An increasing number of computer systems are being viewed in terms of autonomous
agents. There are two main drivers to this trend. Firstly, agents are being advocated as a …

In the last few years we have witnessed a surge of business-to-consumer and business-to-
business commerce operated on the Internet. However, most current electronic commerce …

In the last few years we have witnessed a surge of business-to-consumer and business-to-
business commerce operated on the Internet. However many of these systems are often …

Multi-agent systems are a new computational approach for solving real world, dynamic and
open system problems. Problems are conceptualized as a collection of decentralised …

The following article is a dissertation project in progress paper. It shows the results of an
empirical analysis of 74 publications in the field of automated negotiations. The results show …

A smart contract is the formalisation of an agreement, whose terms are automatically
enforced by relying on a transaction protocol, while minimising the need of intermediaries …

Interactions are a core part of all multi-agent systems. They occur because of the inter-
dependencies that inevitably exist between the agents and they manifest themselves in …

Neste trabalho são estudadas as metodologias de coordenação em sistemas
computacionais multi-agente e propostas metodologias adequadas à coordenação de …

Develo** effective and efficient negotiation mechanisms for real‐world applications such
as e‐business is challenging because negotiations in such a context are characterized by …

Electronic negotiations concern transactions on the basis of electronic media, such as the
Internet. Platforms have been developed to aid participants in electronic markets during the …