Modeling complex multi-issue negotiations using utility graphs

Proceedings of the International Conference on Autonomous Agents

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 423-430

  Robu, Valentin ^a   Somefun, D J A ^a   La Poutre J A ^a  

^a CWI   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Decision theory; Game theory; Graphical models; Influence diagrams; Market based methods; Negotiation; Utility graphs

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL COMPLEXITY; DECISION THEORY; GAME THEORY; GRAPH THEORY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARETO PRINCIPLE;

GRAPHICAL MODELS; INFLUENCE DIAGRAMS; MARKET-BASED METHODS; NEGOTIATION; UTILITY GRAPHS;

MULTI AGENT SYSTEMS;

EID: 33644793050     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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