Conference paper
A non-worsening Memetic Algorithm for constructing feasible timetables
2012 Third International Conference on Intelligent Systems Modelling and Simulation, pp.120-125
IEEE
3rd International Conference on Intelligent Systems Modelling and Simulation, ISMS 2012 (Kota Kinabalu, 08/02/2012–10/02/2012)
2012
Abstract
The choice of local search method in a Memetic Algorithm (MA) affects the effectiveness of the MA to produce feasible timetables. Since the local search itself depends on the definition of the neighborhood operator, we intend to understand the effect of the employed neighborhood operator to the performance of MA. In this work, we examine two typical neighborhood operators used in solving timetabling problems, that is neighborhood based on Move (reschedule lectures and replace rooms) and Swap (exchange the timeslot and room of two lectures). The results reveal the importance of defining neighborhood operator suitable with the problems. The performance of MA which surpasses the corresponding GA is also confirmed by the results which encourage the use of MAs in solving timetabling problems over GA.
Details
- Title
- A non-worsening Memetic Algorithm for constructing feasible timetables
- Authors/Creators
- T.A. Budiono (Author/Creator)K.W. Wong (Author/Creator)
- Publication Details
- 2012 Third International Conference on Intelligent Systems Modelling and Simulation, pp.120-125
- Conference
- 3rd International Conference on Intelligent Systems Modelling and Simulation, ISMS 2012 (Kota Kinabalu, 08/02/2012–10/02/2012)
- Publisher
- IEEE
- Identifiers
- 991005544596807891
- Murdoch Affiliation
- School of Information Technology
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Conference paper
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