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19th International Conference on Advanced Information Networking and Applications (AINA'05) Volume 1 (AINA papers)
Using a Learning Mechanism in Matchmaking Process of Agents? Negotiation in Multi-Agent Systems
Taipei, Taiwan
March 25-March 30
ISBN: 0-7695-2249-1
Emad Farazmand, Azad University
Afsaneh Shokoufi, University of Tehran
Caro Lucas, University of Tehran
Farzad Habibipour, Azad University
Negotiation between agents is an important aspect of the multi-agent systems? efficiency. The purpose of this paper is to enhance the efficiency of the multi-agent systems by improving the negotiation between agents in such a system. Here, focus is on the matchmaking mechanism of negotiation in which a matchmaker agent is responsible to find a proper server agent in response to a request of a client agent. The matchmaker agent needs to have the complete knowledge about other agents and their responsibilities in all system. This paper at first proposed that the agents can be categorized in fuzzy groups by regarding previous experiences of their performance and it happens by using a learning module in system. Also determining membership function of an agent in groups is considered. So, the matchmaker agent needs to have the knowledge about fuzzy groups of agents, and refer the requests in the base of such knowledge. When the matchmaker wants to pass a message about a request, it selects an ..-cut group of that fuzzy group and sends the message to them. This mechanism leads to lesser communication and message passing in the huge and or web based systems. the lesser communication and message passing through the system will lead to more efficient system.
Index Terms:
Multi-Agent System, Fuzzy Group, Matchmaking, reinforcement learning, α-cut
Citation:
Emad Farazmand, Afsaneh Shokoufi, Caro Lucas, Farzad Habibipour, "Using a Learning Mechanism in Matchmaking Process of Agents? Negotiation in Multi-Agent Systems," aina, vol. 1, pp.59-64, 19th International Conference on Advanced Information Networking and Applications (AINA'05) Volume 1 (AINA papers), 2005
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