Multiple Criteria Decision Making
The International Society
The International Society on Multiple Criteria Decision Making also endorses some specialized MCDM-related events. Organizers interested in their events being endorsed by our Society, please send an e-mail to the secretary, providing the following information: LIST OF EVENTS ENDORSED
International Summer Schools on Multicriteria Decision Aid are jointly organized by the International Society on MCDM and EURO Working Group on Multicriteria Decision Aiding.
Mapping 25 Years of MCDM Research: A Scopus-based Analysis of Society Members (2001-2025) Over the past 25 years, the MCDM field has evolved from a specialized niche into a globally distributed, rapidly expanding, and increasingly application-driven research field. Drawing on data from the Scopus database covering publications authored by members of the International Society on … Read more
The bylaws of the Society were accepted at the Business Meeting of the Society in Charlottesville, Virginia, USA, on June 11, 1998. Amendments to the Bylaws Amendments were made to the bylaws with the approval of the majority of members attending, at the Business Meeting of the Society in Hamburg, Germany, on August 6, 2015. The … Read more
Business Meetings are organized at International Conferences, every two years. The reports of the proceedings of the Business Meetings since 2004 are available electronically.
Below is the list of all the Presidents of the International Society on Multiple Criteria Decision Making and of the Special Interest Group that preceded the Society.
José Rui Figueira, President of the SocietyInstituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de LisboaPresident (at) mcdmsociety.org Portugal 2024-2028 Lavinia Amorosi (Next Meeting Ex-Officio) Sapienza, Università di Roma Italy 2026-2028 Carlos Coello CoelloCINVESTAV-IPN Mexico 2019-2028 Salvatore Corrente, Secretary of the SocietyUniversity of Cataniasecretary (at) mcdmsociety.org Italy 2024-2028 Matthias Ehrgott, Past PresidentLancaster University UK 2024-2028 Xavier GandibleuxNantes University France … Read more
MCDM can be defined as the study of methods and procedures by which concerns about multiple conflicting criteria can be formally incorporated into the management planning process. The purposes of the Society are to develop, test, evaluate and apply methodologies for solving multiple criteria decision making problems, to foster interaction and research in the scientific … Read more
Part of the history of the Multiple Criteria Decision Making, the International Society on Multiple Criteria Decision Making, and related activities from Profs. Ralph E. Steuer and Stan Zionts (with assists from Murat Köksalan, Kaisa Miettinen and Jyrki Wallenius). Early Roots The earliest known reference relating to Multiple Criteria Decision Making can be traced to … Read more