A multilateral multi-issue negotiation protocol

In this paper, we present a new protocol to address multilateral multi-issue negotiation in a cooperative context. We consider complex dependencies between multiple issues by modelling the preferences of the agents with a multi-criteria decision aid tool, also enabling us to extract relevant information on a proposal assessment. This information is used in the protocol to help in accelerating the search for a consensus between the cooperative agents. In addition, the negotiation procedure is defined in a crisis management context where the common objective of our agents is also considered in the preferences of a mediator agent. Categories and Subject Descriptors I.2.11 [Distributed Artificial Intelligence]: Intelligent agents, Multiagent systems General Terms Theory, Design, Experimentation Keywords Automated negotiation, Negotiation Strategies, Multi-criteria decision making

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2007
• Where: ATAL
• Authors: Miniar Hemaissia, Amal El Fallah-Seghrouchni, Christophe Labreuche, Juliette Mattioli
• Keywords: ATAL 2007, Intelligent Agents, Multi-criteria Decision, Multi-criteria Decision Aid, Multilateral Multi-issue Negotiation