This seminar will take place on March 8 at 14:30. The seminar will be in a hybrid format with:
- in-person session in the IST Alameda Campus, Department of Engineering and Management's Meeting Room
- online, via Zoom https://videoconf-colibri.zoom.us/j/97043744736?pwd=K1B3Mk01bTFCREQ4WTBLU1dSSnBUQT09
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Summary
Our research has developed a theory of multicriteria decision-making under conditions of uncertainty, utilizing a possibilistic approach and fuzzy set theory. This theory allows for the integration of quantitative and qualitative information into multicriteria models to generate robust decisions, considering that conventional optimal solutions are not applicable under uncertainty. Instead of searching for optimal solutions, we focus on eliminating dominated solutions, thereby reducing the uncertainty regions. The method encompasses the processing of quantitative and qualitative data, converting preferences into homogeneous information for decision-making in fuzzy environments, and constructing scenarios that integrate qualitative and quantitative information. We evaluate the consequences of decisions, including risks, to produce robust multicriteria solutions. This approach has been applied in various areas, such as strategic and operational planning. A notable example is its use in addressing the post-disaster challenges of Chernobyl, suggesting broad practical applications in different fields.
Speaker's bio
Petr Ekel is a full professor at the Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais, Brazil (PUC-MG). He earned his Ph.D. from the Kiev Polytechnic Institute, Ukraine (KPI) in 1981 and has been the President and Principal Consultant of ASOTECH (Advanced System Optimization Technologies) since 2004. He is also a consultant for the São Paulo State Research Support Foundation (2015-), the Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel of the Ministry of Education of Brazil (2006-), the Brazilian Innovation Agency of the Ministry of Science and Technology (2005-), the Energy Company of Minas Gerais (CEMIG) (2002-), the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development of Brazil (2001-), the National Electric Energy Agency (2007-08), the Energy Company of Paraná (1997-05), and the State Committee of Science and Technology of Ukraine (1991-93). He is the author or co-author of more than 400 scientific works (including research papers, books, standards and patents) and has coordinated and participated in over 60 projects related to modeling, optimization, and systems control. He is a member of the editorial boards of more than twenty international and Brazilian scientific journals, including IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics (associate editor), Information Sciences (associate editor), Information Fusion, Group Decision and Negotiation (associate editor), International Journal of Systems, Control and Communications (associate editor), Energy Systems Research, Journal of Mathematics, Scientific World Journal, ISRN Operations Research, and the Brazilian Journal of Operational Research (associate editor).