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Institute for Advanced Management Systems Research (IAMSR)
The research focus of IAMSR (as defined in its strategic plan for 2010-15) is on supporting people in expanding the limits of the possible in the structures of everyday life, which is guiding both fundamental and applied research and the development and use of soft computing and intelligent systems technologies. IAMSR builds on research traditions in management science and information systems research
Soft Computing
Soft Computing builds on fuzzy sets theory, fuzzy logic, optimisation, neural nets, evolutionary algorithms, macro heuristics and approximate reasoning. Soft Computing is a new and innovative area of research which is focused on the design of intelligent systems to process uncertain, imprecise and incomplete information. Soft Computing methods applied to real-world problems offer more robust, tractable and less costly solutions than those obtained by more conventional mathematical techniques.
IAMSR was working on a Tekes strategic research project [40211/08] in partnership with VTT 2008-2011 and in cooperation with UC Berkeley and five Finnish industrial partners. The theme of the project was knowledge mobilisation (“to make knowledge available for real-time use in a form which is adapted to the context of use and to the needs and cognitive profile of the user”); this sounds reasonable enough but contains a number of themes that contain unsolved research problems: (i) creating, building & forming knowledge; (ii) activating latent knowledge; (iii) searching for, finding and systematising hidden knowledge; (iv) distributing knowledge; (v) expanding the limits of the possible in everyday life routines for users of mobile knowledge technology. The project developed a fuzzy ontology as a basis for building knowledge and fuzzy optimisation and approximate reasoning models for activating latent knowledge, for systematising hidden knowledge and for distributing knowledge on mobile technology platforms.
A fuzzy ontology is better than a classical ontology for work with knowledge formation, activation and systematisation as the ontology does not grow as large and as fast, which is significantly important for working with real world knowledge in a dynamic context and especially if we want to make knowledge available through smart mobile phones. The results we have showed that a fuzzy ontology can be built and implemented and that it actually works as envisioned.
Multiple criteria and robust optimisation, logistics optimisation and real option valuation
The primary aim of the research is to investigate the links between robust and multiple objective optimisations. The ultimate goal is to propose effective solution methodologies for multiple objective discrete optimisation problems utilizing the computational success of the discrete robust optimisation techniques. The main scientific intention is to bridge the gap between the two separate fields so that each can benefit from the developments that take place in the other. The main intended result of the research is to create a new methodology for multi-objective robust optimisation problems. The development of this methodology will require an intelligent synthesis of multi-objective optimisation techniques and robustness models. This idea is novel and challenging but it has a strong theoretical background supported by previous original research. The theoretical and practical models are computationally very challenging and to tackle them efficiently in practice will require the use of soft computing methods as efficient methodological tools.
Mobile service systems and mobile value services with soft computing methods
IAMSR has carried out research on the design and implementation of mobile services for more than a decade, and IAMSR has developed, tested, validated and published models for mobile services for the consumer markets. In the years 2003-11 empirical studies have been carried out each year on how Finnish consumers use mobile services with random samples of 1000-1300 consumers; these samples are representative for the Finnish population and with high answering rates (~50%) IAMSR has been able to create a unique longitudinal database for systematic statistical modelling of the adoption of mobile services; the results have gained widespread international recognition and prompted benchmarking in a number of countries.
Partnerships
IAMSR is a partner in the TUCS Graduate Program and in the Graduate Program for Systems Analysis, Decision Making and Risk Management (joint for Aalto University, University of Jyväskylä, University of Turku and Åbo Akademi University). IAMSR has an international network of cooperating research groups which includes City University of Hong Kong, TU Delft, University of Koblenz, UC Berkeley, Obuda University, University of Granada, University of Trento and the SRI of the Polish Academy of Sciences. The cooperation builds on research visits by doctoral students, postdocs and senior researchers for periods ranging from 1-2 weeks up to 4-6 months; joint research projects (e.g. the comparative studies of mobile services in Finland, Holland and Greece) and joint papers for conferences and journals. IAMSR is a partner in the eBerea network that develops research cooperation and researcher exchange with seven Chinese universities; the network is funded through the Marie Curie program and includes also Aalto University, University of Turku and University of Jyväskylä as Finnish partners and TU Delft and University of Trento as European partners.
