JMU
Route Swapping
An Introduction


Prof. David Bernstein
James Madison University

Computer Science Department
bernstdh@jmu.edu


Motivation
Dynamic vs. Static Models
Types of Dynamic Models
Our Concern
Nerd Humor
http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/travel_ghosts.png
(Courtesy of xkcd)
"Settling Down"
A Probabilistic Model of Route Swapping
A Probabilistic Example
A Probabilistic Example (cont.)
A Probabilistic Example (cont.)
A Probabilistic Example (cont.)
A Deterministic Model of Route Swapping
A Deterministic Example
A Deterministic Example (cont.)
images/route-swapping_deterministic_volumes01.png
A Deterministic Example (cont.)
images/route-swapping_deterministic_times01.png
Other Deterministic Models