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A Hidden Markov Model Approach to the Problem of Heuristic Selection in Hyper-Heuristics with a Case Study in High School Timetabling Problems

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A Hidden Markov Model Approach to the Problem of Heuristic Selection in Hyper-Heuristics with a Case Study in High School Timetabling Problems. / Kheiri, Ahmed; Keedwell, Ed.
In: Evolutionary Computation, Vol. 25, No. 3, 09.2017, p. 473-501.

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Kheiri, A & Keedwell, E 2017, 'A Hidden Markov Model Approach to the Problem of Heuristic Selection in Hyper-Heuristics with a Case Study in High School Timetabling Problems', Evolutionary Computation, vol. 25, no. 3, pp. 473-501. https://doi.org/10.1162/EVCO_a_00186

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Kheiri, A., & Keedwell, E. (2017). A Hidden Markov Model Approach to the Problem of Heuristic Selection in Hyper-Heuristics with a Case Study in High School Timetabling Problems. Evolutionary Computation, 25(3), 473-501. https://doi.org/10.1162/EVCO_a_00186

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Kheiri A, Keedwell E. A Hidden Markov Model Approach to the Problem of Heuristic Selection in Hyper-Heuristics with a Case Study in High School Timetabling Problems. Evolutionary Computation. 2017 Sept;25(3):473-501. Epub 2017 Sept 1. doi: 10.1162/EVCO_a_00186

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Kheiri, Ahmed ; Keedwell, Ed. / A Hidden Markov Model Approach to the Problem of Heuristic Selection in Hyper-Heuristics with a Case Study in High School Timetabling Problems. In: Evolutionary Computation. 2017 ; Vol. 25, No. 3. pp. 473-501.

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