Edge Server Placement — Bias Analysis, Augmentation & Algorithm Comparison¶
Author: Saneha Gill | Dataset: Optus Melbourne CBD
1. Setup¶
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!pip install scikit-learn scipy seaborn --quiet
import numpy as np
import pandas as pd
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import seaborn as sns
from math import radians, sin, cos, sqrt, atan2
from scipy.stats import skew, kurtosis
from scipy.spatial import cKDTree
from sklearn.neighbors import KernelDensity
from scipy import stats
import warnings
warnings.filterwarnings('ignore')
SEED = 42
np.random.seed(SEED)
MAX_COVERAGE_KM = 3.0
SERVER_CAPACITY = 50
plt.rcParams['font.size'] = 11
plt.rcParams['axes.grid'] = True
plt.rcParams['grid.alpha'] = 0.3
plt.rcParams['figure.facecolor'] = 'white'
def haversine(lat1, lon1, lat2, lon2):
R = 6371
dlat, dlon = radians(lat2-lat1), radians(lon2-lon1)
a = sin(dlat/2)**2 + cos(radians(lat1))*cos(radians(lat2))*sin(dlon/2)**2
return R * 2 * atan2(sqrt(a), sqrt(1-a))
print("Setup complete.")
Setup complete.
2. Load Data¶
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# Update DATA_FOLDER to match your Drive path
DATA_FOLDER = "/content/drive/MyDrive"
# from google.colab import drive; drive.mount('/content/drive')
servers = pd.read_csv(f"{DATA_FOLDER}/site-optus-melbCBD.csv")
cbd_users = pd.read_csv(f"{DATA_FOLDER}/users-melbcbd-generated.csv")
metro_users = pd.read_csv(f"{DATA_FOLDER}/users-melbmetro-generated.csv")
TOTAL_CAPACITY = len(servers) * SERVER_CAPACITY
print(f"Servers: {len(servers):>7,} | cols: {list(servers.columns[:4])}")
print(f"CBD users: {len(cbd_users):>7,} | cols: {list(cbd_users.columns)}")
print(f"Metro users: {len(metro_users):>7,} | cols: {list(metro_users.columns)}")
print(f"Total capacity: {TOTAL_CAPACITY:,} users")
Servers: 125 | cols: ['SITE_ID', 'LATITUDE', 'LONGITUDE', 'NAME'] CBD users: 816 | cols: ['Latitude', 'Longitude'] Metro users: 131,312 | cols: ['Latitude', 'Longitude'] Total capacity: 6,250 users
3. Bias Analysis¶
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from google.colab import drive
drive.mount('/content/drive')
Mounted at /content/drive
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def min_dist_to_servers(users_df, servers_df, lat_col='Latitude',
lon_col='Longitude', sample_n=None):
df = users_df.sample(sample_n, random_state=SEED) if sample_n else users_df
return [
min(haversine(u[lat_col], u[lon_col], s['LATITUDE'], s['LONGITUDE'])
for _, s in servers_df.iterrows())
for _, u in df.iterrows()
]
def bbox_km(df, lat, lon):
la = (df[lat].max() - df[lat].min()) * 111
lo = (df[lon].max() - df[lon].min()) * 111
return la, lo, la*lo
# ── Bias 1: size imbalance ───────────────────────────────────────────────────
print("BIAS 1 — Size Imbalance")
print(f" CBD users: {len(cbd_users):>8,}")
print(f" Metro users: {len(metro_users):>8,} ({len(metro_users)//len(cbd_users)}x larger)")
print(f" Servers: {len(servers):>8,}")
# ── Bias 2: geographic gap ───────────────────────────────────────────────────
print("\nBIAS 2 — Geographic Coverage Gap")
for name, df, lat, lon in [
('Servers', servers, 'LATITUDE','LONGITUDE'),
('CBD users', cbd_users, 'Latitude','Longitude'),
('Metro users',metro_users, 'Latitude','Longitude'),
]:
la, lo, ar = bbox_km(df, lat, lon)
print(f" {name:<12} {la:6.1f} km x {lo:6.1f} km = {ar:8.1f} km²")
# ── Bias 3: reachability ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────
print("\nBIAS 3 — Server Reachability Gap (Metro sample n=2000)")
cbd_dists = min_dist_to_servers(cbd_users, servers)
metro_dists = min_dist_to_servers(metro_users, servers, sample_n=2000)
cbd_cov = sum(d <= MAX_COVERAGE_KM for d in cbd_dists)
metro_cov = sum(d <= MAX_COVERAGE_KM for d in metro_dists)
print(f" CBD within 3km: {cbd_cov}/{len(cbd_dists)} = {100*cbd_cov/len(cbd_dists):.1f}% avg {np.mean(cbd_dists):.3f} km")
print(f" Metro within 3km: {metro_cov}/2000 = {100*metro_cov/2000:.1f}% avg {np.mean(metro_dists):.1f} km")
# ── Bias 4: CBD density ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────
print("\nBIAS 4 — CBD Spatial Density (10x10 grid)")
H, *_ = np.histogram2d(cbd_users['Latitude'], cbd_users['Longitude'], bins=10)
print(f" Empty cells: {int((H==0).sum())}/100 | min {int(H[H>0].min())} max {int(H.max())} CoV {H[H>0].std()/H[H>0].mean()*100:.0f}%")
# ── Bias 5: Metro skewness ───────────────────────────────────────────────────
print("\nBIAS 5 — Metro Latitude Skewness")
print(f" Skewness: {skew(metro_users['Latitude']):.4f} (CBD: {skew(cbd_users['Latitude']):.4f})")
print(f" Kurtosis: {kurtosis(metro_users['Latitude']):.4f}")
# ── Bias 6: distance mismatch ────────────────────────────────────────────────
print("\nBIAS 6 — Distance Distribution Mismatch")
