COMAS: A multi-agent system for performing consensus processes

Advances in Intelligent and Soft Computing

Volumn 91, Issue , 2011, Pages 125-132

  Palomares, Iván ^a   Sánchez, Pedro J ^a   Quesada, Francisco J ^a   Mata, Francisco ^a   Martínez, Luis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JAÉN   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS ENVIRONMENTS; COMMUNICATION TASK; CONSENSUS SUPPORT SYSTEM; GROUP DECISION MAKING PROBLEMS; INHERENT COMPLEXITY; INTELLIGENT TOOLS; MULTIAGENT ARCHITECTURE; NEGOTIATION PROCESS;

DISTRIBUTED COMPUTER SYSTEMS; MODERATORS; MULTI AGENT SYSTEMS; ONTOLOGY;

INTELLIGENT AGENTS;

EID: 80053027744     PISSN: 18675662     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-19934-9_16     Document Type: Conference Paper

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