What is my research about?

Research Interests

• Risk and Decision Analysis
• Decision Making and Processes
• Decision Optimisation Algorithms
• Multi-Agent Systems
• Innovations and Creativity Processes
• Systems Design Thinking

Completed Ph.D. Supervision

• Ding Xiaosong, Mid Sweden University. Bilinear optimization in computational decision analysis. Ph.D. 2005.
• Karin Hansson, Stockholm University. A framework for evaluation of flood management strategies. Ph.D. 2007.
• Anna-Maria Kessler, Stockholm University. A systemic approach framework for operational risk. Ph.D. 2007.
• Jim Johansson, Mid Sweden University. Imprecise information in multi-level decision trees. Ph.D. 2007.
• Ari Riabacke, Mid Sweden University. Development of elicitation methods for managerial decision support. Ph.D. 2007.
• Aron Larsson, Mid Sweden University. Theories and applications of decision analysis in imprecise domains. Ph.D. 2008.
• David Sundgren, KTH Royal Institute of Technology. Second-order probability distributions. Ph.D. 2011.
• Christofer Waldenström, Swedish Defence University. Supporting dynamic decision making in naval search and evasion tasks. Ph.D. 2011.
• Mona Påhlman, Stockholm University. A prescriptive approach to eliciting decision information. Ph.D. 2012.
• Evelyn Kigozi Kahiigi, Stockholm University. A collaborative e-learning approach at the university level in Uganda. Ph.D. 2013.
• Ola Caster, Stockholm University. Quantitative methods to support drug benefit-risk assessment. Ph.D. 2014.
• Florence Kivunike, Stockholm University. A structured approach for evaluating ICT contrbutions to development. Ph.D. 2015.
• Orlando Zacharias, Stockholm University. Mining Mozambique health data: the case of malaria. Ph.D. 2015.
• Thomas Westin, Stockholm University. Inclusive digital socialisation: designs of education and computer games. Ph.D. 2017.
• Marco Araújo, Stockholm University. Infrastructure deployment in unprofitable areas: a techno-economic model. Ph.D. 2020.

