An empirical study of the efficacy of a computerized negotiation support system (NSS)
Decision Support Systems
Modeling constraint-based negotiating agents
Decision Support Systems - Special issue: Decision support systems: Directions for the next decade
Decision Processes in Agent-Based Automated Contracting
IEEE Internet Computing
Expert Systems with Applications: An International Journal
International Journal of Intelligent Engineering Informatics
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Researchers are increasingly focusing on the agent based approach to transaction support in ubiquitous commerce. These agents work autonomously to maximize utility on the user's behalf. In the case of a cooperative game, rather than a win-lose zero-sum game, agents may negotiate with each other or have a negotiating agent provide a suggestion that can be reasonably accepted by the dyad to build a consensus. In this paper we propose a novel methodology that increases agent performance in terms of costs associated with building consensus and successful negotiation rates. To do so, we develop a two-step approach: joint learning and negotiation to consensus building. We also conduct an experimental study to show the feasibility of the methodology.