A Knowledge-Based Approach to Coalition Formation

IEEE Intelligent Systems

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 17-25

  Pechoucek, Michal ^a   Marik, Vladimir ^a   Barta, Jaroslav ^a  

^a CZECH TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY IN PRAGUE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL COMPLEXITY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MULTI AGENT SYSTEMS; NETWORK PROTOCOLS; SECURITY OF DATA; TELECOMMUNICATION TRAFFIC;

CONTACT NETWORK PROTOCOLS (CNP);

KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEMS;

EID: 0036564998     PISSN: 15411672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/MIS.2002.1005627     Document Type: Article

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