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A Dual-Population Evolutionary Algorithm for Large-Scale Constrained Multiobjective Optimization Leveraging Decision Variable Importance

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Guangyu Qian
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Mingcheng Zuo *
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Zhang, Yong *
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巩敦卫 (Dunwei Gong)
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Ali Wagdy Mohamed
DOI:10.1109/tsmc.2026.3703763delete
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Many operational optimization problems in complex systems can be formulated as large-scale constrained multiobjective optimization problems (LSCMOPs). Owing to the exponential expansion of the decision space and the sharp shrinkage of feasible regions caused by large-scale decision variables, existing constrained multiobjective evolutionary algorithms suffer from severe performance degradation when solving LSCMOPs. To address this issue, this article proposes a variable importance-based dual-population evolutionary optimization framework, termed VIDEA. Specifically, the main population focuses on feasibility by explicitly analyzing constraint-oriented decision variable importance, while the auxiliary population emphasizes convergence through objective-oriented decision variable importance analysis. Furthermore, a dual-space competitive swarm optimization method that emphasizes searching in low-dimensional spaces formed by key variables is developed to enhance search efficiency. In addition, a collaborative search strategy between high- and low-dimensional spaces is introduced to balance exploration and exploitation. Comparative studies on 150 benchmark problems against seven state-of-the-art algorithms demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed framework. The applicability of VIDEA is further validated through a real-world scheduling problem involving a coal mine integrated energy system.
Keywords:
Optimization
Algorithms
Elementary particles
Convergence
Educational institutions
Evolutionary computation
Testing
Ranking (statistics)
Silicon
Probability
Coal mine integrated energy system
constrained multiobjective optimization
dual-space search
large-scale optimization
variable importance

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IEEE Transactions on Systems Man Cybernetics-Systems
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china university of mining and technology
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egyptian knowledge bank
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Qingdao University of Science and Technology
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