Rong Qu

According to our database, Rong Qu authored at least 158 papers between 2000 and 2024.

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2024

DTCM: Deep Transformer Capsule Mutual Distillation for Multivariate Time Series Classification.

Zhiwen Xiao, Xin Xu, Huanlai Xing, Bowen Zhao, Xinhan Wang, Fuhong Song, Rong Qu, Li Feng

IEEE Trans. Cogn. Dev. Syst., August, 2024

Self-Bidirectional Decoupled Distillation for Time Series Classification.

Zhiwen Xiao, Huanlai Xing, Rong Qu, Hui Li, Li Feng, Bowen Zhao, Jiayi Yang

IEEE Trans. Artif. Intell., August, 2024

Densely Knowledge-Aware Network for Multivariate Time Series Classification.

Zhiwen Xiao, Huanlai Xing, Rong Qu, Li Feng, Shouxi Luo, Penglin Dai, Bowen Zhao, Yuanshun Dai

IEEE Trans. Syst. Man Cybern. Syst., April, 2024

Automated design of local search algorithms: Predicting algorithmic components with LSTM.

Weiyao Meng, Rong Qu

Expert Syst. Appl., March, 2024

Deep Contrastive Representation Learning With Self-Distillation.

Zhiwen Xiao, Huanlai Xing, Bowen Zhao, Rong Qu, Shouxi Luo, Penglin Dai, Ke Li, Zonghai Zhu

IEEE Trans. Emerg. Top. Comput. Intell., February, 2024

A pattern-based algorithm with fuzzy logic bin selector for online bin packing problem.

Bingchen Lin, Jiawei Li, Tianxiang Cui, Huan Jin, Ruibin Bai, Rong Qu, Jon Garibaldi

Expert Syst. Appl., 2024

Container port truck dispatching optimization using Real2Sim based deep reinforcement learning.

Jiahuan Jin, Tianxiang Cui, Ruibin Bai, Rong Qu

Eur. J. Oper. Res., 2024

ESP-MedSAM: Efficient Self-Prompting SAM for Universal Domain-Generalized Medical Image Segmentation.

Qing Xu, Jiaxuan Li, Xiangjian He, Ziyu Liu, Zhen Chen, Wenting Duan, Chenxin Li, Maggie M. He, Fiseha B. Tesema, Wooi P. Cheah, Yi Wang, Rong Qu, Jonathan M. Garibaldi

CoRR, 2024

Advancing container port traffic simulation: A data-driven machine learning approach in sparse data environments.

Xinan Chen, Rong Qu, Jing Dong, Haibo Dong, Ruibin Bai

Appl. Soft Comput., 2024

Machine Learning for Evolutionary Computation - the Vehicle Routing Problems Competition.

Weiyao Meng, Rong Qu, Nelishia Pillay

Proceedings of the Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference Companion, 2024

A Hierarchical Cooperative Genetic Programming for Complex Piecewise Symbolic Regression.

Xinan Chen, Wenjie Yi, Ruibin Bai, Rong Qu, Yaochu Jin

Proceedings of the IEEE Congress on Evolutionary Computation, 2024

2023

Automated design of search algorithms based on reinforcement learning.

Wenjie Yi, Rong Qu

Inf. Sci., November, 2023

Cooperative Double-Layer Genetic Programming Hyper-Heuristic for Online Container Terminal Truck Dispatching.

Xinan Chen, Ruibin Bai, Rong Qu, Haibo Dong

IEEE Trans. Evol. Comput., October, 2023

Automated algorithm design using proximal policy optimisation with identified features.

Wenjie Yi, Rong Qu, Licheng Jiao

Expert Syst. Appl., April, 2023

A Collaborative Learning Tracking Network for Remote Sensing Videos.

Xiaotong Li, Licheng Jiao, Hao Zhu, Fang Liu, Shuyuan Yang, Xiangrong Zhang, Shuang Wang, Rong Qu

IEEE Trans. Cybern., March, 2023

A Pareto Front grid guided multi-objective evolutionary algorithm.

Ying Xu, Huan Zhang, Lei Huang, Rong Qu, Yusuke Nojima

Appl. Soft Comput., March, 2023

Models of Representation in Computational Intelligence [Guest Editorial].

Marco S. Nobile, Luca Manzoni, Daniel A. Ashlock, Rong Qu

IEEE Comput. Intell. Mag., February, 2023

Automated Design of Metaheuristics Using Reinforcement Learning Within a Novel General Search Framework.

Wenjie Yi, Rong Qu, Licheng Jiao, Ben Niu

IEEE Trans. Evol. Comput., 2023

Guest Editorial Special Issue on Multiobjective Evolutionary Optimization in Machine Learning.

Uwe Aickelin, Hadi Akbarzadeh Khorshidi, Rong Qu, Hadi Charkhgard

IEEE Trans. Evol. Comput., 2023

Scope-based Compiler Differential Testing.

Rong Qu, Jiangang Huang, Long Zhang, Tianlu Qiao, Jian Zhang

Proceedings of the 23rd IEEE International Conference on Software Quality, 2023

Neural Network Assisted Genetic Programming in Dynamic Container Port Truck Dispatching.

Xinan Chen, Feiyang Bao, Rong Qu, Jing Dong, Ruibin Bai

Proceedings of the 25th IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems, 2023

Sequential Rule Mining for Automated Design of Meta-heuristics.

Weiyao Meng, Rong Qu

Proceedings of the Companion Proceedings of the Conference on Genetic and Evolutionary Computation, 2023

Transformer Surrogate Genetic Programming for Dynamic Container Port Truck Dispatching.

Xinan Chen, Jing Dong, Rong Qu, Ruibin Bai

Proceedings of the Bio-Inspired Computing: Theories and Applications, 2023

2022

An integrated container terminal scheduling problem with different-berth sizes via multiobjective hydrologic cycle optimization.

Huifen Zhong, Zhaotong Lian, Bowen Xue, Ben Niu, Rong Qu, Tianwei Zhou

Int. J. Intell. Syst., December, 2022

An Efficient Federated Distillation Learning System for Multitask Time Series Classification.

Huanlai Xing, Zhiwen Xiao, Rong Qu, Zonghai Zhu, Bowen Zhao

IEEE Trans. Instrum. Meas., 2022

Adaptive Fuzzy Learning Superpixel Representation for PolSAR Image Classification.

Yuwei Guo, Licheng Jiao, Rong Qu, Zhuangzhuang Sun, Shuang Wang, Shuo Wang, Fang Liu

IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote. Sens., 2022

Identify Patterns in Online Bin Packing Problem: An Adaptive Pattern-Based Algorithm.

Bingchen Lin, Jiawei Li, Ruibin Bai, Rong Qu, Tianxiang Cui, Huan Jin

Symmetry, 2022

An ACO for energy-efficient and traffic-aware virtual machine placement in cloud computing.

Huanlai Xing, Jing Zhu, Rong Qu, Penglin Dai, Shouxi Luo, Muhammad Azhar Iqbal

Swarm Evol. Comput., 2022

Case-based reasoning system for fault diagnosis of aero-engines.

Mengqi Chen, Rong Qu, Weiguo Fang

Expert Syst. Appl., 2022

A deep reinforcement learning based hyper-heuristic for combinatorial optimisation with uncertainties.

Yuchang Zhang, Ruibin Bai, Rong Qu, Chaofan Tu, Jiahuan Jin

Eur. J. Oper. Res., 2022

An Efficient Federated Distillation Learning System for Multi-task Time Series Classification.

Huanlai Xing, Zhiwen Xiao, Rong Qu, Zonghai Zhu, Bowen Zhao

CoRR, 2022

An Improved Ant Colony Approach for the Competitive Traveling Salesmen Problem.

Xinyang Du, Ruibin Bai, Tianxiang Cui, Rong Qu, Jiawei Li

Proceedings of the IEEE Congress on Evolutionary Computation, 2022

2021

A General Model for Automated Algorithm Design.

Rong Qu

Proceedings of the Automated Design of Machine Learning and Search Algorithms, 2021

Recent Developments of Automated Machine Learning and Search Techniques.

Rong Qu

Proceedings of the Automated Design of Machine Learning and Search Algorithms, 2021

A Unified Framework of Graph-Based Evolutionary Multitasking Hyper-Heuristic.

Xingxing Hao, Rong Qu, Jing Liu

IEEE Trans. Evol. Comput., 2021

Guest Editorial: Automated Machine Learning.

Hugo Jair Escalante, Quanming Yao, Wei-Wei Tu, Nelishia Pillay, Rong Qu, Yang Yu, Neil Houlsby

IEEE Trans. Pattern Anal. Mach. Intell., 2021

Assessing hyper-heuristic performance.

