102nd Meeting of the EURO Working Group in Multiple Criteria Decision Aiding

Scientific Program

The scientific program of EWG-MCDA 102 will take place on 17–18 September 2026 at ETH Zurich, Hönggerberg Campus, in the Werner Siemens Auditorium (HIT E 51).

The program includes the Bernard Roy Award ceremony, a memorial session in memory of Alain Schärlig, a round-table discussion, poster sessions, five thematic scientific sessions, and interactive group activities.

Detailed Scientific Program

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Thursday, 17 September 2026

10:30–11:00	Registration & Welcome Coffee
11:00–11:30	Opening Ceremony
11:30–12:15	Bernard Roy Award Ceremony
12:15–12:45	Memorial Session — In memory of Alain Schärlig
12:45–13:00	Group Photo
13:00–14:00	Lunch — ETH Food Market
14:00–15:30	Round Table Discussion — Multicriteria Decision Aiding in Applications: Energy and Environment
15:30–16:00	Poster Session & Coffee Break
16:00–17:30	Session 1 — MCDA Methods and Preference Modeling Chair: River Huang Regular presentations A Modular Simos-Roy-Figueira Framework for Tailored Weight Elicitation and Its Software Support River Huang — Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) Co-authors: Miłosz Kadziński, José Rui Figueira, Salvatore Corrente, Eleftherios Siskos, Peter Burgherr A Bayesian Interactive Preference Elicitation Framework Based on Monte Carlo Tree Search for Multiple Criteria Decision Aiding Yan Wang — Xi'an Jiaotong University Co-authors: Jiapeng Liu, Miłosz Kadziński, Xiaoxin Mao, Xiuwu Liao Fast preference elicitation with ranking and rating can be used for rigorous Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis Martijn Kuller — Utrecht University Co-authors: Philipp Beutler, Judit Lienert From Stated to Revealed Preferences: A Multi-Modal Behavioral Framework for Understanding Negotiation in Multi-Criteria Decision Making Pelin Gülüm — Delft University of Technology Co-authors: Linyun Xiang, Pradeep Murukannaiah, Stephanie Tan Discussion papers Consistency of pairwise comparisons matrices sufficient to apply the Heuristic Rating Method Jacek Szybowski — AGH University of Krakow; Co-authors: Konrad Kułakowski, Jiri Mazurek Subjective confidence and endogenous attention in choice Moha Ghaderi — Pompeu Fabra University
19:00–22:00	Social Dinner — Zunfthaus zur Zimmerleuten

Friday, 18 September 2026

09:00–10:30	Session 2 — Methodological Advances in MCDA Chair: Richard Maydell Regular presentations Incorporating Temporal Preferences into Multi-Criteria Impact Assessment Richard Maydell — European Commission Joint Research Center; Co-author: Giuseppe Munda A Linear Algebra View of PROMETHEE II Boris Coquelet — Université libre de Bruxelles; Co-authors: Gilles Dejaegere, Yves De Smet An MCDA Approach for portfolio optimization: The case of project selection under Irish Sovereign Green Bonds Francisco Silva Pinto — Lusófona University; Co-authors: John Garvey, Mai Wardeh, Reem Aljoundi Fairness in MCDA: a formalization attempt Sarah Ben Amor — Telfer School of Management, University of Ottawa; Co-author: Renata Pelissari Discussion papers Assessing the Reliability of Recommendations in a Hierarchical Decision-Making Model Konrad Kulakowski — AGH University of Krakow Challenges of Solving Multi-Criteria Problems in Engineering: An Asynchronous, Adaptive Decomposition Approach Paweł Jarosz — Cracow University of Technology; Co-author: Adam Marszałek Time-Dynamic Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis Under Evolving Uncertainty Sajid Siraj — University of Leeds; Co-author: River Huang
10:30–11:00	Poster Session & Coffee Break
11:00–12:30	Session 3 — Energy and Infrastructure Chair: Carlos Henggeler Antunes Regular presentations A Mixed-Integer Bi-Objective Model for Fair and Efficient Energy Community Operations Carlos Henggeler Antunes — INESC Coimbra / University of Coimbra; Co-authors: Maria João Alves, Inês Soares, Ana Soares Assessing Long-Term Energy Pathways in Switzerland: An Integrated Framework combining MCDA, Group Decision Making and Decision Theory Eleftherios Siskos — Technical University of Crete; Co-authors: Evangelos Panos, River Huang, Peter Burgherr Multi-objective optimization of common well-being in energy system optimization models Shima Sasanpour — German Aerospace Center (DLR); Co-authors: Jens Schmugge, Suzanne Le Bihan A transferable GIS-MCDA framework for stakeholder-informed and robust wind energy planning Ruihong Chen — ETH Zurich; Co-authors: Alena Lohrmann, River Huang, Russell McKenna Discussion paper Integrating MCDA and Immersive Spatial Visualization for sustainability assessment of energy technologies Janeth Carolina Godoy — Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT); Co-authors: Martina Haase, Laura Sofía Mesa Estrada, Tim Müller, Silvio Martin, Daniel J. Lang LNG Port Criticality Assessment in the Global Shipping Network Using an ER‑Driven Multi‑Criteria Framework Jian-Bo Yang — The University of Manchester; Co-authors:  Congcong Zhao, Jian-Bo Yang, Junhong Guo, Tsz Leung Yip
12:30–13:30	Lunch — ETH Food Market
13:30–14:30	EWG on MCDA: Group Activities & Future Meetings
14:30–16:00	Session 4 — Sustainability and Environment Chair: Alice Aubert Regular presentations Building hierarchies of objectives to integrate interdisciplinary sustainability research: a reflective study Alice Aubert — ZHAW — Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften Integrating MCDA into Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment of hydrogen production in Europe Christina Wulf — Forschungszentrum Jülich; Co-author: Petra Zapp SustainFrame – A low-threshold screening tool for early-stage sustainability assessments Martina Haase — Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT); Co-authors: Laura Sofia Mesa Estrada, Manuel Baumann, Michael Selzer, Tim Müller Multicriteria Decision Analysis of Blue-Green Infrastructure based on Multifunctional Performance and Stakeholder Preferences Sebastian Schär — Eawag; Co-authors: Judit Lienert, Lauren Cook Discussion papers Designing What to Assess in Safe and Sustainable by Design (SSbD): A Governed Pathway Builder for Healthcare Marco Cinelli — Leiden University; Co-authors: Che Xiao, Stefano Cucurachi Evidential Reasoning for Assessing Company ESG Performance Dong-Ling Xu — Alliance Manchester Business School, The University of Manchester; Co-authors: Jian-Bo Yang, Ying-Ming Wang, Ruoying Peng
16:00–16:30	Poster Session & Coffee Break
16:30–18:00	Session 5 — Applied MCDA and Decision Support Chair: Ana Sara Costa Regular presentations A hybrid MCDA-DEA framework for optimal hospital payment design Ana Sara Costa — CEFAGE, Universidade de Évora; Co-authors: Cristina Folgado Pinto, Diogo Cunha Ferreira, Miguel Alves Pereira From stochastic forest simulation to robust spatial MCDA: a probabilistic interface for next-generation forest decision support systems Matteo Spada — ZHAW — Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften; Co-authors: Mathieu Lévesque, Reitz Thorsten, Ulrike Hiltner Real-Time Lot-Level Customer Satisfaction Analysis in the Agri-Food Sector Using the MUSA Method Nikos Tsotsolas — University of West Attica; Co-authors: Eleni Koutsouraki, Aspasia Antonakaki Supporting agroecological transition planning using multicriteria decision aiding: An ELECTRE Tri-C application to evaluating agroforestry systems in coastal south-western France Odile Phelpin — INRAE; Co-author: Irène Abi-Zeid Discussion papers An Online Application for Transparent Peer Contribution Assessment Kamil Pustelnik — AGH University of Krakow; Co-author: Konrad Kułakowski Decision Modelling for PFAS Treatment Technology Assessment: A Context-Specific MCDA Framework Across Multiple Application Scenarios Isaak Vryzidis — University of West Attica; Co-authors: Alexandros Psomas, Athanasios Spyridakos, Nikos Tsotsolas A Multi-Criteria Decision Framework for Freight Forwarders’ Air Carrier Selection Konrad Gastpari — University of Florence
18:00–18:15	Closing Session

