Improving Search Accuracy in Large-Scale Biased Multiobjective Optimization Through Local Search

Abstract Biased multiobjective optimization problems pose a challenge for evolutionary algorithms in obtaining high-accuracy solutions, and as the number of decision variables increases, this challenge becomes increasingly difficult to overcome. To address this issue, we propose a three-particle-bas...

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Main Authors: Feng Yin, Bin Cao
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Language:English
Published: Springer 2025-06-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/s44196-025-00884-7
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description Abstract Biased multiobjective optimization problems pose a challenge for evolutionary algorithms in obtaining high-accuracy solutions, and as the number of decision variables increases, this challenge becomes increasingly difficult to overcome. To address this issue, we propose a three-particle-based local search method (TPS) for multiobjective evolutionary algorithms (MOEAs). The main concept is to use three particles to maintain three equidistant values of a decision variable and gradually approach the local optimal value by adaptively adjusting their differences. Specifically, the TPS maintains a population with three particles and uses five proposed population state-transition operations to gradually move these three particles to a better state. A local optimal value can be obtained when these three particles become indistinguishable. The TPS is then embedded into an MOEA to form a new algorithm, called MOEA/TPS. To enable the TPS to search along the convergence and diversity directions, the two aggregation functions of the target problem are alternately used. Compared with twelve competitive MOEAs on various biased test problems with 30 to 2000 decision variables, our proposed algorithm demonstrates significant advantages in obtaining high-accuracy solutions.
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spelling doaj-art-5f0bb36135e04a9e844e5dfe2b879bfd2025-08-20T02:39:44ZengSpringerInternational Journal of Computational Intelligence Systems1875-68832025-06-0118113810.1007/s44196-025-00884-7Improving Search Accuracy in Large-Scale Biased Multiobjective Optimization Through Local SearchFeng Yin0Bin Cao1School of Artificial Intelligence, Hebei University of TechnologyState Key Laboratory of Intelligent Power Distribution Equipment and System, Hebei University of TechnologyAbstract Biased multiobjective optimization problems pose a challenge for evolutionary algorithms in obtaining high-accuracy solutions, and as the number of decision variables increases, this challenge becomes increasingly difficult to overcome. To address this issue, we propose a three-particle-based local search method (TPS) for multiobjective evolutionary algorithms (MOEAs). The main concept is to use three particles to maintain three equidistant values of a decision variable and gradually approach the local optimal value by adaptively adjusting their differences. Specifically, the TPS maintains a population with three particles and uses five proposed population state-transition operations to gradually move these three particles to a better state. A local optimal value can be obtained when these three particles become indistinguishable. The TPS is then embedded into an MOEA to form a new algorithm, called MOEA/TPS. To enable the TPS to search along the convergence and diversity directions, the two aggregation functions of the target problem are alternately used. Compared with twelve competitive MOEAs on various biased test problems with 30 to 2000 decision variables, our proposed algorithm demonstrates significant advantages in obtaining high-accuracy solutions.https://doi.org/10.1007/s44196-025-00884-7Evolutionary algorithmsBiased multiobjective optimizationLarge-scale multiobjective optimizationLocal searchThree-particle search (TPS)
spellingShingle Feng Yin
Bin Cao
Improving Search Accuracy in Large-Scale Biased Multiobjective Optimization Through Local Search
International Journal of Computational Intelligence Systems
Evolutionary algorithms
Biased multiobjective optimization
Large-scale multiobjective optimization
Local search
Three-particle search (TPS)
title Improving Search Accuracy in Large-Scale Biased Multiobjective Optimization Through Local Search
title_full Improving Search Accuracy in Large-Scale Biased Multiobjective Optimization Through Local Search
title_fullStr Improving Search Accuracy in Large-Scale Biased Multiobjective Optimization Through Local Search
title_full_unstemmed Improving Search Accuracy in Large-Scale Biased Multiobjective Optimization Through Local Search
title_short Improving Search Accuracy in Large-Scale Biased Multiobjective Optimization Through Local Search
title_sort improving search accuracy in large scale biased multiobjective optimization through local search
topic Evolutionary algorithms
Biased multiobjective optimization
Large-scale multiobjective optimization
Local search
Three-particle search (TPS)
url https://doi.org/10.1007/s44196-025-00884-7
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