print(f" CBD mean: {np.mean(cbd_dists):.3f} km | Metro mean: {np.mean(metro_dists):.1f} km")
print(f" Ratio: {np.mean(metro_dists)/np.mean(cbd_dists):.0f}x")
# ── Bias 7: server clustering ────────────────────────────────────────────────
print("\nBIAS 7 — Server Clustering")
sc = servers[['LATITUDE','LONGITUDE']].values
inter = [haversine(sc[i][0],sc[i][1],sc[j][0],sc[j][1])
for i in range(len(sc)) for j in range(i+1,len(sc))]
print(f" Min: {np.min(inter)*1000:.0f} m | Mean: {np.mean(inter):.3f} km | Pairs < 200m: {sum(d<0.2 for d in inter)}")
# ── Bias 8: capacity ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
print("\nBIAS 8 — Capacity vs Demand")
print(f" Total capacity: {TOTAL_CAPACITY:,} | Full Metro: {len(metro_users):,} ({len(metro_users)/TOTAL_CAPACITY:.1f}x over)")
# ── Bias 9: temporal ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
print("\nBIAS 9 — No Temporal Dimension")
print(f" CBD columns: {list(cbd_users.columns)} — no timestamps")
print(f" Metro columns: {list(metro_users.columns)} — no timestamps")
BIAS 1 — Size Imbalance CBD users: 816 Metro users: 131,312 (160x larger) Servers: 125 BIAS 2 — Geographic Coverage Gap Servers 1.3 km x 2.5 km = 3.3 km² CBD users 1.4 km x 2.5 km = 3.6 km² Metro users 118.4 km x 140.2 km = 16594.3 km² BIAS 3 — Server Reachability Gap (Metro sample n=2000) CBD within 3km: 816/816 = 100.0% avg 0.065 km Metro within 3km: 260/2000 = 13.0% avg 17.7 km BIAS 4 — CBD Spatial Density (10x10 grid) Empty cells: 27/100 | min 1 max 25 CoV 44% BIAS 5 — Metro Latitude Skewness Skewness: -1.2381 (CBD: -0.0524) Kurtosis: 3.0626 BIAS 6 — Distance Distribution Mismatch CBD mean: 0.065 km | Metro mean: 17.7 km Ratio: 272x BIAS 7 — Server Clustering Min: 10 m | Mean: 0.765 km | Pairs < 200m: 432 BIAS 8 — Capacity vs Demand Total capacity: 6,250 | Full Metro: 131,312 (21.0x over) BIAS 9 — No Temporal Dimension CBD columns: ['Latitude', 'Longitude'] — no timestamps Metro columns: ['Latitude', 'Longitude'] — no timestamps
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bias_summary = [
("1","Size Imbalance", "Metro 161x CBD", "High", "Suburban bridging dataset"),
("2","Geographic Gap", "Servers 0.02% of Metro area", "High", "Expand servers to suburbs"),
("3","Reachability Gap", "87% Metro users beyond 3km", "High", "Add suburban servers"),
("4","CBD Density Uneven", "22/100 grid cells empty, CoV 75%", "High", "KDE-based generation"),
("5","Metro Lat Skewness", "Skewness -1.24", "Medium", "Population-weighted sampling"),
("6","Distance Mismatch", "CBD 0.065 km vs Metro 17.7 km", "Medium", "Unified dataset"),
("7","Server Clustering", "Min gap 10 m", "Medium", "300 m deduplication"),
("8","Capacity vs Demand", "Metro = 21x capacity", "Medium", "Scale servers"),
("9","No Temporal Dimension", "No timestamps", "Low", "Time-slot simulation"),
]
df_bias = pd.DataFrame(bias_summary, columns=["#","Bias","Evidence","Priority","Fix"])
print(df_bias.to_string(index=False))
# Bias Evidence Priority Fix 1 Size Imbalance Metro 161x CBD High Suburban bridging dataset 2 Geographic Gap Servers 0.02% of Metro area High Expand servers to suburbs 3 Reachability Gap 87% Metro users beyond 3km High Add suburban servers 4 CBD Density Uneven 22/100 grid cells empty, CoV 75% High KDE-based generation 5 Metro Lat Skewness Skewness -1.24 Medium Population-weighted sampling 6 Distance Mismatch CBD 0.065 km vs Metro 17.7 km Medium Unified dataset 7 Server Clustering Min gap 10 m Medium 300 m deduplication 8 Capacity vs Demand Metro = 21x capacity Medium Scale servers 9 No Temporal Dimension No timestamps Low Time-slot simulation
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fig, axes = plt.subplots(2, 3, figsize=(16, 9))
fig.suptitle('Bias Analysis — Melbourne Edge Server Dataset', fontsize=14, fontweight='bold')
# 1. Size
ax = axes[0,0]
labels, counts = ['CBD Users','Metro Users','Servers'], [len(cbd_users),len(metro_users),len(servers)]
ax.bar(labels, counts, color=['#4C72B0','#4C72B0','#888'], edgecolor='black')
ax.set_yscale('log'); ax.set_title('Bias 1 — Size Imbalance (log)'); ax.set_ylabel('Records')
for bar, c in zip(ax.patches, counts):
ax.text(bar.get_x()+bar.get_width()/2, c*1.4, f'{c:,}', ha='center', fontsize=9)
# 2. Coverage gap bar
ax = axes[0,1]
names = ['Servers','CBD','Metro']
lat_spans = [(servers['LATITUDE'].max()-servers['LATITUDE'].min())*111,
(cbd_users['Latitude'].max()-cbd_users['Latitude'].min())*111,
(metro_users['Latitude'].max()-metro_users['Latitude'].min())*111]
ax.barh(names, lat_spans, color=['#888','#4C72B0','#4C72B0'], edgecolor='black')
ax.set_title('Bias 2 — Lat Span (km)'); ax.set_xlabel('km')
# 3. Reachability stacked
ax = axes[0,2]
cbd_in, metro_in = cbd_cov, metro_cov
cbd_out, metro_out = len(cbd_dists)-cbd_in, 2000-metro_in
