Abstract
In this paper, we present a hybridization of an electromagnetic-like mechanism (EM) and the great deluge (GD) algorithm. This technique can be seen as a dynamic approach as an estimated quality of a Dew solution and a decay rate are calculated each iteration during the search process. These values are depending on a force value calculated using the EM approach. It is observed that applying these dynamic values help generate high quality solutions. Experimental results on benchmark examination timetabling problems demonstrate the effectiveness of this hybrid EM-GD approach compared with previous available methods. Possible extensions upon this simple approach are also discussed.