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Multiagent Resource Allocation with K-additive Utility Functions

Chevaleyre, Yann; Endriss, Ulle; Estivie, Sylvia; Maudet, Nicolas (2004), Multiagent Resource Allocation with K-additive Utility Functions. https://basepub.dauphine.fr/handle/123456789/20821

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Document de travail / Working paper
Date
2004
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Preprint Lamsade
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Paris
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Chevaleyre, Yann
Laboratoire d'analyse et modélisation de systèmes pour l'aide à la décision [LAMSADE]
Endriss, Ulle
Estivie, Sylvia
Laboratoire d'analyse et modélisation de systèmes pour l'aide à la décision [LAMSADE]
Maudet, Nicolas cc
Laboratoire d'analyse et modélisation de systèmes pour l'aide à la décision [LAMSADE]
Abstract (EN)
We briefly review previous work on the welfare engineering framework where autonomous software agents negotiate on the allocation of a number of discrete resources, and point out connections to combinatorial optimisation problems, including combinatorial auctions, that shed light on the computational complexity of the framework. We give particular consideration to scenarios where the preferences of agents are modelled in terms of k-additive utility functions, i.e. scenarios where synergies between different resources are restricted to bundles of at most k items.
Subjects / Keywords
negotiation; representation of utility functions; social welfare; combinatorial optimisation; bidding languages for combinatorial auctions