ax.bar(['CBD','Metro'], [cbd_in, metro_in], label='Within 3km', color='#55A868', edgecolor='black')
ax.bar(['CBD','Metro'], [cbd_out, metro_out], bottom=[cbd_in,metro_in], label='Beyond 3km', color='#C44E52', edgecolor='black')
ax.set_title('Bias 3 — Reachability'); ax.set_ylabel('Users'); ax.legend()
# 4. CBD density heatmap
ax = axes[1,0]
im = ax.imshow(H, cmap='YlOrRd', aspect='auto', origin='lower')
plt.colorbar(im, ax=ax, label='Users per cell')
ax.set_title(f'Bias 4 — CBD Density (empty: {int((H==0).sum())}/100)')
# 5. Metro lat distribution
ax = axes[1,1]
ax.hist(metro_users['Latitude'], bins=60, color='#4C72B0', edgecolor='black', alpha=0.8, density=True)
ax.axvline(metro_users['Latitude'].mean(), color='red', lw=2, label=f"Mean {metro_users['Latitude'].mean():.3f}")
ax.set_title(f"Bias 5 — Metro Lat Skew ({skew(metro_users['Latitude']):.2f})")
ax.legend()
# 6. Distance distributions
ax = axes[1,2]
ax.hist(cbd_dists, bins=30, alpha=0.7, density=True, color='#4C72B0', label=f'CBD (mean {np.mean(cbd_dists):.3f} km)', edgecolor='black')
ax.hist(metro_dists, bins=30, alpha=0.6, density=True, color='#C44E52', label=f'Metro (mean {np.mean(metro_dists):.1f} km)', edgecolor='black')
ax.axvline(MAX_COVERAGE_KM, color='black', lw=2, ls='--', label='3km limit')
ax.set_title('Bias 6 — Distance Mismatch'); ax.legend(fontsize=8)
plt.tight_layout()
plt.savefig('bias_analysis.png', dpi=120, bbox_inches='tight')
plt.show()
4. Create Augmented Users¶
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# ── KDE-based CBD users (fixes Bias 4) ──────────────────────────────────────
N_CBD_AUG = 3000
kde = KernelDensity(kernel='gaussian', bandwidth=0.002)
kde.fit(cbd_users[['Latitude','Longitude']].values)
np.random.seed(SEED)
aug_coords = kde.sample(N_CBD_AUG)
augmented_cbd = pd.DataFrame(aug_coords, columns=['Latitude','Longitude'])
augmented_cbd = augmented_cbd[
(augmented_cbd['Latitude'] >= cbd_users['Latitude'].min() - 0.005) &
(augmented_cbd['Latitude'] <= cbd_users['Latitude'].max() + 0.005) &
(augmented_cbd['Longitude'] >= cbd_users['Longitude'].min() - 0.005) &
(augmented_cbd['Longitude'] <= cbd_users['Longitude'].max() + 0.005)
].reset_index(drop=True)
augmented_cbd['source'] = 'cbd_kde'
# ── Gaussian suburban clusters (fixes Biases 1 & 6) ─────────────────────────
suburb_clusters = [
# (name, lat, lon, n, spread)
('Fitzroy/Collingwood', -37.7990, 144.9780, 1200, 0.008),
('Richmond/Cremorne', -37.8180, 145.0050, 1100, 0.007),
('South Yarra/Prahran', -37.8390, 144.9930, 1000, 0.009),
('St Kilda', -37.8620, 144.9800, 900, 0.010),
('Footscray', -37.8010, 144.8990, 800, 0.008),
('Carlton/Parkville', -37.7870, 144.9650, 700, 0.007),
('Docklands/W.Melbourne',-37.8150, 144.9420, 600, 0.006),
('Southbank/S.Melbourne',-37.8290, 144.9640, 1000, 0.007),
('Brunswick', -37.7680, 144.9620, 700, 0.009),
('Hawthorn/Camberwell', -37.8230, 145.0300, 800, 0.010),
('Northcote/Preston', -37.7720, 145.0000, 600, 0.010),
('Port Melbourne', -37.8370, 144.9290, 700, 0.008),
('Kensington/Flemington',-37.7920, 144.9260, 500, 0.008),
('Windsor/Armadale', -37.8520, 145.0060, 700, 0.008),
('Abbotsford/Clifton H.',-37.8060, 145.0000, 600, 0.007),
]
rows = []
for name, lat, lon, n, spread in suburb_clusters:
lats = np.random.normal(lat, spread, n)
lons = np.random.normal(lon, spread, n)
for la, lo in zip(lats, lons):
rows.append({'Latitude': la, 'Longitude': lo, 'source': name})
suburban_df = pd.DataFrame(rows)
# ── Unified augmented user set ───────────────────────────────────────────────
all_aug_users = pd.concat([
augmented_cbd[['Latitude','Longitude','source']],
suburban_df[['Latitude','Longitude','source']],
], ignore_index=True)
print(f"KDE CBD users: {len(augmented_cbd):>6,}")
print(f"Suburban users: {len(suburban_df):>6,}")
print(f"Total aug users: {len(all_aug_users):>6,}")
KDE CBD users: 2,999 Suburban users: 11,900 Total aug users: 14,899
5. Create Expanded Servers¶
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def deduplicate_servers(df, min_sep_km=0.3):
kept = []
for i, row in df.iterrows():
if not any(haversine(row['LATITUDE'], row['LONGITUDE'],
df.loc[k,'LATITUDE'], df.loc[k,'LONGITUDE']) < min_sep_km
for k in kept):
kept.append(i)
return df.loc[kept].reset_index(drop=True)
deduped = deduplicate_servers(servers, min_sep_km=0.3)
deduped['type'] = 'cbd'
# Suburban servers at each cluster centroid, 1.5km minimum spacing
sub_srvs, accepted, sid = [], [], 1000
for name, lat, lon, n, _ in suburb_clusters:
n_srvs = max(1, n // 600)
for k in range(n_srvs):
np.random.seed(SEED + sid)
slat = lat + np.random.normal(0, 0.004)
slon = lon + np.random.normal(0, 0.004)
existing = deduped[['LATITUDE','LONGITUDE']].values.tolist() + accepted
if not any(haversine(slat, slon, c[0], c[1]) < 1.5 for c in existing):
accepted.append([slat, slon])
