# Optimal Scheduling in a Question-Answering Forum of Knowledge Workers

Source: [Optimal Scheduling in a Question-Answering Forum of Knowledge Workers](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/6a34cd36206542251d7c601b>)

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Data updated: 2026-06-20T05:00:05.764Z

Authors: Rohit Negi, Mustafa Yilmaz

Published: 2026-06-18T03:42:35.000Z

## Abstract

As individuals turn to the Internet to find answers to questions they may have, several Question Answering (QA) forums have evolved, where users knowledgeable in certain topics can contribute their expertise to answering these requests for information. While these are currently volunteer based, we consider a future version employing knowledge workers who are experts in certain topics. In such a system, the request-answer processes forming the queuing system may utilize schedulers that assign requests in different topics to the experts in the forum, who may be able to answer them according to their expertise levels in different topics. With this model, we calculate the capacity of the system for handling the requests while keeping the system stable, and design schedulers that achieve capacity. We also investigate how collaboration between experts in answering requests can potentially increase capacity.

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## Original sources and implementation

[Original paper](<https://arxiv.org/abs/2606.19759>)

[PDF](<https://arxiv.org/pdf/2606.19759.pdf>)