Multiobjective evolutionary algorithms: A survey of the state of the art

  • Aimin Zhou
  • , Bo Yang Qu
  • , Hui Li
  • , Shi Zheng Zhao
  • , Ponnuthurai Nagaratnam Suganthan
  • , Qingfu Zhangd

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Abstract

A multiobjective optimization problem involves several conflicting objectives and has a set of Pareto optimal solutions. By evolving a population of solutions, multiobjective evolutionary algorithms (MOEAs) are able to approximate the Pareto optimal set in a single run. MOEAs have attracted a lot of research effort during the last 20 years, and they are still one of the hottest research areas in the field of evolutionary computation. This paper surveys the development of MOEAs primarily during the last eight years. It covers algorithmic frameworks such as decomposition-based MOEAs (MOEA/Ds), memetic MOEAs, coevolutionary MOEAs, selection and offspring reproduction operators, MOEAs with specific search methods, MOEAs for multimodal problems, constraint handling and MOEAs, computationally expensive multiobjective optimization problems (MOPs), dynamic MOPs, noisy MOPs, combinatorial and discrete MOPs, benchmark problems, performance indicators, and applications. In addition, some future research issues are also presented.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)32-49
Number of pages18
JournalSwarm and Evolutionary Computation
Volume1
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 2011

Keywords

  • Evolutionary multiobjective optimization
  • Multicriteria decision making
  • Multiobjective evolutionary algorithms
  • Multiobjective optimization

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