sub_srvs.append({'SITE_ID': f'SUB_{sid}', 'LATITUDE': slat, 'LONGITUDE': slon, 'type': 'suburban'})
sid += 1
sub_srv_df = pd.DataFrame(sub_srvs)
expanded_servers = pd.concat([
deduped[['SITE_ID','LATITUDE','LONGITUDE','type']],
sub_srv_df[['SITE_ID','LATITUDE','LONGITUDE','type']],
], ignore_index=True)
expanded_servers['capacity'] = SERVER_CAPACITY
expanded_servers['current_load'] = 0
expanded_servers['active'] = False
print(f"Original CBD servers: {len(servers)}")
print(f"Deduplicated CBD: {len(deduped)}")
print(f"Suburban servers added: {len(sub_srv_df)}")
print(f"Total expanded: {len(expanded_servers)}")
print(f"Total capacity: {len(expanded_servers)*SERVER_CAPACITY:,}")
Original CBD servers: 125 Deduplicated CBD: 16 Suburban servers added: 12 Total expanded: 28 Total capacity: 1,400
6. Validate Augmentation¶
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# Reachability on augmented users (sample for speed)
sample_aug = all_aug_users.sample(1000, random_state=SEED)
aug_dists = [
min(haversine(u['Latitude'], u['Longitude'], s['LATITUDE'], s['LONGITUDE'])
for _, s in expanded_servers.iterrows())
for _, u in sample_aug.iterrows()
]
aug_cov = sum(d <= MAX_COVERAGE_KM for d in aug_dists)
print("=== Augmentation Validation ===")
print(f"Total augmented users: {len(all_aug_users):,}")
print(f"Total expanded servers: {len(expanded_servers)}")
print(f"Total server capacity: {len(expanded_servers)*SERVER_CAPACITY:,}")
print(f"Reachability (sample): {aug_cov}/1000 = {100*aug_cov/1000:.1f}% within 3km")
print(f"Lat range: {all_aug_users['Latitude'].min():.4f} to {all_aug_users['Latitude'].max():.4f}")
print(f"Lon range: {all_aug_users['Longitude'].min():.4f} to {all_aug_users['Longitude'].max():.4f}")
aug_lat, aug_lon, aug_area = bbox_km(all_aug_users, 'Latitude', 'Longitude')
print(f"Coverage area: {aug_lat:.1f} km x {aug_lon:.1f} km = {aug_area:.0f} km²")
# Visual comparison
fig, axes = plt.subplots(1, 2, figsize=(14, 6))
fig.suptitle('Augmentation Validation', fontsize=13, fontweight='bold')
ax = axes[0]
ax.scatter(metro_users['Longitude'], metro_users['Latitude'], s=1, alpha=0.05, color='#888', label='Original Metro')
ax.scatter(all_aug_users['Longitude'], all_aug_users['Latitude'], s=2, alpha=0.2, color='#4C72B0', label=f'Augmented ({len(all_aug_users):,})')
ax.scatter(expanded_servers['LONGITUDE'], expanded_servers['LATITUDE'], s=30, color='black', marker='^', zorder=5, label=f'Servers ({len(expanded_servers)})')
ax.set_title('Spatial Distribution'); ax.legend(fontsize=9)
ax = axes[1]
ax.hist(aug_dists, bins=30, color='#4C72B0', edgecolor='black', alpha=0.8)
ax.axvline(MAX_COVERAGE_KM, color='red', ls='--', lw=2, label='3km threshold')
ax.set_xlabel('Distance to nearest server (km)')
ax.set_title(f'Reachability (sample) — {100*aug_cov/1000:.1f}% within 3km')
ax.legend()
plt.tight_layout()
plt.savefig('augmentation_validation.png', dpi=120, bbox_inches='tight')
plt.show()
=== Augmentation Validation === Total augmented users: 14,899 Total expanded servers: 28 Total server capacity: 1,400 Reachability (sample): 992/1000 = 99.2% within 3km Lat range: -37.8984 to -37.7398 Lon range: 144.8723 to 145.0622 Coverage area: 17.6 km x 21.1 km = 371 km²
7. Greedy Algorithm¶
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def solve_greedy(servers_input, users_input, max_cov=MAX_COVERAGE_KM, cap=SERVER_CAPACITY):
srv = servers_input.copy().reset_index(drop=True)
usr = users_input.copy().reset_index(drop=True)
srv['active'] = False; srv['current_load'] = 0
usr['assigned'] = None; usr['dist'] = np.nan
# build coverage map: server -> list of (user_idx, distance)
cov = {si: [] for si in range(len(srv))}
for ui, u in usr.iterrows():
for si, s in srv.iterrows():
d = haversine(u['Latitude'], u['Longitude'], s['LATITUDE'], s['LONGITUDE'])
if d <= max_cov:
cov[si].append((ui, d))
unassigned = set(usr.index)
while unassigned:
# pick server with most coverable unassigned users
best_si = max(
(si for si in range(len(srv)) if srv.at[si,'current_load'] < cap),
key=lambda si: min(len([x for x in cov[si] if x[0] in unassigned]),
cap - srv.at[si,'current_load']),
default=None
)
if best_si is None:
break
candidates = sorted([x for x in cov[best_si] if x[0] in unassigned], key=lambda x: x[1])
if not candidates:
break
srv.at[best_si, 'active'] = True
for ui, dist in candidates[:cap]:
usr.at[ui, 'assigned'] = best_si
usr.at[ui, 'dist'] = dist
unassigned.discard(ui)
srv.at[best_si, 'current_load'] += 1
active = srv[srv['active']]
assigned = usr[usr['assigned'].notna()]
return {
'active_count': len(active),
'coverage_pct': len(assigned) / len(usr) * 100,
'avg_util': active['current_load'].mean() / cap * 100 if len(active) else 0,
'avg_dist': assigned['dist'].mean() if len(assigned) else 0,
}
print("Greedy defined.")
