A Multi-Agent Model for Overlapping Negotiations

Group Decision and Negotiation

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 747-790

  Aknine, Samir ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

Author keywords

Coordination; Multi agent; Negotiation; Protocols

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867103489     PISSN: 09262644     EISSN: 15729907     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10726-011-9247-5     Document Type: Article

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