List scheduling algorithms attempt to minimize latency under resource constraints using a priority list. We propose a new heuristic that can be used in conjunction with any priori...
The coalition formation process, in which a number of independent, autonomous agents come together to act as a collective, is an important form of interaction in multiagent system...
This paper studies price properties in continuous double-auction markets in the presence of marketmakers, agents with special responsibilities for maintaining liquidity and orderl...
Bidding for multiple items or bundles on online auctions raises challenging problems. We assume that an agent has a valuation function that returns its valuation for an arbitrary ...
Structural changes, such as file creation and block allocation, have consistently been identified as file system performance problems in many user environments. We compare several...