by Chi-Wai Lee. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2002. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 112-117). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Abstract --- p.i / Acknowledgement --- p.iii / Chapter 1 --- Introduction --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1 --- Background and Motivations --- p.1 / Chapter 1.2 --- Problem Definition --- p.5 / Chapter 1.3 --- Contributions --- p.5 / Chapter 1.4 --- Thesis Organization --- p.7 / Chapter 2 --- Literature Review --- p.8 / Chapter 2.1 --- Electronic Commerce --- p.8 / Chapter 2.2 --- Agents for Electronic Commerce --- p.9 / Chapter 2.3 --- Online Auctions --- p.11 / Chapter 2.3.1 --- Business Models --- p.12 / Chapter 2.3.2 --- Auction Formats --- p.13 / Chapter 2.3.3 --- Time Duration of Auctions --- p.14 / Chapter 2.3.4 --- Minimum Bids and Reserve Prices --- p.15 / Chapter 2.3.5 --- Auction Properties and Bidder Behaviours --- p.15 / Chapter 2.3.6 --- "Comparison of English, Dutch and Double auction" --- p.16 / Chapter 2.4 --- Agents Developing Tools and Tool-kits --- p.17 / Chapter 2.5 --- Limitations of Agent Tool-kits --- p.18 / Chapter 2.6 --- Markov Processes for Stochastic Modeling --- p.20 / Chapter 2.6.1 --- Continuous Time Markov Chain --- p.21 / Chapter 2.6.2 --- Poisson Arrival Model --- p.22 / Chapter 2.6.3 --- Example: discrete time Markov chain with stationary probabilities --- p.22 / Chapter 3 --- Markov Chain Model --- p.25 / Chapter 3.1 --- Markov Chain for English Auction --- p.25 / Chapter 3.1.1 --- Variables --- p.27 / Chapter 3.1.2 --- Auction Assumptions --- p.27 / Chapter 3.1.3 --- Bidder Assumptions --- p.29 / Chapter 3.1.4 --- Propositions of the Markov Model --- p.31 / Chapter 3.1.5 --- Tractability --- p.35 / Chapter 3.2 --- Markov Chain for Dutch Auction --- p.38 / Chapter 3.2.1 --- Variables --- p.39 / Chapter 3.2.2 --- Model Assumptions --- p.39 / Chapter 3.2.3 --- Propositions of the Markov Model --- p.42 / Chapter 3.2.4 --- Tractability --- p.43 / Chapter 3.3 --- Progression of the Price Vector for English and Dutch Auction --- p.43 / Chapter 3.4 --- Markov Chain for Double auction --- p.45 / Chapter 3.4.1 --- Variables --- p.47 / Chapter 3.4.2 --- Model Assumptions --- p.47 / Chapter 3.4.3 --- Propositions of the Markov Model --- p.49 / Chapter 3.4.4 --- Tractability --- p.53 / Chapter 3.5 --- Progression of the Price Vector for Double Auction --- p.53 / Chapter 3.6 --- Summary --- p.54 / Chapter 4 --- System Design --- p.57 / Chapter 4.1 --- System Features --- p.58 / Chapter 4.2 --- System Architecture --- p.59 / Chapter 4.2.1 --- System Workflow --- p.60 / Chapter 4.2.2 --- Communication Layer --- p.61 / Chapter 4.2.3 --- Agent Logic Layer --- p.62 / Chapter 4.2.4 --- Database Abstraction Layer --- p.62 / Chapter 4.3 --- Roles of the Agents --- p.62 / Chapter 4.4 --- Implementation Details --- p.65 / Chapter 4.4.1 --- Choosing a Scripting Language --- p.65 / Chapter 4.4.2 --- Choosing a Database --- p.68 / Chapter 4.4.3 --- Server-Side Java with Jakarta-tomcat --- p.69 / Chapter 4.4.4 --- Agent API --- p.70 / Chapter 4.4.5 --- Class java.agent.Agent --- p.72 / Chapter 4.5 --- Summary --- p.73 / Chapter 5 --- Experimental Results --- p.75 / Chapter 5.1 --- Simulation Environment --- p.75 / Chapter 5.2 --- Experiment One: A small English auction --- p.76 / Chapter 5.3 --- Experiment Two: A large English auction --- p.80 / Chapter 5.4 --- Experiment Three: A small Dutch auction --- p.82 / Chapter 5.5 --- Experiment Four: A large Dutch auction --- p.83 / Chapter 5.6 --- Experiment Five: Partial knowledge on other BAs --- p.84 / Chapter 5.7 --- Experiment Six: Partial knowledge on closing time --- p.86 / Chapter 5.8 --- Experiment Seven: A small Double auction --- p.87 / Chapter 5.9 --- Comparisons and Discussions --- p.89 / Chapter 5.10 --- Summary --- p.90 / Chapter 6 --- Conclusion --- p.91 / Chapter A --- Markov Chain for English Auction --- p.93 / Chapter A.1 --- Graphs of F and F* Functions --- p.93 / Chapter A.2 --- Solution of a Small Example --- p.96 / Chapter A.2.1 --- Computation of Transition Probabilities --- p.97 / Chapter A.2.2 --- Progression of the Price Vector --- p.97 / Chapter B --- Markov Chain for Double Auction --- p.101 / Chapter B.1 --- Graphs of Fb(vbi) and Fs(vsi) Functions --- p.101 / Chapter B.2 --- Solution of a Small Example --- p.102 / Chapter B.2.1 --- Computation of Transition Probabilities --- p.102 / Chapter C --- Implementation Details --- p.105 / Chapter C.1 --- Tables Design in MySQL --- p.105 / Chapter C.2 --- Sample Apache Configuration File --- p.109 / Bibliography --- p.112
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_323998 |
| Date | January 2002 |
| Contributors | Lee, Chi-Wai., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of Computer Science and Engineering. |
| Source Sets | The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| Language | English, Chinese |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, bibliography |
| Format | print, x, 117 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm. |
| Rights | Use of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons “Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International” License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) |
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