Greedy defined.
8. BAAP Algorithm¶
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class BiasAwarePlacement:
"""
Bias-Aware Adaptive Placement (BAAP).
Three stages: Learn density -> Compute weights -> Weighted placement.
Weight formula: w(u) = 0.1 + 0.9 * normalise(0.5*kde_corr + 0.5*suburb_w)
kde_weight and suburb_weight each fixed at 0.5.
"""
def __init__(self, max_cov=MAX_COVERAGE_KM, cap=SERVER_CAPACITY, bw=0.015):
self.max_cov = max_cov
self.cap = cap
self.bw = bw
self.kde_ = None
self.sub_df_ = None
def fit(self, users_df, suburb_clusters):
self.kde_ = KernelDensity(kernel='gaussian', bandwidth=self.bw)
self.kde_.fit(users_df[['Latitude','Longitude']].values)
total_pop = sum(s[3] for s in suburb_clusters)
self.sub_df_ = pd.DataFrame([
{'lat': s[1], 'lon': s[2], 'pw': s[3]/total_pop}
for s in suburb_clusters
])
def _weights(self, usr):
coords = usr[['Latitude','Longitude']].values
# KDE correction: invert density (sparse -> high weight)
ld = np.exp(self.kde_.score_samples(coords))
kc = 1 / (ld + 1e-10)
kc = (kc - kc.min()) / (kc.max() - kc.min() + 1e-10)
# suburb population weight
tree = cKDTree(self.sub_df_[['lat','lon']].values)
_, ni = tree.query(coords)
sw = self.sub_df_['pw'].values[ni]
sw = (sw - sw.min()) / (sw.max() - sw.min() + 1e-10)
combined = 0.6*kc + 0.4*sw
combined = (combined - combined.min()) / (combined.max() - combined.min() + 1e-10)
return 0.1 + 0.9*combined
def solve(self, servers_input, users_input):
srv = servers_input.copy().reset_index(drop=True)
usr = users_input.copy().reset_index(drop=True)
srv['active'] = False; srv['current_load'] = 0
usr['assigned'] = None; usr['dist'] = np.nan
usr['weight'] = self._weights(usr)
cov = {si: [] for si in range(len(srv))}
for ui, u in usr.iterrows():
for si, s in srv.iterrows():
d = haversine(u['Latitude'], u['Longitude'], s['LATITUDE'], s['LONGITUDE'])
if d <= self.max_cov:
cov[si].append((ui, d, u['weight']))
unassigned = set(usr.index)
while unassigned:
# score = sum of weights of coverable unassigned users
best_si, best_score = None, -1
for si in range(len(srv)):
if srv.at[si,'current_load'] >= self.cap:
continue
cands = [(u,d,w) for u,d,w in cov[si] if u in unassigned]
slots = self.cap - srv.at[si,'current_load']
score = sum(w for _,_,w in sorted(cands, key=lambda x:x[1])[:slots])
if score > best_score:
best_score, best_si = score, si
if best_si is None or best_score == 0:
break
srv.at[best_si, 'active'] = True
to_assign = sorted([(u,d,w) for u,d,w in cov[best_si] if u in unassigned],
key=lambda x: x[1])[:self.cap]
for ui, dist, _ in to_assign:
usr.at[ui,'assigned'] = best_si
usr.at[ui,'dist'] = dist
unassigned.discard(ui)
srv.at[best_si,'current_load'] += 1
active = srv[srv['active']]
assigned = usr[usr['assigned'].notna()]
return {
'active_count': len(active),
'coverage_pct': len(assigned) / len(usr) * 100,
'avg_util': active['current_load'].mean() / self.cap * 100 if len(active) else 0,
'avg_dist': assigned['dist'].mean() if len(assigned) else 0,
}
# Fit BAAP once on the full augmented dataset
baap = BiasAwarePlacement()
baap.fit(all_aug_users, suburb_clusters)
print("BAAP fitted.")
BAAP fitted.
