Using Gaussian Processes to Optimise Concession in Complex Negotiations against Unknown Opponents
OA Location
Author(s)
Williams, CR
Robu, V
Gerding, EH
Jennings, NR
Type
Conference Paper
Abstract
In multi-issue automated negotiation against unknown opponents, a key part of effective negotiation is the choice of concession strategy. In this paper, we develop a principled concession strategy, based on Gaussian processes predicting the opponent’s future behaviour. We then use this to set the agent’s concession rate dynamically during a single negotiation session. We analyse the performance of our strategy and show that it outperforms the state-of-the-art negotiating agents from the 2010 Automated Negotiating Agents Competition, in both a tournament setting and in self-play, across a variety of negotiation domains.
Date Issued
2011-07-16
Date Acceptance
2011-07-16
Citation
Proceedings of the Twenty-Second International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence, 2011, pp.432-438
Publisher
AAAI Press
Start Page
432
End Page
438
Journal / Book Title
Proceedings of the Twenty-Second International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence
Identifier
http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/271965/
Source
Twenty-Second International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence
Publication Status
Published
Start Date
2011-07-16
Finish Date
2011-07-22
Coverage Spatial
Barcelona, Spain