Intelligent decision support system for selecting the university-industry cooperation model using modified antecedent-consequent method

Abstract

This work is devoted to the analysis and selection of the most rational model of the university/IT-company cooperation (UIC) using intelligent decision support systems (DSSs) in the conditions of input information uncertainty. The modification of a two-cascade method for reconfiguration of the fuzzy DSS’s rule bases is described in details for situations when the volume of input data can be changed. Authors propose an additional observer procedure for checking the fuzzy rule consequents before their final correction. The modified method provides (a) structural reduction of the rule antecedents, (b) correction of the corresponding consequents in an interactive mode and (c) avoiding the results’ deformation in the decision making process with variable structure of input data. Special attention is paid to the hierarchically organized DSSs (with variable input vector and discrete logic output) and to design of the web-oriented instrumental tool (WOTFS-1). The simulation results confirm the efficiency and expediency of using (a) the software WOTFS-1 and (b) modified method of fuzzy rule base’s antecedent-consequent reconfiguration for the efficient selection of the rational model of academia-industry cooperation.