Decision-Making and Decision Support Systems: Methods and Applications: 2nd Edition
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Computing and Artificial Intelligence".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 November 2026 | Viewed by 582
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Interests: decision support systems; evaluation of systems and services; multicriteria analysis; operational research
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue seeks innovative research on the applications of decision-making (DM) and decision support systems (DSSs) across diverse domains of applied sciences. We request contributions that explore the development, implementation, and evaluation of DM and DSSs to address complex challenges and optimize decision-making processes. Decision-making is a cognitive process involving the selection of a course of action among several alternatives. It encompasses a wide range of approaches, including rational, intuitive, and behavioral models. Decision support systems are critical tools that assist in data-driven decision-making processes, integrating complex data analysis, modeling, and simulations to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of decisions in diverse applied science fields. This Special Issue requests contributions that explore the theoretical foundations, design, implementation, and practical applications of DM methods and DSSs.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Novel decision-making methodologies and algorithms;
- Integration of advanced analytics, artificial intelligence and machine learning, and deep learning in decision support;
- Human-centered design of DSSs;
- Cognitive science;
- Multi-criteria decision-making;
- Evaluation of decision systems;
- Evaluation of systems and services, using decision methods;
- Operational research and management science;
- Intelligent systems;
- Decision-making in risk reduction and incident mitigation;
- Risk management with DSS;
- Threat intelligence solutions for the anticipation of systemic risks;
- Decisions using human-explainable AI (XAI);
- Big data and data analytics;
- Technoeconomics and decision-making;
- Decision-making under uncertainty;
- Real-world applications of DM and DSSs in fields like healthcare, cybersecurity, cyber–physical–human security of critical infrastructures, cloud computing, environment, supply chain management, etc.
This Special Issue aims to foster a comprehensive understanding of the current trends, challenges, and future directions that are related to decision support systems, ultimately contributing to enhanced decision-making processes in applied sciences.
Dr. Georgia Dede
Prof. Dr. Thomas Kamalakis
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- decision-making
- decision support systems
- artificial intelligence
- uncertain decisions
- DSS evaluation
- operational research
- management science
- risk management
- cognitive science
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