Fairness in multi-agent systems

Abstract

In our increasingly interconnected world, research in the area of multi-agent systems is becoming more and more important [1, 2]. Multi-agent systems are generally accepted as valuable tools for designing and building distributed dynamical systems, by using several interacting agents, possibly including humans. In practice, multi-agent systems are often performing tasks in co-operation with, or instead of humans. Examples include software agents participating in online auctions or bargaining [3, 4], electronic institutions [5], developing schedules for air traffic [6] and decentralized resource distribution in large storage facilities [7, 8].