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Minimum cost polygon overlay with rectangular shape stock panels
Wilson S. Siringoringo, Andy M. Connor, Nick Clements +1
Minimum Cost Polygon Overlay (MCPO) is a unique two-dimensional optimization problem that involves the task of covering a polygon shaped area with a series of rectangular shaped pa…
A comparison of semi-deterministic and stochastic search techniques
Andy M. Connor, Kristina Shea
This paper presents an investigation of two search techniques, tabu search (TS) and simulated annealing (SA), to assess their relative merits when applied to engineering design opt…
Resource allocation using metaheuristic search
Andy M. Connor, Amit Shah
This research is focused on solving problems in the area of software project management using metaheuristic search algorithms and as such is research in the field of search based s…
Multi-agent evolutionary systems for the generation of complex virtual worlds
Jan Kruse, Andy M. Connor
Modern films, games and virtual reality applications are dependent on convincing computer graphics. Highly complex models are a requirement for the successful delivery of many scen…