A Faster Optimal Allocation Algorithm in Combinatorial Auctions

In combinatorial auctions, a bidder may bid for arbitrary combinations of items, so combinatorial auction can be applied to resource and task allocations in multiagent systems. But determining the winners of combinatorial auctions who maximize the profit of the auctioneer is known to be NP-complete. A branch-and-bound method can be one of efficient methods for the winner determination.

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