Statistically Distinct Plans for Multi-Objective Task Assignment

We study the problem of finding statistically distinct plans for stochastic task assignment problems such as online multi-robot pickup and delivery (MRPD) when facing multiple competing objectives. In many real-world settings robot fleets do not only need to fulfil delivery requests, but also have to consider auxiliary objectives such as...

Elastic FemtoCaching: Scale, Cache, and Route

The advent of elastic Content Delivery Networks (CDNs) enable Content Providers (CPs) to lease cache capacity on demand and at different cloud and edge locations in order to enhance the quality of their services. This article addresses key challenges in this context, namely how to invest an available budget in cache space in order to match...