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Multi-Period Combinatorial Auction Mechanism for Distributed Resource Allocation and Scheduling
IEEE/WIC/ACM International Conference on Intelligent Agent Technology, 2007: IAT '07: 2-5 November 2007, Fremont, CA: Proceedings
  • Hoong Chuin LAU, Singapore Management University
  • Shih-Fen CHENG, Singapore Management University
  • Thin Yin LEONG, Singapore Management University
  • Jong Han PARK
  • Zhengyi ZHAO, Singapore Management University
Publication Type
Conference Proceeding Article
Version
acceptedVersion
Publication Date
11-2007
Abstract

We consider the problem of resource allocation and scheduling where information and decisions are decentralized, and our goal is to propose a market mechanism that allows resources from a central resource pool to be allocated to distributed decision makers (agents) that seek to optimize their respective scheduling goals. We propose a generic combinatorial auction mechanism that allows agents to competitively bid for the resources needed in a multi-period setting, regardless of the respective scheduling problem faced by the agent, and show how agents can design optimal bidding strategies to respond to price adjustment strategies from the auctioneer. We apply our approach to handle real-time large-scale dynamic resource coordination in a mega-scale container terminal.

ISBN
9780769530277
Identifier
10.1109/IAT.2007.41
Publisher
IEEE Computer Society
City or Country
Los Alamitos, CA
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 International
Additional URL
http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/IAT.2007.41
Citation Information
Hoong Chuin LAU, Shih-Fen CHENG, Thin Yin LEONG, Jong Han PARK, et al.. "Multi-Period Combinatorial Auction Mechanism for Distributed Resource Allocation and Scheduling" IEEE/WIC/ACM International Conference on Intelligent Agent Technology, 2007: IAT '07: 2-5 November 2007, Fremont, CA: Proceedings (2007) p. 407 - 411
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