Introducing participatory fairness in emergency communication can support self-organization for survival.

ABSTRACT: Participatory resilience of disaster-struck communities requires reliable communication for self-organized rescue, as conventional communication infrastructure is damaged. Disasters often lead to blackouts preventing citizens from charging their phones, leading to disparity in battery charges and a digital divide in communication opportunities. We propose a value-based emergency communication system based on participatory fairness, ensuring equal communication opportunities for all, regardless of inequality in battery charge. The proposed infrastructure-less emergency communication network automatically and dynamically (i) assigns high-battery phones as hubs, (ii) adapts the topology to changing battery charges, and (iii) self-organizes to remain robust and reliable when links fail or phon

SUBMITTER: Banerjee I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8010119 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature