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Optimization Techniques in University Timetabling Problem: Constraints, Methodologies, Benchmarks, and Open Issues

Abeer Bashab¹, Ashraf Osman Ibrahim^2,*, Ibrahim Abakar Tarigo Hashem³, Karan Aggarwal⁴, Fadhil Mukhlif⁵, Fuad A. Ghaleb⁵, Abdelzahir Abdelmaboud⁶

1 Faculty of Computer Science & Information Technology, Alzaiem Alazhari University, 13311, Khartoum, Sudan
2 Faculty Computing and Informatics, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabalu, 88400, Sabah, Malaysia
3 Department of Computer Science, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, 27272, United Arab Emirates
4 Electronic and Communication Engineering Department, Maharishi Markandeshwar Deemed to be University, Mullana, Ambala, 133207, Haryana, India
5 Information Assurance and Security Research Group (IASRG), School of Computing, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310, Johor, Malaysia
6 Department of Information Systems, King Khaled University, Muhayel, 61913, Aseer, Saudi Arabia

* Corresponding Author: Ashraf Osman Ibrahim. Email: