A negotiation between agents is typically an incomplete information game, where the agents
initially do not know their opponent's preferences or strategy. This poses a challenge, as …

This paper presents an in-depth analysis and the key insights gained from the Second
International Automated Negotiating Agents Competition (ANAC 2011). ANAC is an …

With an increasing number of applications in the context of multi-agent systems, automated
negotiation is a rapidly growing area. Written by top researchers in the field, this state-of-the …

Abstract The third Automated Negotiating Agents Competition (ANAC 2012) was held at the
11th International Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems (AAMAS …

When a negotiating agent is presented with an offer by its opponent, it is faced with a
decision: it can accept the offer that is currently on the table, or it can reject it and continue …

Consider an agent that can autonomously negotiate and coordinate with others in our stead,
to reach outcomes and agreements in our interest. Such automated negotiation agents are …

This paper studies automated bilateral negotiation among self-interested agents in complex
application domains which consist of multiple issues and real-time constraints and where …

Abstract The Automated Negotiating Agents Competition (ANAC) is an annual competition
that compares the state-of-the-art algorithms in the field of automated negotiation. Although …

The last two decades have seen a growing interest in automated agents that are able to
negotiate on behalf of human negotiators in a wide variety of negotiation domains. One key …

This paper introduces a dependency analysis and a categorization of conceptualized and
existing economic decision support mechanisms for negotiation. The focus of our survey is …