Fairness in Academic Course Timetabling
Fairness in Academic Course Timetabling

Author: Moritz Mühlenthaler

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2015-01-16

Total Pages: 156

ISBN-13: 3319127993

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This monograph deals with theoretical and practical aspects of creating course timetables at academic institutions. The task is typically to create a timetable that suits the requirements of the stakeholders – students, lecturers, and the administration – as well as possible. The book presents an exposition of the basic combinatorial problems and solution methods for course timetabling and related tasks. It provides a rigorous treatment of fairness issues that arise in the course timetabling context and shows how to deal with the potentially conflicting interests of the stakeholders. The proposed methods are also readily applicable to other classes of scheduling problems such as staff rostering. Finally, it presents a comprehensive case study on the implementation of an automated course timetabling system at the school of engineering of the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg. The case study includes a detailed description of the problem model as well as an evaluation of stakeholder satisfaction.

Intelligent Information and Database Systems
Intelligent Information and Database Systems

Author: Ngoc Thanh Nguyen

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2019-04-02

Total Pages: 784

ISBN-13: 3030147991

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The two-volume set LNAI 11431 and 11432 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 11th Asian Conference on Intelligent Information and Database Systems, ACIIDS 2019, held in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, in April 2019. The total of 124 full papers accepted for publication in these proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from 309 submissions. The papers of the first volume are organized in the following topical sections: knowledge engineering and semantic web; text processing and information retrieval; machine learning and data mining; decision support and control systems; computer vision techniques; and databases and intelligent information systems. The papers of the second volume are divided into these topical sections: collective intelligence for service innovation, technology management, E-learning, and fuzzy intelligent systems; data structures modelling for knowledge representation; advanced data mining techniques and applications; intelligent information systems; intelligent methods and artificial intelligence for biomedical decision support systems; intelligent and contextual systems; intelligent systems and algorithms in information sciences; intelligent supply chains and e-commerce; sensor networks and Internet of Things; analysis of image, video, movements and brain intelligence in life sciences; and computer vision and intelligent systems.

Operations Research and Enterprise Systems
Operations Research and Enterprise Systems

Author: Greg H. Parlier

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2019-03-14

Total Pages: 254

ISBN-13: 3030160351

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This book constitutes revised selected papers from the 7th International Conference on Operations Research and Enterprise Systems, ICORES 2018, held in Funchal, Madeira, Portugal, in January 2018. The 12 papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from a total of 59 submissions. They are organized in topical sections named: methodologies and technologies; and applications.

Computing and Combinatorics
Computing and Combinatorics

Author: Ding-Zhu Du

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2019-07-24

Total Pages: 691

ISBN-13: 303026176X

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This book constitutes the proceedings of the 25th International Conference on Computing and Combinatorics, COCOON 2019, held in Xi’an, China, in July 2019. The 55 papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 124 submissions. The papers cover various topics, including algorithm design, approximation algorithm, graph theory, complexity theory, problem solving, optimization, computational biology, computational learning, communication network, logic, and game theory.

Advances in Visual Computing
Advances in Visual Computing

Author: George Bebis

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2020-12-11

Total Pages: 763

ISBN-13: 3030645568

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This two-volume set of LNCS 12509 and 12510 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 15th International Symposium on Visual Computing, ISVC 2020, which was supposed to be held in San Diego, CA, USA in October 2020, took place virtually instead due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The 114 full and 4 short papers presented in these volumes were carefully reviewed and selected from 175 submissions. The papers are organized into the following topical sections: Part I: deep learning; segmentation; visualization; video analysis and event recognition; ST: computational bioimaging; applications; biometrics; motion and tracking; computer graphics; virtual reality; and ST: computer vision advances in geo-spatial applications and remote sensing Part II: object recognition/detection/categorization; 3D reconstruction; medical image analysis; vision for robotics; statistical pattern recognition; posters

