Universität zu Köln

Heck, Robert ORCID: 0000-0003-4511-7731, Vuculescu, Oana, Sorensen, Jens Jakob, Zoller, Jonathan, Andreasen, Morten G., Bason, Mark G., Ejlertsen, Poul, Eliasson, Otto, Haikka, Pinja, Laustsen, Jens S., Nielsen, Laerke L., Mao, Andrew, Mueller, Romain, Napolitano, Mario, Pedersen, Mads K., Thorsen, Aske R., Bergenholtz, Carsten, Calarco, Tommaso, Montangero, Simone ORCID: 0000-0002-8882-2169 and Sherson, Jacob F. (2018). Remote optimization of an ultracold atoms experiment by experts and citizen scientists. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U. S. A., 115 (48). S. E11231 - 7. WASHINGTON: NATL ACAD SCIENCES. ISSN 0027-8424

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Abstract

We introduce a remote interface to control and optimize the experimental production of Bose-Einstein condensates (BECs) and find improved solutions using two distinct implementations. First, a team of theoreticians used a remote version of their dressed chopped random basis optimization algorithm (RedCRAB), and second, a gamified interface allowed 600 citizen scientists from around the world to participate in real-time optimization. Quantitative studies of player search behavior demonstrated that they collectively engage in a combination of local and global searches. This form of multiagent adaptive search prevents premature convergence by the explorative behavior of low-performing players while high-performing players locally refine their solutions. In addition, many successful citizen science games have relied on a problem representation that directly engaged the visual or experiential intuition of the players. Here we demonstrate that citizen scientists can also be successful in an entirely abstract problem visualization. This is encouraging because a much wider range of challenges could potentially be opened to gamification in the future.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Heck, Robert UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0003-4511-7731 UNSPECIFIED Vuculescu, Oana UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Sorensen, Jens Jakob UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Zoller, Jonathan UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Andreasen, Morten G. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Bason, Mark G. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Ejlertsen, Poul UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Eliasson, Otto UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Haikka, Pinja UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Laustsen, Jens S. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Nielsen, Laerke L. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Mao, Andrew UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Mueller, Romain UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Napolitano, Mario UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Pedersen, Mads K. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Thorsen, Aske R. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Bergenholtz, Carsten UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Calarco, Tommaso UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Montangero, Simone UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0002-8882-2169 UNSPECIFIED Sherson, Jacob F. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-165340
DOI:	10.1073/pnas.1716869115
Journal or Publication Title:	Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U. S. A.
Volume:	115
Number:	48
Page Range:	S. E11231 - 7
Date:	2018
Publisher:	NATL ACAD SCIENCES
Place of Publication:	WASHINGTON
ISSN:	0027-8424
Language:	English
Faculty:	Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences
Divisions:	Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences > Department of Physics > Institute for Theoretical Physics
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language QUANTUM; ADAPTATION Multiple languages Multidisciplinary Sciences Multiple languages
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/16534