A survey of metaheuristic-based techniques for university timetabling problems

R Lewis - OR spectrum, 2008 - Springer
As well as nearly always belonging to the class of NP-complete problems, university
timetabling problems can be further complicated by the often idiosyncratic requirements …

Experiences with IoT and AI in a smart campus for optimizing classroom usage

T Sutjarittham, HH Gharakheili… - IEEE Internet of …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Increasing demand for university education is putting pressure on campuses to make better
use of their real-estate resources. Evidence indicates that enrollments are rising, yet …

A harmony search algorithm for university course timetabling

MA Al-Betar, AT Khader - Annals of Operations Research, 2012 - Springer
One of the main challenges for university administration is building a timetable for course
sessions. This is not just about building a timetable that works, but building one that is as …

A reinforcement learning: great-deluge hyper-heuristic for examination timetabling

E Özcan, M Misir, G Ochoa, EK Burke - Modeling, analysis, and …, 2012 - igi-global.com
Hyper-heuristics can be identified as methodologies that search the space generated by a
finite set of low level heuristics for solving search problems. An iterative hyper-heuristic …

An effective hybrid algorithm for university course timetabling

M Chiarandini, M Birattari, K Socha, O Rossi-Doria - Journal of Scheduling, 2006 - Springer
The university course timetabling problem is an optimisation problem in which a set of
events has to be scheduled in timeslots and located in suitable rooms. Recently, a set of …

The university course timetabling problem with a three-phase approach

P Kostuch - International Conference on the Practice and Theory of …, 2004 - Springer
This paper describes the University Course Timetabling Problem (UCTP) used in the
International Timetabling Competition 2003 organized by the Metaheuristics Network and …

[PDF][PDF] University Timetabling.

S Petrovic, EK Burke - 2004 - researchgate.net
University timetabling problems can be classified into two main categories: course and
examination timetabling. We discuss the problem statements and constraints for each of …

Performance improvement strategies on Cuckoo Search algorithms for solving the university course timetabling problem

T Thepphakorn, P Pongcharoen - Expert Systems with Applications, 2020 - Elsevier
The university course timetabling problem (UCTP) arises every academic year and must be
solved by academic staff with/without a course timetabling tool. A Hybrid Self-adaptive …

Design, engineering, and experimental analysis of a simulated annealing approach to the post-enrolment course timetabling problem

S Ceschia, L Di Gaspero, A Schaerf - Computers & Operations Research, 2012 - Elsevier
The post-enrolment course timetabling (PE-CTT) is one of the most studied timetabling
problems, for which many instances and results are available. In this work we design a …

Solving the post enrolment course timetabling problem by ant colony optimization

C Nothegger, A Mayer, A Chwatal, GR Raidl - Annals of Operations …, 2012 - Springer
In this work we present a new approach to tackle the problem of Post Enrolment Course
Timetabling as specified for the International Timetabling Competition 2007 (ITC2007) …