Nelishia Pillay, Rong Qu

J. Oper. Res. Soc., 2021

Automated design of search algorithms: Learning on algorithmic components.

Weiyao Meng, Rong Qu

Expert Syst. Appl., 2021

A hybrid pricing and cutting approach for the multi-shift full truckload vehicle routing problem.

Ning Xue, Ruibin Bai, Rong Qu, Uwe Aickelin

Eur. J. Oper. Res., 2021

RNTS: Robust Neural Temporal Search for Time Series Classification.

Zhiwen Xiao, Xin Xu, Huanlai Xing, Rong Qu, Fuhong Song, Bowen Zhao

Proceedings of the International Joint Conference on Neural Networks, 2021

2020

A hybrid combinatorial approach to a two-stage stochastic portfolio optimization model with uncertain asset prices.

Tianxiang Cui, Ruibin Bai, Shusheng Ding, Andrew J. Parkes, Rong Qu, Fang He, Jingpeng Li

Soft Comput., 2020

Fuzzy Superpixels Based Semi-Supervised Similarity-Constrained CNN for PolSAR Image Classification.

Yuwei Guo, Zhuangzhuang Sun, Rong Qu, Licheng Jiao, Fang Liu, Xiangrong Zhang

Remote. Sens., 2020

A variable neighborhood search algorithm with reinforcement learning for a real-life periodic vehicle routing problem with time windows and open routes.

Binhui Chen, Rong Qu, Ruibin Bai, Wasakorn Laesanklang

RAIRO Oper. Res., 2020

A Multiobjective Computation Offloading Algorithm for Mobile-Edge Computing.

Fuhong Song, Huanlai Xing, Shouxi Luo, Dawei Zhan, Penglin Dai, Rong Qu

IEEE Internet Things J., 2020

The General Combinatorial Optimization Problem: Towards Automated Algorithm Design.

Rong Qu, Graham Kendall, Nelishia Pillay

IEEE Comput. Intell. Mag., 2020

GTFuzz: Guard Token Directed Grey-Box Fuzzing.

Rundong Li, Hongliang Liang, Liming Liu, Xutong Ma, Rong Qu, Jun Yan, Jian Zhang

Proceedings of the 25th IEEE Pacific Rim International Symposium on Dependable Computing, 2020

A Data-Driven Genetic Programming Heuristic for Real-World Dynamic Seaport Container Terminal Truck Dispatching.

Xinan Chen, Ruibin Bai, Rong Qu, Haibo Dong, Jianjun Chen

Proceedings of the IEEE Congress on Evolutionary Computation, 2020

2019

Multi-objective ant colony optimization algorithm based on decomposition for community detection in complex networks.

Caihong Mu, Jian Zhang, Yi Liu, Rong Qu, Tianhuan Huang

Soft Comput., 2019

Semantic similarity measures for formal concept analysis using linked data and WordNet.

Yuncheng Jiang, Mingxuan Yang, Rong Qu

Multim. Tools Appl., 2019

Accelerated genetic algorithm based on search-space decomposition for change detection in remote sensing images.

Caihong Mu, Chengzhou Li, Yi Liu, Rong Qu, Licheng Jiao

Appl. Soft Comput., 2019

A Survey of Deep Learning-Based Object Detection.

Licheng Jiao, Fan Zhang, Fang Liu, Shuyuan Yang, Lingling Li, Zhixi Feng, Rong Qu

IEEE Access, 2019

Information Retrieval for Evidence-Based Policy Making Applied to Lifelong Learning.

Jérémie Clos, Rong Qu, Jason A. D. Atkin

Proceedings of the Artificial Intelligence XXXVI, 2019

Modelling The Home Health Care Nurse Scheduling Problem For Patients With Long-Term Conditions In The UK.

Fang He, Thierry J. Chaussalet, Rong Qu

Proceedings of the 33rd International ECMS Conference on Modelling and Simulation, 2019

2018

Hyper-Heuristics: Theory and Applications

Nelishia Pillay, Rong Qu

Natural Computing Series, Springer, ISBN: 978-3-319-96513-0, 2018

Computing semantic similarity based on novel models of semantic representation using Wikipedia.

Rong Qu, Yongyi Fang, Wen Bai, Yuncheng Jiang

Inf. Process. Manag., 2018

Automated Design of Machine Learning and Search Algorithms [Guest Editorial].

