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Jacopo Pierotti (Delft University of Technology) - Bi-Objective Special Education Needs Bus Routing Problem Supervisor: Theresia van Essen Recorded full presentation Abstract Dedicated schools for special education needs (SEN) students often offer to transport students from their homes to school due to health and safety considerations. This ride potentially has a negative impact; in fact, some of the students may express a tendency for aggressive behaviour because of a stressful commute. Hence, when designing busses routes, it is important to ensure that every student boards a bus with fellow students they are familiar with. On one hand, SEN students transportation is a very expensive service due to the need for dedicated busses, drivers and attendants (specialized staff). On the other hand, familiarity with the attendants and fellow students is a very important issue because it provides stability, re-assurance and a feeling of safety and security, which in turn contributes to the minimization of any negative impact whilst on-route. In this seminar, I will talk about how to simultaneously consider minimizing routing costs as well as maximizing the familiarity of the students. |
