economics · Economics 2025-11-04 Tianyu Fan

We study the impact of disruptions on road networks, and the recovery process after the disruption is removed from the system. Such disruptions could be caused by vehicle breakdown or illegal parking. We analyze the transient behavior using…

Cellular Automata and Lattice Gases · Physics 2014-05-27 Lele Zhang , Timothy M. Garoni , Jan de Gier

Structural change consists of industrial diversification towards more productive, knowledge intensive activities. However, changes in the productive structure bear inherent links with job creation and income distribution. In this paper, we…

General Economics · Economics 2026-05-13 Bernardo Caldarola , Dario Mazzilli , Aurelio Patelli , Angelica Sbardella

The advance towards higher levels of automation within the field of automated driving is accompanied by increasing requirements for the operational safety of vehicles. Induced by the limitation of computational resources, trade-offs between…

Robotics · Computer Science 2023-02-15 Matti Henning , Jan Strohbeck , Michael Buchholz , Klaus Dietmayer

Although there is a rich literature on the rate of occupational mobility, there are important gaps in understanding patterns of movement among occupations. We employ a network based approach to explore occupational mobility of the Romanian…

Physics and Society · Physics 2012-02-03 Eliza-Olivia Lungu , Ana-Maria Zamfir , Eva Militaru , Cristina Mocanu

Occupations form and evolve faster than classification systems can track. We propose that a genuine occupation is a self-reinforcing structure (a bipartite co-attractor) in which a shared professional vocabulary makes practitioners cohesive…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2026-03-25 David Nordfors

Skills-based matching promises mobility of workers between different sectors and occupations in the labor market. In this case, job seekers can look for jobs they do not yet have experience in, but for which they do have relevant skills.…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2023-07-18 Ajaya Adhikari , Steven Vethman , Daan Vos , Marc Lenz , Ioana Cocu , Ioannis Tolios , Cor J. Veenman

Simulation is widely adopted in the study of modern computer networks. In this context, OMNeT++ provides a set of very effective tools that span from the definition of the network, to the automation of simulation execution and quick result…

Performance · Computer Science 2016-09-16 Antonio Virdis , Carlo Vallati , Giovanni Nardini

This paper introduces the Structural Dissolution Framework to explain how artificial intelligence restructures the coordination architecture of traditional industries. We argue that AI dissolves the boundaries that once separated firms,…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2026-05-01 Chao Li , Chunyi Zhao

Efficient human-machine networks require productive interaction between human and machine actors. In this study, we address how a strengthening of machine agency, for example through increasing levels of automation, affect the human actors…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2017-02-27 Asbjørn Følstad , Vegard Engen , Ida Maria Haugstveit , Brian Pickering

The research and development of intelligent automation solutions is a ground-breaking point for the factory of the future. A promising and challenging mission is the use of autonomous robot systems to automate tasks in the field of…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-08-27 Christian Friedrich , Akos Csiszar , Armin Lechler , Alexander Verl

There is significant concern that technological advances, especially in Robotics and Artificial Intelligence (AI), could lead to high levels of unemployment in the coming decades. Studies have estimated that around half of all current jobs…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2017-06-22 Toby Walsh

Detection and segmentation of moving obstacles, along with prediction of the future occupancy states of the local environment, are essential for autonomous vehicles to proactively make safe and informed decisions. In this paper, we propose…

Robotics · Computer Science 2022-09-28 Maneekwan Toyungyernsub , Esen Yel , Jiachen Li , Mykel J. Kochenderfer

Automated negotiation can be an efficient method for resolving conflict and redistributing resources in a coalition setting. Automated negotiation has already seen increased usage in fields such as e-commerce and power distribution in smart…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2020-04-28 Sam Vente , Angelika Kimmig , Alun Preece , Federico Cerutti

Self-stabilization is a versatile technique to withstand any transient fault in a distributed system. Mobile robots (or agents) are one of the emerging trends in distributed computing as they mimic autonomous biologic entities. The…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2009-09-29 Lélia Blin , Maria Gradinariu Potop-Butucaru , Sébastien Tixeuil

The accelerating displacement of human labor by artificial intelligence (AI) and robotic systems represents a structural transformation whose societal consequences extend far beyond conventional labor market analysis. This paper presents a…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2026-04-02 Richard J. Mitchell