Abstract: We argue for the study of on-line problems in timetabling and give some novel examples thereof. The problem of prioritising delayed buses at signalised junctions underlies a timetabling competition held in conjunction with the International Conference on the Practice and Theory of Automated Timetabling.
@inproceedings{cogill2016online,
title={Online Problems in Timetabling: Bus Priority at Signalised Junctions},
author={Cogill, Randall and Marecek, Jakub and Mevissen, Martin and Rudova, Hana},
booktitle={PATAT},
full-booktitle={The International Conference on the Practice and Theory of Automated Timetabling},
year={2016},
pages={to appear}
}