Call For Papers
A special issue on
in
Granular Computing, Shadowed Sets, and Three-Way Decisions
Information Sciences
Guest editors: Davide Ciucci, Yiyu Yao
Homepage: http://www2.cs.uregina.ca/~twd/GC-SS-3WD/
In the last two decades, we have witnessed a rapidly growing interest in Granular
Computing viewed as a new field of study of human and machine problem solving at
multiple levels of granularity. The extensive studies have resulted in an in-depth
understanding, well-founded theories, and a vast array of applications of Granular
Computing. At the same time, we also observed that studies on Granular Computing
are typically carried out in relation to well-established fields, such as fuzzy sets,
rough sets, cluster analysis, interval analysis, and artificial intelligence. It is time to
establish new theories, methodologies and tools of Granular Computing.
One of the fundamental issues in Granular Computing is the selection of a suitable
level of information granularity. The notion of justifiable information granules, with
respect to given experimental data, provides a direction of data-driven Granular
Computing. A related issue is the choice of the number of information granules and
their interpretation. Shadowed sets and three-way decisions may be viewed as
special models of Granular Computing to address this issue. What relates shadowed
sets and three-way decisions is the use of three information granules and their role
being played in classification and decision processes. While a shadowed set
approximates a fuzzy set in terms of a three-valued set or equivalently three sets,
three-way decisions involve dividing a whole into three parts or information
granules. By using such three granules, it becomes possible to establish
conceptually viable and practically sound methods for problem solving.
The main theme of the special issues is to investigate new theories and models of
Granular Computing. It is anticipated that this special issue will help foster future
studies on Granular Computing towards its own theories and models.
The topics of the special issues (but not limited to):
 New models and applications of Granular Computing
 Theory and applications of shadowed sets
 Theory and applications of three-way decisions
 Shadowed sets and Granular Computing
 Three-way decisions and classification and Granular Computing
 Shadowed sets and three-way decisions
in particular, we invite papers on the interaction and integrative studies on Granular
Computing, shadowed sets, and three-way decisions.
Please submit your paper before October 15, 2017 at:
https://ees.elsevier.com/ins
When submitting to the special issue, choose “SI: GC-Shadowed.Sets-3WD”.
Time line of special issue:
Deadline of submission:
1st round of review – comments to authors:
Revision deadline:
Submission of final version:
October 15, 2017
January 15, 2018
April 15, 2018
July 15, 2018
Additional information about special issue can be found at:
http://www2.cs.uregina.ca/~twd/GC-SS-3WD/
https://www.journals.elsevier.com/information-sciences/call-for-papers/specialissue-on-granular-computing-shadowed-sets-and-three
For information about the journal of Information Sciences, please visit the page:
https://www.journals.elsevier.com/information-sciences
If you have any questions or suggestions, please do not hesitate to contact us:
Davide Ciucci: [email protected]
Yiyu Yao: [email protected]