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sync

Always in sync for humanity

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What do we bring to the table?

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Sync: a bottom-up perspective

 

 Resource request agents

 Regional reporting agents

 Humanitarian workers, citizens, volunteers

NGO/Gov. routing agent

Decentralized reporting

Autonomous 

upstream reporting

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sync

Why does it matter?

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Get unified & efficient disaster relief response with multi-agent system

 Understanding risks and uncertainty

Aggregation of local knowledge & resources

Effective communication

& augment decision-making

Capacity for self organization & flexibility

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Even as we were busy hacking..

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… 4 days response time

"It’s unconscionable how long it takes for help to arrive. Our FEMA trailers did not arrive here until ...10 months after the disaster."

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high impact on other life quality factors

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sync

How we do it: 

Multi-Agent System

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Tools of choice

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References

Miller Rebecca K., Mach Katharine J. (2022) Roles and experiences of non-governmental organisations in wildfire response and recovery. International Journal of Wildland Fire 31, 46-55.

Sopha, Bertha Maya and Anna Maria Sri Asih. “Human resource allocation for humanitarian organizations: a systemic perspective.” (2018).

“The Cost of Doing Nothing: IFRC.” IFRC, www.ifrc.org/document/cost-doing-nothing. Accessed 23 June 2024. 

Echeverria, Danielle. “Northern California Wildfires: Scorching Heat around Sites, Point Blazes.” San Francisco Chronicle, San Francisco Chronicle, 23 June 2024, www.sfchronicle.com/california-wildfires/article/sites-point-heat-19529824.php

Person. “Wildfire Scorches over 200 Acres, Forces Evacuations in Needles.” ABC7 Los Angeles, 23 June 2024, abc7.com/live-updates/wildfire-in-san-bernardino-county-near-california-arizona-state-line-forces-evacuations/14989838/. 

California, State of. “Disaster Volunteer Management.” California Volunteers, www.californiavolunteers.ca.gov/disaster-services/. Accessed 23 June 2024. 

California, State of. “Governor Gavin Newsom Deploys Fire and Rescue Personnel to South Fork and Salt Fires in New Mexico.” Governor Gavin Newsom Deploys Fire and Rescue Personnel to South Fork and Salt Fires in New Mexico | Cal OES News, news.caloes.ca.gov/governor-gavin-newsom-deploys-fire-and-rescue-personnel-to-south-fork-and-salt-fires-in-new-mexico/. Accessed 23 June 2024. 

“Life for Relief and Development.” LIFE Aids Flood Survivors in Afghanistan | NGO Aid Map, www.ngoaidmap.org/members/life-relief-and-development/life-aids-flood-survivors-afghanistan. Accessed 23 June 2024. 

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Multi-agent

Chain of Thought

  • Deep domain experts
  • Parallel agent calling
  • Easy human-in-the-loop integration
  • Adaptable to different types of problems
  • Multitasking, but for one model
  • Only serial agent calling
  • Cannot scale to more complex tasks

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