Project success prediction using an evolutionary support vector machine inference model

Automation in Construction

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 302-307

  Cheng, Min Yuan ^a   Wu, Yu Wei ^a   Wu, Ching Fang ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

ESIM; Fast messy genetic algorithm; Predictions; Project management; Support vector machines

Indexed keywords

CAPP DATABASE; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY INSTITUTES; CONSTRUCTION MANAGER; CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS; CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT; CONTINUOUS MONITORING; ESIM; FAST MESSY GENETIC ALGORITHM; FAST MESSY GENETIC ALGORITHMS; INFERENCE MODELS; PROJECT PERFORMANCE; PROJECT SUCCESS; TEST PATTERN;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; CURVE FITTING; FORECASTING; GEARS; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; MULTILAYER NEURAL NETWORKS; SUPPORT VECTOR MACHINES; VECTORS;

PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

EID: 77949489339     PISSN: 09265805     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.autcon.2009.12.003     Document Type: Article

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