Call for Papers

The European Decision Sciences Institute (EDSI) invites academics, researchers, doctoral students and practitioners to its 17th Annual Conference, hosted by Queen’s Business School, Queen’s University Belfast. The conference will provide an international forum to share rigorous research, exchange ideas and explore how Decision Sciences can support smarter decisions in rapidly changing environments.

The call for paper in PDF can be downloaded here.

Conference Theme

In an era where technologies, markets and societal expectations are evolving at unprecedented speed, organisations must develop systems that can learn, adapt and respond effectively to continuous change. EDSI 2027 will explore the decision-making approaches, models and tools needed to design and manage such adaptive systems across organisations, operations, supply chains and broader socio-technical environments.

The conference particularly welcomes research examining how Decision Sciences can enable smarter and more adaptive decision-making through dynamic modelling, supply chain resilience, human-AI collaboration, organisational learning and data-driven decision support. We encourage interdisciplinary work that connects rigorous Decision Sciences with contemporary organisational, industrial, policy and societal challenges.

Call for Submissions

We welcome original theoretical, methodological, empirical and practice-oriented contributions across the broad field of Decision Sciences. Contributions directly addressing the conference theme are particularly encouraged, including research in:

• Adaptive decision-making and dynamic modelling
• Digital twins and data-driven decision support
• Supply chain resilience and risk management
• Sustainability, complexity and systems thinking
• Human-AI collaboration and intelligent systems
• Emerging technologies for adaptive operations and supply chains
• Organisational learning and knowledge management
• Policy, governance and societal implications of adaptive systems

Submissions across the wider Decision Sciences field are equally welcome, including business analytics, behavioural operations, decision support systems, digital transformation, healthcare operations, information systems, logistics and transportation, operations management and strategy, project management, purchasing and procurement, quality and service management, supply chain management, sustainability, technology management, and Decision Sciences education.

Academic-Industry Dialogue

Reflecting the conference’s emphasis on translating Decision Sciences into real-world impact, EDSI 2027 will complement its academic programme with Academic-Industry Panel discussions. These sessions will bring together researchers and business leaders and, where relevant, policymakers and public-sector decision makers to connect research with contemporary organisational and societal challenges and explore how Decision Sciences can inform more adaptive and resilient systems in practice.

Best Paper Awards

Two Best Paper Awards will be presented: the Best Paper Award and the Best Student (PhD) Paper Award. Only full-paper submissions are eligible for consideration. Dedicated award committees will be appointed to evaluate the submissions and select the winners.