This conference was held in Konstanz, Germany (16-18 Aug 2000).

Programme Committee

Edmund Burke [co-chair] University of Nottingham, UK
Wilhelm Erben [co-chair] Fachhochschule Konstanz, Germany
Victor Bardadym Lernout & Hauspie Speech Products NV, Belgium
Patrice Boizumault École des Mines de Nantes, France
Peter Brucker University of Osnabruck, Germany
Michael Carter University of Toronto, Canada
Dave Corne University of Reading, UK
Peter Cowling University of Nottingham, UK
Andrew Cumming Napier University, UK
Patrick De Causmaecker KaHo St.-Lieven, Gent, Belgium
Marco Dorigo Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium
Kathryn Dowsland University of Wales - Swansea, UK
Jacques Ferland University of Montreal, Canada
Emma Hart Napier University, UK
Alain Hertz EPFL, Switzerland
Martin Henz National University of Singapore, Singapore
Jeffrey Kingston University of Sydney, Audtralia
Gilbert Laporte Universite de Montreal, Canada
Vahid Lotfi University of Michigan-Flint, USA
Michael Magazine University of Cincinnati, USA
Amnon Meisels Ben-Gurion University, Beer-Sheva, Israel
Thiruthlall Nepal ML Sultan Technikon, Durban, South Africa
James Newall University of Nottingham, UK
Ben Paechter Napier University, UK
Sanja Petrovic University of Nottingham, UK
Peter Ross University of Edinburgh, UK
Andrea Schaerf Università di Roma "La Sapienza", Italy
Jan Schreuder University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands
Wolfgang Slany Technische Universitaet Wien, Austria
Jonathan Thompson University of Wales Swansea, UK
Michael Trick Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, USA
Dominique de Werra EPF-Lausanne, Switzerland
George White University of Ottawa, Canada
Michael Wright Lancaster University, UK
Jay Yellen Rollins College, Orlando, USA
Masazumi Yoshikawa NEC Corporation, Tokyo, Japan


Organising Committee

Wilhelm Erben [chair] Fachhochschule Konstanz, Germany
Sabine Dustörhoft
Hansjörg Isele
Karin Wendling
Jutta Zweschper
Verena Becker
Mike Fröhlich
Armin-Peter Hohl
Jutta Wenger

Full list of papers

The Practice and Theory of Automated Timetabling III
Edmund K Burke and Wilhelm Erben (editors)

