Usually, at the beginning of the group decision making (GDM) problem, experts' opinions
may differ substantially. Therefore, the consensus reaching process is often a necessity in …

In this work we study the formation of consensus in homogeneous and heterogeneous
populations, and the effect of attractiveness or fitness of the opinions. We derive the …

The main challenges in large scale group decision making (LSGDM) problem are how to
tackle with the great number of participants and how to achieve a common solution accepted …

Opinion dynamics is of paramount importance as it provides insights into the complex
dynamics of opinion propagation and social relationship adjustment. It is assumed in most of …

A promising research area in the field of group decision making (GDM) is the study of
interpersonal influence and its impact on the evolution of experts' opinions. In conventional …

Opinion dynamics (OD) studies the members' opinion formation process to a specific issue
in a group interacting environment. The existing literature seldom considers the implicit …

Clustering and the feedback mechanism in a consensus reaching process (CRP) have been
regarded as two critical components when solving the large-scale group decision-making …

Opinion cascades, initiated by active opinions, offer a valuable avenue for exploring the
dynamics of consensus and disagreement formation. Nevertheless, the impact of biased …

This paper explores a limited trust propagation-based consensus model considering
individual attitude for preference modification in a social networked setting with uncertain …

In most previous opinion dynamics research, the opinion evolution is usually defaulted to
evolving over a single topic; however, in more general scenarios, agents often discuss …