Game Theory and Operations Research
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: 20 November 2026 | Viewed by 916
Special Issue Editor
Interests: economic theory; industrial organization; operation management
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue of Mathematics is dedicated to the intersection of Game Theory and Operations Research, two fundamental disciplines that provide rigorous tools for analyzing strategic interactions and optimizing complex decision-making processes.
We welcome high-quality original research articles, surveys, and methodological advances that explore the theoretical, computational, and applied aspects of game theory and operations research. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Cooperative and non-cooperative game theory;
- Mechanisms and market design;
- Auctions and matching markets;
- Stochastic and dynamic games;
- Optimization in networked and multi-agent systems;
- Decision making under uncertainty;
- Applications in logistics, supply chains, energy markets, health care, and public policy.
By bridging theoretical insights with real-world applications, this Special Issue aims to showcase innovative contributions that push the boundaries of how strategic and operational models can inform better outcomes across industries and institutions.
We invite submissions from researchers in economics, mathematics, engineering, computer science, and related fields whose work advances the frontier of these interconnected domains.
Dr. Jun Zhang
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- game theory
- operations research
- mechanism design
- auction theory
- cooperative games
- non-cooperative games
- optimization
- decision theory
- dynamic games
- stochastic games
- network games
- multi-agent systems
- matching markets
- resource allocation
- strategic interaction
- mathematical programming
- supply chain management
- scheduling and logistics
- algorithmic game theory
- equilibrium analysis
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