Plenary Speakers
Resource-Constrained Project Scheduling and Timetabling
Brucker P., Osnabruck, Germany
15
Constrained Satisfaction, Not So Constrained Satisfaction and the Timetabling Problem
White G. M., Ottawa, Canada.
32
A Comprehensive Course Timetabling and Student Scheduling System at the University of Waterloo
Carter M. W., Toronto, Canada.
55
University Course Timetabling
Generating University Timetables in an Interactive System: DIAMANT (abstract)
R. Gonzalez Rubio (Sherbrooke, Canada)
63
The Timetable Timeline Approach to Creating a Decentralised Collaborative University Timetabling Process (abstract)
L. M. Parks, I. A. Newman (Lougborough, UK)
66
Development of a Campus-wide University Course Timetabling Application (abstract)
A. Lim Leong Chye, Oon Wee Chong, Ang Juay Chin, Ho Wee Kit (Singapore)
71
Combined Automatic and Interactive Timetabling Using Constraint Logic Programming (full paper)
H.-J. Goltz (Berlin, Germany)
78
A Co-Evolving Timeslot/Room Assignment Genetic Algorithm Technique for University Timetabling (abstract)
K. Takahashi, D. Ouchi, H. Ueda, T. Miyahara (Hiroshima, Japan)
96
"Stone Soup?" (abstract)
B. Paechter, T. C. Fogarty, A. Cumming, R. C. Rankin (Edinburgh, UK)
103
Post-Publication Timetabling (abstract)
A. Cumming, B. Paechter, R. C. Rankin (Edinburgh, UK)
107
Constraint-based Timetabling with Student Schedules (full paper)
H. Rudov, L. Matyska (Brno, Czech Republic)
109
Integrating Knowledge-Based Elaboration and Restructuring of Timetables at a Spanish Private University (abstract)
P. Gervas, B. San Miguel (Madrid, Spain)
124
Automated Timetabling Using a Multiobjective Genetic Algorithm (abstract)
M. Paulo S. Carrasco (Portimo, Portugal), M. V. Pato (Lisbon,Portugal)
127
A Generic Object-Oriented Constraint Based Model for University Course Timetabling (full paper)
K. Zervoudakis, P. Stamatopoulos (Athens, Greece)
128
Implementing a University Course and Examination Timetabling System in a Distributed Environment (abstract)
M. Dimopoulou, P. Miliotis (Athens, Greece)
148
Examination Timetabling
The Temposcope: A Computer Instrument for the Idealist Timetabler (fullpaper)
M. Beynon, A. Ward, S. Maad, A. Wong, S. Rasmequan, S. Russ (Coventry,UK)
153
Tabu Search Techniques for Examination Timetabling (abstract)
L. Di Gaspero, A. Schaerf (Udine, Italy)
176
Multicriteria Approach to Timetabling Problems (abstract)
E. K. Burke, Y. Bykov, S. Petrovic (Nottingham, UK)
180
Examination Timetabling Using Set Variables (abstract)
45. L. P. Reis, E. Oliveira (Porto, Portugal)
181
Examination Timetables and Tabu Search With Longer Term Memory (full paper)
G. M. White, B. S. Xie (Ottawa, Canada)
184
School Timetabling
Solving School Timetabling Problems by Microcanonical Optimization (abstract)
M. J. F. Souza (Ouro Preto, Brazil), N. Maculan (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), L. S. Ochi (Niteri, Brazil)
205
A Sequential Approach to Solve Hard School Timetabling Problems Using Column Generation (abstract)
P. Eveborn, M. Rnnqvist (Linkping, Sweden)
209
Consecutive Graph Coloring for School Timetabling (full paper)
K. Giaro, M. Kubale, D. Szyfelbein (Gdansk, Poland)
212
Towards Constraint-Based Grammar School Timetabling (abstract)
M. Marte (Munich, Germany)
222
Some Complexity Aspects of Secondary School Timetabling Problems (abstract)
H. M. M. ten Eikelder, R. J. Willemen (Eindhoven, The Netherlands)
225
Time Slot and Subject Group Assignment at Secondary Schools (abstract)
R. J. Willemen, H. M. M. ten Eikelder (Eindhoven, The Netherlands)
229
Specifying Constraint Satisfaction Problems with HyperDataSheet (full paper)
M. Yoshikawa (Tokyo, Japan)
233
Employee Timetabling
Days-off Employee Scheduling Over a Three-Week Work Cycle (full paper)
H. K. Alfares (Dhahran, Saudi Arabia)
251
Personnel Timetabling Based on OR Models: Two Recent Case Studies (abstract)
J. A. M. Schreuder (Enschede, The Netherlands)
259
Cyclical Staff Scheduling Using Constraint Logic Programming (full paper)
P. Chan (Orsay, France),G. Weil (Grenoble, France)
261
Neighbourhood Structures for Personnel Scheduling: A Summit Meeting Scheduling Problem (abstract)
P. Cowling, E. Soubeiga (Nottingham, UK)
277
'Floating' Personnel Demands in a Shift Based Timetable (abstract)
P. De Causmaecker, G. Vanden Berghe (Gent, Belgium)
278
Solving Rostering Tasks as Constraint Optimization (full paper)
H. Meyer auf'm Hofe (Kaiserslautern, Germany)
280
Solving Employee Timetabling Problems with Flexible Workload Using Tabu Search (abstract)
M. Chiarandini, A. Schaerf (Udine, Italy), F. Tiozzo (Trieste, Italy)
298
Assigning Resources to Constrained Activities (full paper)
A. Meisels, E. Ovadia (Beer-Sheva, Israel)
303
Efficient Generation of Rotating Workforce Schedules (full paper)
N. Muslija, J. Grtner, W. Slany (Vienna, Austria)
314
Assigning Magistrates to Sessions of the Amsterdam Criminal Court (abstract)
J. A. M. Schreuder (Enschede, The Netherlands)
333
Other Timetabling Problems
Request-Based Timetabling - Concept and Methods (abstract)
M. Tanaka (Kobe, Japan), S. Adachi (Tokyo, Japan)
337
A Schedule-then-Break Approach to Sports Timetabling (full paper)
M. A. Trick (Pittsburgh, USA)
340
Maintenance in Fleet Assignment Optimization: A Simulated Annealing Approach (abstract)
D. Sosnowska, J. Rolim (Geneva, Switzerland)
353
Solving Constrained Staff Workload Scheduling Problems Using Simulated Annealing Technique (full paper)
M. L. Ng, H. B. Gooi (Singapore)
355
Solving Single-Track Railway Scheduling Problems Using Constraint Programming (abstract)
E. Oliveira, B. M. Smith (Leeds, UK)
372
Three Methods to Automate the Space Allocation Process in UK Universities (full paper)
B. K. Burke, P. Cowling, J. D. Landa Silva (Nottingham, UK), B. McCollum (Belfast, UK)
374
Graph Colouring
A Grouping Genetic Algorithm for Graph Colouring and Exam Timetabling (full paper)
W. Erben (Constance, Germany)
397
Graph Colouring by Maximal Evidence Edge Adding (abstract)
B. Rising, J. Shawe-Taylor (London, UK), J. Zerovnik (Maribor/Ljubljana, Slovenia)
422
Practical Issues and General Concepts
A Timetabling Process Model (abstract)
V. V. Bondarenko (Kiev, Ukraine)
427
Modelling Timetabling Problems with STTL (full paper)
J. H. Kingston (Sydney, Australia)
433
Delivering Timetables (abstract)
G. M. White (Ottawa, Canada)
446
Using Problem Specific Knowledge to Improve the Efficiency of an Integer Programming Approach to Two Scheduling Problems (abstract)
K. A. Dowsland (Swansea, UK)
453
A Language for Specifying Complete Timetabling Problems (full paper)
L. P. Reis, E. Oliveira (Porto, Portugal)
456
A Software Architecture for Timetable Construction (full paper)
J. H. Kingston, B. Yin-Sun Lynn (Sydney, Australia)
472
Ontology for Timetabling (abstract)
P. De Causmaecker, P. Demeester, Ph. De Pauw-Waterschroot, G. Vanden Berghe (Gent, Belgium)
481
Vendor Presentations
Introducing Optime: Examination Timetabling Software
B. McCollum, J. Newall (Nottingham, UK)
485
ConBaTT - Constraint-Based Timetabling
H.-J. Goltz, D. Matzke (Berlin, Germany)
491
New Features of Syllabus Plus (Scientia Ltd)
I. Findlater (Cologne, Germany), M. Dalgarno (Cambridge, UK)
493

Selected Papers

Lecture Notes in Computer Science
Volume 2079, 2001
ISBN: 978-3-540-42421-5 (Print) 978-3-540-44629-3 (Online)