Field study in deploying restless multi-armed bandits: assisting non-profits in improving maternal and child health

• Main Authors: MATE, Aditya, MADAN, Lovish, TANEJA, Aparna, MADHIWALLA, Neha, VERMA, Shresth, SINGH, Gargi, HEGDE, Aparna, Pradeep VARAKANTHAM, TAMBE, Milind
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2022
• Subjects: AI for social impact; health communication; Artificial Intelligence and Robotics; Databases and Information Systems; Health Information Technology
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sis_research/7701; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/sis_research/article/8704/viewcontent/Field_Study_in_Deploying_Restless_Multi_Armed_Bandits_Assisting_Non_profts_in.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

The widespread availability of cell phones has enabled non-profits to deliver critical health information to their beneficiaries in a timely manner. This paper describes our work to assist non-profits that employ automated messaging programs to deliver timely preventive care information to beneficia...