Title :
Automated Negotiation for Service Contracts
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput., Lancaster Univ.
Abstract :
Automated negotiation draws upon research from a number of different computing disciplines, predominantly those of game theory, AI, requirement specification & authorisation research. Automated negotiation allows clients/services to come to agreements regarding service utilisation. A number of problems exist within the area, primarily those of requirement elicitation and trust. These problems can be minimised through standardisation and careful design; however, human participation in the process cannot be completely removed. This paper examines a possible format, architecture and implementation (TRANSACT) to aid in the automated negotiation of service contracts based on exogenously stated requirements/capabilities. In doing so it explores the issues and areas in which further developments are required to support future service developments
Keywords :
contracts; formal specification; software development management; utility programs; AI; SOA; authorisation research; automated negotiation; ecommerce; game theory; quality management; requirement specification; service contracts; service utilisation; Authorization; Automation; Business; Collaboration; Contracts; Costs; Law; Legal factors; Monitoring; Service oriented architecture;
Conference_Titel :
Computer Software and Applications Conference, 2006. COMPSAC '06. 30th Annual International
Conference_Location :
Chicago, IL
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-2655-1
DOI :
10.1109/COMPSAC.2006.118