Aims & Scope
The journal Risk and Decision Analysis (RDA) emphasizes a theoretical and practical interdisciplinary and comprehensive vision of Risk: its definition, its measurements, its analysis, its manifestations and reconcile their contradictions and their differences. RDA considers for publication research papers that contribute to a greater appreciation of risks and uncertainties in their many definitions, their modeling (mathematical or otherwise), their empirical and data analysis, their pricing and their management. Application of risk modeling and decision analysis to general and risk engineering, economic and financial systems, operational and networked systems in industry, in services, in control, regulatory and compliance systems etc. are emphasized. For example, financial market risks, eco-risks and urban systems, insurance, energy, safety and security, healthcare, environment, and related areas are emphasized for the purpose to provide an integrative vision of risks and uncertainty how to confront their manifestations. The intent of RDA is to provide to academic and practitioners, a platform to better integrate and interpret risks and their manifestations in a comprehensive manner.
RDA's focus is scientific, based on mathematical and systematic approaches to risk (statistics, probability theory, data science), Bayesian statistics and (automatic, machine) learning, stochastic modeling, stochastic and optimal control. At the same time it is “educational”, having set “an educational corner” to introduce and clarify complex risk related issues and problems. These problems include for example issues such as VIX and Fear; Risk and Uncertainty (ambiguity), the risks of “financialization”, environmental and extreme risks, managerial approaches, etc. Empirical analysis and data analytic approaches to assess and support theoretical results based on interesting methodologies is an important element of RDA’s mission.
Editorial Board
Editors-in-Chief
Charles S. Tapiero
Department of Finance and
Risk Engineering, New York University, Polytechnic Institute, USA
George Papanicolaou
Department of Mathematics
Stanford University, USA
c/o Mrs Chantal Delabarre
France
Editorial Assistant
Chantal Delabarre
France
Editorial Board
Edward Altman
New York University
USA
John Baillieul
Boston University
USA
Stefano Barone
University of Palermo
Italy
Sergio Bianchi
University of Cassino
Italy
Abel Cadenillas
University of Alberta
Canada
Metin Çakanyildirim
University of Texas at Dallas
USA
Robert Cooper
Florida Atlantic University
USA
Michel Crouhy
IXIS Securities
France
Alexandre Dolgui
IMT Atlantique
Nantes, France
Raphael Douady
LABEX, Université Paris 1 PanthéonSorbonne
France
Tyrone Duncan
University of Kansas
USA
Dan Galai
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Israel
Helyette Geman
University of London
UK
Yacov Haimes
University of Virginia
USA
Hyeng Keun Koo
jou University
South Korea
Steven Kou
Columbia University
USA
Jean-Michel Lasry
Université Paris IX-Dauphine
France
John Liu
The Hong Kong Polytechnic
University, Hong Kong
Jean-Hervé Lorenzi
Cie Financière Edmond de
Rothschild, France
Ely Merzbach
Bar Ilan University
Israel
Alexander Melnikov
University of Alberta
Canada
Bertrand Munier
GRID-CNRS, ESTP-ENSA
France
Mihai Nadin
University of Texas at Dallas
USA
Shmuel S. Oren
University of California at Berkeley
USA
Bozenna Pasik-Duncan
University of Kansas
USA
Elisabeth Paté-Cornell
Stanford University
USA
Stylianos Perrakis
Concordia University
Canada
Jean-Marie Proth
Res Dir
France
Sumit Sarkar
University of Texas at Dallas
USA
Suresh P. Sethi
University of Texas at Dallas
USA
Ronnie Sircar
Princeton University
USA
Katepalli Raju Sreenivasan
NYU-POLY
USA
Dan Stefanica
City University of NY
USA
Lorne Switzer
Concordia University
Canada
Oren Tapiero
Bank of Israel
Israel
