Introductory Note
Frada Burstein, Patrick Brézillon and Arkady Zaslavsky
Theme I: Theories of Real-Time Decision Support
Challenges of Real-Time Decision Support
Daniel J. Power
Improvisation of Model for Real-Time Decision Making
Eric W. Stein
Theme II: Tools and Technologies for Context-aware Real-Time Decision Support
Context Prediction in Pervasive Computing Systems: Achievements and Challenges
Andrey Boytsov and Arkady Zaslavsky
A Contextual Menthodology for Modelling Real-Time Decision Making Support
Patrick Brézillon
Towards Real-Time Context Awareness for Mobile Users: A Declarative Meta-Programming Approach
Seng W. Loke
The Role of Context for Crisis Management Cycle
Florence Aligne and Juliette Mattioli
The Contextual and Collaborative Dimensions of Avatar in Real-Time Decision Making
Norita Ahmad and Reza Barkhi
Theme III: Case Studies
Beyond Rationality: Information Design for Supporting Emergent Groups in Emergency Response
Tung Bui and Ina Sebastian
Dynamic Emergency Response Management for Large Scale Decision Making in Extreme Hazardous Events
Murray Turoff, Connie White and Linda Plotnick
Partially Distributed Emergency Teams: Considerations of Decision Support for Virtual Communities of Practice
Linda Plotnick, Murray Turoff and Connie White
Why Real-Time Transaction Processing Fails to Capture the Context Required for Decision Support
Fergal Carton, Frederic Adam and Patrick Brézillon
Continuous Auditing as a Foundation for Real Time Decision Support: Implementation Challenges and Successes
Robert Baksa and Murray Turoff
Towards a “Just-in-Time” Distributed Decision Support System in Health Care Research
Ziad Kobti, Anne W. Snowdon, Robert D. Kent, Gokul Bhandari, Shamual F. Rahaman, Paul D. Preney, Carol A. Kolga, Barbara Tiessen and Lichun Zhu
Context Modelling in Time Critical decision Support for Medical Triage
Shane Grigsby, Frada Burstein and Nyree Parker
Efficient Context Prediction for Decision Making in PervasiveHealth Care Environments: A Case Study
Yves Vanrompay and Yolande Berbers
On-demand Assistance in Handling Ammunition: Development of a Mobile Ammo DSS
Supavich Pengnate, Ramesh Sharda, David Biros, Michael Hass and Upton Shimp
Development of a Mobile Situation Awareness Tool Supporting Disaster Recovery of Business Operations
Pedro Antunes, Claudio Sapateiro, Gustavo Zurita and Nelson Baloian
This volume of Annals of Information Systems will acknowledge the twentieth anniversary of the founding of the International Society for Decision Support Systems (ISDSS) by documenting some of the current best practices in teaching and research and envisioning the next twenty years in the decision support systems field. The volume is intended to complement existing DSS literature by offering an outlet for thoughts and research particularly suited to the theme of describing the next twenty years in the area of decision support.
Several subthemes are planned for the volume. One subtheme draws on the assessments of internationally known DSS researchers to evaluate where the field has been and what has been accomplished. A second subtheme of the volume will be describing the current best practices of DSS research and teaching efforts. A third subtheme will be an assessment by top DSS scholars on where the DSS discipline needs to focus in the future. The tone of this volume is one of enthusiasm for the potential contributions to come in the area of DSS; contributions that must incorporate an understanding of what has been accomplished in the past, build on the best practices of today, and be integrated into future decision making practices.
Frada Burstein
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