Bonte, S., Devillez, G., Dusollier, V., Hertz, A., & Mélot, H. (2025). Extremal chemical graphs of maximum degree at most 3 for 33 degree-based topological indices. (Technical Report n° G-2025-05).
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- 2025 (1)
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- 2024 (5)
Conference paper Wecker, A. J., Tuval, N., Hertz, A., Mahamid, M., & Kuflik, T. (2024, October). A roadmap for privacy preserving tourist recommendation system [Paper]. Workshop on Recommenders in Tourism (RecTour 2024), Bari, Italy.Report Hertz, A., Bonte, S., Devillez, G., Dusollier, V., Mélot, H., & Schindl, D. (2024). Extremal chemical graphs for the arithmetic-geometric index. (Technical Report n° G-2024-27).Journal article Hertz, A., Bonte, S., Devillez, G., Dusollier, V., Mélot, H., & Schindl, D. (2024). Extremal Chemical Graphs for the Arithmetic-Geometric Index. match Communications in Mathematical and in Computer Chemistry, 93(3), 791-818.Journal article Hertz, A. (2024). Graphs obtained by disjoint unions and joins of cliques and stable sets. RAIRO - Operations Research, 58(3), 2631-2636.Journal article Hertz, A., Bonte, S., Devillez, G., & Mélot, H. (2024). The average size of maximal matchings in graphs. Journal of Combinatorial Optimization, 47(3), 46 (34 pages).
- 2023 (7)
Conference paper Randel, R., Aloise, D., & Hertz, A. (2023, April). A Lagrangian-based approach to learn distance metrics for clustering with minimal data transformation [Paper]. SIAM International Conference on Data Mining (SDM 2023), Minneapolis, MN, USA.Journal article Liu, D., Perreault, V., Hertz, A., & Lodi, A. (2023). A machine learning framework for neighbor generation in metaheuristic search. Frontiers in Applied Mathematics and Statistics, 9, 15 pages.Report Tuval, N., Hertz, A., & Kuflik, T. (2023). Estimating serendipity in content-based recommender systems. (Technical Report n° G-2023-35).Report Hertz, A. (2023). Graphs obtained by disjoint unions and joins of cliques and stable sets. (Technical Report n° G-2023-59).Journal article Hertz, A., Mélot, H., Bonte, S., & Devillez, G. (2023). Lower bounds and properties for the average number of colors in the non-equivalent colorings of a graph. Discrete Applied Mathematics, 335, 69-81.Report Perreault, V., Hertz, A., & Lodi, A. (2023). Tactical wireless network design with multi-beam antennas. (Technical Report n° G-2023-34).Journal article Hertz, A., Mélot, H., Bonte, S., Devillez, G., & Hauweele, P. (2023). Upper bounds on the average number of colors in the non-equivalent colorings of a graph. Graphs and Combinatorics, 39(3), 49 (22 pages).
- 2022 (4)
Report Tuval, N., Hertz, A., & Kuflik, T. (2022). Addressing the cold start problem in privacy preserving content-based recommender systems using hypercube graphs. (Technical Report n° G-2022-55).Report Marcotte, O., Quesnel, F., Carreau, J., Schulz, J., Blondin Massé, A., Lindstrom, M. R., Meurs, M.-J., Hertz, A., Aflaki, G., Plante, J.-F., Tafolong, E., & Gervais-Dubé, M. (2022). Comptes rendus du douzième atelier de résolution de problèmes industriels de Montréal, 22-26 août 2022 / Proceedings of the twelfth Montréal industrial problem solving workshop, August 22-26, 2022. (Technical Report n° G-2022-63).Journal article Hertz, A. (2022). Decycling Bipartite Graphs. Journal of Graph Algorithms and Applications, 25(1), 461-480.Report Hertz, A., Bonte, S., Devillez, G., & Mélot, H. (2022). The average size of maximal matchings in graphs. (Technical Report n° G-2022-13).
- 2021 (9)
Journal article Randel, R., Aloise, D., Blanchard, S. J., & Hertz, A. (2021). A Lagrangian-based score for assessing the quality of pairwise constraints in semi-supervised clustering. Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery, 35(6), 2341-2368.Journal article Contardo, C., & Hertz, A. (2021). An exact algorithm for a class of geometric set-cover problems. Discrete Applied Mathematics, 300, 25-35.Report Randel, R., Aloise, D., & Hertz, A. (2021). Exploring dual information in distance metric learning for clustering. (Technical Report n° G-2021-32).Book chapter Hertz, A., & Ries, B. (2021). Graph colouring variations. In Beineke, L. W., Golumbic, M. C., & Wilson, R. J. (eds.), Topics in Algorithmic Graph Theory (pp. 33-51).Report Hertz, A., Mélot, H., Bonte, S., & Devillez, G. (2021). Lower bounds and properties for the average number of colors in the non-equivalent colorings of a graph. (Technical Report n° G-2021-25).Journal article Hertz, A., Kuflik, T., & Tuval, N. (2021). Resolving sets and integer programs for recommender systems. Journal of Global Optimization, 81(1), 153-178.Report Hertz, A., Mélot, H., Bonte, S., Devillez, G., & Hauweele, P. (2021). Upper bounds on the average number of colors in the non-equivalent colorings of a graph. (Technical Report n° G-2021-28).Report Hertz, A., Hertz, A., & Mélot, H. (2021). Using graph theory to derive inequalities for the Bell numbers. (Technical Report n° G-2021-06).Journal article Hertz, A., Hertz, A., & Mélot, H. (2021). Using Graph Theory to Derive Inequalities for the Bell Numbers. Journal of Integer Sequences, 24(10), 21.10.6 (19 pages).
