Title :
Consensus formation models based on structural modeling
Author :
Mitamura, Tamotsu ; Oohori, Takahumi ; Kurihara, Masahito
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Media Design, Hokkaido Inst. of Technol., Sapporo
Abstract :
Consensus formation models are useful for obtaining harmonious consensus in a group when all group members pursue their individual preferences. In the process of consensus formation, each agent accepts macro-information and adapts its preference to the overall group preference. Flexible Interpretive Structural Modeling (FISM) is a method for developing structural models of complex systems. In this paper, we propose consensus formation models based on FISM and analyze some quantitative measures of the difference between individual preferences and the agreed preference.
Keywords :
group decision support systems; multi-agent systems; agreed preference; complex systems; consensus formation models; flexible interpretive structural modeling; group preference; individual preferences; macro-information; structural models; Cognitive science; Decision making; Information science; Consensus formation; Structural Modeling;
Conference_Titel :
Systems, Man and Cybernetics, 2008. SMC 2008. IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Singapore
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2383-5
Electronic_ISBN :
1062-922X
DOI :
10.1109/ICSMC.2008.4811411
