Computational Social Choice: Research & Development

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Dorothea Baumeister, Ratip Emin Berker, Niclas Boehmer, Sylvain Bouveret, Andreas Darmann, Piotr Faliszewski, Martin Lackner, Jérôme Lang, Nicholas Mattei, Arianna Novaro

Published: 2026, Last Modified: 30 Mar 2026CoRR 2026EveryoneRevisionsBibTeXCC BY-SA 4.0
Abstract: Computational social choice (COMSOC) studies principled ways to aggregate conflicting individual preferences into collective decisions. In this paper, we call for an increased effort towards Computational Social Choice: Research & Development (COMSOC-R&D), a problem-driven research agenda that explicitly aims to design, implement, and test collective decision-making systems in the real world. We articulate the defining features of COMSOC-R&D, argue for its value, and discuss various roadblocks and possible solutions.