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Creating a course timetable for university is a complex problem. It is difficult and time-consuming to solve due to many constraints, including ‘hard’ constraints and ‘soft’ constraints. The proposed model is a 0-1 integer programming model that provides constraints for a host of operational rules and requirements found in Hanoi University of Science and Technology (HUST). The objective is to minimize a linear cost function related to the cost of infrastructure (classrooms) and teaching staff. The problem was solved successfully for medium-sized data sets by CPLEX 12.8. The case of a school (SAMI) in HUST with a considerable number of courses and lecturers is presented along with its solution as resulted from the proposed model.
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Son, T.A., Ngan, N.T. (2021). An Integer Programming Model for Course Timetabling Problem at HUST. In: Tran, DT., Jeon, G., Nguyen, T.D.L., Lu, J., Xuan, TD. (eds) Intelligent Systems and Networks . ICISN 2021. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol 243. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-2094-2_43
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