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Abstract
Ant colonies, tracking tornadoes using next generation radars and healthcare costs all are systemic or aggregate outputs of ensembles of distributed decisionmakers. Coordinating and aggregating actions of multiple decision-makers improve the overall system performance poses several challenges. This seminar focuses on two fundamental issues related to such systems, namely distributed coordination and designing incentives. Distributed coordination is framed in the context of resource allocation in sensor networks for tracking targets as a multi-linked bargaining market. We discuss a set of bargaining strategies and present a distributed fixed-point method that allows efficient (real-time) computation of the equilibrium solution. The discussion on incentives is presented in the context of the healthcare system where multiple decision-makers often have conflicting objectives leading to additional costs. We present a multilateral contract mechanism between insurers, providers and consumers in the healthcare system that induces preventive actions and reduces overall systemic costs.
Publication Date
25 Apr 2016
Presentation Date
25 Apr 2016
Publisher
Missouri University of Science and Technology
Source Publication Title
Spring 2016 - Bernard Sarchet Graduate Seminar Series
Recommended Citation
Deshmukh, Abhi, "On Ants, Tornadoes and Healthcare Costs" (2016). Engineering Management and Systems Engineering Videos. 67.
https://scholarsmine.mst.edu/engman_syseng_videos/67
Rights
© 2016 Missouri University of Science and Technology, All rights reserved.
Document Type
Video - Course materials
Document Version
Final Version
File Type
movingimage
Language
English
