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Main Authors: Santos, Thiago, Xavier, Sebastiao
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Published: 2026
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.04053
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author Santos, Thiago
Xavier, Sebastiao
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Xavier, Sebastiao
contents Performance indicators are essential tools for assessing the convergence behavior of multi-objective optimization algorithms, particularly when the true Pareto front is unknown or difficult to approximate. Classical reference-based metrics such as hypervolume and inverted generational distance are widely used, but may suffer from scalability limitations and sensitivity to parameter choices in many-objective scenarios. Indicators derived from Karush--Kuhn--Tucker (KKT) optimality conditions provide an intrinsic alternative by quantifying stationarity without relying on external reference sets. This paper revisits an entropy-inspired KKT-based convergence indicator and proposes a robust adaptive reformulation based on quantile normalization. The proposed indicator preserves the stationarity-based interpretation of the original formulation while improving robustness to heterogeneous distributions of stationarity residuals, a recurring issue in many-objective optimization.
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spellingShingle An Adaptive KKT-Based Indicator for Convergence Assessment in Multi-Objective Optimization
Santos, Thiago
Xavier, Sebastiao
Optimization and Control
Neural and Evolutionary Computing
Performance indicators are essential tools for assessing the convergence behavior of multi-objective optimization algorithms, particularly when the true Pareto front is unknown or difficult to approximate. Classical reference-based metrics such as hypervolume and inverted generational distance are widely used, but may suffer from scalability limitations and sensitivity to parameter choices in many-objective scenarios. Indicators derived from Karush--Kuhn--Tucker (KKT) optimality conditions provide an intrinsic alternative by quantifying stationarity without relying on external reference sets. This paper revisits an entropy-inspired KKT-based convergence indicator and proposes a robust adaptive reformulation based on quantile normalization. The proposed indicator preserves the stationarity-based interpretation of the original formulation while improving robustness to heterogeneous distributions of stationarity residuals, a recurring issue in many-objective optimization.
title An Adaptive KKT-Based Indicator for Convergence Assessment in Multi-Objective Optimization
topic Optimization and Control
Neural and Evolutionary Computing
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.04053