Balancing conflict and cost in the selection of negotiation opponents

Proceedings - First International Workshop on Rational, Robust, and Secure Negotiation Mechanisms in Multi-Agent Systems, RRS 2005

Volumn 2005, Issue , 2005, Pages 39-54

  Munroe, Steve ^a   Luck, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COSTS; MOTIVATION; PROBLEM SOLVING; SOFTWARE AGENTS;

COST MINIMIZATION; OPPONENT SELECTION MECHANISM; PURCHASE NEGOTIATIONS;

MULTI AGENT SYSTEMS;

EID: 33847051704     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/RRS.2005.6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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