A harmony search algorithm for university course timetabling

DOI10.1007/s10479-010-0769-zzbMath1251.90310OpenAlexW1973555220MaRDI QIDQ1761885

Mohammed Azmi Al-Betar, Ahamad Tajudin Khader

Publication date: 15 November 2012

Published in: Annals of Operations Research (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10479-010-0769-z

zbMATH Keywords

exploitationcourse timetablingexplorationharmony searchmetaheuristic algorithms

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Approximation methods and heuristics in mathematical programming (90C59) Combinatorial optimization (90C27) Discrete location and assignment (90B80)

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Uses Software

• Hyperheuristics

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