@article{bodea2013multiagent,
  title = {A Multi-agent System for Resource Allocation to Education Programmes in Higher Education Institutions},
  author = {Constanta-Nicoleta Bodea and Radu-Ioan Mogos},
  year = 2013,
  url = {https://ibimapublishing.com/articles/JELHE/2013/261432/},
  journal = {Journal of e-Learning and Higher Education},
  volume = (2013),
  pages = 9,
  doi = 10.5171/2013.261432,
  abstract = {Universities are often facing with the problem of resource allocation to the education Programmes they provide. The paper presents a multi-agent based solution, which is developed for a big Romanian university, delivering hundreds of programmes every year. The multi-agent system receives inquiries for different resources and performs a transparent negotiation process between programmes and the resources managers, in order to find a good solution for the resources allocation problem. There is also taken into account a predefined set of criteria, which have to be fulfilled in order to allocate the resources. Finally, the solution is tested by several people. Their opinions were the subject of a questionnaire. This paper provides evidence that a multi-agent system based solution can be appropriate to solving the resource allocation problem. The findings call for further specification and more resources may be used to develop the system.},
  keywords = {Multi-agent systems, Negotiation process, Resource allocation problem, Petri networks},
  note = Article ID: 261432
}