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Knowledge Based Decision Support Systems: A Survey on Technologies and Application Domains

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Group Decision and Negotiation. A Process-Oriented View (GDN 2014)

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Knowledge-Based Decision Support Systems (KBDSS) have evolved greatly over the last few decades. The key technologies underpinning the development of KBDSS can be classified into two categories: technologies for knowledge modelling and representation, and the technologies for reasoning and inference. This paper provides a review on the recent advances in the two types of technologies, as well as the main application domains of KBDSS. Based on the examination of literature, future research directions are recommended for the development of KBDSS in general and in particular to support group decision making.

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  1. Plymouth University, UK

    Shaofeng Liu

  2. Toulouse University – IRIT, France

    Pascale Zaraté

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  1. Faculté d’Informatique IRIT, Toulouse 1 Capitole University, Toulouse, France

    Pascale Zaraté

  2. InterNeg Research Centre, Concordia University, Montreal, QC, Canada

    Gregory E. Kersten

  3. University of Liverpool, and Universidad de la Frontera, Temuco, Chile

    Jorge E. Hernández

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Liu, S., Zaraté, P. (2014). Knowledge Based Decision Support Systems: A Survey on Technologies and Application Domains. In: Zaraté, P., Kersten, G.E., Hernández, J.E. (eds) Group Decision and Negotiation. A Process-Oriented View. GDN 2014. Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing, vol 180. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-07179-4_7

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