- 2020 (6)
Report Contardo, C., & Hertz, A. (2020). An exact algorithm for a class of geometric set-cover problems. (Technical Report n° G-2020-17).Journal article Bürgy, R., Hertz, A., & Baptiste, P. (2020). An exact dynamic programming algorithm for the precedence-constrained class sequencing problem. Computers & Operations Research, 124, 24 pages.Journal article Hertz, A. (2020). An IP-based swapping algorithm for the metric dimension and minimal doubly resolving set problems in hypercubes. Optimization Letters, 14(2), 355-367.Journal article Hertz, A., & Ridremont, T. (2020). A tabu search for the design of capacitated rooted survivable planar networks. Journal of Heuristics, 26(6), 829-850.Report Hertz, A. (2020). Decycling bipartite graphs. (Technical Report n° G-2020-43).Journal article Bentz, C., Costa, M.-C., & Hertz, A. (2020). On the edge capacitated Steiner tree problem. Discrete Optimization, 38, 25 pages.
- 2019 (9)
Journal article Hertz, A., Montagné, R., & Gagnon, F. (2019). A comparison of integer programming models for the partial directed weighted improper coloring problem. Discrete Applied Mathematics, 261, 229-245.Report Randel, R., Aloise, D., Blanchard, S., & Hertz, A. (2019). A Lagrangian-based score for assessing the quality of pairwise constraints in SSC. (Technical Report n° G-2019-96).Report Bürgy, R., Baptiste, P., & Hertz, A. (2019). An exact dynamic programming algorithm for the precedence-constrained class sequencing problem. (Technical Report n° G-2017-82).Report Hertz, A., & Ries, B. (2019). Graph colouring variations. (Technical Report n° G-2019-32).Journal article Hauweele, P., Hertz, A., Melot, H., Ries, B., & Devillez, G. (2019). Maximum eccentric connectivity index for graphs with given diameter. Discrete Applied Mathematics, 268, 102-111.Journal article Devillez, G., Hertz, A., Mélot, H., & Hauweele, P. (2019). Minimum eccentric connectivity index for graphs with fixed order and fixed number of pendant vertices. Yugoslav Journal of Operations Research, 29(2), 193-202.Journal article Hertz, A., & Picouleau, C. (2019). On graceful difference labelings of disjoint unions of circuits. Open Journal of Discrete Applied Mathematics, 2(3), 38-55.Report Hertz, A. (2019). Resolving sets and integer programs for recommender systems. (Technical Report n° G-2019-12).Book chapter Bécotte-Boutin, H.-S., Caporossi, G., Hertz, A., & Leblay, C. (2019). Writing and rewriting: the colored numerical visualization of Keystroke logging. In Lingdgren, E., & Sullivan, K. P. H. (eds.), Observing writing: insights from Keystroke logging and handwriting (pp. 96-114).
- 2018 (7)
Journal article Bürgy, R., Baptiste, P., Hertz, A., Rebaine, D., & Linhares, A. (2018). A stochastic online algorithm for unloading boxes from a conveyor line. Flexible Services and Manufacturing Journal, 30(4), 764-784.Report Hertz, A., & Ridremont, T. (2018). A tabu search for the design of capacitated rooted survivable planar networks. (Technical Report n° G-2018-64).Journal article Hertz, A., Lozin, V., Ries, B., Zamaraev, V., & de Werra, D. (2018). Dominating induced matchings in graphs containing no long claw. Journal of Graph Theory, 88(1), 18-39.Report Hauweele, P., Hertz, A., Mélot, H., Ries, B., & Devillez, G. (2018). Maximum eccentric connectivity index for graphs with given diameter. (Technical Report n° G-2018-66).Report Devillez, G., Hertz, A., Mélot, H., & Hauweele, P. (2018). Minimum eccentric connectivity index for graphs with fixed order and fixed number of pending vertices. (Technical Report n° G-2018-69).Journal article Hansen, P., Aouchiche, M., Caporossi, G., Hertz, A., & Sellal, C. (2018). Mixed integer programming and extremal chemical graphs. International Journal of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Systems, 3, 22-30.Report Hertz, A., & Picouleau, C. (2018). On graceful difference labelings of disjoint unions of circuits. (Technical Report n° G-2018-65).
- 2017 (9)
Journal article Montagné, R., Hertz, A., & Gagnon, F. (2017). A multi-cell graph based dynamic resource allocation scheme for multi-user wireless networks. AEU - International Journal of Electronics and Communications, 76, 60-70.Report Hertz, A. (2017). An IP-based swapping algorithm for the metric dimension and minimal doubly resolving set problems in hypercubes. (Technical Report n° G-2017-17).Journal article Hansen, P., Hertz, A., Sellal, C., Vukičević, D., Aouchiche, M., & Caporossi, G. (2017). Edge realizability of connected simple graphs. Match-Communications in Mathematical and in Computer Chemistry, 78(3), 689-712.Report Hansen, P., Hertz, A., Sellal, C., Vukičević, D., Aouchiche, M., & Caporossi, G. (2017). Edge realizability of connected simple graphs. (Technical Report n° G-2017-10).Journal article Hertz, A., Montagné, R., & Gagnon, F. (2017). Online algorithms for the maximum k-colorable subgraph problem. Computers & Operations Research, 91, 209-224.Journal article Baptiste, P., Bürgy, R., Hertz, A., & Rebaïne, D. (2017). Online heuristics for unloading boxes off a gravity conveyor. International Journal of Production Research, 55(11), 3046-3057.Report Azeuli Nkamegni, K., Gamache, M., Hertz, A., & Paroz, S. (2017). Optimizing keyword positions for search engine marketing. (Technical Report n° G-2017-26).Journal article Altinakar, S., Caporossi, G., & Hertz, A. (2017). Symmetry breaking constraints for the minimum deficiency problem. Journal of Graph Algorithms and Applications, 21(2), 195-218.Journal article Rybarczyk, A., Hertz, A., Kasprzak, M., & Blazewicz, J. (2017). Tabu search for the RNA partial degradation problem. International Journal of Applied Mathematics and Computer Science, 27(2), 401-415.