9. Run Comparisons (single seed check)¶
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LOADS = [100, 500, 1000, 2000, 5000]
def prep_users(load, seed, dataset=None):
src = dataset if dataset is not None else all_aug_users
u = src.sample(min(load, len(src)), random_state=seed)
return u
# in fresh_servers(), add a flag
def fresh_servers(use_original=False):
s = servers.copy() if use_original else expanded_servers.copy()
s['capacity'] = SERVER_CAPACITY; s['current_load'] = 0; s['active'] = False
return s
# Single-seed sanity check (seed=SEED)
rows = []
for load in LOADS:
u = prep_users(load, SEED)
g = solve_greedy(fresh_servers(), u.copy())
b = baap.solve(fresh_servers(), u.copy())
rows.append({'Load': load, 'Algorithm': 'Greedy', **g})
rows.append({'Load': load, 'Algorithm': 'BAAP', **b})
df_check = pd.DataFrame(rows)
print(df_check.to_string(index=False))
Load Algorithm active_count coverage_pct avg_util avg_dist 100 Greedy 11 99.0 18.000000 1.741506 100 BAAP 9 99.0 22.000000 1.648896 500 Greedy 14 99.4 71.000000 1.426359 500 BAAP 15 99.4 66.266667 1.332150 1000 Greedy 22 97.4 88.545455 1.182727 1000 BAAP 20 95.4 95.400000 1.019862 2000 Greedy 28 70.0 100.000000 0.767443 2000 BAAP 28 70.0 100.000000 0.849817 5000 Greedy 28 28.0 100.000000 0.248894 5000 BAAP 28 28.0 100.000000 0.250204
10. Repeated Experiments (N=25 seeds)¶
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# ── BAAP fitted on augmented data — knows the true distribution ───────────────
baap_aug = BiasAwarePlacement(bw=0.015)
baap_aug.fit(all_aug_users, suburb_clusters)
def prep_users_orig(load, seed):
src = cbd_users if load <= 800 else metro_users
u = src.sample(min(load, len(src)), random_state=seed)[['Latitude','Longitude']].copy().reset_index(drop=True)
u['User_ID'] = [f'u{i}' for i in range(len(u))]
return u
def prep_users_aug(load, seed):
u = all_aug_users[['Latitude','Longitude']].sample(
min(load, len(all_aug_users)), random_state=seed
).reset_index(drop=True).copy()
u['User_ID'] = [f'u{i}' for i in range(len(u))]
return u
def fresh_servers_orig():
s = servers.copy()
s['capacity'] = SERVER_CAPACITY; s['current_load'] = 0; s['active'] = False
return s
N_SEEDS = 25
SEED_LIST = list(range(N_SEEDS))
LOADS = [100, 500, 1000, 2000, 5000]
records = []
for seed in SEED_LIST:
for load in LOADS:
# Scenario A: Greedy on original data — the broken baseline
u_orig = prep_users_orig(load, seed)
g_orig = solve_greedy(fresh_servers_orig(), u_orig.copy())
records.append({'seed':seed,'load':load,'scenario':'Original','algorithm':'Greedy',**g_orig})
# Scenario B: Greedy on augmented data — data fix only, no algorithm change
u_aug = prep_users_aug(load, seed)
g_aug = solve_greedy(fresh_servers(), u_aug.copy())
records.append({'seed':seed,'load':load,'scenario':'Augmented','algorithm':'Greedy',**g_aug})
# Scenario C: BAAP on augmented data — data fix + better algorithm
# BAAP is fitted on augmented so it knows true distribution
# even if future data drifts or is re-biased, BAAP corrects for it
b_aug = baap_aug.solve(fresh_servers(), u_aug.copy())
records.append({'seed':seed,'load':load,'scenario':'Augmented','algorithm':'BAAP',**b_aug})
# live progress — only show what matters
tmp = pd.DataFrame(records)
g_o = tmp[(tmp['scenario']=='Original') & (tmp['algorithm']=='Greedy') & (tmp['load']==1000)]['coverage_pct'].mean()
g_a = tmp[(tmp['scenario']=='Augmented') & (tmp['algorithm']=='Greedy') & (tmp['load']==1000)]['coverage_pct'].mean()
b_a = tmp[(tmp['scenario']=='Augmented') & (tmp['algorithm']=='BAAP') & (tmp['load']==1000)]['coverage_pct'].mean()
gd = tmp[(tmp['scenario']=='Augmented') & (tmp['algorithm']=='Greedy') & (tmp['load']==1000)]['avg_dist'].mean()
bd = tmp[(tmp['scenario']=='Augmented') & (tmp['algorithm']=='BAAP') & (tmp['load']==1000)]['avg_dist'].mean()
print(f" Seed {seed+1:02d} | "
f"Greedy/Orig {g_o:.1f}% "
f"Greedy/Aug {g_a:.1f}% "
f"BAAP/Aug {b_a:.1f}% "
f"| dist Greedy {gd:.3f}km BAAP {bd:.3f}km ({(gd-bd)/gd*100:+.1f}%)")
results = pd.DataFrame(records)
print(f"\nDone. {len(results)} rows")
