Year: 2024
Type: editorial
Abstract: The PATAT conference series was established in 1995 and has been held biennially since, with a three-year gap between 1997 and 2000 and a four-year gap between 2018 and 2022 due to the pandemic.The conference has been held in various venues worldwide, including Edinburgh (1995), Toronto (1997), Konstanz (2000), Ghent (2002), Pittsburgh (2004), Brno (2006), Montreal (2008), Belfast (2010), Son (2012), York (2014), Udine (2016), Vienna (2018), and most recently Leuven (2022).Over the years, PATAT has grown into a distinguished forum at the multidisciplinary intersection of theory and practice in timetabling.In 2020, the 13th International Conference on Practice and Theory of Automated Timetabling (PATAT) was planned for Bruges, Belgium, to celebrate its 25th anniversary.However, due to the pandemic, it was postponed and eventually held in the historical Irish College at the center of Leuven from August 30 to September 2, 2022.Hosted by the CODeS research group, Department of Computer Science at KU Leuven and the Sports Scheduling Research Group at the University of Gent, this silver edition successfully revived the biennial tradition after the disruptions caused by the pandemic.Despite the uncertainties, about 80 participants from around the world, including four plenary speakers and laureates of two international competitions, gathered for four days of engaging, intensive, and fruitful high-quality interactions.
Source: Journal of Scheduling
Institutions: University of Nottingham, KU Leuven, Ghent University
Language: English
Field: Decision Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
Estimated APC paid: $2,890
OpenAlex ID: W4405427347