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Dr Ahmed Kheiri

Senior Lecturer in Management Science (Operations Research)

  1. Forthcoming

    A generic approach to conference scheduling with integer programming

    Pylyavskyy, Y., Jacko, P. & Kheiri, A., 1/04/2024, (Accepted/In press) In: European Journal of Operational Research.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  2. Published

    A greedy gradient-simulated annealing hyper-heuristic for a curriculum-based course timetabling problem

    Kalender, M., Kheiri, A., Özcan, E. & Burke, E. K., 5/12/2012, 2012 12th UK Workshop on Computational Intelligence, UKCI 2012. IEEE, p. 1-8 8 p. 6335754

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNConference contribution/Paperpeer-review

  3. Published

    A greedy gradient-simulated annealing selection hyper-heuristic

    Kalender, M., Kheiri, A., Özcan, E. & Burke, E. K., 1/12/2013, In: Soft Computing. 17, 12, p. 2279-2292 14 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  4. Published

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

    Kheiri, A. & Keedwell, E., 09/2017, In: Evolutionary Computation. 25, 3, p. 473-501 29 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  5. Published

    A hyper-heuristic approach based upon a hidden Markov model for the multi-stage nurse rostering problem

    Kheiri, A., Gretsista, A., Keedwell, E., Lulli, G., Epitropakis, M. & Burke, E., 1/06/2021, In: Computers and Operations Research. 130, 14 p., 105221.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  6. A hyper-heuristic based on random gradient, greedy and dominance

    Özcan, E. & Kheiri, A., 1/12/2012, Computer and Information Sciences II: 26th International Symposium on Computer and Information Sciences. Gelenbe, E., Lent, R. & Sakellari, G. (eds.). Springer, Vol. 2. p. 557-563 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNConference contribution/Paperpeer-review

  7. Published

    A hyper-heuristic with a round robin neighbourhood selection

    Kheiri, A. & Özcan, E., 22/03/2013, Evolutionary Computation in Combinatorial Optimization: 13th European Conference, EvoCOP 2013, Proceedings. Springer, p. 1-12 12 p. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); vol. 7832 LNCS).

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNConference contribution/Paperpeer-review

  8. Published

    A Matheuristic Approach for Finding Effective Base Locations and Team Configurations for North West Air Ambulance

    Boyacı, B., Nayeem, M. A. & Kheiri, A., 8/07/2021, GECCO '21: Proceedings of the Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference Companion. Chicano, F. (ed.). New York: ACM, p. 1817-1824 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNConference contribution/Paperpeer-review

  9. Published

    A multi-objective rolling horizon personnel routing and scheduling approach for natural disasters

    Tarhan, I., Zografos, K. G., Sutanto, J., Kheiri, A. & Suhartanto, H., 30/04/2023, In: Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies . 149, p. 104029 22 p., 104029.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  10. Published

    A quadrant shrinking heuristic for generating efficient solutions for routing and scheduling disaster relief teams

    Tarhan, I., Zografos, K. G., Sutanto, J. & Kheiri, A., 7/10/2022.

    Research output: Contribution to conference - Without ISBN/ISSN Abstractpeer-review

  11. Published

    A quadrant shrinking heuristic for solving the dynamic multi-objective disaster response personnel routing and scheduling problem

    Tarhan, I., Zografos, K. G., Sutanto, J. & Kheiri, A., 16/04/2024, In: European Journal of Operational Research. 314, 2, p. 776-791 16 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  12. Published

    A reinforcement learning hyper-heuristic for the optimisation of flight connections

    Pylyavskyy, Y., Kheiri, A. & Ahmed, L., 3/09/2020, IEEE Congress on Evolutionary Computation (IEEE CEC). IEEE, 9185803

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNConference contribution/Paperpeer-review

  13. Published

    A reinforcement learning hyper-heuristic for water distribution network optimisation

    Ahmed, A. O. M., Osman, S. M. Y., Yousif, T. E. H. & Kheiri, A., 17/05/2021, 2020 International Conference on Computer, Control, Electrical, and Electronics Engineering (ICCCEEE). IEEE, 4 p.

