Analysing Similarity in Exam Timetabling

In this paper we carry out an investigation of some of the major features of exam timetabling problems with a view to developing a similarity measure. This similarity measure will be used within a case-based reasoning (CBR) system to match a new problem with one from a case-based of previously solve...

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Main Authors: Burke, Edmund, Eckersley, Adam, McCollum, Barry, Petrovic, Sanja, Qu, Rong
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Published: 2004
Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/353/
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author Burke, Edmund
Eckersley, Adam
McCollum, Barry
Petrovic, Sanja
Qu, Rong
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description In this paper we carry out an investigation of some of the major features of exam timetabling problems with a view to developing a similarity measure. This similarity measure will be used within a case-based reasoning (CBR) system to match a new problem with one from a case-based of previously solved problems. The case base will also store the heuristic for meta-heuristic techniques applied most successfully to each problem stored. The technique(s) stored with the matched case will be retrieved and applied to the new case. The CBR assumption in our system is that similar problems can be solved equally well by the same technique.
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spelling nottingham-3532020-05-04T20:31:22Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/353/ Analysing Similarity in Exam Timetabling Burke, Edmund Eckersley, Adam McCollum, Barry Petrovic, Sanja Qu, Rong In this paper we carry out an investigation of some of the major features of exam timetabling problems with a view to developing a similarity measure. This similarity measure will be used within a case-based reasoning (CBR) system to match a new problem with one from a case-based of previously solved problems. The case base will also store the heuristic for meta-heuristic techniques applied most successfully to each problem stored. The technique(s) stored with the matched case will be retrieved and applied to the new case. The CBR assumption in our system is that similar problems can be solved equally well by the same technique. 2004 Conference or Workshop Item NonPeerReviewed Burke, Edmund, Eckersley, Adam, McCollum, Barry, Petrovic, Sanja and Qu, Rong (2004) Analysing Similarity in Exam Timetabling. In: International Conference on the Practice and Theory of Automated Timetabling 2004, Aug 2004, Pittsburg, US.
spellingShingle Burke, Edmund
Eckersley, Adam
McCollum, Barry
Petrovic, Sanja
Qu, Rong
Analysing Similarity in Exam Timetabling
title Analysing Similarity in Exam Timetabling
title_full Analysing Similarity in Exam Timetabling
title_fullStr Analysing Similarity in Exam Timetabling
title_full_unstemmed Analysing Similarity in Exam Timetabling
title_short Analysing Similarity in Exam Timetabling
title_sort analysing similarity in exam timetabling
url https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/353/