*Result*: Automated Configuration of Evolutionary Algorithms via Deep Reinforcement Learning for Constrained Multiobjective Optimization.

Title:
Automated Configuration of Evolutionary Algorithms via Deep Reinforcement Learning for Constrained Multiobjective Optimization.
Source:
IEEE transactions on cybernetics [IEEE Trans Cybern] 2025 Dec; Vol. 55 (12), pp. 5877-5890.
Publication Type:
Journal Article
Language:
English
Journal Info:
Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 101609393 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 2168-2275 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 21682267 NLM ISO Abbreviation: IEEE Trans Cybern Subsets: MEDLINE; PubMed not MEDLINE
Imprint Name(s):
Original Publication: New York, NY : Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2013-
Entry Date(s):
Date Created: 20250905 Latest Revision: 20251126
Update Code:
20260130
DOI:
10.1109/TCYB.2025.3603251
PMID:
40911451
Database:
MEDLINE

*Further Information*

*Learning to optimize and automated algorithm design are attracting increasing attention, but it is still in its infancy in constrained multiobjective optimization evolutionary algorithms (CMOEAs). Current learning-assisted CMOEAs are typically crafted by human experts using manually designed techniques, which tend to be overly tuned, ad hoc, and lacking versatility. To alleviate these limitations, this work proposes transforming the online configuration of CMOEA into determinations of discrete and continuous parameters, which are then solved by deep reinforcement learning (DRL) techniques. Specifically, the Actor-Critic framework is adapted to determine a factor that defines the environmental selection pressure. The deep Q-learning technique is adopted to determine the operators for producing offspring. Owing to the property of DRL, the configured algorithm can accommodate historical experience, current evolutionary dynamics, and future improvements to achieve self-learning. A new CMOEA is proposed using the automatically configured evolutionary algorithm. Experiments on four challenging benchmarks and 21 real-world problems verify that our method significantly outperforms 11 state-of-the-art methods. The versatility and superiority of the automatically configured environment and operators over handcrafted methods justify the effectiveness of the automated configuration method, demonstrating a promising direction in evolutionary multiobjective optimization.*