Fuzzy constraint-based agent negotiation

Journal of Computer Science and Technology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 319-330

  Lin, Menq Wen ^a   Lai, K Robert ^b   Yu, Ting Jung ^b  

^a CHING YUN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b YUAN ZE UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Agent negotiation; Distributed fuzzy constraint satisfaction problem; Fuzzy constraints

Indexed keywords

AGENT NEGOTIATIONS; DISTRIBUTED FUZZY CONSTRAINTS SATISFACTION PROBLEM; FUZZY CONSTRAINTS;

FUZZY CONTROL; PROBLEM SOLVING;

CONSTRAINT THEORY;

EID: 24044510158     PISSN: 10009000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11390-005-0319-3     Document Type: Article

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