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Many researchers agree that a key element in the VE succeed is the search, identification and selection of partners. This task is complex and is deeply influenced by the negotiation needs. This paper presents a simple but operational model of the selection process, in which partners are selected from a VE Breeding Environment. This model is the core of the multiagent platform that we have developed specifically for the selection of partners in the DVE context, which we also present in this paper.
This work stems from the participation of the authors in a research project funded by Junta de Castilla y León (Spain), title “The Information and Communication Technologies in the Organizational Networks Creation: Application in the Field of Child Abuse Prevention”.
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Sanz Angulo, P., de Benito Martín, J.J. (2009). Design and Implementation of a Multi-agent Framework for the Selection of Partners in Dynamic VEs. In: Camarinha-Matos, L.M., Paraskakis, I., Afsarmanesh, H. (eds) Leveraging Knowledge for Innovation in Collaborative Networks. PRO-VE 2009. IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology, vol 307. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-04568-4_36
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