Kathryn A. Dowsland

According to our database, Kathryn A. Dowsland authored at least 26 papers between 1985 and 2016.

Collaborative distances:

• Dijkstra number of four.
• Erdős number of three.

2016

A comparative review of 3D container loading algorithms.

Xiaozhou Zhao, Julia A. Bennell, Tolga Bektas, Kathryn A. Dowsland

Int. Trans. Oper. Res., 2016

2012

Simulated Annealing.

Kathryn A. Dowsland, Jonathan M. Thompson

Proceedings of the Handbook of Natural Computing, 2012

Hybridising GRASP and network flows in the solution of a medical school scheduling problem.

Melissa D. Goodman, Kathryn A. Dowsland, Jonathan M. Thompson

J. Sched., 2012

2011

An investigation into two bin packing problems with ordering and orientation implications.

Rhyd Lewis, Xiang Song, Kathryn A. Dowsland, Jonathan M. Thompson

Eur. J. Oper. Res., 2011

2009

A grasp-knapsack hybrid for a nurse-scheduling problem.

Melissa D. Goodman, Kathryn A. Dowsland, Jonathan M. Thompson

J. Heuristics, 2009

2008

An improved ant colony optimisation heuristic for graph colouring.

Kathryn A. Dowsland, Jonathan M. Thompson

Discret. Appl. Math., 2008

Exploiting problem structure in a genetic algorithm approach to a nurse rostering problem

Uwe Aickelin, Kathryn A. Dowsland

CoRR, 2008

2007

A local search approach to a circle cutting problem arising in the motor cycle industry.

Kathryn A. Dowsland, M. Gilbert, Graham Kendall

J. Oper. Res. Soc., 2007

A simulated annealing based hyperheuristic for determining shipper sizes for storage and transportation.

Kathryn A. Dowsland, Eric Soubeiga, Edmund K. Burke

Eur. J. Oper. Res., 2007

2006

Using tree search bounds to enhance a genetic algorithm approach to two rectangle packing problems.

Kathryn A. Dowsland, Edward A. Herbert, Graham Kendall, Edmund K. Burke

Eur. J. Oper. Res., 2006

2005

Ant colony optimization for the examination scheduling problem.

Kathryn A. Dowsland, Jonathan M. Thompson

J. Oper. Res. Soc., 2005

2004

An indirect Genetic Algorithm for a nurse-scheduling problem.

Uwe Aickelin, Kathryn A. Dowsland

Comput. Oper. Res., 2004

2003

Diseño de Heurísticas y Fundamentos del Recocido Simulado.

Kathryn A. Dowsland, Belarmino Adenso-Díaz

Inteligencia Artif., 2003

2002

Enhanced Direct and Indirect Genetic Algorithm Approaches for a Mall Layout and Tenant Selection Problem.

Uwe Aickelin, Kathryn A. Dowsland

J. Heuristics, 2002

An algorithm for polygon placement using a bottom-left strategy.

Kathryn A. Dowsland, Subodh Vaid, William B. Dowsland

Eur. J. Oper. Res., 2002

2001

Hybridising Tabu Search with Optimisation Techniques for Irregular Stock Cutting.

Julia A. Bennell, Kathryn A. Dowsland

Manag. Sci., 2001

The irregular cutting-stock problem - a new procedure for deriving the no-fit polygon.

Julia A. Bennell, Kathryn A. Dowsland, William B. Dowsland

Comput. Oper. Res., 2001

2000

Solving a nurse scheduling problem with knapsacks, networks and tabu search.

Kathryn A. Dowsland, Jonathan M. Thompson

J. Oper. Res. Soc., 2000

1998

Jostling for position: local improvement for irregular cutting patterns.

Kathryn A. Dowsland, William B. Dowsland, Julia A. Bennell

J. Oper. Res. Soc., 1998

Nurse scheduling with tabu search and strategic oscillation.

Kathryn A. Dowsland

Eur. J. Oper. Res., 1998

A robust simulated annealing based examination timetabling system.

Jonathan M. Thompson, Kathryn A. Dowsland

Comput. Oper. Res., 1998

1997

Off-the-Peg or Made-to-Measure? Timetabling and Scheduling with SA and TS.

Kathryn A. Dowsland

Proceedings of the Practice and Theory of Automated Timetabling II, 1997

1996

Variants of simulated annealing for the examination timetabling problem.

Jonathan M. Thompson, Kathryn A. Dowsland

Ann. Oper. Res., 1996

A family of genetic algorithms for the pallet loading problem.

Edward A. Herbert, Kathryn A. Dowsland

Ann. Oper. Res., 1996

1995

General Cooling Schedules for a Simulated Annealing Based Timetabling System.

Jonathan M. Thompson, Kathryn A. Dowsland

Proceedings of the Practice and Theory of Automated Timetabling, First International Conference, Edinburgh, UK, August 29, 1995

1985

Determining an upper bound for a class of rectangular packing problems.

Kathryn A. Dowsland

Comput. Oper. Res., 1985