Individually-guided Evolutionary Algorithm for Solving Multi-task Optimization Problems

Xiao Ling Wang, Qi Kang, Meng Chu Zhou

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Abstract

Multi-task optimization (MTO) is a novel emerging evolutionary computation paradigm that is used for solving multiple optimization tasks concurrently. Most MTO algorithms limit each individual to one task, and thus weaken the performance of information exchange. To address this issue and improve the efficiency of knowledge transfer, this work proposes an efficient MTO framework named individually-guided multi-task optimization (IMTO). It divides evolutions into vertical and horizontal ones. To further improve the efficiency of knowledge transfer, a partial individuals' learning scheme is used to choose suitable individuals to learn from other tasks. Experimental results show its superior advantages over the multifactorial evolutionary algorithm and its variants.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationICNSC 2022 - Proceedings of 2022 IEEE International Conference on Networking, Sensing and Control
Subtitle of host publicationAutonomous Intelligent Systems
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)9781665472432
DOIs
StatePublished - 2022
Event19th IEEE International Conference on Networking, Sensing and Control, ICNSC 2022 - Shanghai, China
Duration: Dec 15 2022Dec 18 2022

Publication series

NameICNSC 2022 - Proceedings of 2022 IEEE International Conference on Networking, Sensing and Control: Autonomous Intelligent Systems

Conference

Conference19th IEEE International Conference on Networking, Sensing and Control, ICNSC 2022
Country/TerritoryChina
CityShanghai
Period12/15/2212/18/22

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Computer Networks and Communications
  • Computer Science Applications
  • Control and Optimization

Keywords

  • evolutionary algorithm
  • knowledge transfer
  • multi-task optimization

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