CIF: Small: Strategic Information Provision for the Control of Cyber-Socio-Physical Transportation Networks

CIF：小型：控制网络-社会-物理运输网络的战略信息提供

基本信息

批准号：
2007604
负责人：
Cedric Langbort
金额：
$ 19.93万
依托单位：
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
依托单位国家：
美国
项目类别：
Standard Grant
财政年份：
2020
资助国家：
美国
起止时间：
2020-07-01 至 2023-06-30
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2007604&HistoricalAwards=false
关键词：
CIF Small Strategic Information Provision

项目摘要

Modern transportation networks are systems whose proper operation depends on tight interactions between human, algorithmic, and physical elements and whose regulation (be it to reduce congestion or encourage the use of energy-saving modalities) must thus accordingly involve all components, including mechanisms that target human decision-making. Existing approaches typically either rely on monetary payments (e.g., tolls) or information provision (using, e.g., variable message signs or routing apps) to influence commuters' choices. A major difference between these two types of mechanisms is that the former is strategic (since monetary payments/taxes are computed and implemented with the explicit goal of inducing a particular socially beneficial behavior), while the latter is not (since the information provided is simply a report of the actual state of the road). The goal of this project is to develop tools for the principled design of information provision mechanisms which are adapted to the specific conditions and constraints of such cyber-socio-physical (CSP) systems and actively craft messages to align them with socially efficient outcomes.This research project builds on the existing frameworks of Bayesian Persuasion and Information Design from Economics and uses Control and Information Theory tools, viewpoints, and insights to extend these approaches to the challenging realm of CSP systems in general, and traffic networks in particular. Specifically, this project formulates new models of (1) non-Bayesian and bounded rational decision making occurring in this context and, (2) strategic messaging under non-classical information structure and addresses the corresponding information design problems. The project also (3) develops the necessary tools to incorporate message personalization as a means of introducing informational decoupling without causing disparate impact among commuters.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

现代运输网络是其适当运行的系统，取决于人，算法和身体元素之间的紧密相互作用，其调节（无论是减少拥塞还是鼓励使用节能方式）必须因此涉及所有组成部分，包括针对人类决策的机制。现有方法通常依赖于货币支付（例如通行费）或信息提供（例如，使用，例如，可变消息标志或路由应用程序）来影响通勤者的选择。这两种机制之间的一个主要区别在于，前者是战略性的（因为计算和实施货币支付/税，以明确的目标是引起特定的社会有益行为），而后者则不是（因为所提供的信息只是道路实际状态的报告）。 The goal of this project is to develop tools for the principled design of information provision mechanisms which are adapted to the specific conditions and constraints of such cyber-socio-physical (CSP) systems and actively craft messages to align them with socially efficient outcomes.This research project builds on the existing frameworks of Bayesian Persuasion and Information Design from Economics and uses Control and Information Theory tools, viewpoints, and insights to extend these approaches to the challenging CSP系统的领域，尤其是流量网络。具体而言，该项目制定了（1）在此上下文中发生的（1）非乘式和有限合理决策的新模型，以及（2）在非经典信息结构下进行战略消息，并解决了相应的信息设计问题。该项目还（3）开发了将消息个性化结合起来的必要工具，作为引入信息脱钩的一种手段，而不会在通勤者之间造成不同的影响。该奖项反映了NSF的法定任务，并被认为是值得通过基金会的智力优点和更广泛的审查标准通过评估来进行评估的。