This paper surveys and analyzes the state of the art of agent-mediated electronic commerce
(e-commerce), concentrating particularly on the business-to-consumer (B2C) and business …

Issues in Multiagent Resource Allocation Yann Chevaleyre, Paul E. Dunne, Ulle Endriss,
Jerome Lang, Michel Lemaitre, Nicolas Maudet, Julian Padget, Steve Phelps, Juan A …

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 …

Negotiation is essential in settings where autonomous agents have conflicting interests and
a desire to cooperate. For this reason, mechanisms in which agents exchange potential …

The ability of production companies to rapidly develop and deploy effective and efficient
control systems is critical for success in the consumer-driven environment of contemporary …

Virtual organisations (VOs) are composed of a number of individuals, departments or
organisations each of which has a range of capabilities and resources at their disposal …

Software agents that autonomously act and interact to achieve their design objectives are
increasingly being developed for a range of e-commerce applications. In this context …

Automated negotiation systems with software agents representing individuals or
organizations and capable of reaching agreements through negotiation are becoming …

We propose a dialogue game protocol for purchase negotiation dialogues which identifies
appropriate speech acts, defines constraints on their utterances, and specifies the different …

Autonomous negotiation needs certain protocol, a set of rules that defines the interaction
boundaries between negotiating agents. This paper aims to allow readers, particularly agent …