Researchers have developed SMaRT, a new algorithm designed for online resource assignment, particularly for mediating cases within the Kenyan judicial system. This algorithm addresses challenges such as unknown mediator quality, soft capacity constraints, and a high-dimensional state space involving over 2000 mediators and numerous case types and geographic locations. SMaRT utilizes a quadratic programming formulation for assignment and a multi-agent bandit framework for learning, demonstrating superior performance compared to baseline methods on both simulated and real-world data. AI
IMPACT This research could improve efficiency in judicial systems by optimizing resource allocation for mediation services.
RANK_REASON The cluster contains an academic paper detailing a new algorithm and its application. [lever_c_demoted from research: ic=1 ai=0.4]
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