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Proposed theme: Theory and Applications for Evolutionary Multi-CriteriaDecision-Making

Complex problems usually require the simultaneous consideration of multiple performance criteria within multidisciplinary environments.Since the middle of the 1990s,thepopulation-based heuristic approaches have been widely used inthe field of Evolutionary Multi-Criterion Optimization (EMO)toaddress suchproblems. This is evidenced by the rapidly growing number of research publications and by the availability ofexcessiverelated software tools. Recently, EMO researchers have understood the necessity to develop and integrate decision making into EMO, and the need for cross-fertilization between EMO and the Multiple Criteria Decision Making (MCDM) communities has become apparent.

The main aim of this specialissueis to bring together both experts and new-comers to discuss new and existing issues in theseareas, in particular, tocontinue the integration and blending of ideas between EMOandMCDMresearchers, and to stimulate engagement with the user community.

Scope and topics

Full papers are invitedon recent advances in the development and application ofEMO approaches,new horizons formulti-criteria decision-making, which may be pathfinders for a step-change in multidisciplinary decision-making, or showcase developments in the MCDM communities that have potential for blending withEMOthemes, or consider hybrid EMO-MCDM methods and applications. In addition, application papers in the area of hybrid renewable energy system optimal design and management are highly encouraged.

You are invited to submit papers that are unpublished original work for this specialissue. The topics include, but are not limited to:

1.Interactive Multi-objective Optimization

2.Pareto optimal knee front search

3.Hybrid EMO-MCDM methodologies.

4.Theoretical aspects of EMO and MCDM methodologies

5.Multiple Criteria Decision Aiding

6.Preference Modeling

7.Multiple Criteria Choice, Ranking, and Sorting

8.Multiple objective Continuous and Combinatorial Optimization

9.Evolutionary Many-objective Optimization

10.Multiple Attribute Utility Theory

11.Outranking Methods

12.Goal Programming

13.Multiple objective Metaheuristics

14.Fuzzy Multiple Criteria Decision Making

15.Data-driven and model-based multi-objective optimization

16.Dynamic Multi-objective Optimization

17.Applications of EMO, MCDM in government, business, industry and interdisciplinary sciences.

Important Dates

Manuscript submission: March 31, 2019

First review completed: July 31, 2019

Final Submission:November31, 2019

Possible Publication: Early 2020

Contact

Please feel free to contact Rui Wang via Email:ruiwangnudt@gmail.com

1.Guest editors

Dr. Rui Wang：College of Systems Engineering, National University of Defense Technology, China

ruiwangnudt@gmail.com

Prof. Li-ning Xing：College of Systems Engineering, National University of Defense Technology, China

xinglining@gmail.com

Prof. Ling Wang：Department of Automation, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China.

wangling@tsinghua.edu.cn