Mina Teicher
Bar-Ilan University
Israel
Kwok Leung Tsui
City University of Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Pierre Vallois
Université Henri Poincaré Nancy I
France
Paul Zipkin
Duke University Durham
USA
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Board member
Edward Altman
New York University
USA
John Bailleul
Boston University
USA
Metin Çakanyildirim
University of Texas at Dallas
USA
Robert Cooper
Florida Atlantic University
USA
Michel Crouhy
IXIS Securities
France
Raphael Douady
LABEX, Université Paris 1 Panthéon Sorbonne
France
- Stochastic system
- Credit risk
Tyrone Duncan
University of Kansas
USA
Dan Galai
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Israel
Helyette Geman
School of Economics, Mathematics and Statistics
United Kingdom
Dominique Guegan
Université Paris 1 Panthéon Sorbonne
France
- Risk Measurement and Financial Management
Yacov Y. Haimes
University of Virginia
USA
- Risk Analysis
- Multi-Objective Programming
Jean-Michel Lasry
Université Paris IX-Dauphine
France
John J. Liu
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Hong Kong
Jean-Hervé Lorenzi
Cie Financière Edmond de Rothschild
France
Ely Merzbach
Bar Ilan University
Israel
Bertrand Munier
GRID-CNRS, ESTP-ENSA
France
Mihai Nadin
University of Texas at Dallas
USA
Shmuel S. Oren
University of California at Berkeley
USA
George Papanicolaou
Stanford University
USA
Bozenna Pasik-Duncan
University of Kansas
USA
Elisabeth Pate-Cornell
Stanford University
USA
Stylianos Perrakis
Concordia University
Canada
- Finance
- Derivatives
- Computational Finance
Olivier P. Pironneau
Université Paris VI
France
Sumit Sarkar
University of Texas at Dallas
USA
Suresh P. Sethi
University of Texas at Dallas
USA
Ronnie Sircar
Princeton University
USA
- Mathematical Finance
- Stochastic Theory
- Environmental Science
Katepalli Raju Sreenivasan
President NYU-POLY
USA
- Physics
- Stochastic Systems
Lorne Switzer
Concordia University
Canada
- Corporate Finance
- Econometrics
Charles Tapiero
Polytechnic University of New York
USA
- Financial Engineering
- Risk Analysis
Pierre Vallois
Université Henri Poincaré Nancy I
France
Paul Zipkin
Duke University
USA
- Operations research
Please contact Chantal Delabarre for (editorial) questions and/or remarks. In case you have difficulties to link the topic of your paper to the area(s) of expertise of one of the Editorial Board members, please submit your paper to:
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CNES - Centre de Toulouse
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REFERENCES
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[1] Rose ME, Huerbin MB, Melick J, Marion DW, Palmer AM, Schiding JK, et al. Regulation of interstitial excitatory amino acid concentrations after cortical contusion injury. Brain Res. 2002;935(1-2):40-6.
[2] Murray PR, Rosenthal KS, Kobayashi GS, Pfaller MA. Medical microbiology. 4th ed. St. Louis: Mosby; 2002.
[3] Berkow R, Fletcher AJ, editors. The Merck manual of diagnosis and therapy. 16th ed. Rahway (NJ): Merck Research Laboratories; 1992.
[4] Meltzer PS, Kallioniemi A, Trent JM. Chromosome alterations in human solid tumors. In: Vogelstein B, Kinzler KW, editors. The genetic basis of human cancer. New York: McGrawHill; 2002. p. 93-113.
[5] Canadian Cancer Society [homepage on the Internet]. Toronto: The Society; 2006 [updated 2006 May 12; cited 2006 Oct 17]. Available from: www.cancer.ca/.
[6] Tian D, Araki H, Stahl E, Bergelson J, Kreitman M. Signature of balancing selection in Arabidopsis. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. In press 2002.
[7] Fletcher D, Wagstaff CRD. Organisational psychology in elite sport: its emergence, application and future. Psychol Sport Exerc. 2009;10(4):427-34. doi:10.1016/j.psychsport.2009.03.009.
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