Cloud Architecture-based Multi-agent Platform for Matching in Resource Sharing. Issue 10 (2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Liu, Shiming; Yazdani, Mohammad Amin; Hennequin, Sophie; Roy, Daniel
• Is Part Of: IFAC-PapersOnLine. Volume 55:Issue 10(2022)
• Page Start: 3184
• Page End: 3189
• Publication Date: 2022
• Subjects: cloud platform -- multi-agent system -- blockchain -- Internet of Things -- resource sharing -- matching problem; Automatic control -- Periodicals; 629.805
• DOI: 10.1016/j.ifacol.2022.10.219
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2405-8963

Abstract

Abstract: This paper presents a cloud platform dedicated to industrial resource sharing between companies. The interactions between these companies are supervised by a multi-agent system and the management of resources is made with the help of an Internet of Things network and a consortium blockchain platform. In this paper, we only describe the matching process by introducing the agents and their collaboration. The matching problem consists of the allocation of resources offered by a company to several companies on the basis of costs minimization and the adequacy between demand and supply for each actor and the level of service maximization. A numerical example is proposed to highlight our proposal.