- 2016 (15)
Journal article Altinakar, S., Caporossi, G., & Hertz, A. (2016). A comparison of integer and constraint programming models for the deficiency problem. Computers & Operations Research, 68, 89-96.Journal article Neveu, F., Bécotte-Boutin, H.-S., Caporossi, G., Hertz, A., Leblay, C., Bergounioux, G., Côté, M. H., Fournier, J. M., Hriba, L., & Prévost, S. (2016). Analyse automatique des données scripturales prétraitées par des outils de visualization. SHS Web of Conferences, 27, 06001 (18 pages).Journal article Adegbindin, M., Hertz, A., & Bellaïche, M. (2016). A new efficient RLF-like algorithm for the vertex coloring problem. Yugoslav Journal of Operations Research, 26(4), 441-456.Journal article Absil, R., Camby, E., Hertz, A., & Mélot, H. (2016). A sharp lower bound on the number of non-equivalent colorings of graphs of order n and maximum degree n - 3. Discrete Applied Mathematics, 234, 3-11.Journal article Hertz, A., Montagné, R., & Gagnon, F. (2016). Constructive algorithms for the partial directed weighted improper coloring problem. Journal of Graph Algorithms and Applications, 20(2), 159-188.Journal article Hertz, A., & Mélot, H. (2016). Counting the number of non-equivalent vertex colorings of a graph. Discrete Applied Mathematics, 203, 62-71.Journal article Hertz, A., Marcotte, O., Mdimagh, A., Carreau, M., & Welt, F. (2016). Design of a wind farm collection network when several cable types are available. Journal of the Operational Research Society, 68(1), 62-73.Journal article Hertz, A. (2016). Dessine-moi un graphe. Accromath, 11(1), 8-13.Report Hertz, A., Montagné, R., & Gagnon, F. (2016). Integer programming models for the partial directed weighted improper coloring problem. (Technical Report n° G-2016-112).Report Hertz, A., Montagné, R., & Gagnon, F. (2016). Online algorithms for the maximum k-colorable subgraph problem. (Technical Report n° G-2016-111).Report Baptiste, P., Bürgy, R., Hertz, A., & Rebaïne, D. (2016). Online heuristics for unloading boxes off a gravity conveyor. (Technical Report n° G-2016-20).Report Hertz, A., Marcotte, O., Mdimagh, A., Carreau, M., & Welt, F. (2016). On the design of a wind farm collection network when several cable types are available. (Technical Report n° G-2015-23).Report Bentz, C., Costa, M.-C., & Hertz, A. (2016). On the edge capacitated Steiner tree problem. (Technical Report n° G-2016-27).Report Altinakar, S., Caporossi, G., & Hertz, A. (2016). Symmetry breaking constraints for the minimum deficiency problem. (Technical Report n° G-2016-11).Report Rybarczyk, A., Hertz, A., Kasprzak, M., & Blazewicz, J. (2016). Tabu search for the RNA partial degradation problem. (Technical Report n° G-2016-07).
- 2015 (6)
Report Absil, R., Camby, E., Hertz, A., & Mélot, H. (2015). A sharp lower bound on the number of non-equivalent colorings of graphs of order n and maximum degree n-3. (Technical Report n° G-2015-04).Report Aouchiche, M., Hansen, P., Hertz, A., & Sellal, C. (2015). Bounds on differences between some graph theoretic invariants. (Technical Report n° G-2015-31).Book chapter de Werra, D., & Hertz, A. (2015). Chromatic scheduling. In Beineke, L. W., & Wilson, R. J. (eds.), Topics in chromatic graph theory (pp. 255-276).Report Hertz, A., Montagné, R., & Gagnon, F. (2015). Constructive algorithms for the partial directed weighted improper coloring problem. (Technical Report n° G-2015-61).Report Hertz, A., Lozin, V., Ries, B., Zamaraev, V., & De Werra, D. (2015). Dominating induced matchings in graphs containing no long claw. (Technical Report n° G-2015-49).Report Bécotte-Boutin, H.-S., Caporossi, G., & Hertz, A. (2015). The progressive visualization, a new tool for analyzing the writing process. (Technical Report n° G-2015-141).
