{"title":"How Coalitions Enhance Cooperation in the IPD over Complex Networks","authors":"A. Peleteiro, J. C. Burguillo, Ana L. C. Bazzan","doi":"10.1109/BWSS.2012.20","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Grouping agents into coalitions can be an important way of cooperation through which multi-agent systems(MAS) improve their performance, accomplish their assignments, increase their benefits, and achieve their goals. However, agents belonging to a coalition must decide how they behave to increase their gains. In this paper, we present a model that combines learning and coalition formation to enhance cooperation over the Iterated Prisoner's Dilemma (IPD). We focus on agents interacting over complex networks since they provide a realistic model of the nowadays interconnected world. Our results suggest that coalitions are a relevant contribution to achieve cooperation in the IPD.","PeriodicalId":432252,"journal":{"name":"2012 Third Brazilian Workshop on Social Simulation","volume":"48 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2012-10-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"12","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"2012 Third Brazilian Workshop on Social Simulation","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1109/BWSS.2012.20","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Grouping agents into coalitions can be an important way of cooperation through which multi-agent systems(MAS) improve their performance, accomplish their assignments, increase their benefits, and achieve their goals. However, agents belonging to a coalition must decide how they behave to increase their gains. In this paper, we present a model that combines learning and coalition formation to enhance cooperation over the Iterated Prisoner's Dilemma (IPD). We focus on agents interacting over complex networks since they provide a realistic model of the nowadays interconnected world. Our results suggest that coalitions are a relevant contribution to achieve cooperation in the IPD.