Outputs (14)

Humans: The missing link in manufacturing simulation? (2003)
Journal Article
Baines, T., Mason, S., Siebers, P.-O., & Ladbrook, J. (2004). Humans: The missing link in manufacturing simulation?. Simulation Modelling Practice and Theory, 12(7-8), 515-526. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1569-190X%2803%2900094-7

Computer based discrete event simulation (DES) is one of the most commonly used aids for the design of automotive manufacturing systems. However, DES tools represent machines in extensive detail, while only representing workers as simple resources. T... Read More about Humans: The missing link in manufacturing simulation?.

Using simulated annealing to study behaviour of various exam timetabling data sets (2003)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Burke, E., Eckersley, A., McCollum, B., Sanja, P., & Qu, R. (2003, August). Using simulated annealing to study behaviour of various exam timetabling data sets. Presented at The Fifth Metaheuristics International Conference 2003, Kyoto, Japan

An extensible event-based infrastructure for networked virtual worlds (2003)
Journal Article
Purbrick, J., & Greenhalgh, C. (2003). An extensible event-based infrastructure for networked virtual worlds. Presence: Teleoperators and Virtual Environments, 12(1), 68–84. https://doi.org/10.1162/105474603763835341

Predicting the metabolic energy costs of bipedalism using evolutionary robotics (2003)
Journal Article
Sellers, W. I., Dennis, L. A., & Crompton, R. H. (2003). Predicting the metabolic energy costs of bipedalism using evolutionary robotics. https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.00205

To understand the evolution of bipedalism among the homnoids in an ecological context we need to be able to estimate theenerrgetic cost of locomotion in fossil forms. Ideally such an estimate would be based entirely on morphology since, except for t... Read More about Predicting the metabolic energy costs of bipedalism using evolutionary robotics.

Substituting outline fonts for bitmap fonts in archived PDF files (2003)
Journal Article
Probets, S., & Brailsford, D. F. (2003). Substituting outline fonts for bitmap fonts in archived PDF files

As collections of archived digital documents continue to grow the maintenance of an archive, and the quality of reproduction from the archived format, become important long-term considerations. In particular, Adobe s PDF is now an important final for... Read More about Substituting outline fonts for bitmap fonts in archived PDF files.

Using SVG as the Rendering Model for Structured and Graphically Complex Web Material (2003)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Mong, J., & Brailsford, D. F. Using SVG as the Rendering Model for Structured and Graphically Complex Web Material. Presented at ACM Symposium on Document Engineering

This paper reports some experiments in using SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics), rather than the browser default of (X)HTML/CSS, as a potential Web-based rendering technology, in an attempt to create an approach that integrates the structural and display... Read More about Using SVG as the Rendering Model for Structured and Graphically Complex Web Material.

A Bayesian optimization algorithm for the nurse scheduling problem (2003)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Li, J., & Aickelin, U. A Bayesian optimization algorithm for the nurse scheduling problem. Presented at 2003 Congress on Evolutionary Computation (CEC2003)

A Bayesian optimization algorithm for the nurse scheduling problem is presented, which involves choosing a suitable scheduling rule from a set for each nurse’s assignment. Unlike our previous work that used GAs to implement implicit learning, the lea... Read More about A Bayesian optimization algorithm for the nurse scheduling problem.

'Explicit Learning: an Effort towards Human Scheduling Algorithms' (2003)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Li, J., & Aickelin, U. 'Explicit Learning: an Effort towards Human Scheduling Algorithms'. Presented at The 1st Multidisciplinary International Conference on Scheduling: Theory and Applications MISTA 2003

Abstract

Scheduling problems are generally NP-hard combinatorial problems, and a lot of research has been done to solve these problems heuristically. However, most of the previous approaches are problem-specific and research into the development o... Read More about 'Explicit Learning: an Effort towards Human Scheduling Algorithms'.

'A Bayesian Optimisation Algorithm for the Nurse Scheduling Problem' (2003)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Li, J., & Aickelin, U. 'A Bayesian Optimisation Algorithm for the Nurse Scheduling Problem'. Presented at The 2003 Congress for Evolutionary Computation

Abstract- A Bayesian optimization algorithm for the nurse scheduling problem is presented, which involves choosing a suitable scheduling rule from a set for each nurse's assignment. Unlike our previous work that used GAs to implement implicit learnin... Read More about 'A Bayesian Optimisation Algorithm for the Nurse Scheduling Problem'.

Similarity Measures for Exam Timetabling Problems (2003)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Burke, E., Eckersley, A., McCollum, B., Petrovic, S., & Qu, R. Similarity Measures for Exam Timetabling Problems. Presented at Multidisciplinary International Conference on Scheduling : Theory and Applications

A large number of heuristic algorithms have been developed over the years which have been aimed at solving examination timetabling problems. However, many of these algorithms have been developed specifically to solve one particular problem instance o... Read More about Similarity Measures for Exam Timetabling Problems.