@inbook{0233bb95d4fe41c3b002f87ee1966afd,
title = "Multilateral mediated negotiation protocols with feedback",
abstract = "When more than two participants have a conflict of interest, finding a mutual agreement may entail a time consuming process especially when the number of participants is high. Automated negotiation tools can play a key role in providing effective solutions. This paper presents two variants of feedback based multilateral negotiation protocol in which a mediator agent generates bids and negotiating agents give their feedback about those bids. We investigate different types of feedback given to the mediator. The mediator uses agents{\textquoteright} feedback to models each agent{\textquoteright}s preferences and accordingly generates well-targeted bids over time rather than arbitrary bids. Furthermore, the paper investigates the performance of the protocols in an experimental setting. Experimental results show that the proposed protocols result in a reasonably good outcome for all agents in a relatively short time.",
keywords = "Multilateral negotiation, Protocols, Smart mediators",
author = "Reyhan Aydoğan and Hindriks, {Koen V.} and Jonker, {Catholijn M.}",
year = "2014",
month = jan,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1007/978-4-431-54758-7__3",
language = "English",
series = "Studies in Computational Intelligence",
publisher = "Springer/Verlag",
pages = "43--59",
booktitle = "Studies in Computational Intelligence",
}