Special issue on negotiation and scheduling mechanisms for multiagent systems
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Kwang Mong Sim, Minjie Zhang and Takayuki Ito aHong Kong Baptist University, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China Tel.: +1 852 3411 5818; Fax: +1 852 3411 7892; E-mail: prof sim [email protected] bUniversity of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia Tel.: +61 2 4221 4745; Fax: +61 2 4221 4700; E-mail: [email protected] cNagoya Institute of Technology, Gokiso, Showa, Nagoya 466-8555, Japan Tel.: +81 52 735 7968; Fax: +81 52 735 7407; E-mail: [email protected]
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Multiagent and Grid Systems
دوره 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2008