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A new disaster recovery algorithm prioritizes fairness in aid delivery

When natural disasters or extreme weather events hit, delivering aid quickly and efficiently to those affected is crucial. Humanitarian relief efforts commonly rely on the combination of trucks and ...
IEEE

Enhancement in Optimal Resource-Based Data Transmission Over LPWAN Using a Deep Adaptive Reinforcement Learning Model Aided by Novel Remora With Lotus Effect Optimization Algorithm

Abstract: Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN) are adopting low-power wide area networks (LPWAN), such as long-range (LoRa) wide area networks, to increase communication standards. LoRa has been used to ...
IEEE

Distributed Mismatch Tracking Algorithm for Constraint-Coupled Resource Allocation: Optimality and Differential Privacy

Abstract: This article considers constraint-coupled distributed resource allocation problems (DRAPs), where each agent holds a private cost function and obtains the solution via only local ...
The Globe and Mail

Quebec’s advance-request MAID program offers a complicated example for other jurisdictions

Sandra Demontigny, a 46-year-old mother of three from Lévis, Que., was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease eight years ago. Her father had also had Alzheimer’s, his mind slipping until his eventual ...