Higher order belief divergence with its application in pattern classification

Y Huang, F Xiao - Information Sciences, 2023 - Elsevier
Multi-source information fusion is a sophisticated estimation process that generates a unified
profile to assess complex situations. Dempster–Shafer evidence theory (DSET) is a practical …

Consensus reaching process for group decision-making based on trust network and ordinal consensus measure

X Zhou, S Li, C Wei - Information Fusion, 2024 - Elsevier
Due to the urgent nature of emergency decision making, it is necessary to reach the
consensus requirement quickly. Ordinal consensus measure explores the relation between …

An Incentive Mechanism-Based Minimum Adjustment Consensus Model Under Dynamic Trust Relationship

Y Xing, J Wu, F Chiclana, C Liang… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In traditional group decision making, the inconsistent experts are usually forced to make
compromises toward the group opinion to increase the group consensus level. However, the …

A group FMEA technique for LNG carriers risk evaluation with personalized individual semantics

W Jin, M Cao, T Gai, J Fang, M Zhou, J Wu - Group Decision and …, 2023 - Springer
The risk evaluation of liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers has been the focus of research
due to the special characteristics of the goods carried. Therefore, firstly, this article …

A novel quantum Dempster's rule of combination for pattern classification

H He, F Xiao - Information Sciences, 2024 - Elsevier
Dempster's rule of combination (DRC) is widely used for uncertainty reasoning in intelligent
information system, which is generalized to complex domain recently. However, as the …

A consensus model considers managing manipulative and overconfident behaviours in large-scale group decision-making

X Liang, J Guo, P Liu - Information Sciences, 2024 - Elsevier
When dealing with large-scale group decision-making problems, the central emphasis lies
in the objective and rational acquisition of a collective opinion acceptable to the majority of …

A novel uncertainty modeling method in complex evidence theory for decision making

X Yang, F Xiao - Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract The Dempster-Shafer (DS) evidence theory, renowned for its efficacy in processing
uncertain information, has garnered substantial attention in recent decades. A generalized …

An improved information volume of mass function based on plausibility transformation method

J Zhou, Z Li, Y Deng - Expert Systems with Applications, 2024 - Elsevier
The information volume of mass function (IVMF) is an effective tool for measuring the
uncertainty of basic probability assignments in power sets. However, the current IVMF will …

The reconciliation mechanism by cooperative intention index for managing non-cooperative behaviors in social network group decision making

J Shen, S Wang, F Ji, T Gai, J Wu - Engineering Applications of Artificial …, 2023 - Elsevier
Social network group consensus is a hybrid cooperative and non-cooperative problem, with
the management of non-cooperative behavior as a key topic. In response, this study …

A condition number based group correspondence method for multi-criteria group decision making

W Chang, C Fu, X Ding - Computers & Industrial Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
The correspondence between decision parameters and group assessments is a new and
important concept in multi-criteria group decision making (MCGDM), named as group …