Matchmaking in multi-attribute auctions using a genetic algorithm and a particle swarm approach

Studies in Computational Intelligence

Volumn 383, Issue , 2012, Pages 81-98

  Ludwig, Simone A ^a   Schoene, Thomas ^b  

^a North Dakota State University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

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EID: 82555189888     PISSN: 1860949X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-24696-8_5     Document Type: Article

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