Nelishia Pillay, Rong Qu, Dipti Srinivasan, Barbara Hammer, Kenneth Sörensen

IEEE Comput. Intell. Mag., 2018

Hybrid multi-objective evolutionary algorithms based on decomposition for wireless sensor network coverage optimization.

Ying Xu, Ou Ding, Rong Qu, Keqin Li

Appl. Soft Comput., 2018

A hyper-heuristic with two guidance indicators for bi-objective mixed-shift vehicle routing problem with time windows.

Binhui Chen, Rong Qu, Ruibin Bai, Wasakorn Laesanklang

Appl. Intell., 2018

Course Recommendation Model in Academic Social Networks Based on Association Rules and Multi -similarity.

Xiaoxian Huang, Yong Tang, Rong Qu, Chunying Li, Chengzhe Yuan, Saimei Sun, Bixia Xu

Proceedings of the 22nd IEEE International Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work in Design, 2018

Iteration-Related Various Learning Particle Swarm Optimization for Quay Crane Scheduling Problem.

Mingzhu Yu, Xuwen Cong, Ben Niu, Rong Qu

Proceedings of the Bio-inspired Computing: Theories and Applications, 2018

Modified Mixed-Dimension Chaotic Particle Swarm Optimization for Liner Route Planning with Empty Container Repositioning.

Mingzhu Yu, Zhichuan Chen, Li Chen, Rong Qu, Ben Niu

Proceedings of the Bio-inspired Computing: Theories and Applications, 2018

2017

Mean-VaR portfolio optimization: A nonparametric approach.

Khin Lwin, Rong Qu, Bart L. MacCarthy

Eur. J. Oper. Res., 2017

An improved MOEA/D algorithm for multi-objective multicast routing with network coding.

Huanlai Xing, Zhaoyuan Wang, Tianrui Li, Hui Li, Rong Qu

Appl. Soft Comput., 2017

A hybrid EDA for load balancing in multicast with network coding.

Huanlai Xing, Saifei Li, Yunhe Cui, Lianshan Yan, Wei Pan, Rong Qu

Appl. Soft Comput., 2017

Change detection in SAR images based on the salient map guidance and an accelerated genetic algorithm.

Caihong Mu, Chengzhou Li, Yi Liu, Menghua Sun, Licheng Jiao, Rong Qu

Proceedings of the 2017 IEEE Congress on Evolutionary Computation, 2017

Information core optimization using Evolutionary Algorithm with Elite Population in recommender systems.

Caihong Mu, Huiwen Cheng, Wei Feng, Yi Liu, Rong Qu

Proceedings of the 2017 IEEE Congress on Evolutionary Computation, 2017

2016

A Modified Ant Colony Optimization Algorithm for Network Coding Resource Minimization.

Zhaoyuan Wang, Huanlai Xing, Tianrui Li, Yan Yang, Rong Qu, Yi Pan

IEEE Trans. Evol. Comput., 2016

Fusion of Panchromatic and Multispectral Images via Coupled Sparse Non-Negative Matrix Factorization.

Kai Zhang, Min Wang, Shuyuan Yang, Yinghui Xing, Rong Qu

IEEE J. Sel. Top. Appl. Earth Obs. Remote. Sens., 2016

Good Laboratory Practice for optimization research.

Graham Kendall, Ruibin Bai, Jacek Blazewicz, Patrick De Causmaecker, Michel Gendreau, Robert I. John, Jiawei Li, Barry McCollum, Erwin Pesch, Rong Qu, Nasser R. Sabar, Greet Vanden Berghe, Angelina Yee

J. Oper. Res. Soc., 2016

Workforce scheduling and routing problems: literature survey and computational study.

José Arturo Castillo Salazar, Dario Landa-Silva, Rong Qu

Ann. Oper. Res., 2016

A dynamic truck dispatching problem in marine container terminal.

Jianjun Chen, Ruibin Bai, Haibo Dong, Rong Qu, Graham Kendall

Proceedings of the 2016 IEEE Symposium Series on Computational Intelligence, 2016

A quantum inspired evolutionary algorithm for dynamic multicast routing with network coding.

Huanlai Xing, Lexi Xu, Rong Qu, Zhijian Qu

Proceedings of the 16th International Symposium on Communications and Information Technologies, 2016

Constrained Portfolio Optimisation: The State-of-the-Art Markowitz Models.

Yan Jin, Rong Qu, Jason A. D. Atkin

Proceedings of 5th the International Conference on Operations Research and Enterprise Systems (ICORES 2016), 2016

An Investigation on Compound Neighborhoods for VRPTW.