- 2014 (10)
Journal article Archetti, C., Bianchessi, N., & Hertz, A. (2014). A branch-and-price algorithm for the robust graph coloring problem. Discrete Applied Mathematics, 165, 49-59.Report Altinakar, S., Caporossi, G., & Hertz, A. (2014). A comparison of integer and constraint programming models for the deficiency problem. (Technical Report n° G-2014-25).Report Adegbindin, M., Hertz, A., & Bellaïche, M. (2014). A new efficient RLF-like algorithm for the vertex coloring problem. (Technical Report n° G-2014-24).Journal article Hertz, A., & Ries, B. (2014). A note on r-equitable k-colorings of trees. Yugoslav Journal of Operations Research, 24(2), 293-298.Journal article Desrosiers, C., Galinier, P., Hansen, P., & Hertz, A. (2014). Automated generation of conjectures on forbidden subgraph characterization. Discrete Applied Mathematics, 162, 177-194.Report Montagné, R., Hertz, A., & Gagnon, F. (2014). Graph coloring to maximize the number of communicating mobiles in wireless networks. (Technical Report n° G-2014-79).Book Hertz, A. (2014). Graphiti - L'inspecteur Manori enquête à Paris.Journal article Archetti, C., Bianchessi, N., Speranza, M. G., & Hertz, A. (2014). Incomplete service and split deliveries in a routing problem with profits. Networks, 63(2), 135-145.Journal article Hertz, A., Marcotte, O., & Schindl, D. (2014). On the maximum orders of an induced forest, an induced tree, and a stable set. Yugoslav Journal of Operations Research, 24(2), 199-215.Journal article Archetti, C., Bianchessi, N., Speranza, M. G., & Hertz, A. (2014). The Split Delivery Capacitated Team Orienteering Problem. Networks, 63(1), 16-33.
- 2013 (4)
Report Hertz, A., & Ries, B. (2013). A Note on r-Equitable k-Colorings of Trees. (Technical Report n° G-2013-83).Journal article Baptiste, P., Hertz, A., Linhares, A., & Reaine, D. (2013). A polynomial time algorithm for unloading boxes off a gravity conveyor. Discrete Optimization, 10(4), 251-262.Report De Werra, D., & Hertz, A. (2013). Chromatic Scheduling. (Technical Report n° G-2013-84).Report Hertz, A., & Mélot, H. (2013). Counting the Number of Non-Equivalent Vertex Colorings of a Graph. (Technical Report n° G-2013-82).
- 2012 (12)
Report Archetti, C., Bianchessi, N., & Hertz, A. (2012). A Branch-and-Price Algorithm for the Robust Graph Coloring Problem. (Technical Report n° G-2011-75).Journal article Archetti, C., Bertazzi, L., Hertz, A., & Speranza, M. G. (2012). A Hybrid Heuristic for an Inventory Routing Problem. INFORMS Journal on Computing, 24(1), 101-116.Report Baptiste, P., Hertz, A., Linhares, A., & Rebaïne, D. (2012). A polynomial time algorithm for unloading boxes off a gravity conveyor. (Technical Report n° G-2012-78).Report Curzi, L., Hertz, A., & Lari, I. (2012). A Repeated Sequential Elimination Algorithm for Finding an Upper Bound on the Clique Number. (Technical Report n° G-2012-80).Conference paper Archetti, C., Bianchessi, N., Hertz, A., Colombet, A., & Gagnon, F. (2012, August). Directed weighted improper coloring for cellular channel allocation [Paper]. 8th International Colloquium on Graphs and Optimization (GO VIII), Leukerbad, Switzerland. Published in Discrete Applied Mathematics, 182(19).Report Archetti, C., Bianchessi, N., Hertz, A., Colombet, A., & Gagnon, F. (2012). Directed Weighted Improper Coloring for Cellular Channel Allocation. (Technical Report n° G-2012-85).Journal article Hertz, A., Uldry, M., & Widmer, M. (2012). Integer linear programming models for a cement delivery problem. European Journal of Operational Research, 222(3), 623-631.Journal article Hertz, A. (2012). L'enseignement de la théorie des graphes à l'aide d'intrigues policières. Bulletin de l'APMEP, 499, 290-296.Journal article Hertz, A., Marcotte, O., Mdimagh, A., Carreau, M., & Welt, F. (2012). Optimizing the Design of a Wind Farm Collection Network. INFOR, 50(2), 95-104.Report Hertz, A., Marcotte, O., Mdimagh, A., Carreau, M., & Welt, F. (2012). Optimizing the Design of a Wind Farm Collection Network. (Technical Report n° G-2011-79).Book Hertz, A. (2012). Quick on the draw : crime-busting with a mathematical twist.Journal article St-Louis, P., Gendron, B., & Hertz, A. (2012). Total domination and the Caccetta–Häggkvist conjecture. Discrete Optimization, 9(4), 236-240.
- 2011 (7)
Book Report Archetti, C., Bianchessi, N., Hertz, A., & Speranza, M. G. (2011). Incomplete Service and Split Deliveries in a Routing Problem with Profits. (Technical Report n° G-2011-02).Report Hertz, A., Uldry, M., & Widmer, M. (2011). Integer Linear Programming Models for a Cement Delivery Problem. (Technical Report n° G-2011-20).Journal article Altinakar, S., Caporossi, G., & Hertz, A. (2011). On compact k-edge-colorings: A polynomial time reduction from linear to cyclic. Discrete Optimization, 8(3), 502-512.Report Hertz, A., & Ries, B. (2011). On r-Equitable Colorings of Trees and Forests. (Technical Report n° G-2011-40).Report Marcotte, O., Hertz, A., & Schindl, D. (2011). On the Maximum Orders of an Induced Forest, an Induced Tree, and a Stable Set. (Technical Report n° G-2011-45).Journal article Galinier, P., Hertz, A., Paroz, S., & Pesant, G. (2011). Using local search to speed up filtering algorithms for some NP-hard constraints. Annals of Operations Research, 184(1), 121-135.
