Algorithmic Management for Improving Collective Productivity in Crowdsourcing

Han Yu, Chunyan Miao, Yiqiang Chen, Simon Fauvel, Xiaoming Li & Victor R. Lesser

Scientific Reports 7, Article number: 12541 (2017) doi:10.1038/s41598-017-12757-x Keywords: Applied mathematics, Nonlinear phenomena

Full paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-017-12757-x

Abstract Crowdsourcing systems are complex not only because of the huge number of potential strategies for assigning workers to tasks, but also due to . . . → Read More: Algorithmic Management for Improving Collective Productivity in Crowdsourcing

A dataset of human decision-making in teamwork management

Han Yu, Zhiqi Shen, Chunyan Miao, Cyril Leung, Yiqiang Chen, Simon Fauvel, Jun Lin, Lizhen Cui, Zhengxiang Pan & Qiang Yang

Scientific Data 4, Article number: 160127 (2017) doi:10.1038/sdata.2016.127 Keywords: Computational science, Decision making

Full paper: http://www.nature.com/articles/sdata2016127

Abstract Today, most endeavours require teamwork by people with diverse skills and characteristics. In managing teamwork, decisions . . . → Read More: A dataset of human decision-making in teamwork management

Mitigating Herding in Hierarchical Crowdsourcing Networks

Han Yu, Chunyan Miao, Cyril Leung, Yiqiang Chen, Simon Fauvel, Victor R. Lesser & Qiang Yang

Scientific Reports 6, Article number: 4 (2016) doi:10.1038/s41598-016-0011-6 Keywords: Complex networks, Nonlinear phenomena

Abstract Hierarchical crowdsourcing networks (HCNs) provide a useful mechanism for social mobilization. However, spontaneous evolution of the complex resource allocation dynamics can lead to undesirable herding . . . → Read More: Mitigating Herding in Hierarchical Crowdsourcing Networks