Title :
Concurrent bilateral negotiation in agent systems
Author :
Nguyen, Thuc Duong ; Jennings, Nicholas R.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. & Comput. Sci., Univ. of Southampton, UK
Abstract :
Bi-lateral negotiations represent an important class of encounter in agent-based systems. To this end, this paper develops and evaluates a heuristic model that enables an agent to participate in multiple, concurrent bi-lateral encounters in competitive situations in which there is information uncertainty and deadlines.
Keywords :
heuristic programming; negotiation support systems; software agents; agent-based system; automated negotiation; concurrent bilateral negotiation; heuristic model; Computer science; Conferences; Databases; Expert systems; Grid computing; Proposals; Protocols; Uncertainty; Yarn;
Conference_Titel :
Database and Expert Systems Applications, 2003. Proceedings. 14th International Workshop on
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-1993-8
DOI :
10.1109/DEXA.2003.1232127