[Forum SIS] Special issue of Decision Analysis on Games and Decisions in Reliability and Risk

[Fabrizio Ruggeri]

CALL FOR PAPERS 

Special issue of Decision Analysis on Games and Decisions in Reliability and 
Risk 

L. Robin Keller, Editor 
Refik Soyer, Guest Editor 
Fabrizio Ruggeri, Guest Editor 
Jason Merrick, Guest Editor 

Deadline: April 25, 2011 

The objective of the special issue is to introduce a new theme, the use of game 
theory and decision theory in reliability analysis and risk analysis. The 
special issue aims to bring together novel research from disciplines that have 
the potential to contribute to this theme, including (but not limited to) 
economics, engineering, finance, mathematics, medical sciences, military 
sciences, probability, and statistics. Papers must tackle a problem in risk or 
reliability using the tools of decision theory or game theory (or both). 

The issue will not only consider papers presented at the 2nd Symposium on Games 
and Decisions in Reliability and Risk to be held at the Hotel Villa Carlotta, 
Belgirate (VB), Lake Maggiore, Italy between May 19-21, 2011 
(http://www.mi.imati.cnr.it/conferences/gdrr11.html), but will also be open to 
the public for submission of papers relevant to the theme. 

The deadline for submission of papers is April 25, 2011. Papers limited to 12 
double-spaced pages (including references and figures/tables) should be 
submitted at http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/deca following the Decision 
Analysis author submission guidelines given at 
http://www.informs.org/Pubs/DA/Submission-Guidelines. 

All submissions will go through the standard review process of Decision 
Analysis. Submitting authors should indicate their desire to be considered for 
the special issue in the cover letter to Editor-in-Chief L. Robin Keller 
completed during the submission process. Technical questions about submissions 
may be directed to Managing Editor Kelly M. Kophazi (Kelly.Kophazi at INFORMS.org). 

For more information about the special issue, please contact: 

Refik Soyer 
Department of Decision Sciences 
The George Washington University 
Washington, DC 20052 
Tel: +1-202-994 6445 
Email: soyer at gwu.edu 

Jason R. W. Merrick 
Statistical Sciences and Operations Research 
Virginia Commonwealth University 
Richmond, VA 23284 
Tel: +1-804-828 5865 
Email: jrmerric at vcu.edu 

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