- 2010 (10)
Journal article Hertz, A., Lahrichi, N., & Widmer, M. (2010). A flexible MILP model for multiple-shift workforce planning under annualized hours. European Journal of Operational Research, 200(3), 860-873.Report Hertz, A., & Razanakoto, R. (2010). Confection de calendriers de matchs pour le sport universitaire et collégial au Québec. (Technical Report n° G-2010-04).Journal article Hertz, A., & Razanakoto, R. (2010). Confection de calendriers de matchs pour le sport universitaire et collégial au Québec. INFOR, 48(3), 181-189.Journal article Desrosiers, C., Galinier, P., Hertz, A., & Hansen, P. (2010). Improving constrained pattern mining with first-fail-based heuristics. Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery, 23(1), 1-28.Book Hertz, A. (2010). L'agrapheur : intrigues policières à saveur mathématique.Journal article Bouchard, M., Čangalović, M., & Hertz, A. (2010). On a Reduction of the Interval Coloring Problem to a Series of Bandwidth Coloring Problems. Journal of Scheduling, 13(6), 583-595.Report Archetti, C., Bianchessi, N., Hertz, A., & Speranza, M. G. (2010). The Split Delivery Capacitated Team Orienteering Problem. (Technical Report n° G-2010-55).Journal article Archetti, C., Feillet, D., Hertz, A., & Speranza, M. G. (2010). The undirected capacitated arc routing problem with profits. Computers & Operations Research, 37(11), 1860-1869.Book chapter Hertz, A., & Zufferey, N. (2010). Vertex coloring using ant colonies. In Artificial ants : from collective intelligence to real-life optimization and beyond (pp. 219-236).Conference paper Carreau, M., Morgenroth, M., Belashov, O., Mdimagh, A., Hertz, A., & Marcotte, O. (2010, September). Wind farm design optimization [Paper]. 21st World Energy Congress, Montréal, Québec.
- 2009 (16)
Journal article Bouchard, M., Čangalović, M., & Hertz, A. (2009). About equivalent interval colorings of weighted graphs. Discrete Applied Mathematics, 157(17), 3615-3624.Journal article Pepin, A.-S., Desaulniers, G., Hertz, A., & Huisman, D. (2009). A comparison of five heuristics for the multiple depot vehicle scheduling problem. Journal of Scheduling, 12(1), 17-30.Report Archetti, C., Bertazzi, L., & Hertz, A. (2009). A Hybrid Heuristic for an Inventory-Touring Problem. (Technical Report n° G-2009-04).Journal article Hertz, A., & De Werra, A. (2009). A magnetic procedure for the stability number. Graphs and Combinatorics, 25(5), 707-716.Journal article Hertz, A., & Lahrichi, N. (2009). A Patient Assignment Algorithm for Home Care Services. Journal of the Operational Research Society, 60(4), 481-495.Journal article Hertz, A., Schindl, D., & Zufferey, N. (2009). A solution method for a car fleet management problem with maintenance constraints. Journal of Heuristics, 15(5), 425-450.Journal article Hansen, P., Hertz, A., Kilani, R., Marcotte, O., & Schindl, D. (2009). Average distance and maximum induced forest. Journal of Graph Theory, 60(1), 31-54.Journal article Hertz, A., Plumettaz, M., & Zufferey, N. (2009). Corrigendum to ''variable space search for graph coloring'' [discrete appl. math. 156 (2008) 2551-2560]. Discrete Applied Mathematics, 157(7), 1335-1336.Book chapter Hertz, A., & Zuffery, N. (2009). La coloration des sommets d'un graphe par colonies de fourmis. In Fourmis artificielles, des bases de l'optimisation aux applications industrielles .Journal article Bouchard, M., Hertz, A., & Desaulniers, G. (2009). Lower bounds and a tabu search algorithm for the minimum deficiency problem. Journal of Combinatorial Optimization, 17(2), 168-191.Conference paper Altinakar, S., Caporossi, G., & Hertz, A. (2009). On compact edge-colorings : a polynomial time reduction from k-linear to k-cyclic [Abstract]. Combinatorics Seminar (1 page).Report Altinakar, S., Caporossi, G., & Hertz, A. (2009). On Compact k-Edge-Colorings: A Polynomial Time Reduction From Linear to Cyclic. (Technical Report n° G-2009-53).Report Archetti, C., Feillet, D., Hertz, A., & Speranza, M. G. (2009). The Capacitated Arc Routing Problem with Profits. (Technical Report n° G-2009-01).Journal article Archetti, C., Feillet, D., Hertz, A., & Speranza, M. G. (2009). The capacitated team orienteering and profitable tour problems. Journal of the Operational Research Society, 60(6), 831-842.Report St-Louis, P., Gendron, B., & Hertz, A. (2009). Total Domination and the Caccetta-Häggkvist Conjecture. (Technical Report n° G-2009-78).Journal article Desrosiers, C., Galinier, P., Hertz, A., & Paroz, S. (2009). Using heuristics to find minimal unsatisfiable subformulas in satisfiability problems. Journal of Combinatorial Optimization, 18(2), 124-150.