Selected Research Papers

Journal Papers

1. Danielson, M.: Handling Imperfect User Statements in Real-Life Decision Analysis, International Journal of Information Technology and Decision Making, vol.3, no.3, pp. 513-534, 2004.
2. Danielson, M.: Generalized Evaluation in Decision Analysis, European Journal of Operational Research, vol.162, no.2, pp.442-449, 2005.
3. L. Brouwers, M. Danielson, L. Ekenberg and K. Hansson, Simulation and Management and Decision Analysis of Flood Management Strategies, Risk, Decision and Policy, vol. 9, No 1, pp. 23-45, 2004.
4. A. Larsson, J. Johansson, L. Ekenberg, and M. Danielson, Decision Analysis with Multiple Objectives in a Framework for Evaluating Imprecision, International Journal of Uncertainty, Fuzziness and Knowledge-Based Systems, Vol. 13, No. 5, pp. 495-509, 2005.
5. M. Danielson, L. Ekenberg, Å. Grönlund and A. Larsson, Public Decision Support Using a DSS to Increase Democratic Transparency, International Journal of Public Information Systems 1, pp. 3-25, 2005.
6. M. Danielson, L. Ekenberg and A. Larsson, Distribution of Belief in Decision Trees, International Journal of Approximate Reasoning, 2007.
7. L. Ekenberg, M. Danielson and J. Thorbiörnson, Multiplicative Properties in Evaluation of Decision Trees, International Journal of Uncertainty, Fuzziness and Knowledge-Based Systems 14/3, 2006.
8. Danielson, M. and Ekenberg, L.: Computing Upper and Lower Bounds in Interval Decision Trees., European Journal of Operational Research, vol.181, no.2, pp.808-816, 2007.
9. M. Danielson, L. Ekenberg, J. Idefeldt and A. Larsson, Using a Software Tool for Public Decision Analysis the Case of Nacka Municipality, Decision Analysis, Vol. 4, No. 2, pp. 76-90, 2007.
10. M. Danielson, L. Ekenberg and A. Larsson, Distribution of Belief in Decision Trees, International Journal of Approximate Reasoning, Vol. 46, Issue 2, pp. 387-407, 2007.
11. M. Danielson, L. Ekenberg, A. Ekengren, T. Hokby and J. Liden, A Process for Participatory Democracy in Electronic Government, Journal of Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis, 2008.
12. K. Hansson, M. Danielson and L. Ekenberg, A Framework for Evaluation of Flood Management Strategies, Journal of Environmental Management 86:3, pp. 465-480, 2008.
13. K. Hansson, M. Danielson and L. Ekenberg, Assessment of a Flood Management Framework, International Journal of Public Information Systems, Vol. 2008:1, pp. 25-37.
14. E. Kahiigi, L. Ekenberg, M. Danielson and H. Hansson, Exploring the e-Learning State of Art, Electronic Journal of e-Learning, 2008.
15. Sundgren, D., Danielson, M., and Ekenberg, L.: Warp Effects on Calculating Interval Probabilities, International Journal of Approximate Reasoning, Vol. 50, Issue 9, pp. 1360-1368, 2009.
16. Danielson, M., Ekenberg, L., and Riabacke A.: A Prescriptive Approach to Elicitation of Decision Data, Journal of Statistical Theory and Practice, vol.3, no.1, pp.157-168, 2009.
17. X.S. Ding, M. Danielson and L. Ekenberg, Disjoint Programming in Computational Decision Analysis, Journal of Uncertain Systems, Vol.1, No.1, 2010.
18. F. Kivunike, L. Ekenberg, M. Danielson and F. Tusubira, Understanding ICT Adoption in Rural Communities in Developing Countries from a Quality of Life Perspective, Information Technology for Development Journal, 2010.
19. F. Kivunike, L. Ekenberg, M. Danielson and F. Tusubira, Perceptions of the Role of ICT on Quality of Life in Rural Communities in Uganda, Information Technology for Development Journal, Vol.17:1, 61, pp.61-80, 2010.
20. A. Larsson, L. Ekenberg, M. Danielson, Decision Evaluation of Response Strategies in Emergency Management using Imprecise Assessments, Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, Vol. 7:1 2010.
21. M. Danielson and L. Ekenberg, Software Development of Linear Programming Algorithms for Decision Analysis Applications, Journal of Communication and Computer, vol.8, no.9, pp.793-806, 2011.
22. K. Hansson, A. Larsson, M. Danielson and L. Ekenberg, Coping with Complex Environmental and Societal Risk Management Decisions: An Integrated Multi-Criteria Framework, Sustainability 2011, 3(9), pp.1357-1380.

