@inproceedings{1f7c91e0bd6d47d3bd2e568db2472ada,
title = "Decentralized and fair multilateral negotiation",
abstract = "Negotiation is a fundamental mechanism in multiagent systems. It may be a complex mechanism involving multiple agents with conflicting interests that need to reach a joint agreement. Complexity intensifies when moving from bilateral to multilateral negotiation. An important issue in such negotiation is to define a specific and effective protocol that guides the interactions between the agents. In this paper, we propose a novel, fully decentralized mechanism for multilateral negotiation, that reduces the inherent complexity of the problem. We specifically reduce the complexity of searching in the agreement search space, utilizing the divide and conquer approach. The proposed negotiation mechanism structures the negotiation by dividing a set of agents into several groups. Proposals are initially exchanged only within groups, and only later across groups. This structure is enhanced with various interaction policies. These policies include rules that determine permissible behaviors of the agents within the structure. Via structure and policies our negotiation protocol controls the negotiation time and facilitates feasible multilateral negotiation. We provide theoretical and experimental results showing the efficiency of our protocol.",
keywords = "Decision-making, Divide and conquer, Multilateral negotiation, Organization style, Social welfare",
author = "Diago, {Ndeye Arame} and Samir Aknine and Onn Shehory and Souhila Arib and Romain Cailliere and Mbaye Sene",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2016 IEEE.; 28th IEEE International Conference on Tools with Artificial Intelligence, ICTAI 2016 ; Conference date: 06-11-2016 Through 08-11-2016",
year = "2017",
month = jan,
day = "11",
doi = "10.1109/ICTAI.2016.29",
language = "الإنجليزيّة",
series = "Proceedings - 2016 IEEE 28th International Conference on Tools with Artificial Intelligence, ICTAI 2016",
publisher = "Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.",
pages = "149--156",
editor = "Anna Esposito and Miltos Alamaniotis and Amol Mali and Nikolaos Bourbakis",
booktitle = "Proceedings - 2016 IEEE 28th International Conference on Tools with Artificial Intelligence, ICTAI 2016",
address = "الولايات المتّحدة",
}