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 …

In every negotiation with a deadline, one of the negotiating parties has to accept an offer to
avoid a break off. A break off is usually an undesirable outcome for both parties, therefore it …

In May 2011, we organized the Second International Automated Negotiating Agents
Competition (ANAC2011) in conjunction with AAMAS 2011. ANAC is an international …

CP-Nets have proven to be an effective representation for capturing preferences. However,
their use in multiagent negotiation is not straightforward. The main reason for this is that CP …

To date, a variety of automated negotiation agents have been created. While each of these
agents has been shown to be effective in negotiating with people in specific environments …

Many negotiations in the real world are characterized by incomplete information, and
participants' success depends on their ability to reveal information in a way that facilitates …

In agent-mediated negotiation systems, the majority of the research focused on finding
negotiation strategies for optimizing price only. However, in negotiation systems with time …

A major challenge to the successful planning and evolution of an acknowledged System of
Systems (SoS) is the current lack of understanding of the impact that the presence or …

In this paper we present a model of self-interested agents acting in an open environment,
which captures the most relevant elements of agents' behaviour related to negotiation with …

With modern computers becoming more powerful, automated negotiation is coming more to
the forefront of research. Software agents are able to aid human negotiators, help them …