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Evolutionary squeaky wheel optimization: a new framework for analysis (2011)
Journal Article
Li, J., Parkes, A. J., & Burke, E. K. (in press). Evolutionary squeaky wheel optimization: a new framework for analysis. Evolutionary Computation, 19(3), https://doi.org/10.1162/EVCO_a_00033

Squeaky wheel optimization (SWO) is a relatively new metaheuristic that has been shown to be effective for many real-world problems. At each iteration SWO does a complete construction of a solution starting from the empty assignment. Although the con... Read More about Evolutionary squeaky wheel optimization: a new framework for analysis.

The teaching space allocation problem with splitting (2006)
Book Chapter
Beyrouthy, C., Burke, E. K., Landa-Silva, D., Mccollum, B., Mcmullan, P., & Parkes, A. J. (2006). The teaching space allocation problem with splitting. In Practice and Theory of Automated Timetabling: VI 6th International Conference, PATAT 2006 Brno, Czech Republic, August 30–September 1, 2006 Revised Selected Papers, (228-247). Springer Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-77345-0_15

A standard problem within universities is that of teaching space allocation which can be thought of as the assignment of rooms and times to various teaching activities. The focus is usually on courses that are expected to fit into one room. However,... Read More about The teaching space allocation problem with splitting.