Trust relation, as defined in Social Network Analysis (SNA), is one of the recent notions
considered in decision making. This inspired our integration of trust relation in constructing a …

Large-scale group decision-making (LSGDM) under a social network context has attracted
much attention in the field of decision science. The clustering of individual opinions and the …

A theoretical framework to consensus building within a networked social group is put
forward. This article investigates a trust based estimation and aggregation methods as part …

Social network large-scale decision-making (SN-LSDM) has attracted much attention in the
field of decision science. Clustering and consensus building are two important processes for …

With the development of social media, social networks (SNs) have gradually become the link
of information exchange between people. The social trust network (STN), a typical SN, is …

A novel social network based group decision making (SN-GDM) model with experts' weights
not provided beforehand and with the following four tuple information: trust; distrust; …

In the context of large group decision-making (LGDM), the opinions of individuals can
influence each other due to their trust relationships. So, trust relationships should be …

The rapid development of information technology has made social network large-scale
group decision-making (SN-LSGDM) a focus of the field of decision science. Clustering and …

Group decision-making (GDM) in large-group social network environment (LGSNE) has
attracted considerable attention in the field of decision science. Social relationships exist …

A promising feature for group decision making (GDM) lies in the study of the interaction
between individuals. In conventional GDM research, experts are independent. This is …