Artificial Intelligence for Education
Artificial Intelligence for Education

Author: Mario Allegra

Publisher: Frontiers Media SA

Published: 2023-11-27

Total Pages: 151

ISBN-13: 2832539815

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What learning, teaching, and education will be in the next future is an open question. Nevertheless, believing that an increasing prevalence of AI may not influence the education field seems objectively unlikely. In recent years, the new renaissance of AI has stimulated discussion on how advances in AI can influence the educational sector and the future educational policies and the impact of AI on Technology-Enhanced Learning (TEL). On the other side, the attention of the education sector in artificial intelligence is complemented by the consideration that, since the early days of AI, researchers have shown for the education sector, which has often seen education as one of the preferred application areas. The interaction between the AI and TEL research fields led to the investigation of how the advance in AI could support the development of flexible, inclusive, personalized, engaging, and effective learning tools. Besides, research in this area could be a powerful tool to open the "learning black box" by providing a deeper understanding of how learning occurs. The proposed Research Topic aims to gather contributions that provide a comprehensive picture of how AI is changing educational practices and how the key stakeholders in the educational community (i.e., students, teachers, faculty, and families) perceive this ongoing change. Relevant topics include (but are not limited to): ● AI applications in real-world educational settings ● Intelligent Tutoring Systems ● Adaptive learning environments ● Learning design and AI ● Students profiling: definition of the student model and ethical implications ● Intelligent techniques for objective and integrated students evaluation in TEL ● Teachers' competencies for effective integration of AI into Education ● Teachers’ perceptions of AI: prejudices and attitudes ● The role of cognitive architectures in Education ● Serious games and AI ● Social robotics in Education

Empowering Digital Education with ChatGPT
Empowering Digital Education with ChatGPT

Author: Mohamed Lahby

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2024-11-12

Total Pages: 303

ISBN-13: 1040152392

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Recently, there has been a significant increase in the development and interest in applying generative AI across various domains, including education. The emergence of large language models (LLMs), such as the ChatGPT tool, fueled by advancements in generative AI, is profoundly reshaping education. The use of the ChatGPT tool offers personalized support, improves accessibility, and introduces innovative methods for students and educators to engage with information and learning materials. Furthermore, ChatGPT facilitates a wide range of language learning services, including language instruction, speech recognition, pronunciation feedback, and immersive virtual simulations for hands-on learning experiences. This book explores the transformative potential of the ChatGPT tool within education, shedding light on the opportunities that arise through the integration of the ChatGPT tool into various aspects of the learning process. It serves as a platform for the community to share cutting-edge research ideas concerning the use of the ChatGPT tool in digital education. Readers will discover how the ChatGPT tool can enhance student engagement, foster personalized learning experiences, facilitate intelligent tutoring systems, support virtual classroom interactions, and revolutionize assessment and feedback mechanisms.

Practice and Theory of Automated Timetabling II
Practice and Theory of Automated Timetabling II

Author: Edmund Burke

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 1998-08-26

Total Pages: 292

ISBN-13: 9783540649793

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Both students and non-scientists will find this CD-ROM an enjoyable introduction to the human brain. The seven sections cover the structure and function of the brain, spinal cord, hearing, vision, and speech. The voice-over gives guidance in the pronunciation of Latin names of various brain substructures. The CD-ROM includes photos, video clips and animations, and a rotatable model of the brain which allows various substructures to be highlighted. The self-testing function allows a continual assessment of understanding, and students can keep their own record of images using the built-in photo album. The textbook 'Neurobiology' by D. Robinson which can be used in conjunction with the CD-ROM can be purchased separately (ISBN 3-540-63546-7) or together with the CD-ROM (ISBN 3-540-63778-8).

Evolutionary Computation in Combinatorial Optimization
Evolutionary Computation in Combinatorial Optimization

Author: Carlos Cotta

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2009-04-10

Total Pages: 264

ISBN-13: 3642010091

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This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 9th European Conference on Evolutionary Computation in Combinatorial Optimization, EvoCOP 2009, held in Tübingen, Germany, in April 2009. The 21 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 53 submissions. The papers present the latest research and discuss current developments and applications in metaheuristics - a paradigm to effectively solve difficult combinatorial optimization problems appearing in various industrial, economical, and scientific domains. Prominent examples of metaheuristics are evolutionary algorithms, simulated annealing, tabu search, scatter search, memetic algorithms, variable neighborhood search, iterated local search, greedy randomized adaptive search procedures, estimation of distribution algorithms and ant colony optimization.