UMOEA/D: A Multiobjective Evolutionary Algorithm for Uniform Pareto Objectives based on Decomposition

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Main Authors: Zhang, Xiaoyuan, Lin, Xi, Zhang, Yichi, Chen, Yifan, Zhang, Qingfu
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Published: 2024
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author Zhang, Xiaoyuan
Lin, Xi
Zhang, Yichi
Chen, Yifan
Zhang, Qingfu
author_facet Zhang, Xiaoyuan
Lin, Xi
Zhang, Yichi
Chen, Yifan
Zhang, Qingfu
contents Multiobjective optimization (MOO) is prevalent in numerous applications, in which a Pareto front (PF) is constructed to display optima under various preferences. Previous methods commonly utilize the set of Pareto objectives (particles on the PF) to represent the entire PF. However, the empirical distribution of the Pareto objectives on the PF is rarely studied, which implicitly impedes the generation of diverse and representative Pareto objectives in previous methods. To bridge the gap, we suggest in this paper constructing \emph{uniformly distributed} Pareto objectives on the PF, so as to alleviate the limited diversity found in previous MOO approaches. We are the first to formally define the concept of ``uniformity" for an MOO problem. We optimize the maximal minimal distances on the Pareto front using a neural network, resulting in both asymptotically and non-asymptotically uniform Pareto objectives. Our proposed method is validated through experiments on real-world and synthetic problems, which demonstrates the efficacy in generating high-quality uniform Pareto objectives and the encouraging performance exceeding existing state-of-the-art methods. The detailed model implementation and the code are scheduled to be open-sourced upon publication.
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spellingShingle UMOEA/D: A Multiobjective Evolutionary Algorithm for Uniform Pareto Objectives based on Decomposition
Zhang, Xiaoyuan
Lin, Xi
Zhang, Yichi
Chen, Yifan
Zhang, Qingfu
Machine Learning
Multiobjective optimization (MOO) is prevalent in numerous applications, in which a Pareto front (PF) is constructed to display optima under various preferences. Previous methods commonly utilize the set of Pareto objectives (particles on the PF) to represent the entire PF. However, the empirical distribution of the Pareto objectives on the PF is rarely studied, which implicitly impedes the generation of diverse and representative Pareto objectives in previous methods. To bridge the gap, we suggest in this paper constructing \emph{uniformly distributed} Pareto objectives on the PF, so as to alleviate the limited diversity found in previous MOO approaches. We are the first to formally define the concept of ``uniformity" for an MOO problem. We optimize the maximal minimal distances on the Pareto front using a neural network, resulting in both asymptotically and non-asymptotically uniform Pareto objectives. Our proposed method is validated through experiments on real-world and synthetic problems, which demonstrates the efficacy in generating high-quality uniform Pareto objectives and the encouraging performance exceeding existing state-of-the-art methods. The detailed model implementation and the code are scheduled to be open-sourced upon publication.
title UMOEA/D: A Multiobjective Evolutionary Algorithm for Uniform Pareto Objectives based on Decomposition
topic Machine Learning
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2402.09486