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Objective reduction in evolutionary multiobjective optimization: theory and applications.

Dimo Brockhoff1, Eckart Zitzler

  • 1Computer Engineering and Networks Laboratory, ETH Zurich, 8092 Zurich, Switzerland. dimo.brockhoff@tik.ee.ethz.ch

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Reducing objectives in many-objective optimization problems simplifies search and decision-making. This study proposes methods to omit objectives while preserving problem structure, enhancing evolutionary multiobjective optimization.

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Published on: December 9, 2012

Area of Science:

  • Computational Intelligence
  • Operations Research
  • Engineering Optimization

Background:

  • Many-objective optimization problems (MaOPs) pose significant challenges in efficiency, cost, and decision-making.
  • Existing methods struggle with problems involving more than three objectives.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate objective reduction as a strategy to mitigate difficulties in MaOPs.
  • To develop theoretical foundations and practical algorithms for systematically reducing objectives.

Main Methods:

  • Analyzing the impact of adding/omitting objectives on problem characteristics.
  • Proposing a notion of conflict between objective sets for theoretical grounding.
  • Developing exact and heuristic algorithms for objective reduction.
  • Preserving the dominance structure of the original problem.

Main Results:

  • Established a theoretical framework for objective reduction based on inter-objective conflict.
  • Presented algorithms capable of systematically reducing the number of objectives.
  • Demonstrated the preservation of the original problem's dominance structure.

Conclusions:

  • Objective reduction is a viable strategy to address challenges in many-objective optimization.
  • The proposed methods effectively reduce objectives while maintaining essential problem characteristics.
  • The approach proved useful for decision-making and search in practical applications and test functions.