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNConference contribution/Paperpeer-review

  14. Published

    A Sequence-based selection hyper-heuristic: A case study in nurse rostering

    Kheiri, A., Özcan, E., Lewis, R. & Thompson, J., 26/08/2016, PATAT 2016 - Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on the Practice and Theory of Automated Timetabling. Burke, E. K., Di Gaspero, L., Ozcan, E., McCollum, B. & Schaerf, A. (eds.). PATAT, p. 503-505 3 p. 45. (PATAT 2016 - Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on the Practice and Theory of Automated Timetabling).

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNConference contribution/Paperpeer-review

  15. Published

    A sequence-based selection hyper-heuristic utilising a hidden markov model

    Kheiri, A. & Keedwell, E., 11/07/2015, GECCO 2015 - Proceedings of the 2015 Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference. Association for Computing Machinery, Inc, p. 417-424 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNConference contribution/Paperpeer-review

  16. Published

    A stochastic local search algorithm with adaptive acceptance for high-school timetabling

    Kheiri, A., Özcan, E. & Parkes, A. J., 1/04/2016, In: Annals of Operations Research. 239, 1, p. 135-151 17 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  17. Published

    A two stage approach for high school timetabling

    Shambour, M. H. D. K. Y., Khader, A. T., Kheiri, A. & Özcan, E., 1/12/2013, Neural Information Processing: International Conference on Neural Information Processing, ICONIP 2013. p. 66-73 8 p. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); vol. 8226 LNCS, no. PART 1).

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNConference contribution/Paperpeer-review

  18. Published

    An iterated multi-stage selection hyper-heuristic

    Kheiri, A. & Özcan, E., 1/04/2016, In: European Journal of Operational Research. 250, 1, p. 77-90 14 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  19. Published

    An online learning selection hyper-heuristic for educational timetabling

    Steenson, A., Özcan, E., Kheiri, A., McCollum, B. & McMullan, P., 23/08/2022, Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on the Practice and Theory of Automated Timetabling: PATAT 2021. Vol. I. p. 129-146 18 p.

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNConference contribution/Paperpeer-review

  20. Published

    Application of selection hyper-heuristics to the simultaneous optimisation of turbines and cabling within an offshore windfarm

    Butterwick, T., Kheiri, A., Lulli, G., Gromicho, J. & Kreeft, J., 31/05/2023, In: Renewable Energy. 208, p. 1-16 16 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  21. Published

    Combining Monte-Carlo and hyper-heuristic methods for the multi-mode resource-constrained multi-project scheduling problem

    Asta, S., Karapetyan, D., Kheiri, A., Özcan, E. & Parkes, A. J., 10/12/2016, In: Information Sciences. 373, p. 476-498 23 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  22. Published

    Constructing constrained-version of magic squares using selection hyper-heuristics

    Kheiri, A. & Özcan, E., 1/03/2014, In: Computer Journal. 57, 3, p. 469-479 11 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  23. Published

    Constructing operating theatre schedules using partitioned graph colouring techniques

    Kheiri, A., Lewis, R., Thompson, J. & Harper, P., 31/10/2021, In: Health Systems. 10, 4, p. 286-297 12 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  24. Published

    Corrigendum to “A multi-objective rolling horizon personnel routing and scheduling approach for natural disasters”: [Transp. Res. Part C: Emerg. Technol. 149 (2023) 104029]

    Tarhan, İ., Zografos, K. G., Sutanto, J., Kheiri, A. & Suhartanto, H., 30/06/2023, In: Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies. 151, 1 p., 104117.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineComment/debatepeer-review

  25. Published

    Ensemble move acceptance in selection hyper-heuristics

    Kheiri, A., Mısır, M. & Özcan, E., 24/09/2016, Computer and Information Sciences - 31st International Symposium, ISCIS 2016, Proceedings. Lent, R., Gelenbe, E., Czachórski, T. & Grochla, K. (eds.). Springer Verlag, p. 21-29 9 p. (Communications in Computer and Information Science; vol. 659).

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNConference contribution/Paperpeer-review

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