[COMP24] The Automated Negotiating Agents Competition (ANAC) 2024 Challenges and Results

Reyhan Aydogan (Özyegin Üniversity and Delft University of Technology), Tim Baarslag (Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (CWI) and Eindhoven University of Technology), Tamara C.P. Florijn (Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (CWI) and Utrecht University), Katsuhide Fujita (Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology & National Institute for Advanced Industrial Science and Technology), Catholijn M. Jonker (Delft University of Technology and Leiden University), Yasser Mohammad (NEC CORPORATION & National Institute for Advanced Industrial Science and Technology)

Abstract

This paper introduces the main research challenges and results of the 15th International Automated Negotiating Agents Competition (ANAC 2024). The main challenges addressed are learning the reservation value in bilateral negotiation and designing a factory agent employing concurrent negotiation in supply chain management. Additionally, it outlines the future directions for the competition.