Task-Importance-Oriented Task Selection and Allocation Scheme for Mobile Crowdsensing

Sha Chang (), Yahui Wu (), Su Deng, Wubin Ma and Haohao Zhou
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Sha Chang: Science and Technology on Information Systems Engineering Laboratory National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073, China
Yahui Wu: Science and Technology on Information Systems Engineering Laboratory National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073, China
Su Deng: Science and Technology on Information Systems Engineering Laboratory National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073, China
Wubin Ma: Science and Technology on Information Systems Engineering Laboratory National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073, China
Haohao Zhou: Science and Technology on Information Systems Engineering Laboratory National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073, China

Mathematics, 2024, vol. 12, issue 16, 1-25

Abstract: In Mobile Crowdsensing (MCS), sensing tasks have different impacts and contributions to the whole system or specific targets, so the importance of the tasks is different. Since resources for performing tasks are usually limited, prioritizing the allocation of resources to more important tasks can ensure that key data or information can be collected promptly and accurately, thus improving overall efficiency and performance. Therefore, it is very important to consider the importance of tasks in the task selection and allocation of MCS. In this paper, a task queue is established, the importance of tasks, the ability of participants to perform tasks, and the stability of the task queue are considered, and a novel task selection and allocation scheme (TSAS) in the MCS system is designed. This scheme introduces the Lyapunov optimization method, which can be used to dynamically keep the task queue stable, balance the execution ability of participants and the system load, and perform more important tasks in different system states, even when the participants are limited. In addition, the Double Deep Q-Network (DDQN) method is introduced to improve on the traditional solution of the Lyapunov optimization problem, so this scheme has a certain predictive ability and foresight on the impact of future system states. This paper also proposes action-masking and iterative training methods for the MCS system, which can accelerate the training process of the neural network in the DDQN and improve the training effect. Experiments show that the TSAS based on the Lyapunov optimization method and DDQN performs better than other algorithms, considering the long-term stability of the queue, the number and importance of tasks to be executed, and the congestion degree of tasks.

Keywords: mobile crowdsensing; task importance; Lyapunov optimization; double deep Q-network; action mask (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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