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Iterated heuristic algorithms for the classroom assignment problem

Constantino, Ademir Aparecido; Filho, Walter Marcondes; Landa-Silva, Dario

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Ademir Aparecido Constantino

Walter Marcondes Filho

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DARIO LANDA SILVA DARIO.LANDASILVA@NOTTINGHAM.AC.UK
Professor of Computational Optimisation



Abstract

We tackle the classroom assignment problem in a large University with the objective of minimising the total distance between all classrooms assigned to teaching activities in the same course. Additional requirements that should be satisfied include: making an efficient utilisation of the space, satisfying room preferences and complying with other administrative requirements. We present two iterated heuristic approaches, each one consisting of an iterative resolution of an assignment problem (the classical assignment problem in the first approach and the bottleneck assignment problem in the second approach) and a third algorithm based on the Variable Neighbourhood Search (VNS) meta-heuristic. We also present and discuss experimental results using real-world data from three consecutive academic sessions.

Citation

Constantino, A. A., Filho, W. M., & Landa-Silva, D. (2010). Iterated heuristic algorithms for the classroom assignment problem.

Conference Name 2010 International Conference on the Practice and Theory of Automated Timetabling (PATAT 2010)
End Date Aug 13, 2010
Acceptance Date May 10, 2010
Publication Date Aug 13, 2010
Deposit Date Aug 1, 2016
Publicly Available Date Mar 28, 2024
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Keywords Assignment problem, scheduling and timetabling, heuristics metaheuristics
Public URL https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/706614
Additional Information Published in: Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on the Practice and Theory of Automated
Timetabling, 10-13 August 2010, Queen’s University
of Belfast / Edited by Barry McCollum, Edmund Burke, George White. Belfast : Queen’s University Belfast, 2010, p. 152-166. ISBN 0853899733

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