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Time-varying priority queuing models for human dynamics.

Hang-Hyun Jo1, Raj Kumar Pan, Kimmo Kaski

  • 1BECS, Aalto University School of Science, P.O. Box 12200, Finland. hang-hyun.jo@aalto.fi

Physical Review. E, Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics
|September 26, 2012
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This study models human task execution using queuing theory, revealing how changing task priorities create bimodal or unimodal waiting time distributions with power-law tails, offering realistic insights into human dynamics.

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Area of Science:

  • Complex systems
  • Human dynamics
  • Queuing theory

Background:

  • Human task execution exhibits temporal inhomogeneity.
  • Waiting times for tasks often follow broad distributions.
  • Agent's "state of mind" can alter task priority dynamically.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To theoretically investigate a queuing model for agent task execution.
  • To analyze the impact of time-varying task priorities on waiting time distributions.
  • To compare model predictions with real-world data from arXiv and Physical Review journals.

Main Methods:

  • Developed a theoretical queuing model for agent task execution.
  • Analyzed scenarios with algebraically decreasing and increasing task priorities.
  • Obtained analytical solutions and numerical confirmations for waiting time distributions.
  • Compared findings with empirical data on paper updating and processing times.

Main Results:

  • Derived bimodal waiting time distributions when task priority decreases over time.
  • Derived unimodal waiting time distributions when task priority increases over time.
  • Observed power-law decaying tails in both distribution types.
  • Demonstrated consistency between model predictions and empirical data from scientific publishing.

Conclusions:

  • Queuing models with dynamic priorities offer realistic insights into human task execution.
  • The model explains observed waiting time distributions in human dynamics.
  • Findings have implications for understanding task management and temporal behaviors.