A resource-constrained stochastic scheduling algorithm for homeless street outreach and gleaning edible food

no code implementations • 15 Mar 2024 • Conor M. Artman, Aditya Mate, Ezinne Nwankwo, Aliza Heching, Tsuyoshi Idé, Jiří\, Navrátil, Karthikeyan Shanmugam, Wei Sun, Kush R. Varshney, Lauri Goldkind, Gidi Kroch, Jaclyn Sawyer, Ian Watson

We developed a common algorithmic solution addressing the problem of resource-constrained outreach encountered by social change organizations with different missions and operations: Breaking Ground -- an organization that helps individuals experiencing homelessness in New York transition to permanent housing and Leket -- the national food bank of Israel that rescues food from farms and elsewhere to feed the hungry.

Scheduling Thompson Sampling