Incorporating the Negotiation Process in Urban Planning DSS

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 14-29 ◽  
Author(s):  
Imene Benatia ◽  
Mohamed Ridda Laouar ◽  
Sean B. Eom ◽  
Hakim Bendjenna
Keyword(s):  
City Planning ◽  
Negotiation Process ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Multi Agent Systems ◽  
Negotiation Protocol ◽  
Agent Systems ◽  
Multi Agent ◽  
Urban Project ◽  
Communication And Coordination ◽  
The City

Cooperation in multi-agent systems is necessary in order to perform complex tasks and lead Multi-agent System (MAS) towards its objective. Contract-Net Protocol (CNP) is one of the communication and coordination mechanisms used by multi-agent systems which prefer cooperation through interaction protocols. This paper proposes a new cooperation and negotiation protocol based on the principals of the Contact Net Protocol (CNP). The auhtors' suggested negotiation protocol is used to solve one of the problems in the context of the city planning which is the problem of election of urban projects. Their proposed protocol is intended to the decision makers in order to help them resolve the problem of the evaluation and the selection of the best urban project without the need to be together in a decision urban room.

Incorporating the Negotiation Process in Urban Planning DSS

2020 ◽  
pp. 484-500
Author(s):  
Imene Benatia ◽  
Mohamed Ridda Laouar ◽  
Sean B. Eom ◽  
Hakim Bendjenna
Keyword(s):  
City Planning ◽  
Negotiation Process ◽  
Multi Agent Systems ◽  
Negotiation Protocol ◽  
Agent Systems ◽  
Contract Net ◽  
Multi Agent ◽  
Urban Project ◽  
Communication And Coordination ◽  
The City

Cooperation in multi-agent systems is necessary in order to perform complex tasks and lead Multi-agent System (MAS) towards its objective. Contract-Net Protocol (CNP) is one of the communication and coordination mechanisms used by multi-agent systems which prefer cooperation through interaction protocols. This paper proposes a new cooperation and negotiation protocol based on the principals of the Contact Net Protocol (CNP). The auhtors' suggested negotiation protocol is used to solve one of the problems in the context of the city planning which is the problem of election of urban projects. Their proposed protocol is intended to the decision makers in order to help them resolve the problem of the evaluation and the selection of the best urban project without the need to be together in a decision urban room.

scholarly journals KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE REUSE THROUGH COMMUNICATION AMONG COMPETENT (PEER) AGENTS

1999 ◽  
Vol 09 (03) ◽  
pp. 319-341 ◽  
Author(s):  
FRANCISCO J. MARTÍN ◽  
ENRIC PLAZA ◽  
JOSEP LLUÍS ARCOS
Keyword(s):  
Specific Problem ◽  
The Other ◽  
Multi Agent Systems ◽  
Knowledge Modeling ◽  
Agent Systems ◽  
Experience Reuse ◽  
Multi Agent ◽  
Cooperative Activity ◽  
Communication And Coordination ◽  
Competence Models

This article addresses an extension of the knowledge modeling approaches, namely to multi-agent systems where communication and coordination are necessary. We propose the notion of competent agent and define the basic capabilities of these agents for the extension to be effective. An agent is competent when it is capable of reasoning about its own competence and that of the other agents with which it cooperates in a given domain. In our framework, an agent has competence models of itself and of its acquaintances from which it can decide, for a specific problem to be solved, the type of cooperative activity it can request and from which agent. In this paper we focus on societies of peer agents, i.e. agents that are able to solve the same type of task but that may have different degrees of competence for specific problem ranges.

A METHODOLOGY FOR MODELING MULTI-AGENT SYSTEMS USING NESTED PETRI NETS

2012 ◽  
Vol 22 (07) ◽  
pp. 891-925 ◽  
Author(s):  
LILY CHANG ◽  
XUDONG HE ◽  
SOL M. SHATZ
Keyword(s):  
Formal Model ◽  
Dynamic Structure ◽  
Software Systems ◽  
Multi Agent Systems ◽  
New Paradigm ◽  
Distributed Software ◽  
Agent Systems ◽  
Multi Agent ◽  
Communication And Coordination ◽  
Multi Agents

In the past two decades, multi-agent systems have emerged as a new paradigm for conceptualizing large and complex distributed software systems. Even though there are many conceptual frameworks for using multi-agent systems, there is no well established and widely accepted method for the representation of multi-agent systems. We adapt a well-known formal model, predicate transition nets, to include the notions of dynamic structure, agent communication and coordination to address the representation problems. This paper presents a comprehensive methodology for modeling multi-agents based on the extensions. We demonstrate our modeling approach with an example. Several case studies on different application domains from our previous works are also discussed.

scholarly journals Trust and Normative Control in Multi-Agent Systems

2013 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-52
Author(s):  
Joana Urbano ◽  
Henrique Lopes Cardoso ◽  
Ana Paula Rocha ◽  
Eugénio Oliveira
Keyword(s):  
Negotiation Process ◽  
Dyadic Relationships ◽  
Multi Agent Systems ◽  
Agent Behavior ◽  
Agent Systems ◽  
Economics Literature ◽  
Multi Agent ◽  
Behavior Models ◽  
Selection Of

Despite relevant insights from socio-economics, little research in multi-agent systems has addressed the interconnections between trust and normative notions such as contracts and sanctions. Focusing our attention on scenarios of betrayal, in this paper we combine the use of trust and sanctions in a negotiation process. We describe a scenario of dyadic relationships between truster agents, which make use of trust and/or sanctions, and trustee agents, characterized by their ability and integrity, which may influence their attitude toward betrayal. Both agent behavior models are inspired in socio-economics literature. Through simulation, we show the virtues and shortcomings of using trust, sanctions, and a combination of both in processes of selection of partners.

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