Binhui Chen, Rong Qu, Ruibin Bai, Hisao Ishibuchi

Proceedings of the Operations Research and Enterprise Systems, 2016

A Variable Neighbourhood Search Algorithm with Compound Neighbourhoods for VRPTW.

Binhui Chen, Rong Qu, Ruibin Bai, Hisao Ishibuchi

Proceedings of 5th the International Conference on Operations Research and Enterprise Systems (ICORES 2016), 2016

Towards an Efficient API for Optimisation Problems Data.

Rodrigo Lankaites Pinheiro, Dario Landa-Silva, Rong Qu, Edson Yanaga, Ademir Aparecido Constantino

Proceedings of the ICEIS 2016, 2016

A PBIL for Load Balancing in Network Coding Based Multicasting.

Huanlai Xing, Ying Xu, Rong Qu, Lexi Xu

Proceedings of the Computational Science and Its Applications - ICCSA 2016, 2016

Hybridising Local Search With Branch-And-Bound For Constrained Portfolio Selection Problems.

Fang He, Rong Qu

Proceedings of the 30th European Conference on Modelling and Simulation, 2016

2015

Automatic Design of a Hyper-Heuristic Framework With Gene Expression Programming for Combinatorial Optimization Problems.

Nasser R. Sabar, Masri Ayob, Graham Kendall, Rong Qu

IEEE Trans. Evol. Comput., 2015

A Dynamic Multiarmed Bandit-Gene Expression Programming Hyper-Heuristic for Combinatorial Optimization Problems.

Nasser R. Sabar, Masri Ayob, Graham Kendall, Rong Qu

IEEE Trans. Cybern., 2015

An Improved MOEA/D for QoS Oriented Multimedia Multicasting with Network Coding.

Zhaoyuan Wang, Huanlai Xing, Tianrui Li, Yan Yang, Rong Qu

EAI Endorsed Trans. Security Safety, 2015

Search with evolutionary ruin and stochastic rebuild: A theoretic framework and a case study on exam timetabling.

Jingpeng Li, Ruibin Bai, Yindong Shen, Rong Qu

Eur. J. Oper. Res., 2015

Supply chain coordination with dual procurement sources via real-option contract.

Meiling Luo, Gang Li, C. L. Johnny Wan, Rong Qu, Ping Ji

Comput. Ind. Eng., 2015

Sparse Double-Geometric Nonlocal Mean image recovery via steerable kernel.

Kai Zhang, Hong Li, Shuyuan Yang, Min Wang, Zhengkang Liu, Rong Qu, Licheng Jiao

Appl. Soft Comput., 2015

Hybridising heuristics within an estimation distribution algorithm for examination timetabling.

Rong Qu, Nam Pham, Ruibin Bai, Graham Kendall

Appl. Intell., 2015

A Greedy Heuristic for Workforce Scheduling and Routing With Time-dependent Activities Constraints.

José Arturo Castillo Salazar, Dario Landa-Silva, Rong Qu

Proceedings of the ICORES 2015, 2015

A Compromise Based Fuzzy Goal Programming Approach With Satisfaction Function For Multi-Objective Portfolio Optimisation.

Fang He, Rong Qu, Robert I. John

Proceedings of the 29th European Conference on Modelling and Simulation, 2015

A hybrid genetic algorithm for a two-stage stochastic portfolio optimization with uncertain asset prices.

Tianxiang Cui, Ruibin Bai, Andrew J. Parkes, Fang He, Rong Qu, Jingpeng Li

Proceedings of the IEEE Congress on Evolutionary Computation, 2015

2014

A path-oriented encoding evolutionary algorithm for network coding resource minimization.

Huanlai Xing, Rong Qu, Graham Kendall, Ruibin Bai

J. Oper. Res. Soc., 2014

A two-stage stochastic mixed-integer program modelling and hybrid solution approach to portfolio selection problems.

Fang He, Rong Qu

Inf. Sci., 2014

A learning-guided multi-objective evolutionary algorithm for constrained portfolio optimization.

Khin Lwin, Rong Qu, Graham Kendall

Appl. Soft Comput., 2014

On minimizing coding operations in network coding based multicast: an evolutionary algorithm.

Huanlai Xing, Rong Qu, Lin Bai, Yuefeng Ji

Appl. Intell., 2014

Adaptive selection of heuristics for improving exam timetables.

