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Trusted kernel-based coalition formation

Trusted kernel-based coalition formation
Trusted kernel-based coalition formation
We define Trusted Kernel-based Coalition Formation as a novel extension to the traditional kernel-based coalition formation process which ensures agents choose the most reliable coalition partners and are guaranteed to obtain the payment they deserve. To this end, we develop an encryption-based communication protocol and a payment scheme which ensure that agents cannot manipulate the mechanism to their own benefit. Moreover, we integrate a generic trust model in the coalition formation process that permits the selection of the most reliable agents over repeated coalition games. We empirically evaluate our mechanism when iterated and show that, in the long run, it always chooses the coalition structure that has the maximum expected value and determines the payoffs that match their level of reliability.
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Blankenburg, B.
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Dash, R.K.
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Ramchurn, S.D.
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Klusch, M.
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Jennings, N. R.
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Blankenburg, B.
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Dash, R.K.
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Ramchurn, S.D.
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Klusch, M.
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Jennings, N. R.
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Blankenburg, B., Dash, R.K., Ramchurn, S.D., Klusch, M. and Jennings, N. R. (2005) Trusted kernel-based coalition formation. Proc. 4th Int Joint Conf on Autonomous Agents and Multi-Agent Systems, Utrecht, Netherlands. pp. 989-996 .

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Abstract

We define Trusted Kernel-based Coalition Formation as a novel extension to the traditional kernel-based coalition formation process which ensures agents choose the most reliable coalition partners and are guaranteed to obtain the payment they deserve. To this end, we develop an encryption-based communication protocol and a payment scheme which ensure that agents cannot manipulate the mechanism to their own benefit. Moreover, we integrate a generic trust model in the coalition formation process that permits the selection of the most reliable agents over repeated coalition games. We empirically evaluate our mechanism when iterated and show that, in the long run, it always chooses the coalition structure that has the maximum expected value and determines the payoffs that match their level of reliability.

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Published date: 2005
Venue - Dates: Proc. 4th Int Joint Conf on Autonomous Agents and Multi-Agent Systems, Utrecht, Netherlands, 2005-01-01
Organisations: Agents, Interactions & Complexity

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Local EPrints ID: 260808
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/260808
PURE UUID: 62d00224-05c5-48fd-8c06-e1eb6215e08b
ORCID for S.D. Ramchurn: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0001-9686-4302

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Date deposited: 29 Apr 2005
Last modified: 15 Mar 2024 03:22

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Author: B. Blankenburg
Author: R.K. Dash
Author: S.D. Ramchurn ORCID iD
Author: M. Klusch
Author: N. R. Jennings

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