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Auteurs principaux: Nagakane, Kota, Nomura, Masahiro, Ono, Isao
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Publié: 2025
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author Nagakane, Kota
Nomura, Masahiro
Ono, Isao
author_facet Nagakane, Kota
Nomura, Masahiro
Ono, Isao
contents Multi-objective optimization is crucial in scientific and industrial applications where solutions must balance trade-offs among conflicting objectives. State-of-the-art methods, such as NSGA-III and MOEA/D, can handle many objectives but struggle with coverage issues, particularly in cases involving inverted triangular Pareto fronts or strong nonlinearity. Moreover, NSGA-III often relies on simulated binary crossover, which deteriorates in problems with variable dependencies. In this study, we propose a novel multi-start optimization method that addresses these challenges. Our approach introduces a newly introduced scalarization technique, the Target Point-based Tchebycheff Distance (TPTD) method, which significantly improves coverage on problems with inverted triangular Pareto fronts. For efficient multi-start optimization, TPTD leverages a target point defined in the objective space, which plays a critical role in shaping the scalarized function. The position of the target point is adaptively determined according to the shape of the Pareto front, ensuring improvement in coverage. Furthermore, the flexibility of this scalarization allows seamless integration with powerful single-objective optimization methods, such as natural evolution strategies, to efficiently handle variable dependencies. Experimental results on benchmark problems, including those with inverted triangular Pareto fronts, demonstrate that our method outperforms NSGA-II, NSGA-III, and MOEA/D-DE in terms of the Hypervolume indicator. Notably, our approach achieves computational efficiency improvements of up to 474 times over these baselines.
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spellingShingle Multi-start Optimization Method via Scalarization based on Target Point-based Tchebycheff Distance for Multi-objective Optimization
Nagakane, Kota
Nomura, Masahiro
Ono, Isao
Neural and Evolutionary Computing
Multi-objective optimization is crucial in scientific and industrial applications where solutions must balance trade-offs among conflicting objectives. State-of-the-art methods, such as NSGA-III and MOEA/D, can handle many objectives but struggle with coverage issues, particularly in cases involving inverted triangular Pareto fronts or strong nonlinearity. Moreover, NSGA-III often relies on simulated binary crossover, which deteriorates in problems with variable dependencies. In this study, we propose a novel multi-start optimization method that addresses these challenges. Our approach introduces a newly introduced scalarization technique, the Target Point-based Tchebycheff Distance (TPTD) method, which significantly improves coverage on problems with inverted triangular Pareto fronts. For efficient multi-start optimization, TPTD leverages a target point defined in the objective space, which plays a critical role in shaping the scalarized function. The position of the target point is adaptively determined according to the shape of the Pareto front, ensuring improvement in coverage. Furthermore, the flexibility of this scalarization allows seamless integration with powerful single-objective optimization methods, such as natural evolution strategies, to efficiently handle variable dependencies. Experimental results on benchmark problems, including those with inverted triangular Pareto fronts, demonstrate that our method outperforms NSGA-II, NSGA-III, and MOEA/D-DE in terms of the Hypervolume indicator. Notably, our approach achieves computational efficiency improvements of up to 474 times over these baselines.
title Multi-start Optimization Method via Scalarization based on Target Point-based Tchebycheff Distance for Multi-objective Optimization
topic Neural and Evolutionary Computing
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.00251