Title :
Dynamic coalition formation among rational agents
Author :
Klusch, Matthias ; Gerber, Andreas
Author_Institution :
Multiagent Syst. Res. Group, German Res. Center for Artificial Intelligence, Saarbrucken, Germany
Abstract :
Dynamic coalition formation (DCF) promises to be well suited for applications of ubiquitous and mobile computing. This article proposes a simulation-based DCF scheme designed to let rational agents form coalitions in dynamic environments.
Keywords :
mobile computing; multi-agent systems; virtual machines; dynamic coalition formation; dynamic environments; mobile computing applications; rational agents; simulation-based scheme; ubiquitous computing applications; Artificial intelligence; Business; Computer vision; Consumer electronics; Game theory; Internet; Mobile computing; Pervasive computing; Software agents; Wireless communication;
Journal_Title :
Intelligent Systems, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MIS.2002.1005630
