A team-based multitask data acquisition scheme under time constraints in mobile crowd sensing

Mobile Crowd Sensing (MCS) typically assigns sensing tasks in the same target area to many participants considering data quality and the diversity of sensing devices. However, participant selection is based on the individual in many research. The efficiency of individual recruitment is low. Individu...

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Main Authors: Zhaohua Zheng, Zhaobin Qin, Keqiu Li, Tie Qiu
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Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2022-12-01
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09540091.2022.2043825
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description Mobile Crowd Sensing (MCS) typically assigns sensing tasks in the same target area to many participants considering data quality and the diversity of sensing devices. However, participant selection is based on the individual in many research. The efficiency of individual recruitment is low. Individuals need higher transportation costs to go to the task location alone, and the data quality perceived by individuals is difficult to guarantee. This paper proposes a team-based multitask data acquisition scheme under time constraints to address these challenges. The scheme optimised the number of participants, traffic cost, and data quality and designed four team-based multitask allocation algorithms under time constraints in the MCS: T-RandomTeam, T-MostTeam, T-RandomMITeam, and T-MostMITeam. The team size is associated with the number of participants required for the first task or the vehicle capacity to perform the task. We conducted extensive experiments based on a real large-scale dataset to evaluate the four algorithms' performances compared to two baseline algorithms (T-Random and T-most). The efficiency of the four algorithms has been significantly improved by team recruitment. The transportation cost can be multiplicatively reduced by carpooling. Data quality can be improved by at least 2% through reputation screening and team members' communication.
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spelling doaj-art-c6fb3251a3ed4d75a534e1c4dda8fbc52025-08-20T03:05:09ZengTaylor & Francis GroupConnection Science0954-00911360-04942022-12-013411119114510.1080/09540091.2022.20438252043825A team-based multitask data acquisition scheme under time constraints in mobile crowd sensingZhaohua Zheng0Zhaobin Qin1Keqiu Li2Tie Qiu3Tianjin UniversityHainan UniversityTianjin UniversityTianjin UniversityMobile Crowd Sensing (MCS) typically assigns sensing tasks in the same target area to many participants considering data quality and the diversity of sensing devices. However, participant selection is based on the individual in many research. The efficiency of individual recruitment is low. Individuals need higher transportation costs to go to the task location alone, and the data quality perceived by individuals is difficult to guarantee. This paper proposes a team-based multitask data acquisition scheme under time constraints to address these challenges. The scheme optimised the number of participants, traffic cost, and data quality and designed four team-based multitask allocation algorithms under time constraints in the MCS: T-RandomTeam, T-MostTeam, T-RandomMITeam, and T-MostMITeam. The team size is associated with the number of participants required for the first task or the vehicle capacity to perform the task. We conducted extensive experiments based on a real large-scale dataset to evaluate the four algorithms' performances compared to two baseline algorithms (T-Random and T-most). The efficiency of the four algorithms has been significantly improved by team recruitment. The transportation cost can be multiplicatively reduced by carpooling. Data quality can be improved by at least 2% through reputation screening and team members' communication.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09540091.2022.2043825mobile crowd sensingmultitask allocationparticipant selectionteam formationtransportation costdata quality
spellingShingle Zhaohua Zheng
Zhaobin Qin
Keqiu Li
Tie Qiu
A team-based multitask data acquisition scheme under time constraints in mobile crowd sensing
Connection Science
mobile crowd sensing
multitask allocation
participant selection
team formation
transportation cost
data quality
title A team-based multitask data acquisition scheme under time constraints in mobile crowd sensing
title_full A team-based multitask data acquisition scheme under time constraints in mobile crowd sensing
title_fullStr A team-based multitask data acquisition scheme under time constraints in mobile crowd sensing
title_full_unstemmed A team-based multitask data acquisition scheme under time constraints in mobile crowd sensing
title_short A team-based multitask data acquisition scheme under time constraints in mobile crowd sensing
title_sort team based multitask data acquisition scheme under time constraints in mobile crowd sensing
topic mobile crowd sensing
multitask allocation
participant selection
team formation
transportation cost
data quality
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09540091.2022.2043825
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