[CfP] 1st CfP: Multi-Objective Decision Making Workshop (MODeM 2026) at IJCAI-ECAI 2026
Roxana Rădulescu
TLDR
Following on from successful previous editions that were held virtually in 2021 and in person at ECAI 2023,ECAI 2024, and ECAI 2025, the Multi-Objective Decision Making 2026 (MODeM 2026) workshop will be held in person again this year at IJCAI-ECAI 2026, on 15/16/17 August (TBA) in Bremen, Germany.
MODeM 2026 covers all aspects of multi-objective/multi-criteria/multi-attribute decision making in relation to intelligent systems and autonomous agents
Further details are available on the workshop website: https://modem2026.vub.ac.be/
MODeM 2026 Workshop paper deadline: 5 May 2026 (23:59 AoE)
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Explicitly modelling multiple objectives can be essential for decision support, explainability, and human-AI alignment. As such, there has been a growing awareness of the need for automated and assistive decision making systems to move beyond single-objective formulations when dealing with complex real-world issues, which invariably involve multiple competing objectives. In this workshop, we aim to provide a platform for original research in multi-objective decision making using AI.
The workshop targets high-quality original papers covering all aspects of multi-objective decision making, including, but not limited to, the list of topics below.
Topics
The following is a non-exhaustive list of topics that we would like to cover in the workshop:
Multi-objective/multi-criteria/multi-attribute decision making
Multi-objective reinforcement learning
Multi-objective planning and scheduling
Multi-objective multi-agent decision making
Multi-objective game theory
Multi-objective/multi-criteria/multi-attribute utility theory
Preference elicitation for MODeM
Social choice and MODeM
Multi-objective decision support systems
Multi-objective metaheuristic optimisation (e.g. evolutionary algorithms) for autonomous agents and multi-agent systems
Multi-objectivisation
Human-AI alignment through multi-objective modelling
Ethical AI through multi-objective modelling
Explainable AI through multi-objective modelling
Interactive systems for MODeM
Applications of MODeM
Interdisciplinary work (MODeM research that relates to other fields)
New benchmark problems for MODeM
Important Dates
Submissions deadline: 5 May 2026 (23:59 AoE)
Notification of acceptance: 1 June 2026
Camera-ready copies: 30 June 2026
Workshop: 15/16/17 August 2026 (TBA)
Submission details
Papers should be formatted according to the IJCAI-ECAI 2026 guidelines, and should be a maximum of 7 pages in length (with additional pages containing references only). Shorter papers (up to 5 pages) reporting preliminary results and work-in-progress are also welcome. Submissions should report original work that has not previously been published elsewhere. Finally, we also welcome summaries of recently published journal papers in the form of a 2-page abstract.
All submissions will be peer-reviewed (double-blind). Accepted work will be allocated time for oral and/or poster presentation during the workshop. The submission platform will be announced soon.
Organising Committee
Hicham Azmani (Vrije Universiteit Brussel, BE)
Gaurav Dixit (Oregon State University, US)
Pieter Libin (Vrije Universiteit Brussel, BE)
Roxana Rădulescu (Utrecht University, NL; Vrije Universiteit Brussel, BE)
Senior Advisory Committee
Ali E. Abbas (University of Southern California, USA)
Carlos A. Coello Coello (CINVESTAV-IPN, MX)
Ivana Dusparic (Trinity College Dublin, IE)
Patrick Mannion (University of Galway, IE)
Ann Nowé (Vrije Universiteit Brussel, BE)
Diederik M. Roijers (Vrije Universiteit Brussel, BE; City of Amsterdam, NL)
Peter Vamplew (Federation University Australia, AU)
Paolo Viappiani - (Université Paris Dauphine PSL, FR)
Program Committee
If you are interested in serving on the programme committee please get in touch with the organisers at: modem.organisers AT gmail.com