[HTML][HTML] Recent advances in selection hyper-heuristics
Hyper-heuristics have emerged as a way to raise the level of generality of search techniques
for computational search problems. This is in contrast to many approaches, which represent …
for computational search problems. This is in contrast to many approaches, which represent …
A survey of the state-of-the-art of optimisation methodologies in school timetabling problems
Educational timetabling is an ongoing challenging administrative task that is required in
most academic institutions. This is mainly due to a large number of constraints and …
most academic institutions. This is mainly due to a large number of constraints and …
Operational research in education
J Johnes - European journal of operational research, 2015 - Elsevier
Operational Research (OR) techniques have been applied, from the early stages of the
discipline, to a wide variety of issues in education. At the government level, these include …
discipline, to a wide variety of issues in education. At the government level, these include …
[HTML][HTML] Educational timetabling: Problems, benchmarks, and state-of-the-art results
We propose a survey of the research contributions on the field of Educational Timetabling
with a specific focus on “standard” formulations and the corresponding benchmark …
with a specific focus on “standard” formulations and the corresponding benchmark …
Course scheduling under sudden scarcity: Applications to pandemic planning
C Barnhart, D Bertsimas… - … & Service Operations …, 2022 - pubsonline.informs.org
Problem definition: Physical distancing requirements during the COVID-19 pandemic have
dramatically reduced the effective capacity of university campuses. Under these conditions …
dramatically reduced the effective capacity of university campuses. Under these conditions …
Solving the high school timetabling problem using a hybrid cat swarm optimization based algorithm
In this contribution we present the application of a hybrid cat swarm optimization (CSO)
based algorithm for solving the school timetabling problem. This easy to use, efficient and …
based algorithm for solving the school timetabling problem. This easy to use, efficient and …
Integer programming for the generalized high school timetabling problem
S Kristiansen, M Sørensen, TR Stidsen - Journal of Scheduling, 2015 - Springer
Recently, the XHSTT format for high school timetabling was introduced. It provides a uniform
way of modeling problem instances and corresponding solutions. The format supports a …
way of modeling problem instances and corresponding solutions. The format supports a …
Solving high school timetabling problems worldwide using selection hyper-heuristics
High school timetabling is one of those recurring NP-hard real-world combinatorial
optimisation problems that has to be dealt with by many educational institutions periodically …
optimisation problems that has to be dealt with by many educational institutions periodically …
A hidden markov model approach to the problem of heuristic selection in hyper-heuristics with a case study in high school timetabling problems
A Kheiri, E Keedwell - Evolutionary computation, 2017 - direct.mit.edu
Operations research is a well-established field that uses computational systems to support
decisions in business and public life. Good solutions to operations research problems can …
decisions in business and public life. Good solutions to operations research problems can …
Parallel local search algorithms for high school timetabling problems
High school timetabling consists in assigning meetings between classes and teachers, with
the goal of minimizing the violation of specific soft requirements. This family of problems has …
the goal of minimizing the violation of specific soft requirements. This family of problems has …