Title :
Scheduling with uncertain resources: Learning to make reasonable assumptions
Author :
Gardiner, Steven ; Fink, Eugene ; Carbonell, Jaime G.
Author_Institution :
Comput. Sci., Carnegie Mellon Univ., Pittsburgh, PA
Abstract :
We consider the task of scheduling a conference based on incomplete information about resources and constraints, and describe a mechanism for the dynamic learning of related default assumptions, which enable the scheduling system to make reasonable guesses about missing data. We outline the representation of incomplete knowledge, describe the learning procedure, and demonstrate that the learned knowledge improves the scheduling results.
Keywords :
knowledge representation; learning (artificial intelligence); scheduling; conference scheduling; default assumptions dynamic learning; incomplete knowledge representation; reasonable guess; uncertain resources; Computer science; Dynamic scheduling; Mechanical factors; Microphones; Processor scheduling; Project management; Radar; Software agents; Software development management; Uncertainty; Uncertainty; elicitation; optimization;
Conference_Titel :
Systems, Man and Cybernetics, 2008. SMC 2008. IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Singapore
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2383-5
Electronic_ISBN :
1062-922X
DOI :
10.1109/ICSMC.2008.4811680