Madureira, Ana MariaSousa, NelsonPereira, Ivo2013-05-102013-05-102011978-1-4577-1122-0http://hdl.handle.net/10400.22/1546This paper presents a negotiation mechanism for Dynamic Scheduling based on Swarm Intelligence (SI). Under the new negotiation mechanism, agents must compete to obtain a global schedule. SI is the general term for several computational techniques which use ideas and get inspiration from the social behaviors of insects and other animals. This work is concerned with negotiation, the process through which multiple selfinterested agents can reach agreement over the exchange of operations on competitive resources.engNegotiation in multi-agent systemsCompetitionSwarm intelligenceSelf-organizationNature inspired optimizationconference object2013-04-23