Poster Session

Posters will be displayed during the conference and discussed during the Poster Session & Coffee Break periods.

Poster	Presenter & Affiliation	Co-authors
Smart Productive Cost Efficiency Enhancement for Oil Wells via DEA-based Interactive MOLP	Mengmeng Tan Liverpool Business School, Liverpool John Moores University	Dong-Ling Xu; Jian-Bo Yang
Airport Sustainability Assessment: A PROMETHEE-Based Methodology and a Case Study for Greek Airports	Dimitris Zopounidis Technical University of Crete	Michalis Doumpos
Unlocking the Decision Power of Digital Product Passports: A Multiple Criteria Decision Analysis Framework for Industrial Systems	Federica Tomelleri University of Trento	Sander van Nielen; Alice Mondello; Franco Donati; Matteo Brunelli; Marco Cinelli
Multicriteria Anti-clustering: a PROMETHEE approach	François Verschueren Université Libre de Bruxelles	Yves De Smet
Multicriteria Decision Aiding for Sustainable Sulfur Recovery: Integrating Process Modelling, LCA, LCC and TOPSIS	Yizhen Wang Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB)	David Gabriel; Eric Valdés; Alessio Castagnoli; Alex Gaona
Improving Fuzzy Measure Elicitation in Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis: Addressing Measurement Bias Through Enhanced Survey Designs	Shan-Lin Huang National Taiwan Normal University	Chin-Yi Fang; Gwo-Hshiung Tzeng
Assessing Alternative Fuel Scenarios for Green Shipping Corridors: A Multi-Stakeholder Decision Framework Combining MCDA and Cost Assessment	Sadaf Farboodi Technical University of Denmark	Michael Bruhn Barfod
EI-SCORE: A user friendly Tool for building Explainable and Interpretable composite indicators	Silvano Zappalà University of Catania	Salvatore Corrente; Salvatore Greco; Roman Słowiński
Performance modelling and impact assessment of decentralized energy systems using a multi-criteria evidential reasoning approach	Ting Wu Manchester Metropolitan University	Yuwang Chen
Bi-Objective collection of portfolios optimization with preference learning	Grzegorz Miebs Poznan University of Technology	Jonas Gehrlein; Matteo Brunelli; Adam Mielniczuk; Miłosz Kadziński
Integrating Sentiment to Ratings for Enhanced Decision-Aiding on Social Platforms	Saba Torabi ESADE Business School	Nil Agell Llusà; Jennifer Nguyen; Nuria Agell
The Need for Multi-Criteria Decision-Making (MCDM) in Hydrogen Infrastructure Rollout	Jainaba Conteh University of Bath	Linda Newnes; Marcelle McManus; Lewis McDonald

Conference Proceedings

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