[Opt-Net] CFP - EURO 27: Session on Non-Standard Multiobjective Problems

Allmendinger, Richard r.allmendinger at ucl.ac.uk
Sat Mar 7 16:58:46 CET 2015


Dear Colleagues,

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We would like to invite you to submit an abstract to our session on


Non-Standard Multiobjective Problems


as part of the forthcoming EURO 27 Conference in Glasgow,

July 12-15, 2015 (http://www.euro2015.org/?). A detailed description of the

session is given below.


To submit your abstract, please visit http://www.euro-online.org/conf/euro27

and use the invitation code 1fe5a562. The submission deadline is on March 16.


In order to submit a paper, you need to have a EURO account. If you do
not have one, please visit http://www.euro-online.org/web/accounts/register/

and sign up for a new account.


The session organizers,

Richard Allmendinger and Joshua Knowles?


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This session invites abstracts that address the development of optimization techniques for non-standard multiobjective problems. The features of such problems might include (but are not limited to) the following:


  *   Instead of evaluating the objective and constraint functions by computational means, the execution ofphysical experiments in the real world (i.e., cosmetics, detergents, pharmaceuticals, wind tunnel experiments, taste experiments, to mention a few) is required. Such experimental problems may be subject to time-consuming and expensive evaluations, changing variables or objectives (e.g. due to an updated problem formulation). Moreover, the evolution may be affected by interruptions or unavailable resources, and the experimental equipment may dictate some of the algorithm setup choices such as population size.

  *   The objective and/or constraint functions are heterogeneous in the sense that some functions take longer to be evaluated than others, or are more complex to optimize or satisfy than others due to differing landscape structures, feasible regions and borders. Such problems may lead to missing function values and introduce difficulties in converging to optima with respect to some of the objective functions and/or satisfying some of the constraints.

  *   The 'objective' functions include subjective criteria, such as taste or comfort. Expert or crowd-sourced evaluations are needed.?

  *   The input and preferences of several disciplines (e.g. aerodynamics and structural input in an aircraft design problem) needs to be accounted for to make optimal decisions in a multidisciplinary optimization environment. Challenges in such problems include the intelligent combination of different preferences, shared variables and objectives, and ensuring consistency in the decision-making process.


We encourage submission of abstracts describing new concepts, strategies, challenges and decision-making techniques in or for non-standard multiobjective problems. In addition, we are interested in application studies discussing the power and applicability of these novel methods to real-world problems.


If you have any questions related to the session, then please contact the session organizers, Richard Allmendinger (r.allmendinger at ucl.ac.uk) and Joshua Knowles (j.knowles at manchester.ac.uk).

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