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Hybrid Evolutionary Approach to Team Building using PROMETHEE II

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Multi-Criteria Decision Making (MCDM) methods, such as PROMETHEE II, play a crucial role in complex decision-making scenarios, including team formation. However, they face scalability challenges as the number of criteria and options increases. This paper introduces a novel Hybrid Evolutionary Algorithm integrated with PROMETHEE II, specifically designed for team formation. This hybrid approach combines the exploration power of evolutionary algorithms and the decision-making capabilities of PROMETHEE II, aiming to improve both performance and scalability in decision-making processes. Initial experiments demonstrate significant improvements in both solution quality and scalability compared to existing methods facing similar challenges. This research enables the creation of more efficient and effective team formation in complex decision-making scenarios.

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  1. Department of Information and Electronic Engineering, University of Macedonia, 57400, Thessaloniki, Greece

    Georgios Stavrou

  2. International Hellenic University, Egnatias 156, 54636, Thessaloniki, Greece

    Panagiotis Adamidis

  3. University of Macedonia, Egnatias 156, 54636, Thessaloniki, Greece

    Jason Papathanasiou & Konstantinos Tarabanis

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Stavrou, G., Adamidis, P., Papathanasiou, J., Tarabanis, K. (2024). Hybrid Evolutionary Approach to Team Building using PROMETHEE II. In: Campos Ferreira, M., Wachowicz, T., Zaraté, P., Maemura, Y. (eds) Human-Centric Decision and Negotiation Support for Societal Transitions. GDN 2024. Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing, vol 509. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-59373-4_4

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