A large number of interesting combinatorial optimization problems like MAX CUT, MAX k-
SAT, and UNIQUE GAMES fall under the class of constraint satisfaction problems (CSPs) …

With the recent advances in Internet and mobile technologies, there are increasing demands
for ubiquitous access to tourist information systems for service coordination and process …

With the recent advances in mobile technologies and infrastructures, there are increasing
demands for ubiquitous access to tourist information systems for service coordination and …

This work presents a set of protocols for scheduling a meeting among agents that represent
their respective user's interests. Four protocols are discussed: a) the full information protocol …

In this paper we present a computational model of personality, PIACT, which is an extension
of ACT-R cognitive architecture, to consider the effect of personality factors. The personality …

With recent advances in mobile technologies and infrastructures, there are increasing
demands for the support of mobile workforce management (MWM) across multiple platforms …

Culture can be seen as the normative glue that holds an organization together. It is related to
the institutionalized way of thinking and acting of people. Our aim is to study and …

Agent technologies have been deployed to model and implement e-commerce activities as
multi-agent information systems (MAIS). Agents provide services to one another for mutual …

A lot of work has been done on interactions and negotiations in multi agent systems. In this
paper, we introduce new aspects of security into this scenario by dealing with confidentiality …

Meeting scheduling is an inherently difficult and time consuming task that requires multiple
parties to interact and consult their various calendars in order to agree upon a common time …