Aufgrund der wachsenden Bedeutung elektronischer Märkte besteht die Notwendigkeit der Automatisierung von Verhandlungen. Dabei spielen Multi-Agenten-Systeme (MAS) eine wesentliche Rolle. Ricardo Büttner untersucht automatisierte Verhandlungen und entwirft einen argumentationsbasierten...

Negotiations are ubiquitous in business, politics, and private life. In many cases their outcome is of great importance. Yet, negotiators frequently act irrationally and fail to reach mutually beneficial agreements. Cognitive biases like overconfidence, egocentrism, and the mythical fixed pie...

As governments continue to privatize infrastructure services like electricity or gas the importance of private infrastructure providers increases. After some years these providers are often confronted with stricter state regulation that impacts their freedom of action and reduces their...