Goal recognition design

Sarah Keren, Avigdor Gal, Erez Karpas

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Abstract

We propose a new problem we refer to as goal recognition design (grd), in which we take a domain theory and a set of goals and ask the following questions: to what extent do the actions performed by an agent within the model reveal its objective, and what is the best way to modify a model so that any agent acting in the model reveals its objective as early as possible. Our contribution is the introduction of a new measure we call worst case distinctiveness (wed) with which we assess a grd model. The wed represents the maximal length of a prefix of an optimal path an agent may take within a system before it becomes clear at which goal it is aiming. To model and solve the grd problem we choose to use the models and tools from the closely related field of automated planning. We present two methods for calculating the wed of a grd model, one of which is based on a novel compilation to a classical planning problem. We then propose a way to reduce the wed of a model by limiting the set of available actions an agent can perform and provide a method for calculating the optimal set of actions to be removed from the model. Our empirical evaluation shows the proposed solution to be effective in computing and minimizing wed.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationICAPS 2014 - Proceedings of the 24th International Conference on Automated Planning and Scheduling
EditorsSteve Chien, Alan Fern, Wheeler Ruml, Minh Do
PublisherAssociation for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence
Pages154-162
Number of pages9
EditionJanuary
ISBN (Electronic)9781577356608
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jan 2014
Externally publishedYes
Event24th International Conference on Automated Planning and Scheduling, ICAPS 2014 - Portsmouth, United States
Duration: 21 Jun 201426 Jun 2014

Publication series

NameProceedings International Conference on Automated Planning and Scheduling, ICAPS
NumberJanuary
Volume2014-January
ISSN (Print)2334-0835
ISSN (Electronic)2334-0843

Conference

Conference24th International Conference on Automated Planning and Scheduling, ICAPS 2014
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityPortsmouth
Period21/06/1426/06/14

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Computer Science Applications
  • Information Systems and Management

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