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Report Bouchard, M., Čangalović, M., & Hertz, A. (2008). About Equivalent Interval Colorings of Weighted Graphs. (Technical Report n° G-2008-03).Report Hertz, A., Lahrichi, N., & Widmer, M. (2008). A Flexible MILP Model for Multiple-Shift Workforce Planning Under Annualized Hours. (Technical Report n° G-2008-05).Journal article Galinier, P., Hertz, A., & Zufferey, N. (2008). An Adaptive Memory Algorithm for the K-Coloring Problem. Discrete Applied Mathematics, 156(2), 267-279.Journal article Gendron, B., Hertz, A., & St-Louis, P. (2008). A Sequential Elimination Algorithm for Computing Bounds on the Clique Number of a Graph. Discrete Optimization, 5(3), 615-628.Journal article Desrosiers, C., Galinier, P., & Hertz, A. (2008). Efficient Algorithms for Finding Critical Subgraphs. Discrete Applied Mathematics, 156(2), 244-266.Report Hertz, A., & Zufferey, N. (2008). La coloration des sommets d'un graphe par colonies de fourmis. (Technical Report n° G-2008-29).Book chapter Widmer, M., Hertz, A., & Costa, D. (2008). Metaheuristics and Scheduling. In Production Scheduling (pp. 33-68).Journal article Gendron, B., Hertz, A., & St-Louis, P. (2008). On a Generalization of the Gallai-Roy-Vitaver Theorem to the Bandwidth Coloring Problem. Operations Research Letters, 36(3), 345-350.Book chapter Hertz, A., & Mittaz, M. (2008). Pickup and delivery problems with services on nodes or arcs of a network. In Operations research and networks (pp. 165-188).Report Desrosiers, C., Galinier, P., Hansen, P., & Hertz, A. (2008). SyGMA: Reducing Symmetry in Graph Mining. (Technical Report n° G-2007-12).Journal article Hertz, A., & Varone, S. (2008). The Metric cutpoint partition problem. Journal of Classification, 25(2), 159-175.Report Desrosiers, C., Galinier, P., Hansen, P., & Hertz, A. (2008). Using Heuristics to Speed Up Frequent Pattern Mining. (Technical Report n° G-2008-13).Report Galinier, P., Hertz, A., Paroz, S., & Pesant, G. (2008). Using Local Search to Speed Up Filtering Algorithms for Some NP-Hard Constraints. (Technical Report n° G-2008-02).Conference paper Galinier, P., Hertz, A., Paroz, S., & Pesant, G. (2008, May). Using local search to speed up filtering algorithms for some NP-hard constraints [Paper]. 5th International Conference on Integration of AI and OR Techniques in Constraint Programming for Combinatorial Optimization Problems (CPAIOR 2008), Paris, France.Journal article Hertz, A., Plumettaz, M., & Zufferey, N. (2008). Variable Space Search for Graph Coloring. Discrete Applied Mathematics, 156(13), 2551-2560.
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Report Gendron, B., Hertz, A., & St-Louis, P. (2007). A Decomposition Algorithm for Computing Bounds on the Clique Number of a Graph. (Technical Report n° G-2007-01).Journal article Gamache, M., Hertz, A., & Ouellet, J. O. (2007). A Graph Coloring Model for a Feasibility Problem in Monthly Crew Scheduling With Preferential Bidding. Computers & Operations Research, 34(8), 2384-2395.Journal article Hertz, A., & Varone, S. C. (2007). A Note on Tree Realizations of Matrices. RAIRO: Operations Research, 41(4), 361-366.Report Hertz, A., & Lahrichi, N. (2007). A Patient Assignment Algorithm for Home Care Services. (Technical Report n° G-2006-80).Report Desrosiers, C., Galinier, P., Hansen, P., & Hertz, A. (2007). Automated Generation of Conjectures on Forbidden Subgraph Characterization. (Technical Report n° G-2007-48).Conference paper Desrosiers, C., Galinier, P., Hansen, P., & Hertz, A. (2007, August). Improving frequent subgraph mining in the presence of symmetry [Paper]. 5th International Workshop on Mining and Learning with Graphs, Firenze, Italia.Report Bouchard, M., Hertz, A., & Desaulniers, G. (2007). Lower Bounds and a Tabu Search Algorithm for the Minimum Deficiency Problem. (Technical Report n° G-2007-14).Journal article Archetti, C., Hertz, A., & Speranza, M. G. (2007). Metaheuristics for the Team Orienteering Problem. Journal of Heuristics, 13(1), 49-76.Report Gendron, B., Hertz, A., & St-Louis, P. (2007). On a Generalization of the Gallai-Roy-Vitaver Theorem and Mathematical Programming Models for the Bandwidth Coloring Problem. (Technical Report n° G-2007-22).Report Bouchard, M., Čangalović, M., & Hertz, A. (2007). On a Reduction of the Interval Coloring Problem to a Series of Bandwidth Coloring Problems. (Technical Report n° G-2007-69).Journal article Gendron, B., Hertz, A., & St-Louis, P. (2007). On Edge Orienting Methods for Graph Coloring. Journal of Combinatorial Optimization, 13(2), 163-178.Journal article Galinier, P., & Hertz, A. (2007). Solution Techniques for the Large Set Covering Problem. Discrete Applied Mathematics, 155(3), 312-326.Report Archetti, C., Feillet, D., Hertz, A., & Speranza, M. G. (2007). The Capacitated Team Orienteering and Profitable Tour Problems. (Technical Report n° G-2007-31).Journal article Hertz, A., & Varone, S. (2007). The Metric Bridge Partition Problem: Partitioning of a Metric Space Into Two Subspaces Linked by an Edge in Any Optimal Realization. Journal of Classification, 24(2), 235-249.Report Desrosiers, C., Galinier, P., Hertz, A., & Paroz, S. (2007). Using Meta-Heuristics to Find Minimal Unsatisfiable Subformulas in Satisfiability Problems. (Technical Report n° G-2007-08).
