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Abstract(s)
At a time when the need to reduce costs has
become part of the day-to-day reality of all educational institutions,
it is unthinkable to continue to manually perform
those tasks (i.e., the creation of timetables) that can be automated
and optimized. The automatic creation of timetables
for educational institutions is one of the most studied problems
by the scientific community.However, almost all studies
have been based on very simplified models of reality that
have no practical application. A realistic model of the problem,
robust algorithms that are able to find valid solutions
in highly restricted environments, and optimization methods
that are able to quickly provide quality results are key factors
to consider when attempting to solve this (real) problem faced
by educational institutions. This paper presents a summary
of the work performed by Bullet Solutions over the last few
years, from the first stage of understanding and modelling
the problem to the final analysis of the results obtained using
the developed software under real conditions.
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Keywords
Automatic timetabling Higher education Decision support system Heuristics Combinatorial optimization Timetables
Pedagogical Context
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Publisher
Springer Verlag