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In contrast to single-objective optimization (SOO), multi-objective optimization (MOO) requires an optimizer to find the Pareto frontier, a subset of feasible solutions that are not dominated by other feasible solutions. In this paper, we…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2024-08-13 Yiyang Zhao , Linnan Wang , Kevin Yang , Tianjun Zhang , Tian Guo , Yuandong Tian

In the domain of multi-objective optimization, evolutionary algorithms are distinguished by their capability to generate a diverse population of solutions that navigate the trade-offs inherent among competing objectives. This has catalyzed…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2025-01-07 Yuxin Ma , Zherui Zhang , Ran Cheng , Yaochu Jin , Kay Chen Tan

Many real-world optimization problems such as engineering design can be eventually modeled as the corresponding multiobjective optimization problems (MOPs) which must be solved to obtain approximate Pareto optimal fronts. Multiobjective…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2021-11-12 Wang Chen , Jian Chen , Weitian Wu , Xinmin Yang , Hui Li

Branch and bound methods which are based on the principle "divide and conquer" are a well established solution approach in single-objective integer programming. In multi-objective optimization branch and bound algorithms are increasingly…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2024-01-08 Julius Bauß , Sophie N. Parragh , Michael Stiglmayr

Benchmark problems are an important tool for gaining understanding of optimization algorithms. Since algorithms often aim to perform well on benchmarks, biases in benchmark design provide misleading insights. In single-objective…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2026-04-14 Diederick Vermetten , Jeroen Rook

To handle different types of Many-Objective Optimization Problems (MaOPs), Many-Objective Evolutionary Algorithms (MaOEAs) need to simultaneously maintain convergence and population diversity in the high-dimensional objective space. In…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2020-12-16 Peng Zhang , Jinlong Li , Tengfei Li , Huanhuan Chen

In supply chain management, decision-making often involves balancing multiple conflicting objectives, such as cost reduction, service level improvement, and environmental sustainability. Traditional multi-objective optimization methods,…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2025-09-09 Niki Kotecha , Ehecatl Antonio del Rio Chanona

In evolutionary multiobjective optimization, effectiveness refers to how an evolutionary algorithm performs in terms of converging its solutions into the Pareto front and also diversifying them over the front. This is not an easy job,…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2022-10-26 Yani Xue , Miqing Li , Xiaohui Liu

This paper studies an entropy-based multi-objective Bayesian optimization (MBO). The entropy search is successful approach to Bayesian optimization. However, for MBO, existing entropy-based methods ignore trade-off among objectives or…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2020-02-12 Shinya Suzuki , Shion Takeno , Tomoyuki Tamura , Kazuki Shitara , Masayuki Karasuyama

In recent years, the generation of diverse game levels has gained increasing interest, contributing to a richer and more engaging gaming experience. A number of level diversity metrics have been proposed in literature, which are naturally…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-09-30 Qingquan Zhang , Ziqi Wang , Yuchen Li , Keyuan Zhang , Bo Yuan , Jialin Liu

Multi-party multi-objective optimization problems (MPMOPs) require consensus among autonomous decision makers and therefore differ from flattened many-objective formulations. Existing runtime theory for multi-objective evolutionary…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2026-05-19 Xiaolei Fang , Peilan Xu , Wenjian Luo

Quite recently, a new property related to norm-attaining operators has been introduced: the weak maximizing property (WMP). In this note, we define a generalised version of it considering other topologies than the weak one (mainly the…

Functional Analysis · Mathematics 2021-06-08 Luis C. Garcia-Lirola , Colin Petitjean

Constrained submodular optimization problems play a key role in the area of combinatorial optimization as they capture many NP-hard optimization problems. So far, Pareto optimization approaches using multi-objective formulations have been…

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When working with decomposition-based algorithms, an appropriate set of weights might improve quality of the final solution. A set of uniformly distributed weights usually leads to well-distributed solutions on a Pareto front. However,…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2020-03-26 Lucas R. C. de Farias , Pedro H. M. Braga , Hansenclever F. Bassani , Aluizio F. R. Araújo

Multi-modal multi-objective optimization is to locate (almost) equivalent Pareto optimal solutions as many as possible. While decomposition-based evolutionary algorithms have good performance for multi-objective optimization, they are…

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This paper introduces a notation of $\varepsilon$-weakened robustness for analyzing the reliability and stability of deep neural networks (DNNs). Unlike the conventional robustness, which focuses on the "perfect" safe region in the absence…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2021-11-01 Pei Huang , Yuting Yang , Minghao Liu , Fuqi Jia , Feifei Ma , Jian Zhang

Aligning language models (LMs) with human preferences has become a key area of research, enabling these models to meet diverse user needs better. Inspired by weak-to-strong generalization, where a strong LM fine-tuned on labels generated by…

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In multi-objective optimization, a single decision vector must balance the trade-offs between many objectives. Solutions achieving an optimal trade-off are said to be Pareto optimal: these are decision vectors for which improving any one…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2023-08-07 Abhishek Roy , Geelon So , Yi-An Ma

We study the optimization problem over the weakly Pareto set of a convex multiobjective optimization problem given by polynomial functions. Using Lagrange multiplier expressions and the weight vector, we give three types of representations…

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