Search Trajectories Networks of Multiobjective Evolutionary Algorithms

Citation

Lavinas Y, Aranha C & Ochoa G (2022) Search Trajectories Networks of Multiobjective Evolutionary Algorithms. In: Jiménez Laredo JL, Hidalgo JI & Babaagba KO (eds.) Applications of Evolutionary Computation. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 13224. EvoApplications 2022, Madrid, Spain, 20.04.2022-22.04.2022. Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing, pp. 223-238. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-02462-7_15

Abstract
Understanding the search dynamics of multiobjective evolutionary algorithms (MOEAs) is still an open problem. This paper extends a recent network-based tool, search trajectory networks (STNs), to model the behavior of MOEAs. Our approach uses the idea of decomposition, where a multiobjective problem is transformed into several single-objective problems. We show that STNs can be used to model and distinguish the search behavior of two popular multiobjective algorithms, MOEA/D and NSGA-II, using 10 continuous benchmark problems with 2 and 3 objectives. Our findings suggest that we can improve our understanding of MOEAs using STNs for algorithm analysis.

Keywords
Algorithm analysis; Search trajectories; Continuous optimization; Visualization; Multi-objective optimization

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