The parallel genetic algorithm (PGA) is a prototype of a new kind of a distributed algorithm. It is based on a parallel search by individuals all of which have the complete proble...
Memetic algorithms with continuous local search methods have arisen as effective tools to address the difficulty of obtaining reliable solutions of high precision for complex cont...
Freuder and Elfe (1996) introduced Neighborhood Inverse Consistency (NIC) for binary CSPs. In this paper, we introduce RNIC, the extension of NIC to nonbinary CSPs, and describe a...
Robert J. Woodward, Shant Karakashian, Berthe Y. C...
Information about the opponent is essential to improve automated negotiation strategies for bilateral multiissue negotiation. In this paper we propose a negotiation strategy that e...
Koen V. Hindriks, Catholijn M. Jonker, Dmytro Tykh...
Web search is generally motivated by an information need. Since asking well-formulated questions is the fastest and the most natural way to obtain information for human beings, al...