Abstract: An apparatus includes one or more processors configured to: receive one or more sets of data relating to a first event; input the one or more sets of data to an artificial neural network providing a learning model; receive from the learning model first output data representing a predicted duration of a task resulting from the first event; receive from the learning model second output data representing one or more predicted resources required at the end of the predicted task duration; and allocating one or more of the predicted resources available at or near the end of the predicted duration.