A bipartite genetic algorithm for multi-processor task scheduling

International Journal of Parallel Programming

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 462-487

  Bonyadi, Mohammad Reza ^a   Ebrahimi Moghaddam, Mohsen ^a  

^a SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Genetic algorithm; Makespan; Multiprocessor; Task scheduling

Indexed keywords

BEST MATCH; BIPARTITE ALGORITHM; GENETIC METHODS; GENETIC OPERATORS; GENETIC-BASED ALGORITHMS; MAKESPAN; MULTIPROCESSOR; MULTIPROCESSOR TASK SCHEDULING; MULTIPROCESSOR TASKS; NP-HARD; TASK SCHEDULING;

COMPUTATIONAL COMPLEXITY; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; MATHEMATICAL OPERATORS; MULTIPROCESSING SYSTEMS; MULTITASKING;

SCHEDULING ALGORITHMS;

EID: 69049112783     PISSN: 08857458     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10766-009-0107-8     Document Type: Article

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