| CP | Constraint Programming |
| CPLEX | IBM’s ILOG CPLEX Optimisation Studio |
| De | Deputy |
| ILP | Integer Linear Programming |
| IP | Integer Programming |
| LP | Linear Programming |
| MCTS | Monte Carlo Tree Search |
| MIP | Mixed-Integer Programming |
| MILP | Mixed-Integer Linear Programming |
| ML | Machine Learning |
| NRP | Nurse Rostering Problem |
| NR | Nurse Rostering |
| OR | Operations Research |
| PIP | Pure Integer Programming |
| RL | Reinforcement Learning |
| SA | Simulated Annealing |
| SE | Secondary Education (Nurse) |
| Su | Supervisor |
| TE | Technological Education (Nurse) |
| VNS | Variable Neighbourhood Search |