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Neural Computing and Applications - Topical Collection on Multi-Objective Decision Making 2023 (MODeM 2023)

Following on from a successful topical collection (TC) on Multi-Objective Decision Making (MODeM) that was published in JAAMAS (this opens in a new tab), we are now organising a follow up TC on MODeM in Neural Computing & Applications (NC&A, impact factor 5.102).

Explicitly modelling multiple objectives can be essential for decision support, explainability, and human-AI alignment. As such, there has been a growing awareness of the need for automated and assistive decision making systems to move beyond single-objective formulations when dealing with complex real-world issues, which invariably involve multiple competing objectives. In this topical collection, we aim to provide a platform for original research in multi-objective decision making using AI.

This topical collection targets high-quality original papers covering all aspects of multi-objective decision making, including, but not limited to, the list of topics below. Manuscripts that extend a previous conference or workshop publication are welcome, provided that there is a significant amount of new material in the submission (i.e., the manuscript should contain at least 50% new material).

Topics

The following is a non-exhaustive list of topics that we would like to cover in the topical collection:

  • Multi-objective/multi-criteria/multi-attribute decision making
  • Multi-objective reinforcement learning
  • Multi-objective planning and scheduling
  • Multi-objective multi-agent decision making
  • Multi-objective game theory
  • Multi-objective/multi-criteria/multi-attribute utility theory
  • Preference elicitation for MODeM
  • Social choice and MODeM
  • Multi-objective decision support systems
  • Multi-objective metaheuristic optimisation (e.g., evolutionary algorithms) for autonomous agents and multi-agent systems
  • Multi-objectivisation
  • Human-AI alignment through multi-objective modelling
  • Ethical AI through multi-objective modelling
  • Explainable AI through multi-objective modelling
  • Interactive systems for MODeM
  • Applications of MODeM
  • New benchmark problems for MODeM

Guest Editors

Patrick Mannion (Lead Guest Editor), University of Galway
Roxana Rădulescu, Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Peter Vamplew, Federation University Australia
Diederik M. Roijers, Vrije Universiteit Brussel & City of Amsterdam
Conor F. Hayes, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Please direct queries about the NC&A MODeM 2023 TC to the Lead Guest Editor at patrick.mannion@universityofgalway.ie (this opens in a new tab)

Manuscript submission deadline: extended to 2nd April 2024

Manuscript submissions will be considered for publication in the NC&A MODeM 2023 TC on a continuous basis until the submission deadline. Submissions accepted for publication before the completion of the TC will be available on the journal website shortly after acceptance.

Submission Procedure

Before submitting, authors should read the NC&A submission guidelines at https://www.springer.com/journal/521 (this opens in a new tab) in full. To submit, you should visit the online system at https://www.editorialmanager.com/ncaa (this opens in a new tab) and create a new account if you do not already have one. When creating your submission on the system, select the article type "Original Article", and then in the "Additional Information" section, answer "Yes" when asked if your manuscript belongs to a special issue, then select "T.C. : Multi-Objective Decision Making 2023". If you do not mark your manuscript correctly as belonging to the MODeM 2023 TC, it may not reach the correct editors.

If you are considering submitting to the TC, we would appreciate it if you could send a brief email to patrick.mannion@universityofgalway.ie (this opens in a new tab) with a tentative title and tentative list of authors. Announcing your intention to submit to the TC is entirely optional, although it will help us greatly with planning for the review and publication process for the TC in the coming months.

MODeM 2023 Workshop @ ECAI 2023

In support of this topical collection, the Multi-Objective Decision Making 2023 Workshop (this opens in a new tab) (MODeM 2023) will be held on 30 September or 01 October 2023 (date TBC). The submission deadline for the workshop is 30 June 2023. The workshop will be co-located with the 26th European Conference on Artificial Intelligence (this opens in a new tab) (ECAI 2023) in Kraków, Poland. Authors considering submitting to the topical collection may also consider submitting a preliminary version of their work to the MODeM 2023 workshop to facilitate opportunities for collaboration and cross-fertilisation of ideas between researchers working in different fields. Submission of preliminary work to the MODeM 2023 workshop does not confer an automatic entitlement to publish in the NC&A MODeM 2023 topical collection; all topical collection submissions must pass through the same rigorous NC&A review process and meet the standard NC&A publication criteria. The NC&A MODeM 2023 topical collection has an open call for papers; it is not necessary to submit preliminary work to the MODeM 2023 workshop in order to have your manuscript considered for publication in this TC.

Author Resources

Authors are encouraged to submit high-quality, original work that has neither appeared in, nor is under consideration by other journals. 

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