Deliberate, cogitated decision under uncertainty is the most human
of activities. Uncertainty pervades every domain of endeavor, and the
urgency and difficulty of decision-making stem from the risks and
opportunities hidden in the unknown. This new series is devoted to
cultivating our understanding of active decision-making. Three themes
are combined in this series: decision theory, applications, and
foundational issues.
DECISION THEORY:
The art and science of decision-making play critical and evolving
roles in the development of our information-based culture, and many
new directions need exploration, including:
--- Paradigms for decision-making
--- Risk assessment and management
--- Games and conflict resolution
--- Interactive decision-making
--- Strategy and planning
--- Learning and adaptation
--- Modelling human decision-making
--- Modelling severe uncertainty
APPLICATIONS:
Decision making is an inherent aspect of a wide range of existing
disciplines, including engineering, management, economics, social and
organizational planning, environmental studies, and medicine.
Following are typical areas of interest:
--- Engineering design
--- Manufacture and production
--- Environmental management
--- Social planning
--- Institutional decision-making
--- Project management
--- Personal and social risk evaluation
--- Finance and investment
--- Medical diagnosis
--- Technological fault diagnosis
--- System modelling
FOUNDATIONS:
No field should evolve without careful examination of its basic
concepts and assumptions. But more than that, the proximity of
philosophy and psychology to the questions and problems of decision
making is the surest sign of the depth and critical importance of
decision science today. Foundational issues of decision and risk
include:
--- Philosophical implications
--- Logical basis of decision, inference and truth
--- Psychology of decision-making
--- Neurophysiology of human cognition
HOW TO PREPARE A BOOK PROPOSAL:
Information can be found on the Academic Press website at:
http://www.academicpress.com/www/ap/bookifa.htm
INQUIRIES AND SUBMISSIONS:
Dr. Yakov Ben-Haim
Professor
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
Technion---Israel Institute of Technology
Haifa 32000 Israel
Tel: +972-4-829-3262
Fax: +972-4-832-4533
e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.technion.ac.il/~yakov
