pareto objective
A Human-in-the-Loop Bayesian Optimization Framework for Constraint-Aware Bioprocess Development
Stricker, Samuel, Wirnsperger, Claus, Butté, Alessandro, Helleckes, Laura, Gosálbez, Gonzalo Guillén, Chanona, Antonio del Rio, Mercangöz, Mehmet
This work presents an extension to Pareto Front Guided Sampling (PFGS), a Human-in-the-Loop (HitL) Bayesian Optimization (BO) framework in which Gaussian process (GP) surrogate-derived quantities are reformulated as objectives of a multi-objective optimization problem, and the resulting Pareto front is exposed to a domain expert for interactive candidate selection rather than returning a single automated recommendation. The framework is extended in two directions: constrained optimization is addressed by incorporating the posterior probability of satisfying output specification limits as an explicit Pareto objective, computed analytically from the GP posterior distribution; robust optimization is addressed by a Monte Carlo sampling strategy that estimates expected lower-confidence performance over a user-defined variability of input perturbations, capturing performance degradation under likely implementation deviations. The resulting multi-dimensional Pareto representation renders trade-offs between predicted performance, model uncertainty, probabilistic constraint satisfaction, and input robustness simultaneously visible through pairwise two-dimensional projections on an interactive dashboard, enabling selection criteria to be iteratively refined as the surrogate model improves and development objectives evolve. The framework is showcased on an eight-dimensional fed-batch Chinese Hamster Ovary (CHO) cell culture simulator demonstrating systematic identification of high-performing, feasibility-compliant, and perturbation-resilient operating conditions, and illustrating how expert-defined requirements provide a principled stopping criterion and support informed allocation of experimental resources.
Hypervolume Maximization: A Geometric View of Pareto Set Learning
This paper presents a novel approach to multiobjective algorithms aimed at modeling the Pareto set using neural networks. Whereas previous methods mainly focused on identifying a finite number of solutions, our approach allows for the direct modeling of the entire Pareto set. Furthermore, we establish an equivalence between learning the complete Pareto set and maximizing the associated hypervolume, which enables the convergence analysis of hypervolume (as a new metric) for Pareto set learning. Specifically, our new analysis framework reveals the connection between the learned Pareto solution and its representation in a polar coordinate system. We evaluate our proposed approach on various benchmark problems and real-world problems, and the encouraging results make it a potentially viable alternative to existing multiobjective algorithms.
UMOEA/D: A Multiobjective Evolutionary Algorithm for Uniform Pareto Objectives based on Decomposition
Zhang, Xiaoyuan, Lin, Xi, Zhang, Yichi, Chen, Yifan, Zhang, Qingfu
Multiobjective optimization (MOO) is prevalent in numerous applications, in which a Pareto front (PF) is constructed to display optima under various preferences. Previous methods commonly utilize the set of Pareto objectives (particles on the PF) to represent the entire PF. However, the empirical distribution of the Pareto objectives on the PF is rarely studied, which implicitly impedes the generation of diverse and representative Pareto objectives in previous methods. To bridge the gap, we suggest in this paper constructing \emph{uniformly distributed} Pareto objectives on the PF, so as to alleviate the limited diversity found in previous MOO approaches. We are the first to formally define the concept of ``uniformity" for an MOO problem. We optimize the maximal minimal distances on the Pareto front using a neural network, resulting in both asymptotically and non-asymptotically uniform Pareto objectives. Our proposed method is validated through experiments on real-world and synthetic problems, which demonstrates the efficacy in generating high-quality uniform Pareto objectives and the encouraging performance exceeding existing state-of-the-art methods. The detailed model implementation and the code are scheduled to be open-sourced upon publication.