Advances in Optimal Decision Making under Risk and Uncertainty
A special issue of Mathematics (ISSN 2227-7390). This special issue belongs to the section "D2: Operations Research and Fuzzy Decision Making".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 May 2026
Special Issue Editor
Interests: Uncertain Optimal Control, Financial Risk Forecasting, Neural Networks, and so on
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Dear Colleagues,
Uncertainty is a pervasive characteristic in various real-world decision-making problems, widely involving fields such as financial market fluctuations, dynamic evolution of network systems, and risks in resource allocation. From a mathematical perspective, the theories and methods of uncertain optimization provide rigorous theoretical support and effective solution paths for solving optimal decision-making problems in complex systems by incorporating uncertain factors such as randomness and fuzziness into quantitative analysis frameworks. With the rapid development of big data technology and intelligent algorithms, the application value of uncertain optimization in practical scenarios such as pricing of financial derivatives, dynamic adjustment of investment portfolios, and enhancement of supply chain network resilience has become increasingly prominent, making it a key bridge connecting mathematical theories and real-world decisions. We sincerely invite you to share your innovative research results in this field to jointly promote the deepening of uncertain optimization theories and the expansion of practical applications.
This Special Issue aims to focus on mathematically driven research on uncertain optimization, with emphasis on collecting theoretical breakthroughs and application innovations in various optimization problems under uncertain environments based on mathematical tools such as probability theory, fuzzy mathematics, stochastic analysis, and robust optimization. This theme closely aligns with the scope of the journal Mathematics, which covers mathematical theories and their interdisciplinary applications. It not only pays attention to the original development of basic mathematical methods in uncertain optimization but also values their practical verification in fields such as finance, management, and engineering. This Special Issue plans to include at least 10 high-quality papers, and if this number is reached, it will be considered for formal publication in book form to expand the academic influence of the research results.
In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but not limited to) the following:
- Network optimization models and algorithms under uncertain environments
- Investment portfolio optimization theories based on uncertain mathematics
- Uncertainty analysis methods in financial risk quantification
- Applications of stochastic/fuzzy optimization in pricing of financial derivatives
- Integration research of uncertain optimization with neural networks and deep learning
- Uncertain decision-making models in supply chain management
- Stability analysis and optimal control theories for uncertain system
I look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Ting Jin
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Uncertainty Optimization
- Network Optimization
- Portfolio Optimization
- Financial Risk
- Stochastic Analysis
- Fuzzy Mathematics
- Robust Optimization
- Mathematical Modeling
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