Incorporating domain knowledge into Memetic Algorithms for solving Spatial Optimization problems

S Biswas, F Chen, Z Chen, CT Lu… - Proceedings of the 28th …, 2020 - dl.acm.org
Spatial optimization problems (SOPs) are characterized by spatial relationships governing
the decision variables, objectives and/or constraint functions. These are mostly …

Tensorial evolutionary computation for spatial optimization problems

SC Lei, X Xiao, YJ Gong, Y Li… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Spatial optimization problems (SOPs) refer to a class of problems where the decision
variables require spatial organization. Existing methods based on evolutionary algorithms …

Memetic algorithms for Spatial Partitioning problems

S Biswas, F Chen, Z Chen, CT Lu… - ACM Transactions on …, 2023 - dl.acm.org
Spatial optimization problems (SOPs) are characterized by spatial relationships governing
the decision variables, objectives, and/or constraint functions. In this article, we focus on a …

Reducing racial segregation of public school districts

R Wei, X Feng, S Rey, E Knaap - Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, 2022 - Elsevier
Racial segregation in public education has been declared as unconstitutional for over 60
years in the United States. Yet many public school districts remain largely separate and …

Spatial optimization techniques for school redistricting

S Biswas - 2022 - vtechworks.lib.vt.edu
In countries like the US, public school systems function through school districts, which are
geographical areas where schools share the same administrative structure and are often …

Redistrict: Online Public Deliberation Support that Connects and Rebuilds Inclusive Communities

A Sistrunk, N Self, S Biswas, K Luther… - Proceedings of the …, 2024 - dl.acm.org
Public deliberations are often a staple ingredient in community decision-making. However,
traditional, time-constrained, in-person debates can become highly polarized, eroding trust …

“This is not going to be a quick fix”: a grounded theory study of superintendents leading school integration through redistricting

KE Leh, LK Mayger, C Yuknis - Journal of Educational Administration, 2023 - emerald.com
Purpose This study investigated how superintendents lead the process of within-district
racial and socioeconomic integration. Design/methodology/approach The researchers used …

Redistrict online: Supporting public school rezoning deliberations through visualization of complex data and multidisciplinary constraints

A Sistrunk, N Self, K Luther… - Proceedings of the …, 2024 - orca.cardiff.ac.uk
Public deliberations are often a staple ingredient in community decision-making. However,
traditional, timeconstrained, in-person debates can become highly polarized, eroding trust in …

GeoVoronoi: A Voronoi Diagram Generation System for Large-scale Geographical Point Data via Spatial Attribute Association

Z Zhou, H Wang, Z Yang, Y Chen… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Voronoi diagram is commonly used to visualize geographical point dataset with a collection
of plane-partitioned facets. As the size of the geographical point dataset increases, facets …

Deep reinforcement learning for spatial resource allocation: A case study of school districting

D Zhang, S Mu, J Mango, X Li - Environment and Planning B …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Spatial resource allocation is a multi-objective spatial optimization problem with multiple
constraints. The division of school districts is a classic problem of spatial resource allocation …