Edmund K. Burke, Rong Qu, Amr Soghier

Ann. Oper. Res., 2014

Network flow models for intraday personnel scheduling problems.

Peter Brucker, Rong Qu

Ann. Oper. Res., 2014

Vehicle Routing in a Forestry Commissioning Operation Using Ant Colony Optimisation.

Edward Kent, Jason A. D. Atkin, Rong Qu

Proceedings of the Theory and Practice of Natural Computing, 2014

A Population-Based Incremental Learning Method for Constrained Portfolio Optimisation.

Yan Jin, Rong Qu, Jason A. D. Atkin

Proceedings of the 16th International Symposium on Symbolic and Numeric Algorithms for Scientific Computing, 2014

Computational Study for Workforce Scheduling and Routing Problems.

José Arturo Castillo Salazar, Dario Landa-Silva, Rong Qu

Proceedings of the ICORES 2014, 2014

New Solution for a Benchmark Nurse Scheduling Problem Using Integer Programming.

Geetha Baskaran, Andrzej Bargiela, Rong Qu

Proceedings of the 2014 International Conference on IT Convergence and Security, 2014

Simulation Of Scheduling And Cost Effectiveness Of Nurses Using Domain Transformation Method.

Geetha Baskaran, Andrzej Bargiela, Rong Qu

Proceedings of the 28th European Conference on Modelling and Simulation, 2014

2013

Grammatical Evolution Hyper-Heuristic for Combinatorial Optimization Problems.

Nasser R. Sabar, Masri Ayob, Graham Kendall, Rong Qu

IEEE Trans. Evol. Comput., 2013

Hyper-heuristics: a survey of the state of the art.

Edmund K. Burke, Michel Gendreau, Matthew R. Hyde, Graham Kendall, Gabriela Ochoa, Ender Özcan, Rong Qu

J. Oper. Res. Soc., 2013

A nondominated sorting genetic algorithm for bi-objective network coding based multicast routing problems.

Huanlai Xing, Rong Qu

Inf. Sci., 2013

A harmony search algorithm for nurse rostering problems.

Mohammed Hadwan, Masri Ayob, Nasser R. Sabar, Rong Qu

Inf. Sci., 2013

A Time Predefined Variable Depth Search for Nurse Rostering.

Edmund K. Burke, Timothy Curtois, Rong Qu, Greet Vanden Berghe

INFORMS J. Comput., 2013

Particle swarm optimization for the Steiner tree in graph and delay-constrained multicast routing problems.

Rong Qu, Ying Xu, Juan P. Castro, Dario Landa-Silva

J. Heuristics, 2013

Adaptive selection of heuristics for assigning time slots and rooms in exam timetables.

Amr Soghier, Rong Qu

Appl. Intell., 2013

A hybrid algorithm for constrained portfolio selection problems.

Khin Lwin, Rong Qu

Appl. Intell., 2013

A simulated annealing based genetic local search algorithm for multi-objective multicast routing problems.

Ying Xu, Rong Qu, Renfa Li

Ann. Oper. Res., 2013

Domain transformation approach to deterministic optimization of examination timetables.

Siti Khatijah Nor Abdul Rahim, Andrzej Bargiela, Rong Qu

Artif. Intell. Res., 2013

Multi-objective Scatter Search with External Archive for Portfolio Optimization.

Khin Lwin, Rong Qu, Jianhua Zheng

Proceedings of the IJCCI 2013, 2013

Hill Climbing versus Genetic Algorithm Optimization in Solving the Examination Timetabling Problem.

Siti Khatijah Nor Abdul Rahim, Andrzej Bargiela, Rong Qu

Proceedings of the ICORES 2013, 2013

Analysis Of Backtracking In University Examination Scheduling.

Siti Khatijah Nor Abdul Rahim, Andrzej Bargiela, Rong Qu

Proceedings of the 27th European Conference on Modelling and Simulation, 2013

A Study Of Cost Effective Scheduling Of Nurses Based On The Domain Transformation Method.

Geetha Baskaran, Andrzej Bargiela, Rong Qu

Proceedings of the 27th European Conference on Modelling and Simulation, 2013

A task based approach for a real-world commodity routing problem.

Jianjun Chen, Ruibin Bai, Rong Qu, Graham Kendall

Proceedings of the IEEE Symposium on Computational Intelligence In Production And Logistics Systems, 2013

2012

Tabu assisted guided local search approaches for freight service network design.

