PATAT'02 Proceedings

Plenary Speakers  
Cats and Rats
D. de Werra, Lausanne, Switzerland.
14
Integer and Constraint Programming Approaches for Round Robin Tournament Scheduling
M. Trick, Pittsburgh, USA.
34
Theory and practice of the shift design problem
W. Slany, Vienna, Austria.
53
University Course Timetabling  
Interactive Timetabling: Concepts, Techniques, and Practical Results (full paper)
T. Muller, R. Bartak
58
University Course Timetabling with Soft Constraints (full paper)
H. Rudova, K. Murray
73
Knowledge Discovery in a Hyper-Heuristic for Course Timetabling Using Case-Based Reasoning (full paper)
E.K. Burke, B.L. MacCarthy, S. Petrovic, R. Qu
90
Timetabling using a Steady State Genetic Algorithm (abstract)
E. Ozcan, A. Alkan
104
Timetabling for further Educational Institutions using Constraint Logic Programming (abstract)
D. Matzke
107
Functional Model of the Timetable Problem (abstract)
V.G. Abramov, T.V. Granchak
110
New tools for solving dynamic timetabling problems (abstract)
A. Elkhyari, C. Guéret, N. Jussien
112
A local search for the timetabling problem (abstract)
O. Rossi-Doria, C. Blum, J. Knowles, M. Sampels, K. Socha, B. Paechter
115
A GA evolving instructions for a timetable builder (abstract)
C. Blum, S. Correia, M. Dorigo, B. Paechter, O. Rossi-Doria, M. Snoek
120
A comparison of the performance of different metaheuristics on the timetabling problem (abstract)
O. Rossi-Doria, M. Sampels, M. Birattari, M. Chiarandini, M. Dorigo, L.M. Gambardella, J. Knowles, M. Manfrin, M. Mastrolilli, B. Paechter, L. Paquete, T. Stützle
124
Multi-Neighbourhood Local Search for Course Timetabling (abstract)
L. Di Gaspero, A. Schaerf
128
Is Genetic Programming a Sensible Research Direction for Timetabling? (abstract)
E.K. Burke, S. Gustafson, G. Kendall
133
Addressing the Availability-Based Laboratory/Tutorial Timetabling Problem with Heuristics and Metaheuristics (abstract)
D.W. Corne, J. Kingston
136
School Timetabling
Generalizing Bipartite Edge Colouring to Solve Real Instances of the Timetabling Problem (abstract)
D. Abraham, J.H. Kingston
141
An Average Case Approximation bound for Course Scheduling by Greedy Bipartite Matching (abstract)
G. Lewandowski, P. Ojha, J. Rizzo, A. Walker
144
Timetabling with no.8 Fencing Wire (abstract)
J. Baumfield, B. Graves, B. Pawson
148
A timetabling system for the german "Gymnasium" (abstract)
M. Löhnertz
152
Search Strategy for Constraint-Based Class-Teacher Timetabling (full paper)
W. Legierski
155
School Timetabling for Compact Student and Teacher Schedules (abstract)
T. Birbas, S. Daskalaki, E. Housos
170
Solving Real Class/Teacher Timetabling Problems Using Neural Networks (abstract)
M. Paulo dos Santos Carrasco, M. Vaz Pato
173
Medical Employee Timetabling  
Personnel Scheduling in Laboratories using IPS (abstract)
P. Franses, G. Post
175
Subproblem-centric algorithms for the nurse scheduling problem (abstract)
A. Ikegami, A. Niwa
179
Scheduling Agents - Distributed Employee Timetabling (DETP) (abstract)
A. Meisels, E. Kaplansky
182
Storing and Adapting repair experiences in personnel rostering (abstract)
S. Petrovic, G.R. Beddoe, G. Vanden Berghe
185
Relaxation of Coverage Constraints in Hospital Personnel Rostering (full paper)
P. De Causmaecker, G. Vanden Berghe
187
Scheduling Doctors for Clinical Training Unit Rounds Using Tabu Optimization (abstract)
C.A White, G.M. White
207
General Employee Timetabling  
Efficient Generation of Cyclic Schedules (abstract)
R. Hope
213
Practical Timetabling  
Agent Technology for Timetabling (abstract)
P. De Causmaecker, P. Demeester, Y. Lu, G. Vanden Berghe
215
A General View on Timetabling Problems (abstract)
M. Gröbner, P. Wilke
221
