The MOSAIC research group is committed to the investigation and development of new modelling, optimisation and decision support technologies, which bridge the gap between the theory and practice of optimisation. MOSAIC is an acronym for Modelling, Optimisation

Optimization (mathematics)

In mathematics, computational science, or management science, mathematical optimization refers to the selection of a best element from some set of available alternatives....

, Scheduling

Scheduling

Scheduling is the process of deciding how to commit resources between a variety of possible tasks. Time can be specified or floating as part of a sequence of events.The word may also refer to:...

and Intelligent Control

Intelligent control

Intelligent control is a class of control techniques, that use various AI computing approaches like neural networks, Bayesian probability, fuzzy logic, machine learning, evolutionary computation and genetic algorithms.- Overview :...

. Based at the University of Bradford

University of Bradford

The University of Bradford is a British university located in the city of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. The University received its Royal Charter in 1966, making it the 40th University to be created in Britain, but its origins date back to the early 1800s...

, its specific research areas are:

• The investigation, modelling and solution of real-world scheduling and optimisation problems in partnership with commercial, scientific and governmental collaborators.
• The investigation of tailored and general-purpose models, algorithms, heuristics, metaheuristic
  Metaheuristic
  In computer science, metaheuristic designates a computational method that optimizes a problem by iteratively trying to improve a candidate solution with regard to a given measure of quality. Metaheuristics make few or no assumptions about the problem being optimized and can search very large spaces...
  
  s and evolutionary algorithms, and hyperheuristics
• The development of flexible and easy-to-use decision support technologies, such as modelling languages, object libraries and graphical user interfaces
• The application of artificial intelligence (AI) to create challenging artificial game opponents

The group is actively seeking industrial, commercial, governmental and academic collaborators for a range of projects in scheduling, optimisation and artificial intelligence. These may range from small consultancy projects to large government-funded collaborations.