# Academic Meeting Scheduling Using an Antiferromagnetic Potts Model

## TL;DR

This paper proposes a semi-automatic academic meeting scheduling method using an antiferromagnetic Potts model, which incorporates graph coloring and additional constraints to handle practical timetabling complexities.

## Contribution

It introduces a novel application of the antiferromagnetic Potts model for practical, constraint-aware academic scheduling.

## Key findings

- Feasibility demonstrated in practical examples
- Effective handling of scheduling constraints
- Potential for semi-automatic timetabling improvements

## Abstract

Scheduling parallel sessions of an academic meeting is a complicated task. If each presentation is assigned to an appropriate session, an antiferromagnetic Potts model can be used for semi-automatic timetabling. The timetabling method proposed here is based on graph coloring and includes additional constraints to be considered in a practical situation. We examine the feasibility of semi-automatic timetabling in some practical examples.