Abstract
In this paper we propose a coalition formation model for a cooperative multiagent system in which an agent forms sub-optimal coalitions in view of incomplete information about its noisy, dynamic, and uncertain world, and its need to respond to events within time constraints. Our model has two stages: (1) when an agent detects an event in the world, it first compiles a list of coalition candidates that it thinks would be useful (coalition initialization), and (2) then negotiates with the candidates (coalition finalization). A negotiation is an exchange of information and knowledge for constraint satisfaction until both parties agree on a deal or one opts out. Each successful negotiation adds a new member to the agent's final coalition. This paper talks about the steps we have designed to enhance the finalization stage.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man and Cybernetics |
| Pages | 1481-1486 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Volume | 2 |
| State | Published - 2003 |
| Event | System Security and Assurance - Washington, DC, United States Duration: Oct 5 2003 → Oct 8 2003 |
Other
| Other | System Security and Assurance |
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| Country/Territory | United States |
| City | Washington, DC |
| Period | 10/5/03 → 10/8/03 |
Keywords
- Coalition formation
- Multiagent systems
- Negotiation
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Hardware and Architecture
- Control and Systems Engineering