Solving Examination Timetabling Problem using Partial Exam Assignment with Great Deluge Algorithm

Constructing a quality solution for the examination timetable problem is a difficult task. This paper presents a partial exam assignment approach with great deluge algorithm as the improvement mechanism in order to generate good quality timetable. In this approach, exams are ordered based on graph...

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المؤلفون الرئيسيون: Ashis Kumar, Mandal, M. N. M., Kahar
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منشور في: Zhengzhou University, Marsland Press 2015
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description Constructing a quality solution for the examination timetable problem is a difficult task. This paper presents a partial exam assignment approach with great deluge algorithm as the improvement mechanism in order to generate good quality timetable. In this approach, exams are ordered based on graph heuristics and only selected exams (partial exams) are scheduled first and then improved using great deluge algorithm. The entire process continues until all of the exams have been scheduled. We implement the proposed technique on the Toronto benchmark datasets. Experimental results indicate that in all problem instances, this proposed method outperforms traditional great deluge algorithm and when comparing with the state-of-the-art approaches, our approach produces competitive solution for all instances, with some cases outperform other reported result.
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spelling UMPir62202020-02-21T07:44:15Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/6220/ Solving Examination Timetabling Problem using Partial Exam Assignment with Great Deluge Algorithm Ashis Kumar, Mandal M. N. M., Kahar QA76 Computer software Constructing a quality solution for the examination timetable problem is a difficult task. This paper presents a partial exam assignment approach with great deluge algorithm as the improvement mechanism in order to generate good quality timetable. In this approach, exams are ordered based on graph heuristics and only selected exams (partial exams) are scheduled first and then improved using great deluge algorithm. The entire process continues until all of the exams have been scheduled. We implement the proposed technique on the Toronto benchmark datasets. Experimental results indicate that in all problem instances, this proposed method outperforms traditional great deluge algorithm and when comparing with the state-of-the-art approaches, our approach produces competitive solution for all instances, with some cases outperform other reported result. Zhengzhou University, Marsland Press 2015 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/6220/1/Solving%20Examination%20Timetabling%20Problem%20using%20Partial%20Exam%20Assignment%20with%20Great%20Deluge%20Algorithm.pdf Ashis Kumar, Mandal and M. N. M., Kahar (2015) Solving Examination Timetabling Problem using Partial Exam Assignment with Great Deluge Algorithm. In: 2015 International Conference on Computer, Communications, and Control Technology (I4CT) , 21-23 April 2015 , Kuching, Sarawak. pp. 535-539., 11 (8). ISSN 1097-8135 (Unpublished) (Unpublished)
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title_fullStr Solving Examination Timetabling Problem using Partial Exam Assignment with Great Deluge Algorithm
title_full_unstemmed Solving Examination Timetabling Problem using Partial Exam Assignment with Great Deluge Algorithm
title_short Solving Examination Timetabling Problem using Partial Exam Assignment with Great Deluge Algorithm
title_sort solving examination timetabling problem using partial exam assignment with great deluge algorithm
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