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Title: Beliefs, Time and Incomplete Information in Multiple Encounter Negotiations Among Autonomous Agents
Author: Sarit Kraus
Journal: Annals of Mathematics and Artificial Intelligence
Volume: 20
Number: 1--4
Pages: 111--159
Year: 1997
Abstract: In negotiations among autonomous agents over resource allocation, beliefs about opponents, and about opponents? beliefs, become particularly important when there is incomplete information. This paper considers interactions among self-motivated, rational, and autonomous agents, each with its own utility function, and each seeking to maximize its expected utility. The paper expands upon previous work and focuses on incomplete information and multiple encounters among the agents. It presents a strategic model that takes into consideration the passage of time during the negotiation and also includes belief systems. The paper provides strategies for a wide range of situations. The framework satisfies the following criteria: symmetrical distribution, simplicity, instantaneously, efficiency and stability.

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@Article{kraus97a,
  author =	 {Sarit Kraus},
  title =	 {Beliefs, Time and Incomplete Information in Multiple
                  Encounter Negotiations Among Autonomous Agents},
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  journal =	 {Annals of Mathematics and Artificial Intelligence},
  year =	 1997,
  volume =	 20,
  number =	 {1--4},
  pages =	 {111--159},
  abstract =	 {In negotiations among autonomous agents over
                  resource allocation, beliefs about opponents, and
                  about opponents? beliefs, become particularly
                  important when there is incomplete information. This
                  paper considers interactions among self-motivated,
                  rational, and autonomous agents, each with its own
                  utility function, and each seeking to maximize its
                  expected utility. The paper expands upon previous
                  work and focuses on incomplete information and
                  multiple encounters among the agents. It presents a
                  strategic model that takes into consideration the
                  passage of time during the negotiation and also
                  includes belief systems. The paper provides
                  strategies for a wide range of situations. The
                  framework satisfies the following criteria:
                  symmetrical distribution, simplicity,
                  instantaneously, efficiency and stability.},
  keywords =     {multiagent negotiation},
  url =		 {http://jmvidal.cse.sc.edu/library/kraus97a.pdf},
  cluster = 	 {7456113436185268124}
}
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