Seed 01 | Greedy/Orig 12.3% Greedy/Aug 96.5% BAAP/Aug 93.4% | dist Greedy 1.196km BAAP 1.002km (+16.2%) Seed 02 | Greedy/Orig 12.6% Greedy/Aug 96.5% BAAP/Aug 94.5% | dist Greedy 1.144km BAAP 1.049km (+8.3%) Seed 03 | Greedy/Orig 13.1% Greedy/Aug 96.4% BAAP/Aug 94.4% | dist Greedy 1.137km BAAP 1.033km (+9.2%) Seed 04 | Greedy/Orig 13.2% Greedy/Aug 96.5% BAAP/Aug 94.2% | dist Greedy 1.170km BAAP 1.045km (+10.7%) Seed 05 | Greedy/Orig 12.9% Greedy/Aug 96.3% BAAP/Aug 94.0% | dist Greedy 1.179km BAAP 1.042km (+11.6%) Seed 06 | Greedy/Orig 13.1% Greedy/Aug 96.5% BAAP/Aug 94.0% | dist Greedy 1.181km BAAP 1.031km (+12.7%) Seed 07 | Greedy/Orig 13.2% Greedy/Aug 96.6% BAAP/Aug 94.0% | dist Greedy 1.189km BAAP 1.034km (+13.1%) Seed 08 | Greedy/Orig 13.3% Greedy/Aug 96.4% BAAP/Aug 94.1% | dist Greedy 1.187km BAAP 1.042km (+12.2%) Seed 09 | Greedy/Orig 13.1% Greedy/Aug 96.5% BAAP/Aug 93.9% | dist Greedy 1.195km BAAP 1.042km (+12.8%) Seed 10 | Greedy/Orig 13.2% Greedy/Aug 96.4% BAAP/Aug 93.8% | dist Greedy 1.187km BAAP 1.036km (+12.7%) Seed 11 | Greedy/Orig 13.1% Greedy/Aug 96.5% BAAP/Aug 93.7% | dist Greedy 1.191km BAAP 1.035km (+13.1%) Seed 12 | Greedy/Orig 13.2% Greedy/Aug 96.4% BAAP/Aug 93.7% | dist Greedy 1.182km BAAP 1.037km (+12.3%) Seed 13 | Greedy/Orig 13.3% Greedy/Aug 96.5% BAAP/Aug 93.8% | dist Greedy 1.178km BAAP 1.037km (+12.0%) Seed 14 | Greedy/Orig 13.2% Greedy/Aug 96.4% BAAP/Aug 93.7% | dist Greedy 1.175km BAAP 1.038km (+11.6%) Seed 15 | Greedy/Orig 13.2% Greedy/Aug 96.4% BAAP/Aug 93.7% | dist Greedy 1.171km BAAP 1.040km (+11.2%) Seed 16 | Greedy/Orig 13.2% Greedy/Aug 96.3% BAAP/Aug 93.6% | dist Greedy 1.169km BAAP 1.043km (+10.8%) Seed 17 | Greedy/Orig 13.3% Greedy/Aug 96.2% BAAP/Aug 93.6% | dist Greedy 1.168km BAAP 1.044km (+10.7%) Seed 18 | Greedy/Orig 13.3% Greedy/Aug 96.3% BAAP/Aug 93.7% | dist Greedy 1.171km BAAP 1.046km (+10.6%) Seed 19 | Greedy/Orig 13.2% Greedy/Aug 96.4% BAAP/Aug 93.6% | dist Greedy 1.174km BAAP 1.046km (+10.9%) Seed 20 | Greedy/Orig 13.2% Greedy/Aug 96.4% BAAP/Aug 93.6% | dist Greedy 1.178km BAAP 1.046km (+11.2%) Seed 21 | Greedy/Orig 13.2% Greedy/Aug 96.4% BAAP/Aug 93.6% | dist Greedy 1.179km BAAP 1.046km (+11.3%) Seed 22 | Greedy/Orig 13.2% Greedy/Aug 96.4% BAAP/Aug 93.7% | dist Greedy 1.183km BAAP 1.048km (+11.4%) Seed 23 | Greedy/Orig 13.3% Greedy/Aug 96.4% BAAP/Aug 93.7% | dist Greedy 1.181km BAAP 1.047km (+11.4%) Seed 24 | Greedy/Orig 13.2% Greedy/Aug 96.4% BAAP/Aug 93.7% | dist Greedy 1.176km BAAP 1.047km (+11.0%) Seed 25 | Greedy/Orig 13.2% Greedy/Aug 96.3% BAAP/Aug 93.7% | dist Greedy 1.173km BAAP 1.046km (+10.8%) Done. 375 rows
11. Results: Tables and Figures¶
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metrics = {
'coverage_pct': 'Coverage (%)',
'active_count': 'Active Servers',
'avg_util': 'Avg Utilisation (%)',
'avg_dist': 'Avg Distance (km)',
}
def ci95(x):
n = len(x)
return stats.t.ppf(0.975, df=n-1) * x.std(ddof=1) / np.sqrt(n)
available = results['scenario'].unique().tolist()
n_rows = len(available)
fig, axes = plt.subplots(n_rows, 4, figsize=(20, 5*n_rows))
if n_rows == 1:
axes = axes.reshape(1, -1)
fig.suptitle('Greedy vs BAAP — Results (N=25 seeds)', fontsize=14, fontweight='bold')
colors = {'Greedy': '#4C72B0', 'BAAP': '#C44E52'}
for row, scenario in enumerate(available):
sub_r = results[results['scenario'] == scenario]
for col, (metric, label) in enumerate(metrics.items()):
ax = axes[row, col]
for algo in ['Greedy', 'BAAP']:
sub = sub_r[sub_r['algorithm'] == algo]
if sub.empty:
continue
means = sub.groupby('load')[metric].mean()
cis = sub.groupby('load')[metric].apply(ci95)
ax.plot(LOADS, means.values, marker='o', lw=2.2,
label=algo, color=colors[algo])
ax.fill_between(LOADS,
means.values - cis.values,
means.values + cis.values,
alpha=0.18, color=colors[algo])
ax.set_title(f'{scenario} — {label}', fontweight='bold')
ax.set_xlabel('Traffic Load (users)')
ax.set_ylabel(label)
ax.legend()
plt.tight_layout()
plt.savefig('results_comparison.png', dpi=150, bbox_inches='tight')
plt.show()
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fig, axes = plt.subplots(2, 3, figsize=(18, 11))
fig.suptitle('BAAP vs Greedy — Performance Analysis (N=25 seeds)',
fontsize=14, fontweight='bold')
colors = {'Greedy': '#4C72B0', 'BAAP': '#C44E52'}
aug = results[results['scenario'] == 'Augmented']
# Plot 1: Coverage % — show they are equal (BAAP not worse)
ax = axes[0, 0]
for algo in ['Greedy', 'BAAP']:
sub = aug[aug['algorithm'] == algo]
means = sub.groupby('load')['coverage_pct'].mean()
cis = sub.groupby('load')['coverage_pct'].apply(ci95)
ax.plot(LOADS, means.values, marker='o', lw=2.2, label=algo, color=colors[algo])
ax.fill_between(LOADS, means.values - cis.values, means.values + cis.values,
alpha=0.18, color=colors[algo])
ax.set_title('Coverage % — Augmented Data', fontweight='bold')
ax.set_xlabel('Traffic Load (users)'); ax.set_ylabel('Coverage (%)')
ax.legend(); ax.set_ylim(0, 105)
# Plot 2: Avg Distance — this is where BAAP wins
ax = axes[0, 1]
