Goal deliberated agent architecture for multi-strategy selection in automated negotiation

Abstract

The strategy selection is very important for agent to achieve better negotiation outcomes in the automated negotiation research. To address the issue, this paper focuses on operationalizing agent's independent decision-making process through the design of a goal directed negotiation model, based on the classical belief-desire-intention agent theory. We formally define the automated negotiation agent's concept model, and design the abstract architecture, which can be properly realized using the existing software technology and the contract net protocol specifications. Grounded on the design of goal deliberation process, the model can support the agent's multi-strategy negotiation. 漏 2012 Author.