Algorithms for optimizing leveled commitment contracts

IJCAI International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence

Volumn 1, Issue , 1999, Pages 535-540

  Sandholm, Tuomas ^a   Sikka, Sandeep ^a   Norden, Samphel ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATED NEGOTIATIONS; CONTRACT PRICES; EXISTENCE AND UNIQUENESS; NASH EQUILIBRIA; PARETO EFFICIENCY; SELF-INTERESTED AGENTS; TWO AGENTS;

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; GAME THEORY; OPTIMIZATION;

ALGORITHMS;

EID: 84880672871     PISSN: 10450823     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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