    Peer-Reviewed Conference Papers

23. M. Danielson, L. Ekenberg and J. Johansson, Decision Evaluation of Three Flood Management Strategies, Proceedings of FLAIRS-2003, AAAI/The MIT Press, 2003.
24. M. Danielson, L. Ekenberg, J. Johansson and A. Larsson, The DecideIT Tool, Proceedings of ISIPTA 03, 2003.
25. M. Danielson, L. Ekenberg, J. Johansson, and A. Larsson, Investment Decision Analysis - A Case Study at SCA Transforest, Proceedings of the 2003 International Conference on Information and Knowledge Engineering, CSREA Press, 2003.
26. Ding, X.S., Danielson, M., and Ekenberg, L.: Non-Linear Programming Solvers for Decision Analysis Support Systems, Operations Research Proceedings 2003 . Selected Papers of the International Conference on Operations Research (OR 2003), Ahr, D., Fahrion, R., Oswald, M., and Reinelt, G. (eds.), pp.475-482, Springer-Verlag, 2004.
27. Ding, X.S., Ekenberg, L., and Danielson, M.: A Fast Bilinear Optimization Algorithm, Proceedings of Nonlinear Analysis and Convex Analysis (NACA 2003), Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo, 2004.
28. Danielson, M. and Ekenberg, L.: A Method for Decision Support in e-Democracy, Proceedings of eChallenges 04, Vienna, 2004.
29. Larsson, A., Johansson, J., Ekenberg, L., and Danielson, M.: Multi-Attribute Decision Tree Evaluation in Imprecise and Uncertain Domains, Proceedings of the 17th International Florida AI Research Society Conference, AAAI Press, pp.850-855, 2004.
30. Ekenberg, L., Danielson, M., and Larsson, A.: Second Order Effects in Interval Valued Decision Graph Models, Proceedings of the 18th International Florida AI Research Society Conference, AAAI Press, 2005.
31. Popov, O., Danielson, M., and Ekenberg, L.: Mastering Development through International Education in ICT, Proceedings of eChallenges 2005, Ljubljana, 2005.
32. Larsson, A., Ekenberg, L., and Danielson, M.: Non-Uniform Belief in Expected Utilities in Interval Decision Analysis, Proceedings of the 18th International Florida AI Research Society Conference, AAAI Press, 2005.
33. D. Sundgren, M. Danielson and L. Ekenberg, Some Second Order Effects on Interval Based Probabilities, Proceedings of FLAIRS06, 2006.
34. K. Hansson, L. Ekenberg and M. Danielson, Implementation of a Decision Theoretical Framework, A case study of the Red River Delta in Vietnam, Proceedings of FLAIRS06, 2006.
35. M. Danielson, L. Ekenberg, K. Hansson, J. Idefeldt,, A. Larsson, M. PÃ¥hlman, A. Riabacke, and D. Sundgren, Cross-Disciplinary Research in Analytic Decision Support Systems, Proceedings of IEEE ITI2006.
36. Idefeldt, J. and Danielson, M.: Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis Software for Uncertain and Imprecise Information, Proceedings of the 11th Annual Conference of Asia Pacific Decision Sciences Institute (APDSI), 2006.
37. Idefeldt, J., Larsson, A., and Danielson, M.: Preference Ordering Algorithms with Imprecise Expectations, Proceedings of the 2006 International Multi-Conference of Engineers and Computer Scientists (IWOR'06), 2006.
38. M. Danielson, L. Ekenberg and D. Sundgren, Structure Information in Decision Trees and Similar Formalisms, Proceedings of FLAIRS UR 2007.
39. F. Kivunike, L. Ekenberg, M. Danielson and F. Tusubira, Measuring the Information Society: An Explorative Study of Existing Tools, Proceedings of ECIME 2007.
40. K. Hansson, M. Danielson, L. Ekenberg and A. Mondlane, Essential Features of a Flood Management Framework, Proceedings of IST-Africa 2007.
41. L. Ekenberg, M. Andersson, M. Danielson and A. Larsson, Distributions over Expected Utilities, Proceedings of ISIPTA 2007.
42. Idefeldt, J. and Danielson, M.: A Note on Tornado Diagrams in Interval Decision Analysis, Proceedings of WCE.07, pp.301-304, 2007.
43. E. Kahiigi, L. Ekenberg, M. Danielson and H. Hansson, E-learning State of the art: A Holistic Evaluation, Proceedings of ECEL 2007.
44. F. Kivunike, L. Ekenberg and M. Danielson, Using a Multi-Criteria Tool for Selecting ICT Development Initiatives, Proceedings of IST-Africa 2008.
45. L. Ekenberg, A. Larsson and M. Danielson, Second-Order Risk Constraints, Proceedings of the 21st International FLAIRS Conference, 2008
46. Sundgren, D., Ekenberg, L., and Danielson, M.: Some Properties of Aggregated Distributions over Expected Values, Proceedings of MICAI 2008, 2008.
47. Kivunike, F., Ekenberg, L., Danielson, M., and Tusubira, F.: Rural Communities in Developing Countries: An Explorative Review of the Contribution of ICT on Quality of Life, Proceedings of IADIS e-Learning 2008, 2008.
48. Kahiigi, E., Ekenberg, L., Hansson, H., Danielson, M., and Tusubira, F.: Explorative Study of E-learning in Developing Countries: A Case of the Uganda Education System, Proceedings of IADIS e-Learning 2008, 2008.
49. Danielson, M., Ekenberg, L., Grönlund, Å., and Åström, J.: Towards Interactive Decision Making: Connecting Participatory Processes and Institutional Contexts, Proceedings of eChallenges 2008, 2008.
50. M. Riabacke, M. Danielson, L. Ekenberg and A. Larsson, A Prescriptive Approach for Eliciting Imprecise Weight Statements in an MCDA Process, Proceedings of 1st International Conference on Algorithmic Decision Theory, 2009.
51. C. Waldenström, L. Ekenberg and M. Danielson, Threat and Control in Military Decision Making, Proceedings of ISIPTA 2009, 2009.
52. F. Kivunike, L. Ekenberg, M. Danielson and F. Tusubira, Examining Contextual Factors that Influence ICT Adoption in Rural Communities in Uganda, Proceedings of IST-Africa, 2009.
53. E. Kahiigi, M. Danielson, L. Ekenberg, F. Tusubira and H. Hansson, An Empirical Investigation of Students Perceptions of E-learning in Uganda, Proceedings of IST-Africa 2009, 2009.
54. M. Danielson and L. Ekenberg, Development of Algorithms for Decision Analysis with Interval Information, Proceedings of SOMET 2009, 2009.
55. F. Kivunike, L. Ekenberg, M. Danielson and F. Tusubira, Examining Contextual Factors that Influence ICT Adoption in Rural Communities in Uganda, Proceedings of IST-Africa 2009, 2009.
56. E. Kahiigi, H. Hansson, M. Danielson, L. Ekenberg and F. Tusubira, Criticism of e-learning Adoption and Use in Developing Country Contexts, Proceedings of CSEDU 2009 International Conference on Computer Supported Education, 2009.
57. M. Danielson, L. Ekenberg, A. Larsson and M. Riabacke, Structured eDemocracy beyond eDiscussion, Proceedings of e-Challenges 2009, 2009.
58. D. Sundgren, L. Ekenberg and M. Danielson, Shifted Dirichlet Distributions as Second-Order Probability Distributions that Factors into Marginals, Proceedings of ISIPTA 2009, 2009.
59. F. Kivunike, L. Ekenberg, M. Danielson and F. Tusubira, Investigating Universal Access from a Human Development Perspective, Proceedings of IADIS ICT, Society and Human Beings, 2009.
60. M. Riabacke, S. Bohman, M. Danielson, L. Ekenberg, W. Faye and A. Larsson, Public Decision Making Support: A Developing Country Perspective, Proceedings of IST-Africa, 2010.
61. M. Sutinen, M. Danielson, L. Ekenberg and A. Larsson, Web-based Analytical Decision Support System, Proceedings of IEEE-ISDA, 2010.
62. A. Riabacke, A. Larsson and M. Danielson, Business Intelligence as Decision Support in Business Processes: An Empirical Investigation, Proceedings of ICIME´11, 2011.
63. Kahiigi, E., Hansson, H, . Danielson, M., Tusubira, F., and Vesisenaho, M.: Collaborative E-learning in a Developing Country, A University Case Study in Uganda, Proceedings of ECEL 2011, vol.2, pp.932-942, 2011.

