Conference Programme

Abstract

With the rapid advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) and data-driven technologies, Decision Intelligence is becoming increasingly important for supporting effective decision- making in complex, uncertain and dynamic environments. While AI and data-driven approaches provide new opportunities to analyse complex data, identify patterns and generate actionable insights, effective decision-making also requires the integration of human knowledge, heterogeneous sources of evidence and uncertainty. This talk will explore recent advances in Decision Intelligence and AI-enabled decision modelling, with a particular focus on methodologies that integrate evidential reasoning, machine learning and data analytics. It will discuss how knowledge, data and AI can potentially be brought together to support robust and trustworthy decision-making and showcase real-world applications across different domains.

Biography

Yu-Wang Chen is Professor of Decision Sciences and Business Analytics at Alliance Manchester Business School, The University of Manchester, where he also serves as Co-Director of the Centre for AI and Decision Sciences. He was a Turing Fellow at The Alan Turing Institute from 2021 to 2023. Prior to joining the University of Manchester, he was a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Department of Computer Science at Hong Kong Baptist University. He received his PhD in Systems Engineering from Shanghai Jiao Tong University. His research focuses on Decision Sciences, Data Analytics and AI, with applications across business analytics, risk analysis and healthcare decision support. He has published more than 100 research articles in leading international journals and conference proceedings. He has led and contributed to a portfolio of research and industry projects as Principal Investigator and Co-Investigator, funded by organisations including Innovate UK, the Turing–UoM Fund, EPSRC and ERDF. He serves as an Associate Editor and Editorial Board Member for several international journals.