Describing acceptable objects by means of Sugeno integrals

Objects are usually described by combinations of properties. Logic-based descriptions offer compact representations for binary properties. Besides, Sugeno integrals are well-known as a powerful qualitative aggregation tool in multiple-criteria decision, which is applicable to gradual properties, and takes into account positive synergies between properties. The paper proposes to investigate the potential use of Sugeno integrals as a representation tool, to lay bare their relation with possibilistic logic representations, and to discuss the handling of negative synergies in this setting using a pair of Sugeno integrals. © 2010 IEEE