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JACIII Vol.15 No.1 pp. 34-40
doi: 10.20965/jaciii.2011.p0034
(2011)

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Common Testbed Generating Tool Based on XML for Multiple Interdependent Issues Negotiation Problems

Katsuhide Fujita*,**, Takayuki Ito*,**, and Mark Klein**

*Nagoya Institute of Technology, Gokiso-cho, Showa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi 466-8555, Japan

**Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 5 Cambridge Center, Cambridge 02139, USA

Received:
May 31, 2010
Accepted:
September 13, 2010
Published:
January 20, 2011
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Keywords:
multi-issue negotiation, non-linear utility
Abstract
Multiple interdependent issues negotiations have been widely studied since most real-world negotiation involves multiple interdependent issues. Our work focuses on negotiation with multiple interdependent issues in which agent utility functions are nonlinear. In the field of multiple issue negotiations, there are no established common testbeds for evaluating protocols. In this paper, we propose a common testbed creating tool based on XML that mainly covers the utility functions based on cube-constraints and cone-constraints. First, we propose a testbed generating tool that inputs configuration data and outputs XML formatted files that represent agent utility spaces. The current tool can produce four types of utility spaces: Random, A Single Hill, Two-Hills, and SeveralHills. These types are observed in real negotiation settings. Also we define the agent’s utility space information based on XML formats. By defining the testbed data as XMLs, users can easily read the files and change the data structure.
Cite this article as:
K. Fujita, T. Ito, and M. Klein, “Common Testbed Generating Tool Based on XML for Multiple Interdependent Issues Negotiation Problems,” J. Adv. Comput. Intell. Intell. Inform., Vol.15 No.1, pp. 34-40, 2011.
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