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Journal article Lahrichi, N., Lapierre, S. D., Hertz, A., Talib, A., & Bouvier, L. (2006). Analysis of a territorial approach to the delivery of nursing home care services based on historical data. Journal of Medical Systems, 30(4), 283-291.Report Hertz, A., Schindl, D., & Zufferey, N. (2006). A Solution Method for a Car Fleet Management Problem with Maintenance Constraints. (Technical Report n° G-2006-59).Journal article Galinier, P., & Hertz, A. (2006). A survey of local search methods for graph coloring. Computers & Operations Research, 33(9), 2547-2562.Journal article Archetti, C., Speranza, M. G., & Hertz, A. (2006). A Tabu Search Algorithm for the Split Delivery Vehicle Routing Problem. Transportation Science, 40(1), 64-73.Journal article Gerber, M. U., Hertz, A., & Lozin, V. V. (2006). Augmenting Chains in Graphs Without a Skew Star. Journal of Combinatorial Theory: Series B, 96(3), 352-366.Report Pepin, A.-S., Desaulniers, G., Hertz, A., & Huisman, D. (2006). Comparison of Heuristic Approaches for the Multiple Depot Vehicle Scheduling Problem. (Technical Report n° G-2006-65).Report Gendron, B., Hertz, A., & St-Louis, P. (2006). On Edge Orienting Methods for Graph Coloring. (Technical Report n° G-2006-16).Report Hertz, A., & Varone, S. (2006). The Metric Cutpoint Partition Problem. (Technical Report n° G-2006-04).Report Hertz, A., Plumettaz, M., & Zufferey, N. (2006). Variable Space Search for Graph Coloring. (Technical Report n° G-2006-81).
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Report Gamache, M., Hertz, A., & Ouellet, J. O. (2005). A Graph Coloring Model for a Feasibility Problem in Crew Scheduling. (Technical Report n° G-2005-34).Report Lahrichi, N., Lapierre, S. D., Hertz, A., Talib, A., & Bouvier, L. (2005). Analysis of a Territorial Approach to the Delivery of Nursing Home Care Services Based on Historical Data. (Technical Report n° G-2005-91).Report Hertz, A., & Varone, S. C. (2005). A Note on Tree Realizations of Matrices. (Technical Report n° G-2005-27).Book Avis, D., Hertz, A., & Marcotte, O. (eds.) (2005). Graph Theory and Combinatorial Optimization.Book chapter Hertz, A. (2005). Les métaheuristiques : quelques conseils pour en faire bon usage. In Baptiste, P., Giard, V., Haït, A., & Soumis, F. (eds.), Gestion de production et ressources humaines : méthodes de planification dans les systèmes productifs (pp. 205-222).Report Hertz, A. (2005). LES MÉTA-HEURISTIQUES : quelques conseils pour en faire bon usage. (Technical Report n° G-2005-03).Journal article Hertz, A., Schindl, D., & Zufferey, N. (2005). Lower bounding and tabu search procedures for the frequency assignement problem with polarization constraints. 4OR, 3(2), 69-99.Report Archetti, C., Hertz, A., & Speranza, M. G. (2005). Metaheuristics for the Team Orienteering Problem. (Technical Report n° G-2005-47).Book chapter Cordeau, J.-F., Gendreau, M., Hertz, A., Laporte, G., & Sormany, J.-S. (2005). New heuristics for the vehicle routing problem. In Langevin, A., & Riopel, D. (eds.), Logistics systems : design and optimization (pp. 279-297).Conference paper Hertz, A. Recent Trends in Arc Routing [Paper]. Haifa Workshops on Interdisciplinary Applications of Graph Theory, Combinatorics and Algorithms, Haifa, Israel.Report Hertz, A., & Varone, S. C. (2005). The Metric Bridge Partition Problem. (Technical Report n° G-2005-67).
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Report Galinier, P., & Hertz, A. (2004). A Survey of Local Search Methods for Graph Coloring. (Technical Report n° G-2004-37).Report Desrosiers, C., Galinier, P., & Hertz, A. (2004). Efficient Algorithms for Finding Critical Subgraphs. (Technical Report n° G-2004-31).Report Cordeau, J.-F., Gendreau, M., Hertz, A., Laporte, G., & Sormany, J.-S. (2004). New Heuristics for the Vehicle Routing Problem. (Technical Report n° G-2004-33).Journal article Gerber, M. U., Hertz, A., & Schindl, D. (2004). P-5-Free Augmenting Graphs and the Maximum Stable Set Problem. Discrete Applied Mathematics, 132(1-3), 109-119.Journal article Gerber, M. U., Hertz, A., & Lozin, V. V. (2004). Stable Sets in Two Subclasses of Banner-Free Graphs. Discrete Applied Mathematics, 132(1-3), 121-136.Report Hertz, A., & Lozin, V. (2004). The Maximum Independent Set Problem and Augmenting Graphs. (Technical Report n° G-2004-39).
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Journal article Kis, T., & Hertz, A. (2003). A Lower Bound for the Job Insertion Problem. Discrete Applied Mathematics, 128(2-3), 395-419.Journal article Avanthay, C., Hertz, A., & Zufferey, N. (2003). A Variable Neighborhood Search for Graph Coloring. European Journal of Operational Research, 151(2), 379-388.Journal article Hertz, A., Lozin, V., & Schindl, D. (2003). Finding Augmenting Chains in Extensions of Claw-Free Graphs. Information Processing Letters, 86(6), 311-316.Journal article Hertz, A., & Widmer, M. (2003). Guidelines for the use of meta-heuristics in combinatorial optimization. European Journal of Operational Research, 151(2), 247-252.