Professor Robert Fullér (FiDiPro through 2012) is a key resource for the research work in soft computing. He and his research group at Obuda University in Budapest continue their cooperation with IAMSR. Since 2009 Professor Mario Fedrizzi, University of Trento, is a Docent at Åbo Akademi University and works at IAMSR on fuzzy optimisation and multiple criteria group decisions problems. Professor Harry Bouwman, Delft University of Technology, is a FiDiPro (with Tekes-funding) 2011-2015 and works at IAMSR with the Mobile Value Services research group (headed by Prof Pirkko Walden); his work in mobile services research has gained international recognition for systematic studies and new results on mobile services.
IAMSR graduated three doctoral students in 2012 (Shahrokh Nikou, Alessandro Buoni and Siw Lundqvist) which was the same as in 2011 (Matteo Brunelli (now at Aalto), Yong Liu and Jozsef Mezei).
Leader of the unit
Christer CarlssonCo-leader of the unit
Pirkko WaldenSenior Researchers
Harry Bouwman Christer Carlsson Mario Fedrizzi Robert Fullér Eija Karsten Pirkko WaldenResearchers
Kaj-Mikael Björk Markku Heikkilä Yong Liu Jozsef Mezei Shahrokh Nikou Anna Sell Franck TétardDoctoral Students
Hans Allmér Niklas Eriksson Eyal Eshet Jaana Kallio-Gerlander Karri Hautanen John Jeansson Jani Kinnunen Sonja Leskinen Mohammad Nazrul Hjalte Nerdrum Henrik Nyman Peter Strandvik Michael Råberg Guopeng Yu Camilla Walden Xiaolu Wang Magnus WesterlundProjects
FiDiPro
Professor Harry Bouwman, 2011-2015. Professor Robert Fullér, -2012
DYSCOTEC
Tekes, 2011-2013
D2I
Tekes SHOK, 2012–2014
eBerea
Marie Curie 2011-13
Publications
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The latest updated publications:
Carlsson Christer (Ed.), On the Relevance of Fuzzy Sets in Analytics, Studies in Fuzziness and Soft Computing 298, Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2013.
Harry Bouwman, Mark de Reuver, Nico Heerschap, Hannu Verkasalo, Opportunities and problems with automated data collection via smartphones. Mobile Media & Communication 1(1), 63–68, 2013.
Christer Carlsson, Jozsef Mezei, Matteo Brunelli, Fuzzy Ontology Used for Knowledge Mobilization . International Journal of Intelligent Systems 28(1), 52–71, 2013.
Christer Carlsson, Robert Fuller, Probabilistic Versus Possibilistic Risk Assessment Models for Optimal Service Level Agreements in Grid Computing. Information Systems and E-Business Management 11(1), 13–28, 2013.
Mark de Reuver, Guido Ongena, Harry Bouwman, Should Mobile Internet be an Extension to the Fixed Web? A Consumer Survey on Fixed-Mobile . Telematics and Informatics 30(2), 111–120, 2013.
Soebhaash Dihal, Harry Bouwman, Mark de Reuver, Martijn Warnier, Christer Carlsson, Mobile Cloud Computing: State of the Art and Outlook. Info 15(1), 4–16, 2013.
Islam,Muhammad Nazrul, A Systematic Literature Review of Semiotics Perception in User Interfaces. Journal of Systems and Information Technology 15(1), 45–77, 2013.
Tina George Karippacherila, Fatemeh Nikayinb, Mark de Reuver, Harry Bouwman, Serving the Poor: Multisided Mobile Service Platforms, Openness, Competition, Collaboration and the Struggle for Leadership. TELECOMMUNICATIONS POLICY 37(1), 24–34, 2013.
Shahrokh Nikou, József Mezei, Evaluation of mobile services and substantial adoption factors with Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP). TELECOMMUNICATIONS POLICY 2013(2013), 15, 2013.
Albert Plugge, Harry Bouwman, Fit Between Sourcing Capabilities and Organizational Structure on IT Outsourcing Performance. Production Planning & Control. The Management 24(4-5), 375–387, 2013.
Muhammad Nazrul Islam, Franck Tetard, Integrating Semiotics Perception in Usability Testing to Improve Usability Evaluation. In: Miguel A. Garcia-Ruiz (Ed.), Cases on Usability Engineering: Design and Development of Digital Products, 145–169, IGI Global, 2013.
Mihai Constantinescu, Ertan Onur, Harry Bouwman, Mark de Reuver, Yunus Durmus (Eds.), Cooperative Networks: The Mobile Tethering Game, ACM, 2012.
