23rd International Conference on Multiple Criteria Decision Making MCDM 2015 - Bridging Disciplines
August 2nd–7th, 2015, Hamburg, Germany
|01.10.2015|
The submission deadline for the Special Issue of the Computers and Operations Research Journal on "Evolutionary Multiobjective Optimization" has been extended to October 15, 2015.
|24.08.2015|
Now the Book of Abstracts can be downloaded. Also a short program is available. Note that each document will be provided in a printed version at the conference.
|13.08.2015|
The photos of the scientific and the social program can be downloaded here.
|31.07.2015|
The Master Track Schedule (also provided in a printed version) and the Session Chair Instructions can be downloaded.
|09.07.2015|
The public transportation ticket will be sent to registered participants who have pre-paid the conference fee by 27th of July at the latest.
|08.07.2015|
The final timetable is online.
|04/2015|
Conference registration opens.
|04/2015|
Apply for free voucher codes for traveling to Hamburg with FlixBus.
|03/2015|
Update on the social program.
IS-SMART: MCDM for smart and sustainable communities
A commonly used definition of smart and sustainable communities refers to a multidimensional concept which includes different aspects, such as socio-economic elements, quality of life effects, governance perspectives, mobility factors etc. Moreover, the smart city model is based on three main pillars: infrastructure, human capital and information (European Commission, 2011).
Decision-making problems in the domain of smart and sustainable communities assessment represent “weak” or unstructured problems since they are characterized by multiple actors, many and often conflicting values and views, a wealth of possible outcomes and high uncertainty (Prigogine, 1997; Simon, 1969). Under these circumstances, the evaluation of alternative projects is therefore a complex decision-making problem where different aspects need to be considered simultaneously, taking into account both technical elements, which are based on empirical observations, and non technical elements, which are based on social visions, preferences and feelings.
The objective of the proposed session is to investigate the role of Multicriteria Decision Aiding in supporting decisions in the context of smart and sustainable communities. Particular attention will be paid to the investigation of real-world problems, where MCDM methods have been applied or are being applied with the objective to support Decision Makers in solving complex choices about urban and territorial projects, considering the full range of aspects of the decision problem and the opinion of the different stakeholders that can be affected by the project.
This section is intended for both researchers and practitioners working in the MCDM field and will stimulate the debate on further research concerning methods to make better decisions.