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Conference paper Galinier, P., Hertz, A., & Zufferey, N. (2002, January). Adaptative memory algorithms for graph coloring [Paper]. Computational Symposium on Graph Coloring and Generalizations (COLOR 2002), Ithaca,US.Journal article Costa, M.-C., Hertz, A., & Mittaz, M. (2002). Bounds and heuristics for the shortest capacitated paths problem. Journal of Heuristics, 8(4), 449-465.Journal article Gerber, M., Hansen, P., & Hertz, A. (2002). Extension of Turan's theorem to the 2-stability number. Graphs and Combinatorics, 18(3), 479-489.Journal article Herrmann, F., & Hertz, A. (2002). Finding the chromatic number by means of critical graphs. Journal of Experimental Algorithmics, 7(10), 1-9.Book chapter Hertz, A. (2002). Operations research in logistics. In The essentials of logistics and management (pp. 253-279).Book chapter Ghiani, G., Hertz, A., & Laporte, G. (2002). Recent algorithmic advances for arc routing problems. In Kozan, E., & Ohuchi, A. (eds.), Operations research/management science at work (Vol. 43, pp. 1-20).Book chapter Hertz, A., & Mittaz, M. (2002). Tournées de livraisons et de ramassages sur les noeuds ou les arcs d'un réseau. In Recherche opérationnelle et réseaux: méthodes d'analyse spatiale (pp. 167-189).
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Book chapter Hertz, A. (2001). Application des métaheuristiques à la coloration des sommets d'un graphe. In Pirlot, M., & Teghem, J. (eds.), Résolution de problèmes de RO par les métaheuristiques (pp. 21-48).Journal article Gerber, M. U., & Hertz, A. (2001). Transformation which preserves the clique number. Journal of Combinatorial Theory: Series B, 83(2), 320-330.Journal article Hertz, A., & Mittaz, M. (2001). Variable neighbourhood descent algorithm for the undirected capacitated arc routing problem. Transportation Science, 35(4), 425-434.
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Journal article Herrmann, F., & Hertz, A. (2000). Finding the chromatic number by means of critical graphs. Electronic Notes in Discrete Mathematics, 5, 174-176.
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Report Gerber, M. U., Hansen, P., Hertz, A., Peled, U. N., & De Werra, D. (1998). Chopping Graphs. (Technical Report n° G-98-03).
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Report Hertz, A., Laporte, G., Mittaz, M., & Stecke, K. E. (1997). Heuristics for Minimizing Tool Switches when Scheduling Part Types on a Flexible Machine. (Technical Report n° G-97-03).Journal article Hansen, P., Hertz, A., & Quinodoz, N. (1997). Splitting trees. Discrete Mathematics, 165-166, 403-419.
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Report Hansen, P., Hertz, A., & Quinodoz, N. (1995). Splitting Trees. (Technical Report n° G-95-42).
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Journal article Hertz, A., Jaumard, B., & Ribeiro, C. C. (1994). A graph theory approach to subcontracting, machine duplication and intercell moves in cellular manufacturing. Discrete Applied Mathematics, 50(3), 255-265.Journal article Hertz, A., Jaumard, B., Ribeiro, C. C., & Formosinho Filho, W. P. (1994). A multi-criteria tabu search approach to cell formation problems in group technology with multiple objectives. RAIRO: Recherche opérationnelle, 28(3), 303-328.Conference paper Gendreau, M., Hertz, A., & Laporte, G. (1994, June). A tabu search heuristic for the vehicle routing problem with backhauls [Paper]. 2nd Triennal Symposium on Transportation Analysis (Tristan II), Capri, Italy.Conference paper Gendreau, M., Hertz, A., Laporte, G., & Mihnea, S. (1994, June). Efficient heuristics for traveling salesman and vehicle problems with time windows [Paper]. 2nd Triennal Symposium on Transportation Analysis (Tristan II), Capri, Italy.Conference paper Hertz, A., Jaumard, B., & Poggi De Aragão, M. Local optima topology for the k-coloring problem [Paper]. Viewpoints on Optimization; and Graph Labelling, Grimentz, Switzerland; Boston, Mass. Published in Discrete Applied Mathematics, 49(1-3).
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Report Gendreau, M., Hertz, A., & Laporte, G. (1993). A Generalized Insertion Algorithm for the Seriation Problem. (Technical Report n° G-93-29).Report Gendreau, M., Hertz, A., & Laporte, G. (1993). A Generalized Insertion Algorithm for the Seriation Problem. (Technical Report n° G-93-29).Journal article Hansen, P., Hertz, A., & Kuplinsky, J. (1993). Bounded vertex colorings of graphs. Discrete Mathematics, 111(1-3), 305-312.
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Report Hertz, A., Jaumard, B., & Poggi De Aragão, M. (1992). Local Optima Topology for the k-coloring Problem. (Technical Report n° G-91-33).
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Report Hertz, A. (1991). A New Polynomial Time Algorithm for the Maximum Weighted ( (G) - 1)-Coloring Problem in Comparability Graphs. (Technical Report n° G-91-38).Report Gendreau, M., Hertz, A., & Laporte, G. (1991). A Tabu Search Heuristic for the Vehicle Routing Problem. (Technical Report n° G-91-31).Conference paper Gendreau, M., Hertz, A., & Laporte, G. (1991, June). A Tabu Search Heuristic for the Vehicle Routing Problem [Paper]. 1st Triennal Symposium on Transportation Analysis (Tristan I), Montréal, Québec.Report Hammer, P. L., & Hertz, A. (1991). On a Transformation which Preserves the Stability Number. (Technical Report n° G-91-40).