27, On the Benefits of Exploiting Hierarchical Goals in Bilateral Automated Negotiation

Notes from 'On the Benefits of Exploiting Hierarchical Goals in Bilateral Automated Negotiation' (2007), by Iyad Rahwan et al.

1, Introduction

2, Preliminaries

(Allocation, Utility functions, Payment, Deal, Utility of a Deal for an Agent, Rational Deals for an Agent, Individual Rational Deals)

3, Bargaining Protocol

(Dialogue History, Protocol-Reachable Deal)

4, Underlying Interests

(Partial Plan, Complete Plan, Individual Capability, Individually Achievable Plans, Utility of a Plan, Utility)

5, Mutual Interests

(Committed Goals, Achievable Plans)

6, Case Study: An IBN Protocol

7, Conclusion