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A Fast Hypervolume Driven Selection Mechanism for Many-Objective Optimisation Problems.

Rostami, S. and Neri, F., 2017. A Fast Hypervolume Driven Selection Mechanism for Many-Objective Optimisation Problems. Swarm and Evolutionary Computation, 34 (June), 50-67.

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DOI: 10.1016/j.swevo.2016.12.002

Abstract

Solutions to real-world problems often require the simultaneous optimisation of multiple conflicting objectives. In the presence of four or more objectives, the problem is referred to as a “many-objective optimisation problem”. A problem of this category introduces many challenges, one of which is the effective and efficient selection of optimal solutions. The hypervolume indicator (or s-metric), i.e. the size of dominated objective space, is an effective selection criterion for many-objective optimisation. The indicator is used to measure the quality of a nondominated set, and can be used to sort solutions for selection as part of the contributing hypervolume indicator. However, hypervolume based selection methods can have a very high, if not infeasible, computational cost. The present study proposes a novel hypervolume driven selection mechanism for many-objective problems, whilst maintaining a feasible computational cost. This approach, named the Hypervolume Adaptive Grid Algorithm (HAGA), uses two-phases (narrow and broad) to prevent population-wide calculation of the contributing hypervolume indicator. Instead, HAGA only calculates the contributing hypervolume indicator for grid populations, i.e. for a few solutions, which are close in proximity (in the objective space) to a candidate solution when in competition for survival. The result is a trade-off between complete accuracy in selecting the fittest individuals in regards to hypervolume quality, and a feasible computational time in many-objective space. The real-world efficiency of the proposed selection mechanism is demonstrated within the optimisation of a classifier for concealed weapon detection.

Item Type:Article
ISSN:2210-6502
Uncontrolled Keywords:Multi-Objective Optimisation; Many-Objective Optimisation; Hypervolume Indicator; Selection Mechanism; Evolutionary Optimisation
Group:Faculty of Science & Technology
ID Code:26161
Deposited By: Symplectic RT2
Deposited On:13 Jan 2017 10:42
Last Modified:14 Mar 2022 14:01

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