TOWARDS A FRAMEWORK FOR AUTOMATED E-NEGOTIATIONS

Giannis Koumoutsos, Kleanthis Thramboulidis

2007

Abstract

In this paper a framework to support fully automate e-negotiations is presented. A novel approach that exploits ontologies, Semantic Web Services and software agent platforms to define an architecture that favours flexible, dynamically created and adapted e-negotiations, is described. Negotiating agents can enter a negotiation area, acquire the negotiation protocol or even suggest their own in a widely understandable notation and participate. Rule-based protocol specification along with process specification for describing interactions during e-negotiations is presented.

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Koumoutsos G. and Thramboulidis K. (2007). TOWARDS A FRAMEWORK FOR AUTOMATED E-NEGOTIATIONS . In Proceedings of the Second International Conference on e-Business - Volume 1: ICE-B, (ICETE 2007) ISBN 978-989-8111-11-1, pages 168-173. DOI: 10.5220/0002114001680173


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@conference{ice-b07,
author={Giannis Koumoutsos and Kleanthis Thramboulidis},
title={TOWARDS A FRAMEWORK FOR AUTOMATED E-NEGOTIATIONS},
booktitle={Proceedings of the Second International Conference on e-Business - Volume 1: ICE-B, (ICETE 2007)},
year={2007},
pages={168-173},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0002114001680173},
isbn={978-989-8111-11-1},
}


in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the Second International Conference on e-Business - Volume 1: ICE-B, (ICETE 2007)
TI - TOWARDS A FRAMEWORK FOR AUTOMATED E-NEGOTIATIONS
SN - 978-989-8111-11-1
AU - Koumoutsos G.
AU - Thramboulidis K.
PY - 2007
SP - 168
EP - 173
DO - 10.5220/0002114001680173