Ranked Prioritization of Groups in Combinatorial Bandit Allocation. (arXiv:2205.05659v1 [cs.AI])

Web: http://arxiv.org/abs/2205.05659

Preventing poaching through ranger patrols protects endangered wildlife,
directly contributing to the UN Sustainable Development Goal 15 of life on
land. Combinatorial bandits have been used to allocate limited patrol
resources, but existing approaches overlook the fact that each location is home
to multiple species in varying proportions, so a patrol benefits each species
to differing degrees. When some species are more vulnerable, we ought to offer
more protection to these animals; unfortunately, existing combinatorial bandit
approaches do not offer …

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