    Books

64. K. Borking, M. Danielson, L. Ekenberg, J. Idefeldt and A. Larsson, Bortom Business Intelligence, 2nd edition (in Swedish), Sine Metu, 2010.
65. K. Borking, M. Danielson, G. Davies, L. Ekenberg, J. Idefeldt and A. Larsson, Transcending Business Intelligence, Sine Metu, 2011.

    Book Chapters

66. M. Danielson and L. Ekenberg, Probabilistic Decision Making in Intelligent Agents, Encyclopedia of Artificial Intelligence, 2008.
67. M. Danielson, L. Ekenberg, A. Larsson and M. Riabacke, .Transparent Public Decision Making .Discussion and Case Study in Sweden,. e-Democracy: A Group Decision and Negotiation Perspectiv, Eds. D. R. Insua and S. French, Springer 2010.
68. M. Danielson and L. Ekenberg, A Risk-Based Decision Analytic Approach to Assessing Multi-Stakeholder Policy Problems, in Integrated Catastrophe Risk Modelling: Supporting Policy Processes, Eds. A. Amendola, T. Ermolieva, J. Linnerooth-Bayer and R. Mechler, Springer, 2011.
69. K. Hansson, M. Danielson, L. Ekenberg and J. Buurman, Handling Multiple Criteria in Flood Risk Management, in Integrated Catastrophe Risk Modelling: Supporting Policy Processes, Eds. A. Amendola, T. Ermolieva, J. Linnerooth-Bayer and R. Mechler, Springer, 2011.

    Patent

70. M. Danielson and L. Ekenberg, A Method for Decision and Risk Analysis in Probabilistic and Multiple Criteria Situations, U.S. Patent No. 7257566, 2007.

    Software Packages

71. DecideIT Decision Analysis Tool (combining probabilistic and multi-criteria decision making).
72. POLA Policy Analysis Tool (combining multi-stakeholder and multi-criteria decision making).
73. Helision City Planning and Decision Analysis Tool (combining multi-stakeholder and multi-criteria decision making).

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