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The popular matching problem is of matching a set of applicants to a set of posts, where each applicant has a preference list, ranking a non-empty subset of posts in the order of preference, possibly with ties. A matching M is popular if…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2019-12-23 Changyong Hu , Vijay K. Garg

The paper suggests a new --- to the best of the author's knowledge --- characterization of decisions which are optimal in the multi-objective optimization problem with respect to a definite proper preference cone, a Euclidean cone with a…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2014-01-10 A. Y. Golubin

We consider different choice procedures such as scoring rules, rules, using majority relation, value function and tournament matrix, which are used in social and multi-criteria choice problems. We focus on the study of the properties that…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2016-11-03 Sergey Shvydun

In this work we generalize standard Decision Theory by assuming that two outcomes can also be incomparable. Two motivating scenarios show how incomparability may be helpful to represent those situations where, due to lack of information,…

Computer Science and Game Theory · Computer Science 2014-04-04 Piero A. Bonatti , Marco Faella , Luigi Sauro

Information about user preferences plays a key role in automated decision making. In many domains it is desirable to assess such preferences in a qualitative rather than quantitative way. In this paper, we propose a qualitative graphical…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2011-07-04 C. Boutilier , R. I. Brafman , C. Domshlak , H. H. Hoos , D. Poole

We all have preferences when multiple choices are available. If we insist on satisfying our preferences only, we may suffer a loss due to conflicts with other people's identical selections. Such a case applies when the choice cannot be…

Theoretical Economics · Economics 2023-02-21 Hiroaki Shinkawa , Nicolas Chauvet , Guillaume Bachelier , André Röhm , Ryoichi Horisaki , Makoto Naruse

Many real-world decision-making problems involve optimizing multiple objectives simultaneously, rendering the selection of the most preferred solution a non-trivial problem: All Pareto optimal solutions are viable candidates, and it is…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2025-11-17 Niclas Boehmer , Maximilian T. Wittmann

In this paper the introduction of notion of reference vector paves the way for a combination of classical and social approaches in the framework of referential preferences given by matrix groups. It is shown that individual demand issue…

General Finance · Quantitative Finance 2014-02-17 Teycir Abdelghani Goucha

We often try to predict others' actions by obtaining supporting information that shows a preference index of surrounding people. In order to reproduce these situations, we propose a game named "One-sided Preference Game with Reference…

Computer Science and Game Theory · Computer Science 2019-06-05 Riho Kawaguchi , Daichi Yanagisawa , Katsuhiro Nishinari

Facing an unknown situation, a person may not be able to firmly elicit his/her preferences over different alternatives, so he/she tends to express uncertain preferences. Given a community of different persons expressing their preferences…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2017-08-11 Yiru Zhang , Tassadit Bouadi , Arnaud Martin

We develop a general model of discrete choice that incorporates peer effects in preferences and consideration sets. We characterize the equilibrium behavior and establish conditions under which all parts of the model can be recovered from a…

General Economics · Economics 2026-02-05 Nail Kashaev , Natalia Lazzati , Ruli Xiao

We suggest a model of a multi-agent society of decision makers taking decisions being based on two criteria, one is the utility of the prospects and the other is the attractiveness of the considered prospects. The model is the…

Physics and Society · Physics 2018-01-17 V. I. Yukalov , E. P. Yukalova , D. Sornette

With ever-increasing available data, predicting individuals' preferences and helping them locate the most relevant information has become a pressing need. Understanding and predicting preferences is also important from a fundamental point…

Physics and Society · Physics 2012-10-05 Roger Guimera , Alejandro Llorente , Esteban Moro , Marta Sales-Pardo

We study the problem of aggregating individual preferences over alternatives into a collective ranking. A distinctive feature of our setting is that agents are matched to alternatives. Applications include rankings of colleges or academic…

Theoretical Economics · Economics 2026-02-11 Gaurab Aryal , Thayer Morrill , Peter Troyan

In multi-objective decision planning and learning, much attention is paid to producing optimal solution sets that contain an optimal policy for every possible user preference profile. We argue that the step that follows, i.e, determining…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2018-02-22 Luisa M Zintgraf , Diederik M Roijers , Sjoerd Linders , Catholijn M Jonker , Ann Nowé

The learning of predictive models for data-driven decision support has been a prevalent topic in many fields. However, construction of models that would capture interactions among input variables is a challenging task. In this paper, we…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2019-05-22 Jiapeng Liu , Milosz Kadzinski , Xiuwu Liao , Xiaoxin Mao

For a set A of n applicants and a set I of m items, we consider a problem of computing a matching of applicants to items, i.e., a function M mapping A to I; here we assume that each applicant $x \in A$ provides a preference list on items in…

Discrete Mathematics · Computer Science 2011-09-29 Toshiya Itoh , Osamu Watanabe

The binary relation framework has been shown to be applicable to many real-life preference handling scenarios. Here we study preference contraction: the problem of discarding selected preferences. We argue that the property of minimality…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2009-03-12 Denis Mindolin , Jan Chomicki

This paper studies preference aggregation under ambiguity when agents have incomplete preference relations due to imprecise beliefs. We introduce the "dual" of the Pareto principle, which respects unanimity among individuals, including…

Theoretical Economics · Economics 2025-12-19 Leo Kurata , Kensei Nakamura

Norms have been extensively proposed as coordination mechanisms for both agent and human societies. Nevertheless, choosing the norms to regulate a society is by no means straightforward. The reasons are twofold. First, the norms to choose…

Multiagent Systems · Computer Science 2017-04-04 Maite Lopez-Sanchez , Marc Serramia , Juan A. Rodriguez-Aguilar , Javier Morales , Michael Wooldridge