[Apdio] 25yh Mini-EURO Conference on, Uncertainty and Robustness in Planning and Decision Making

["Jose F. Oliveira" <jfo@fe.up.pt>]

First Announcement and Call for Papers

25yh Mini-EURO Conference on
Uncertainty and Robustness in Planning and Decision Making

http://www.inescc.pt/urpdm2010

University of Coimbra, Portugal
15-17 April 2010

with the support of the COST Action IC0602 on Algorithmic Decision 
Theory and EURO (The European Association of Operational Research 
Societies)


Scope and objectives
Uncertainty and risk are pervasive issues in planning and decision 
making tasks. With a wide range of causes and types of uncertainty, 
there are correspondingly many approaches to their treatment in decision 
analysis and optimization models. Some are tackled through discussion 
and creativity techniques to help decision makers set the boundaries of 
their problem; others are tackled through modelling techniques, e.g. 
probability, to reflect the randomness in the external world; yet others 
are approached through the use of sensitivity and robustness studies to 
explore the possible consequences of lack of precision in data estimates 
and judgments.
Different research communities address uncertainty issues in planning 
and decision making using different approaches, which often present 
similarities although being developed under distinct perspectives. There 
is a clear need for more work in the interfaces between these approaches 
for dealing creatively and effectively with different types of 
uncertainty in different contexts, also having in mind real-world 
applications.
This Conference is aimed at bringing together the specific expertise in 
aspects of handling uncertainty within decision support models to build 
a more comprehensive overview and integrated methodologies to tackle the 
various sources and types of uncertainties at stake in optimization and 
decision problems. The Conference will provide a forum in which 
researchers coming from different scientific disciplines and areas can 
discuss and share their experience regarding methodological approaches 
to tackle uncertainty for obtaining robust conclusions in decision 
support models and their applications.
Contributions from decision theory, Bayesian analysis, fuzzy sets, rough 
sets, risk analysis, stochastic programming, sensitivity analysis, 
robustness analysis, interval programming, inexact programming, 
constraint programming, evolutionary algorithms and meta-heuristics, 
multi-criteria analysis and multi-objective optimization, among others, 
are expected both from methodological and application perspectives, thus 
paving the way for a cross-fertilization between distinct ways to 
incorporate the treatment of uncertainty in optimization and decision 
support models.
This event follows up the successful conference on "Managing Uncertainty 
in Decision Support Models" that was held in 2004.


Submissions and publication
Contributions must be submitted under the form of short papers (4-6 
pages) in the template provided at the Conference web site.
Two types of submissions are welcome:
- Proposal for a session of three papers devoted to a given topic. After 
acceptance, the promoter will be responsible for his/her session and 
will chair it.
- Free submission of short papers.
The accepted papers will be published in the Conference Proceedings.
We are also arranging special issues of scientific journals for fully 
refereed versions of selected papers.


Official language
The official language of the conference is English.


Venue
The conference will be hosted by the University of Coimbra. Dating from 
1290, the University of Coimbra is one of the oldest higher education 
institutions in Europe.
Coimbra is located in the centre region of Portugal, easily accessible 
by car, bus or train from Lisbon (200 Km) or Oporto (130 Km) 
international airports.


Registration fee
Type of registration
Until March 1, 2010 After March 1, 2010
Normal(1) 250 € 300 €
Student(2) 150 € 200 €
(1) Includes Proceedings volume and conference documentation, two 
lunches, coffee breaks, social program, and taxes (VAT).
(2) To qualify as a student, the delegate must present a student card.


Important dates
* Submission of short papers (4-6 pages) November 30, 2009
* Notification to authors February 1, 2010
* Final paper due + Early registration deadline March 1, 2010
* (final version may be expanded up to 8 pages, 2MB pdf file max)
* Registration deadline March 22, 2010
* (to guarantee inclusion in the final program and proceedings volume)
* Conference April 15-16-17, 2010
A deadline will be announced for submission of full papers to refereed 
special issues of journals or volume.


Organizing Committee
Carlos Henggeler Antunes, Luís Cândido Dias, Maria João Alves, Ana Rosa 
Borges, Carla Oliveira


International Programme Committee
Chairs: Carlos Henggeler Antunes (Portugal) and David Rios Insua (Spain)
Ahti Salo (Finland)
Alexis Tsoukiàs (France)
Amparo Marmol (Spain)
Barry O'Sullivan (Ireland)
Bernard Roy (France),
Carlos Fonseca (Portugal)
Daniel Vanderpooten (France)
Eleni Pratsini (Switzerland)
Enrique Miranda (Spain),
Fabrizio Ruggeri (Italy)
Jacinto Gonzalez-Pachon (Spain)
János Fodor (Hungary)
João Clímaco (Portugal)
José Figueira (Portugal)
Kaisa Miettinen (Finland)
Laureano Escudero (Spain)
Love Ekenberg (Sweden)
Luís Dias (Portugal)
Manfred Jaeger (Denmark)
Manuel Matos (Portugal)
Marc Sevaux (France)
Mashahiro Inuiguchi (Japan)
Melvyn Sim (Singapore),
Pedro Larrañaga (Spain)
Raymond Bisdorff (Luxembourg)
Robin Keller (USA),
Roman Slowinski (Poland),
Salvatore Greco (Italy)
Simon French (UK)
Thomas Nielsen (Denmark)
Ulrich Junker (France)
Vincent Mousseau (France)
Wlodzimierz Ogryczak (Poland),


Secretariat
URPDM 2010
INESC Coimbra
Rua Antero de Quental, 199
3000-033 Coimbra, Portugal
urpdm2010@inescc.pt

Web site
http://www.inescc.pt/urpdm2010