[1] Liu Kexing, Feng Yuqiang,. Issues in automated negotiation:protocol and ontology [J]. Journal of Southeast University (English Edition), 2006, 22 (3): 430-434. [doi:10.3969/j.issn.1003-7985.2006.03.030]

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Journal of Southeast University (English Edition)[ISSN:1003-7985/CN:32-1325/N]

Volumn:

22

Issue:

2006 3

Page:

430-434

Research Field:

Computer Science and Engineering

Publishing date:

2006-09-30

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Title:

Issues in automated negotiation:protocol and ontology

Author(s):

Liu Kexing;  Feng Yuqiang

School of Management, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China

Keywords:

e-commerce;  automated negotiation;  negotiation protocol;  ontology

PACS:

TP393.09

DOI:

10.3969/j.issn.1003-7985.2006.03.030

Abstract:

In the environment of e-commerce, agents in automated negotiation should share common concept of what they are bargaining and a rule of how to bargain.State of the art overviews of automated negotiation is given. The main barriers to automated negotiation such as protocol and ontology are discussed.Then, a model of automated negotiation is presented with the ontologies of roles and goods described by web ontology language(OWL), the proposal strategies based on the information sets, and a set of rules for agent interaction.In this model, agents coming from different organizations can negotiate automatically based on common ontologies defined by OWL and formal protocol.This makes it possible for the automated negotiation to be performed in an open environment such as Internet, not merely in a closed system.

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Biographies: Liu Kexing(1967—), male, graduate, Liuxen@163.com;Feng Yuqiang(1961—), female, doctor, professor, Fengyq@hit.edu.cn.

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