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FLAIRS
2008
14 years 2 months ago
Distributed University Timetabling with Multiply Sectioned Constraint Networks
Although timetabling has long been studied through constraint satisfaction based techniques, along with many alternatives, only recently work has been reported where distributed t...
Yang Xiang, Wanling Zhang
KBSE
1997
IEEE
14 years 3 months ago
Exploiting Domain-Specific Knowledge to Refine Simulation Specifications
This paper discusses our approach to the problem of refining high-level simulation specifications. Our domain is simulated combat training for tank platoon members. Our input is a...
David Pautler, Steven Woods, Alex Quilici
HYBRID
1997
Springer
14 years 3 months ago
On-Line, Reflexive Constraint Satisfaction for Hybrid Systems: First Steps
Abstract. We can achieve guaranteed constraint satisfaction of a hybrid dynamical system (which takes into account the underlying continuous dynamics) in a simple, hierarchical con...
Michael S. Branicky
AICCSA
2001
IEEE
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14 years 3 months ago
Constraint-Based Timetabling-A Case Study
This paper2 details the stages of building a substantial, carefully specified, fully tested and fully operational university and school timetabling system. This is reported as a c...
Abdulwahed M. Abbas, Edward P. K. Tsang
CSR
2006
Springer
14 years 3 months ago
The Complexity of Equality Constraint Languages
We classify the computational complexity of all constraint satisfaction problems where the constraint language is preserved by all permutations of the domain. A constraint languag...
Manuel Bodirsky, Jan Kára
CP
1999
Springer
14 years 4 months ago
The Goldilocks Problem
A lot of work in constraint satisfaction has been focused on finding solutions to difficult problems. Many real life problems however, while not extremely complicated, have a huge...
Tudor Hulubei, Eugene C. Freuder
CP
1999
Springer
14 years 4 months ago
Optimal Distributed Arc-Consistency
This paper presents DisAC-9, the first optimal distributed algorithm performing the arc-consistency of a constraint network. Our method is optimal according to the number of messa...
Youssef Hamadi
CP
2001
Springer
14 years 4 months ago
Collaborative Learning for Constraint Solving
Abstract. Although constraint programming offers a wealth of strong, generalpurpose methods, in practice a complex, real application demands a person who selects, combines, and ref...
Susan L. Epstein, Eugene C. Freuder
GI
2009
Springer
14 years 4 months ago
Constraint Checking for Business Process Management
: Compliance management tackles issues related to both modelling and enforcement of business constraints in enterprises. In the context of business process management, we propose a...
Wolfgang Runte, Marwane El Kharbili
TIME
2002
IEEE
14 years 4 months ago
Applying Local Search to Temporal Reasoning
Local search techniques have attracted considerable interest in the Artificial Intelligence (AI) community since the development of GSAT [9] and the min-conflicts heuristic [5] ...
John Thornton, Matthew Beaumont, Abdul Sattar, Mic...