UniSchedApi: A comprehensive solution for university resource scheduling and methodology comparison

This paper introduces UniSchedApi, an API-based solution that revolutionizes optimized university resource scheduling. The primary focus of the research is the detailed evaluation of two automatic resource allocation methods: Tabu Search (TS) and Genetic Algorithm (GA). The paper thoroughly explores...

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Autores:
La Cruz, Alexandra
Herrera, Luis
Cortes, Jeisson
García-León, Andrés Alberto
Severeyn, Erika
Tipo de recurso:
Article of journal
Fecha de publicación:
2024
Institución:
Universidad Tecnológica de Bolívar
Repositorio:
Repositorio Institucional UTB
Idioma:
eng
OAI Identifier:
oai:repositorio.utb.edu.co:20.500.12585/13550
Acceso en línea:
https://doi.org/10.32397/tesea.vol5.n2.633
Palabra clave:
Optimization
Optimization algorithms
Genetic Algorithms
Metaheuristic Algorithms
Scheduling problem
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openAccess
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Alexandra La Cruz, Luis Herrera, Jeisson Cortes, Andrés García, Erika Severeyn - 2024
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Summary:This paper introduces UniSchedApi, an API-based solution that revolutionizes optimized university resource scheduling. The primary focus of the research is the detailed evaluation of two automatic resource allocation methods: Tabu Search (TS) and Genetic Algorithm (GA). The paper thoroughly explores how these methods address challenges associated with resource allocation in university environments, considering critical factors such as teacher availability, student time constraints, classroom features (including computers, projectors, TV's, specialized laboratories, specialized equipment, etc.), among others. The evaluation is carried out meticulously, measuring the performance and memory resource usage of both algorithms, considering the comparison with the manual scheduling. The results reveal that the TS algorithm excels in terms of temporal efficiency and computational resource usage. Based on these findings, UniSchedApi implements GA and TS but uses TS as the default algorithm, ensuring more efficient and optimized management of academic resources. This research not only presents a practical solution with UniSchedApi but also provides a deep understanding of the methods for evaluating and selecting algorithms to address specific challenges in university resource allocation. These results lay the groundwork for future improvements in academic resource management.