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<article-title>A Multilateral Multi-issue Negotiation Protocol</article-title>
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<author><a href="mailto:miniar.hemaissia@lip6.fr"><name>Miniar Hemaissia</name></a></author>
<aff>THALES Research &#38; Technology, France RD 128 F-91767 alaiseau Cedex, France</aff>

<author><a href="mailto:amal.elfallah@lip6.fr"><name>Amal El Fallah Seghrouchni</name></a></author>
<aff>LIP6, University of Paris 6 8 rue du Capitaine Scott F-75015 Paris, France</aff>

<author><name>Christophe Labreuche </name></author>
<aff>THALES Research &#38; Technology, 	France RD 128 F-91767 alaiseau Cedex, France</aff>

<author><name>Juliette Mattioli</name></author>
<aff>THALES Research &#38; Technology, 	France RD 128 F-91767 alaiseau Cedex, France</aff>

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<title>ABSTRACT</title>
<p>In this paper, we present a new protocol to address multilateral
multi-issue negotiation in a cooperative context. We
consider complex dependencies between multiple issues by
modelling the preferences of the agents with a multi-criteria
decision aid tool, also enabling us to extract relevant information
on a proposal assessment. This information is
used in the protocol to help in accelerating the search for
a consensus between the cooperative agents. In addition,
the negotiation procedure is defined in a crisis management
context where the common objective of our agents is also
considered in the preferences of a mediator agent.</p>
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