Ruibin Bai, Graham Kendall, Rong Qu, Jason A. D. Atkin

Inf. Sci., 2012

A honey-bee mating optimization algorithm for educational timetabling problems.

Nasser R. Sabar, Masri Ayob, Graham Kendall, Rong Qu

Eur. J. Oper. Res., 2012

A constraint programming based column generation approach to nurse rostering problems.

Fang He, Rong Qu

Comput. Oper. Res., 2012

An iterative local search approach based on fitness landscapes analysis for the delay-constrained multicast routing problem.

Ying Xu, Rong Qu

Comput. Commun., 2012

A hybrid scatter search meta-heuristic for delay-constrained multicast routing problems.

Ying Xu, Rong Qu

Appl. Intell., 2012

A compact genetic algorithm for the network coding based resource minimization problem.

Huanlai Xing, Rong Qu

Appl. Intell., 2012

A graph coloring constructive hyper-heuristic for examination timetabling problems.

Nasser R. Sabar, Masri Ayob, Rong Qu, Graham Kendall

Appl. Intell., 2012

A pattern recognition based intelligent search method and two assignment problem case studies.

Jingpeng Li, Edmund K. Burke, Rong Qu

Appl. Intell., 2012

A new model for automated examination timetabling.

Barry McCollum, Paul McMullan, Andrew J. Parkes, Edmund K. Burke, Rong Qu

Ann. Oper. Res., 2012

Linear combinations of heuristics for examination timetabling.

Edmund K. Burke, Nam Pham, Rong Qu, Jay Yellen

Ann. Oper. Res., 2012

A Pareto-based search methodology for multi-objective nurse scheduling.

Edmund K. Burke, Jingpeng Li, Rong Qu

Ann. Oper. Res., 2012

Evolutionary Ruin And Stochastic Recreate: A Case Study On The Exam Timetabling Problem.

Jingpeng Li, Rong Qu, Yindong Shen

Proceedings of the 26th European Conference on Modelling and Simulation, 2012

2011

Integrating neural networks and logistic regression to underpin hyper-heuristic search.

Jingpeng Li, Edmund K. Burke, Rong Qu

Knowl. Based Syst., 2011

Solving multi-objective multicast routing problems by evolutionary multi-objective simulated annealing algorithms with variable neighbourhoods.

Ying Xu, Rong Qu

J. Oper. Res. Soc., 2011

A Population Based Incremental Learning for Network Coding Resources Minimization.

Huanlai Xing, Rong Qu

IEEE Commun. Lett., 2011

Personnel scheduling: Models and complexity.

Peter Brucker, Rong Qu, Edmund K. Burke

Eur. J. Oper. Res., 2011

An Adaptive Tie Breaking and Hybridisation Hyper-Heuristic for Exam Timetabling Problems.

Edmund K. Burke, Rong Qu, Amr Soghier

Proceedings of the Nature Inspired Cooperative Strategies for Optimization, 2011

A Population Based Incremental Learning for Delay Constrained Network Coding Resource Minimization.

Huanlai Xing, Rong Qu

Proceedings of the Applications of Evolutionary Computation, 2011

2010

A scatter search methodology for the nurse rostering problem.

Edmund K. Burke, Timothy Curtois, Rong Qu, Greet Vanden Berghe

J. Oper. Res. Soc., 2010

Setting the Research Agenda in Automated Timetabling: The Second International Timetabling Competition.

Barry McCollum, Andrea Schaerf, Ben Paechter, Paul McMullan, Rhydian Lewis, Andrew J. Parkes, Luca Di Gaspero, Rong Qu, Edmund K. Burke

INFORMS J. Comput., 2010

A shift sequence based approach for nurse scheduling and a new benchmark dataset.

Peter Brucker, Edmund K. Burke, Timothy Curtois, Rong Qu, Greet Vanden Berghe

J. Heuristics, 2010

A hybrid model of integer programming and variable neighbourhood search for highly-constrained nurse rostering problems.

Edmund K. Burke, Jingpeng Li, Rong Qu

Eur. J. Oper. Res., 2010

Hybrid variable neighbourhood approaches to university exam timetabling.

Edmund K. Burke, A. J. Eckersley, Barry McCollum, Sanja Petrovic, Rong Qu

Eur. J. Oper. Res., 2010

2009

Editorial for AI planning and scheduling.

