Publications
The following are a selection of academic papers the Company has been involved with. In all cases, an attempt has been made to provide a combination of research and practice. For a further explanation please contact the Team at Realtime Solutions.
Improving the Room Profile of University Teaching Space. Submitted to the Annals of Operational Research. download of technical report available soon.
Towards improving the utilisation of University teaching space. Accepted by the Journal of Operational Research Society.(2007), 1-14, do1:10.1057/palgrave.jors.2602523. download
A Perspective on Bridging the Gap in University Timetabling. Accepted for post conference Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on the Practice and Theory of Automated Timetabling (PATAT06), Brno, August 2006. download
Optimising Space Through Macro and Micro Planning and Scheduling SCUP–42, Society of College and University Planners International Conference, July 7–11, 2007, Chicago. download
The Teaching Space Allocation Problem with splitting. Accepted for post conference Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on the Practice and Theory of Automated Timetabling, Brno, August 2006. download
Optime: Integrating Research Expertise with Institutional Requirements. Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on the Practice and Theory of Automated Timetabling, Brno, August 2006, ISBN 80-210-3726-1, pp510-515. download
Understanding the Role of UFO’s within Space Allocation. Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on the Practice and Theory of Automated Timetabling, Brno, August 2006, ISBN 80-210-3726-1, pp359-64. download
Three Methods to Automate the Space Allocation Process in UK Universities. Practice and Theory of Automated Timetabling III, PATAT 2000, The Third International Conference on the Practice and Theory of Automated Timetabling, Konstanz, Germany, 16-18 August 2000, pp 374-393.Selected for post conference publication in Springer Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Vol 2079 , ISBN 3-540-42421-0, pages 254-273. 2001. download
SpaceMAP – Applying Meta-Heuristics to Real World Space Allocation Problems in Academic Institutions Proceedings of the 2004 International Conference on the Practice and Theory of Automated Timetabling (PATAT 2004), Pittsburgh USA, pp. 451-456, 2004. download
A workable scheduling algorithm. The 1st Multidisciplinary International Conference on Scheduling: Theory and Applications (MISTA), Nottingham, August 2003, pages 570-572. download
The Implementation of a Centrally computerised timetabling system in a large British Civic University. 2nd International Conference on the Practice and Theory of Automated Timetabling- Selected Papers from the 2nd international conference, Toronto August, 1997, Springer Lecture Notes in Computer Science vol 1408, ISBN 0-540-64979-4.,pp237-254. download