Possible Models for Timetabling at Tertiary Institutions (full paper)
T. Nepal, M.I. Ally
228
Using Web Standards for timetabling (full paper)
P. De Causmaecker, P. Demeester, Y. Lu, G. Vanden Berghe
238
A Survey and Case study of Practical Examination Timetabling Problems (abstract)
P. Cowling, G. Kendall, N.M. Hussin
258
A Review of Existing Interfaces of Automated Examination and Lecture Scheduling Systems (abstract)
B. McCollum, S. Ahmadi, E.K. Burke, R. Barone, P. Cheng, P. Cowling
262
Integrating human abilities and automated systems for timetabling: a competition using STARK and HuSSH Representations at the PATAT 2002 Conference (full paper)
S.Ahmadi, R. Barone, E.K. Burke, P. Cheng, P. Cowling, B. McCollum
265
Whose fault is it anyway? (abstract)
R.C. Rankin
274
A Design Pattern: "Test Conditions" which could be used in timetable construction software (abstract)
R. Gonzales Rubio, Y. Syam
278
Timetabling at the University of Sheffield, UK - an incremental approach to timetable development (abstract)
S. Geller
285
Educational Timetabling - Experience, Practice and Improvements (abstract)
B.R. Doughty, D. Whigham
289
Creating a new university timetable containing mixed structure types with (new) software (abstract)
T.D.W. Jooste
295
Complexity Isuues  
Flow formulations for the Student Scheduling Problem (full paper)
E. Cheng, S. Kruk, M. Lipman
298
A Generalized Class-Teacher Model for Some Timetabling Problems (abstract)
A. Asratian, D. de Werra
309
Sport Timetabling  
Characterizing Feasible Pattern Sets with Minimum Number of Breaks (abstract)
R. Miyashiro, H. Iwasaki, T. Matsui
311
A Generate-and-Test Heuristic Inspired by Ant Colony Optimization for the Traveling Tournament Problem (abstract)
H. Crauwels, D. Van Oudheusden
314
Generating Fair and Attractive Football Timetables (abstract)
T. Bartsch, A. Drexl, S. Kröger
316
Solving the Traveling Tournament Problem: A Combined Integer Programming and Constraint Programming Approach (full paper)
K. Easton, G. Nemhauser, M.A. Trick
319
Solving Sports Scheduling Problems Using Network Structure (abstract)
A. Suzuka, Y. Saruwatari, A. Yoshise
331
Examination Timetabling  
Enhancing Timetable Solutions with Local Search Methods (full paper)
E.K. Burke, J. P. Newall
336
A Hybrid Algorithm for the Examination Timetabling Problem (full paper)
L.T.G. Merlot, N. Boland , B. D. Hughes, P.J. Stuckey
348
A Broker Algorithm for Timetabling Problem (full paper)
S.L.M. Lin
372
An Evolutionary Approach for the Examination Timetabling Problems (full paper)
K. Sheibani
387
Examination Timetabling with Ants (abstract)
K.A. Dowsland, N. Pugh, J. Thompson
397
GRASPing the Examination Scheduling Problem (abstract)
S. Casey, J. Thompson
400
Recolour, Shake and Kick: a recipe for the Examination Timetabling Problem (abstract)
L. Di Gaspero
404
A Case Based Heuristic Selection investigation of Hill Climbing, Simulated Annealing and Tabu Search for Exam Timetabling Problems (abstract)
E.K. Burke, A. Eckersley, B. McCollum, S. Petrovic, R. Qu
408
A Multiobjective Optimisation Technique for Exam Timetabling Problems Based on the Defined Trajectory (abstract)
S. Petrovic, Y. Bykov
411
Empirical Analysis of Tabu Search for the Lexicographic Optimization of the Examination Timetabling Problem (abstract)
L. Paquete, T. Stützle
413
A Hybrid Grouping Genetic Algorithm for Timetabling of Conference Programs (full paper)
Y. Mori, M. Tanaka
421
Decision support without magic or mind reading for assigning magistrates to sessions of the Amsterdam Criminal Court (abstract)
J.A.M. Schreuder
441
The cost of flexibility in vehicle routing and scheduling (abstract)
W. Dullaert, B. Johannessen, O. Bräysy, T. Dahl
443