A Formal Model of Multi-agent System for University Course Timetabling Problems

• Main Authors: Kuan, Yik Junn, Joe Henry Obit, Rayner Alfred, Jetol Bolongkikit
• Format: Chapter In Book
• Language: English; English
• Published: Springer, Singapore 2019
• Subjects: QA75.5-76.95 Electronic computers. Computer science
• Online Access: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/31802/1/A%20Formal%20Model%20of%20Multi-agent%20System%20for%20University%20Course%20Timetabling%20Problems.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/31802/2/A%20Formal%20Model%20of%20Multi-agent%20System%20for%20University%20Course%20Timetabling%20Problems1.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/31802/; https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-13-2622-6_22; https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-2622-6_22
• Institution: Universiti Malaysia Sabah

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