Sustainability development goals (SDGs) are regarded as a universal call to action with the
overall objectives of planet protection, ending of poverty, and ensuring peace and prosperity …

Artificial intelligence for social good (AI4SG) is a research theme that aims to use and
advance artificial intelligence to address societal issues and improve the well-being of the …

Protected areas are fundamental for conservation, yet are constantly threatened by illegal
activities, such as cattle encroachment and wildlife poaching, which reduce biodiversity. Law …

Donors, NGOs, and governments increasingly invest in campaigns to reduce consumer
demand for wildlife products in an attempt to prevent the decline of overexploited and …

Illegal wildlife poaching threatens ecosystems and drives endangered species toward
extinction. However, efforts for wildlife protection are constrained by the limited resources of …

Conservation efforts in green security domains to protect wildlife and forests are constrained
by the limited availability of defenders (ie, patrollers), who must patrol vast areas to protect …

Allocating resources to defend targets from attack is often complicated by uncertainty about
the attacker's capabilities, objectives, or other underlying characteristics. In a repeated …

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Bandits Page 1 Beyond "To Act or Not to Act": Fast Lagrangian Approaches to General Multi-Action …

Worldwide, conservation agencies employ rangers to protect conservation areas from
poachers. However, agencies lack the manpower to have rangers effectively patrol these …

Advances in predictive algorithms are revolutionizing how we understand and design
effective decision support systems in many sectors. The expanding role of predictive …