Mark de Reuver, Harry Bouwman (Eds.), Smartphone Measurement: Do People Use Mobile Applications Like They Think They Do?, AIS electronic library, 2012.
Jacco Schoonewille, Harry Bouwman (Eds.), Contextual Aspects in Enterprise Integration, IEEE, 2012.
Sam Soalaimani, Harry Bouwman (Eds.), Stakeholder Analysis enriched with Analysis of Inter-Organizational Interactions and Interdependencies, AIS Electronic Library (AISeL), 2012.
Harry Bouwman, Christer Carlsson, Carolina López-Nicolás, Bob McKenna, Francisco Molina-Castillo, Tuure Tuunanen, Pirkko Walden, Mobile Travel Services - The Effect of Moderating Context Factors. Journal of Information Technology and Tourism 13(2), 55–73, 2012.
Harry Bouwman, Mark De Reuver, Timber Haaker, Some Reflections on the High Expectations as Formulated in the Internet Bubble Era. FUTURES 44, 420–430 , 2012.
Harry Bouwman, Carolina López-Nicolás, Francisco Molina-Castillo, Pascal van Hattum, Consumer Lifestyle: Alternative Adoptions Patterns for Advanced Mobile Services. International Journal of Communication 10(2), 169–189 , 2012.
Christer Carlsson, Matteo Brunelli, József Mezei, Decision Making with a Fuzzy Ontology. Soft Computing 16(7), 1143–1152, 2012.
Mikael Collan, Robert Fullér, József Mezei, Credibilistic Approach to the Fuzzy Pay-Off Method for Real Option Analysis. Journal of Applied Operational Research 4(4), 174–182, 2012.
Mark de Reuver, Harry Bouwman, Governing Mobile Service Innovation in Converging Value Networks. Journal of Business Research 65, 347–354, 2012.
Eyal Eshet, Human-Centered Design in Mobile Application Development: Emerging Methods. International Journal of Mobile Human Computer Interaction 4(4), 1–21, 2012.
Feng Hu, Yong Liu, Hongxiu Li, Bei Xiao, Modeling Consumers’ Acceptance of Tuangou in China. International Journal of Digital Content Technology and its Applications 6(4), 9–14, 2012.
Shahrokh Nikou, Harry Bouwman, Mark de Reuver, The Potential of Converged Mobile Telecommunication Services: A Conjoint Analysis. Info 15(5), 21–35 , 2012.
Guido Ongena, Harry Bouwman, Hugo Gillebaard, Displacement and Supplemental Effects of the Mobile Internet on Fixed Internet Use. Journal of Media Management 14(4), 279–299, 2012.
Anna Sell, Mark de Reuver, Pirkko Walden, Christer Carlsson, Context, Gender and Intended Use of Mobile Messaging, Entertainment and Social Media Services. International Journal of Systems and Service-Oriented Engineering 3(1), 1–15, 2012.
Sam Solamani, Harry Bouwman, A Framework for the Alignment of Business Model and Business Processes: A Generic Model for Trans-Sector Innovation. Business Process Management Journal 18(4), 655–679, 2012.
Christer Carlsson, Robert Fullér, József Mezei, On Mean Value and Variance of Interval-Valued Fuzzy Numbers. In: Salvatore Greco (Ed.), Advances in Computational Intelligence, Communications in Computer and Information Science 299, 19–28, Springer-Verlag, 2012.
Christer Carlsson, Pirkko Walden, From Mcom Visions to Mobile Value Services . In: Roger Clarke (Ed.), Proceedings of the 25th Bled eConference, 217–234, Online Proceedings, 2012.
Mark De Reuver, Harry Bouwman, Schalk Stalman, Mobile TV: The Search for a Holy Grail that isn’t. Lisboa: Euro TV. In: Manuel José Damásio, Gustavo Cardoso (Eds.), Proceedings.of the 9th Euroepan Interactive TV Conference, 185-193, EuroITV’11, 2012.
Muhammad Nazrul Islam, Towards Designing Users’ Intuitive Web Interface. In: Barolli,Leonard, Xhafa,Fatos, Vitabile,Salvatore , Uehara,Minoru (Eds.), 6th International Conference on Complex, Intelligent, and Software Intensive Systems (CISIS 2012), 513 – 518, IEEE Computer Society, 2012.