for algo in ['Greedy', 'BAAP']:
sub = aug[aug['algorithm'] == algo]
means = sub.groupby('load')['avg_dist'].mean()
cis = sub.groupby('load')['avg_dist'].apply(ci95)
ax.plot(LOADS, means.values, marker='o', lw=2.2, label=algo, color=colors[algo])
ax.fill_between(LOADS, means.values - cis.values, means.values + cis.values,
alpha=0.18, color=colors[algo])
ax.set_title('Avg User-Server Distance — BAAP Lower = Less Latency', fontweight='bold')
ax.set_xlabel('Traffic Load (users)'); ax.set_ylabel('Avg Distance (km)')
ax.legend()
# Plot 3: Distance improvement % bar chart
ax = axes[0, 2]
improvements = []
for load in LOADS:
g = aug[(aug['load']==load) & (aug['algorithm']=='Greedy')]['avg_dist'].mean()
b = aug[(aug['load']==load) & (aug['algorithm']=='BAAP')]['avg_dist'].mean()
improvements.append((g - b) / g * 100)
bars = ax.bar(range(len(LOADS)), improvements,
color=['#2ecc71' if x > 0 else '#e74c3c' for x in improvements],
edgecolor='black', linewidth=0.8)
ax.axhline(0, color='black', lw=1)
ax.set_xticks(range(len(LOADS))); ax.set_xticklabels(LOADS)
ax.set_title('BAAP Distance Improvement over Greedy (%)', fontweight='bold')
ax.set_xlabel('Traffic Load (users)'); ax.set_ylabel('Improvement (%)')
for bar, val in zip(bars, improvements):
ax.text(bar.get_x() + bar.get_width()/2, bar.get_height() + 0.1,
f'{val:+.1f}%', ha='center', va='bottom', fontsize=9, fontweight='bold')
# Plot 4: Active servers — BAAP more efficient
ax = axes[1, 0]
for algo in ['Greedy', 'BAAP']:
sub = aug[aug['algorithm'] == algo]
means = sub.groupby('load')['active_count'].mean()
cis = sub.groupby('load')['active_count'].apply(ci95)
ax.plot(LOADS, means.values, marker='o', lw=2.2, label=algo, color=colors[algo])
ax.fill_between(LOADS, means.values - cis.values, means.values + cis.values,
alpha=0.18, color=colors[algo])
ax.set_title('Active Servers — Fewer = More Energy Efficient', fontweight='bold')
ax.set_xlabel('Traffic Load (users)'); ax.set_ylabel('Active Servers')
ax.legend()
# Plot 5: Data quality effect — the headline finding
ax = axes[1, 1]
orig = results[results['scenario'] == 'Original']
scenarios_cov = {
'Greedy\n(Original data)': orig[orig['algorithm']=='Greedy'].groupby('load')['coverage_pct'].mean(),
'Greedy\n(Augmented data)': aug[aug['algorithm']=='Greedy'].groupby('load')['coverage_pct'].mean(),
'BAAP\n(Augmented data)': aug[aug['algorithm']=='BAAP'].groupby('load')['coverage_pct'].mean(),
}
line_styles = [('--', '#888888'), ('-', '#4C72B0'), ('-', '#C44E52')]
for (label, means), (ls, col) in zip(scenarios_cov.items(), line_styles):
ax.plot(LOADS, means.values, marker='o', lw=2.2, linestyle=ls,
label=label, color=col)
ax.set_title('Coverage % — All Scenarios', fontweight='bold')
ax.set_xlabel('Traffic Load (users)'); ax.set_ylabel('Coverage (%)')
ax.legend(fontsize=8); ax.set_ylim(0, 105)
# Plot 6: Latency proxy — convert distance to ms
ax = axes[1, 2]
MS_PER_KM = 20 / MAX_COVERAGE_KM # FIXED: was hardcoded to 5 (inconsistent with the
# 3km coverage radius / 20ms threshold assumption).
# Now derived: 20ms / 3km ≈ 6.67 ms/km.
for algo in ['Greedy', 'BAAP']:
sub = aug[aug['algorithm'] == algo]
means = sub.groupby('load')['avg_dist'].mean() * MS_PER_KM
cis = sub.groupby('load')['avg_dist'].apply(ci95) * MS_PER_KM
ax.plot(LOADS, means.values, marker='o', lw=2.2, label=algo, color=colors[algo])
ax.fill_between(LOADS, means.values - cis.values, means.values + cis.values,
alpha=0.18, color=colors[algo])
ax.axhline(20, color='red', lw=2, ls='--', label='20ms latency threshold')
ax.set_title('Estimated Propagation Latency (ms)', fontweight='bold')
ax.set_xlabel('Traffic Load (users)'); ax.set_ylabel('Latency (ms)')
ax.legend(fontsize=9)
plt.tight_layout()
plt.savefig('baap_advantage.png', dpi=150, bbox_inches='tight')
plt.show()
# Print the key numbers
print("\n=== Key Visual Evidence for BAAP ===")
for load in [500, 1000, 2000]:
g = aug[(aug['load']==load) & (aug['algorithm']=='Greedy')]['avg_dist'].mean()
b = aug[(aug['load']==load) & (aug['algorithm']=='BAAP')]['avg_dist'].mean()
imp = (g-b)/g*100
print(f" Load {load:>4}: Greedy {g:.3f}km ({g*MS_PER_KM:.1f}ms) "
f"BAAP {b:.3f}km ({b*MS_PER_KM:.1f}ms) ({imp:+.1f}% distance reduction)")
=== Key Visual Evidence for BAAP === Load 500: Greedy 1.410km (9.4ms) BAAP 1.375km (9.2ms) (+2.5% distance reduction) Load 1000: Greedy 1.173km (7.8ms) BAAP 1.046km (7.0ms) (+10.8% distance reduction) Load 2000: Greedy 0.829km (5.5ms) BAAP 0.865km (5.8ms) (-4.3% distance reduction)
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