Multi-Objective Evolutionary Algorithms Embedded with Machine Learning - A Survey

Multi-objective evolutionary algorithms (MOEAs) have been widely used in solving multi-objective optimization problems. A great number of the-state-of-art MOEAs have been proposed. These MOEAs can be classified into the following categories: decomposition-based, domination-based, indicator-based, and probability-based methods. Among them, the first four categories belong to non-model based methods, while the fifth one is considered to be model-based method, in which machine learning techniques are often used to build the models. Recently, embedding machine learning mechanisms into MOEAs is becoming popular and promising. In this paper, a relatively thorough review on both traditional MOEAs and those equipped with machine learning mechanisms are made, with the aim of shedding light on the future development of this emerging research field.