Rong Qu, Maria Fox, Derek Long

J. Sched., 2009

A survey of search methodologies and automated system development for examination timetabling.

Rong Qu, Edmund K. Burke, Barry McCollum, Liam T. G. Merlot, S. Y. Lee

J. Sched., 2009

Hybridizations within a graph-based hyper-heuristic framework for university timetabling problems.

Rong Qu, Edmund K. Burke

J. Oper. Res. Soc., 2009

Adaptive automated construction of hybrid heuristics for exam timetabling and graph colouring problems.

Rong Qu, Edmund K. Burke, Barry McCollum

Eur. J. Oper. Res., 2009

A Constraint-directed Local Search Approach to Nurse Rostering Problems

Fang He, Rong Qu

Proceedings of the Proceedings 6th International Workshop on Local Search Techniques in Constraint Satisfaction, 2009

A Variable Neighborhood Descent Search Algorithm for Delay-Constrained Least-Cost Multicast Routing.

Rong Qu, Ying Xu, Graham Kendall

Proceedings of the Learning and Intelligent Optimization, Third International Conference, 2009

Analyzing the landscape of a graph based hyper-heuristic for timetabling problems.

Gabriela Ochoa, Rong Qu, Edmund K. Burke

Proceedings of the Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference, 2009

Granular Modelling Of Exam To Slot Allocation.

Siti Khatijah Nor Abdul Rahim, Andrzej Bargiela, Rong Qu

Proceedings of the European Conference on Modelling and Simulation, 2009

Hierarchical Method For Nurse Rostering Based On Granular Pre-Processing Of Constraints.

Geetha Baskaran, Andrzej Bargiela, Rong Qu

Proceedings of the European Conference on Modelling and Simulation, 2009

Roulette Wheel Graph Colouring for Solving Examination Timetabling Problems.

Nasser R. Sabar, Masri Ayob, Graham Kendall, Rong Qu

Proceedings of the Combinatorial Optimization and Applications, 2009

2008

A hybrid heuristic ordering and variable neighbourhood search for the nurse rostering problem.

Edmund K. Burke, Timothy Curtois, Gerhard F. Post, Rong Qu, Bart Veltman

Eur. J. Oper. Res., 2008

A Hybrid Constraint Programming Approach for Nurse Rostering Problems.

Rong Qu, Fang He

Proceedings of the Applications and Innovations in Intelligent Systems XVI, 2008

2007

A graph-based hyper-heuristic for educational timetabling problems.

Edmund K. Burke, Barry McCollum, Amnon Meisels, Sanja Petrovic, Rong Qu

Eur. J. Oper. Res., 2007

Solving a Practical Examination Timetabling Problem: A Case Study.

Masri Ayob, Ariff Md. Ab. Malik, Salwani Abdullah, Abdul Razak Hamdan, Graham Kendall, Rong Qu

Proceedings of the Computational Science and Its Applications, 2007

Investigating a Hybrid Metaheuristic for Job Shop Rescheduling.

Salwani Abdullah, Uwe Aickelin, Edmund K. Burke, Aniza Mohamed Din, Rong Qu

Proceedings of the Progress in Artificial Life, Third Australian Conference, 2007

2006

Case-based heuristic selection for timetabling problems.

Edmund K. Burke, Sanja Petrovic, Rong Qu

J. Sched., 2006

Multiple-retrieval case-based reasoning for course timetabling problems.

Edmund K. Burke, Bart L. MacCarthy, Sanja Petrovic, Rong Qu

J. Oper. Res. Soc., 2006

2002

DB2 and Web services.

Susan Malaika, Constance J. Nelin, Rong Qu, Berthold Reinwald, Daniel C. Wolfson

IBM Syst. J., 2002

Knowledge Discovery in a Hyper-heuristic for Course Timetabling Using Case-Based Reasoning.

Edmund K. Burke, Bart L. MacCarthy, Sanja Petrovic, Rong Qu

Proceedings of the Practice and Theory of Automated Timetabling IV, 2002

2001

Case-Based Reasoning in Course Timetabling: An Attribute Graph Approach.

Edmund K. Burke, Bart L. MacCarthy, Sanja Petrovic, Rong Qu

Proceedings of the Case-Based Reasoning Research and Development, 2001

2000

Structured cases in case-based reasoning - re-using and adapting cases for time-tabling problems.

Edmund K. Burke, Bart L. MacCarthy, Sanja Petrovic, Rong Qu

Knowl. Based Syst., 2000