The Distributed Constraint Optimization Problem (DCOP) is a fundamental formalism for multi-agent cooperation. A dedicated framework called Resource Constrained DCOP (RCDCOP) has ...
Toshihiro Matsui, Marius Silaghi, Katsutoshi Hiray...
The Problem Frames approach captures problems as seen by developers, but not by stakeholders. This paper presents a framework that extends the problem diagram of the Problem Frame...
A major hurdle in sharing resources between organizations is heterogeneity. Therefore, in order for two organizations to collaborate their policies have to be resolved. The proces...
Hao Wang, Somesh Jha, Miron Livny, Patrick Drew Mc...
Automated negotiation is a key form of interaction in systems that are composed of multiple autonomous agents. The aim of such interactions is to reach agreements through an itera...
Peyman Faratin, Carles Sierra, Nicholas R. Jenning...
The use of formal model based (FMB) methods to evaluate the quality of the components is an important research area. Except for a growing number of exceptions, FMB methods are sti...
Hye Yeon Kim, Kshamta Jerath, Frederick T. Sheldon