Muhammad Nazrul Islam, Semiotics Perception in Designing Users’ Intuitive Web Interface: A Study on Web Sign Redesign. In: Mitsuru Minakuchi, Hidehiko Okada, Yu Suzuki, Linmi Tao (Eds.), The 10th Asia Pacific Conference on Computer Human Interaction (APCHI 2012), 757–758, APCHI, 2012.
Muhammad Nazrul Islam, Franck Tetard, Pekka Reijonen, Kimmo Tarkkanen, Integrating Semiotics Perception in Usability Testing: A Light Weighted Experiment on an E-Health Application . In: Katherine Blashki (Ed.), IADIS International Conference on Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction 2012 (IHCI 2012), 141–148, IADIS Press, 2012.
Sonja Leskinen, Veterinarians’ Attitudes Towards Digital Technology: An Empirical Study. In: Machteld Dr. van Dierendonck, Patricia Drs. de Cocq, Kathalijne Dr. Visser (Eds.), 7th International Equitation Science Conference. Equitation Science: principles and practices - science at work, 44, Wageningen Academic Publishers, 2012.
Sonja Leskinen, Veterinarian Work, Enhanced by Mobile Technology—An Empirical Study. In: Ralph H. Jr. Sprague (Ed.), 2012 45th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, 1403-1412, Conference Publishing Services (CPS), 2012.
shahrokh Nikou, Harry Bouwman, Mobile Service Platform Competition. In: James Alleman, Loretta Anania (Eds.), ITS Biennial Conference, Moving forward with future technologies: a platform for all, 1–11, Edward Elgar publishing, 2012.
Shahrokh Nikou, Harry Bouwman, Mark de Reuver, Mobile Converged Rich Communication Services: A Conjoint Analysis. In: Roy Sterritt (Ed.), 2012 45th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, 1353-1362, IEEE Computer Society, 2012.
Shahrokh Nikou, Harry Bouwman, Mark De Reuver, Do Consumers Care About Mobile Service Platforms? A Conjoint Analysis on Consumer Preference for Mobile Platforms. In: Proceedings 11th ICMB 2012, 205–216, TuDelft, 2012.
Shahrokh Nikou, Jie Guo, Harry Bouwman, Mobile Social Network Services: Chinese Users’ Adoption Patterns. In: Proceedings 11th ICMB 2012, 217–228, TuDelft, 2012.
Henrik J. Nyman, Piia Hirkman, On the Nature of Supply Chain Management Projects and how to Manage Them. In: J. Pries-Heje, M. Chiasson (Eds.), ECIS 2012 Proceedings, 1–12, AISeL, 2012.
Henrik J. Nyman, An Exploratory Study of Supply Chain Management IT Solutions. In: Lisa O’Conner (Ed.), Proceedings of the 45th Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, 4747–4756, IEEE Computer Society, 2012.
Anna Sell, Pirkko Walden, Segmentation Bases in the Mobile Services Market: Attitudes In, Demographics Out. In: Ralph H. Jr. Sprague (Ed.), Proceedings of the 45th Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (CD-ROM), 10 pages, IEEE Computer Society Press, 2012.
Anna Sell, Pirkko Walden, Christer Carlsson, I am a Smart Phone User - Key Insights from the Finnish Market. In: Harry Bouwman, Virpi Tuunainen (Eds.), Proceedings of the ICMB 2012, 265–276, IEEE Computer Society, 2012.
Christer Carlsson, Robert Fullér, József Mezei, A Quantitative View on Quasi Fuzzy Numbers. In: Enric de Trillas, Piero P. Bonissone, Luis Magdalena, Janusz Kacprzyk (Eds.), Combining Experimentation and Theory (A Hommage to Abe Mamdani), Studies in Fuzziness and Soft Computing 271, 225–236, Springer-Verlag, 2012.
Muhammad Nazrul Islam, Semiotics Perception towards Designing Users’ Intuitive Web User Interface: A Study on Interface Signs. In: Hakikur Rahman, Anabela Mesquita, Isabel Ramos, Barbara Pernici (Eds.), Knowledge and Technologies in Innovative Information Systems, Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing 129, 139–155, Springer, 2012.
Alessandro Buoni, Fraud Detection in the Banking Sector: A Multi-Agent Approach. TUCS Dissertations 150. 2012.
Shahrokh Nikou, Opening the Black-Box of IT Artifacts: Looking into Mobile Service Characteristics and Individual Perception. TUCS Dissertations 149. 2012.