Innovative Approaches to Financial Modeling and Decision-Making
A special issue of Journal of Risk and Financial Management (ISSN 1911-8074). This special issue belongs to the section "Mathematics and Finance".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 28 February 2026 | Viewed by 1167
Special Issue Editors
Interests: computational finance; behavioral portfolio optimization; AI/ML optimization; explainable AI (XAI); operational research; translational neuroscience
2. The NKD-Group, Inc., 777 Smith Street, Providence, RI 02908, USA
Interests: computational finance; explainable AI (XAI); machine learning modeling; neural networks; predictive analytics; statistical machine learning; operational research
Interests: game theory; supply chain management; green finance; simulation theory
2. Sigma International, Office 14, West Riding Office Park, 50 W Riding Row, Sherwood, Durban 4091, South Africa
Interests: SME finance; climate change; enterprise diagnostics; data analytics; AI/ML modeling
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Over the past decade, growing environmental complexity has driven financial decision making to explore innovative quantitative modeling approaches capable of addressing decision-making ambiguities. As financial modeling expands its scope with unprecedented precision, this pursuit has spurred advancements in machine learning, network theory, fuzzy logic, and other state-of-the-art techniques. Collectively, these innovations have propelled groundbreaking research in asset pricing, behavioral portfolio management, fixed income valuation, energy finance, healthcare financial management, tourism finance, biodiversity finance, and SME finance—fields that now require cutting-edge solutions more than ever. Undoubtedly, pioneering financial research will continue to shape global economic stability and improve the well-being of present and future generations.
To promote research on issues that bear on innovation in financial decision making, we invite the submission of empirical, theoretical, and experimental papers that study innovative advances in modeling and decision-making in finance. This Special Issue aims to deepen the understanding of how firms, different types of investors, government entities, households, and other market participants might use innovative approaches to financial decision making. This volume will explore the broader societal and regulatory implications of emerging and potentially disruptive innovations in financial decision making. To be considered for inclusion, papers must examine how innovative financial modeling shapes these outcomes.
Researchers who wish to use the WinORS-AI system for neural network simulations or multiobjective optimization can request access by emailing nina@nkd-group.com. WinORS-AI is a product of NKD Group, Inc.
Prof. Dr. Gordon H. Dash
Dr. Nina Kajiji
Guest Editors
Dr. Bruno Kamdem
Dr. Helper Zhou
Guest Editor Assistants
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Keywords
- asset pricing
- behavioral portfolio management
- biodiversity financing
- credit risk valuation
- energy finance
- financial decision-making
- financial derivatives
- healthcare financing
- innovation
- machine learning
- post hoc AI model performance
- SDG financing
- small medium enterprise finance
- tourism finance
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