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Multiagent Decision Making, Fuzzy Prevision, and Consensus

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Some multi-objective and multi-person decision making models are introduced. Objectives and alternatives are considered as elements of two algebras of events, and weights and scores are assumed to be values of crisp or fuzzy measures. Then the problem of verifying coherence is considered and the aggregation of scores is performed with respect to a suitable t-conorm. Moreover decision makers are identified with points of a metric space, and consensus in a group is obtained if the pairwise distances of the elements of the group do not exceed a fixed threshold. Procedures for enhancing, or achieving consensus are considered. Finally, further multi-objective and multi-person decision making models are introduced based on the concept of prevision. Precisely objectives and alternatives are assumed to be random numbers and weights and scores crisp or fuzzy previsions.

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  1. Department of Social Sciences, University of Chieti-Pescara, via dei Vestini, 31, 66013, Chieti, Italy

    Antonio Maturo

  2. Department of Culture of the Project and Benecon Center, Second University of Napoli, via San Lorenzo, 1, 81031, Aversa, Italy

    Aldo G. S. Ventre

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  1. Fachbereich Mathematik und Informatik, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Marburg, Germany

    Eyke Hüllermeier

  2. Department of Knowledge Processing and Language Engineering, Otto-von-Guericke University of Magdeburg, Universitätsplatz 2, 39106, Magdeburg, Germany

    Rudolf Kruse

  3. Fakultät für Elektrotechnik und Informationstechnik, Technische Universität Dortmund, 44221, Dortmund, (Germany)

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Maturo, A., Ventre, A.G.S. (2010). Multiagent Decision Making, Fuzzy Prevision, and Consensus. In: Hüllermeier, E., Kruse, R., Hoffmann, F. (eds) Information Processing and Management of Uncertainty in Knowledge-Based Systems. Applications. IPMU 2010. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 81. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-14058-7_25

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