Application of CoSMoS parallel design patterns to a pedestrian simulation.
Conference Proceeding
Clayton, S., Urquhart, N. B., & Kerridge, J. (2009)
Application of CoSMoS parallel design patterns to a pedestrian simulation. In R. Wyrzykowski, J. Dongarra, K. Karczewski, & J. Wasniewski (Eds.), Parallel Processing and Applied Mathematics, (505-512). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-14403-5_53
In this paper, we discuss the implementation of a simple pedestrian simulation that uses a multi agent based design pattern developed by the CoSMoS research group. Given the n...
An application of CoSMoS design methods to pedestrian simulation.
Conference Proceeding
Clayton, S. & Urquhart, N. B. (2008)
An application of CoSMoS design methods to pedestrian simulation. In Welch, P. H., Roebbers, H., Broenink, J. F., Barnes, F. R. M., Ritson, C. G., Sampson, A. T., …Vinter, B. (Eds.). Communicating Process Architectures 2009 WoTUG-32doi:10.3233/978-1-60750-065-0-197. ISBN 978-1-60750-065-0
In this paper, we discuss the implementation of a simple pedestrian simulation that uses a multi agent based design pattern developed by the CoSMoS research group. Given the n...
CO2Y the intelligent green solution: minimising carbon emissions by maximising shared travel opportunity.
Presentation / Conference
Urquhart, N. B., McEwan, T., Holden, R., & Vogogias, T. (2009, May)
CO2Y the intelligent green solution: minimising carbon emissions by maximising shared travel opportunity. Paper presented at Scottish Transport Applications Research Conference, Glasgow
It is in the interests of everybody that the environment is protected. In view of the recent leaps in environmental awareness it would seem timely and sensible, therefore, for...
Real Time Optimisation of Traffic Signals to Prioritise Public Transport
Conference Proceeding
Plötz, P., Wittpohl, M., & Urquhart, N. (2021)
Real Time Optimisation of Traffic Signals to Prioritise Public Transport. In Applications of Evolutionary Computation: 24th International Conference, EvoApplications 2021 (162-177). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-72699-7_11
This paper examines the optimisation of traffic signals to prioritise public transportation (busses) in real time. A novel representation for the traffic signal prioritisation...
Optimisation and Illumination of a Real-world Workforce Scheduling and Routing Application via Map-Elites
Conference Proceeding
Urquhart, N., & Hart, E. (2018)
Optimisation and Illumination of a Real-world Workforce Scheduling and Routing Application via Map-Elites. In Parallel Problem Solving from Nature – PPSN XV 15th International Conference, Coimbra, Portugal, September 8–12, 2018, Proceedings, Part Ihttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-99253-2_39
Workforce Scheduling and Routing Problems (WSRP) are very common in many practical domains, and usually have a number of objectives. Illumination algorithms such as Map-Elites...
A new rich vehicle routing problem model and benchmark resource
Conference Proceeding
Sim, K., Hart, E., Urquhart, N. B., & Pigden, T. (2018)
A new rich vehicle routing problem model and benchmark resource. In Advances in Evolutionary and Deterministic Methods for Design, Optimization and Control in Engineering and Sciences. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-89988-6_30
We describe a new rich VRP model that captures many real-world constraints, following a recently proposed taxonomy that addresses both scenario and problem physical characteri...
A real-world employee scheduling and routing application.
Conference Proceeding
Hart, E., Sim, K., & Urquhart, N. B. (2014)
A real-world employee scheduling and routing application. In C. Igel (Ed.), GECCO 2014 Proceedings of the Companion Publication of the 2014 Annual Conference on Genetic and Evolutionary Computation, (1239-1242). https://doi.org/10.1145/2598394.2605447
We describe a hyper-heuristic application developed for a client to find quick, acceptable solutions to Workforce Schedul- ing and Routing problems. An interactive fitness fun...
Creating optimised employee travel plans
Conference Proceeding
Urquhart, N., & Hart, E. (2019)
Creating optimised employee travel plans. In Advances in Evolutionary and Deterministic Methods for Design, Optimization and Control in Engineering and Sciences. , (489-502). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-89988-6_29
The routing of employees who provide services such as home health or social care is a complex problem. When sending an employee between two addresses , there may exist more th...
Solving Real-World Routing Problems using Evolutionary Algorithms and Multi-Agent-Systems.
Thesis
Urquhart, N. B. Solving Real-World Routing Problems using Evolutionary Algorithms and Multi-Agent-Systems. (Thesis)
Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/2748
This thesis investigates the solving of routing problems using Evolutionary Algorithms (EAs). Routing problems are known to be hard and may possess complex search spaces. Evol...
Carbon-friendly travel plan construction using an evolutionary algorithm
Conference Proceeding
Urquhart, N. B., & Urquhart, N. B. (2007)
Carbon-friendly travel plan construction using an evolutionary algorithm. In H. Lipson (Ed.), GECCO '07: Proceedings of the 9th annual conference on Genetic and evolutionary computation (2269). https://doi.org/10.1145/1276958.1277404
This paper discusses the use of an evolutionary algorithm to design workplace travel plans, to promote car sharing and reduce carbon emissions from single-occupancy motor veh...