In many real-world optimisation problems, we need to find a set of near-optimal solutions from which one can be selected [8, 9]. For instance, multiobjective optimisation problems form an extensive class of problems where multiple criteria need to be satisfied. The multiple objectives are often conflicting and/or incommensurable and the goal is to find a solution which represents a set of good ...

ABSTRACT The present paper, considered the allocation problem of repairable components for a parallel-series system as a multi-objective optimization problem for two different models. In the first model, the reliability of subsystems are considered as different objectives. While in the second model, the cost and time spent on repairing the components are considered as two different objectives. ...

Distributed multiagent resource allocation is a field with many interesting and unexplored areas. To explore these systematically and to support theoretical findings there is a need for experimental results. In this report a simulation platform is proposed which hopes to meet these demands. In the framework presented, a user can easily generate a scenario with prespecified amounts of agents and...

Effective management of environmental resources and energy demands optimal land use, which is a crucial issue in planning assessment nowadays. This paper proposes method for use the Xishuangbanna Prefecture, with three objectives (maximum economic efficiency, ecological compactness) corresponding constraints according to development needs characteristics. The multi-objective optimization algori...

BACKGROUND Virtual screening of small molecules using molecular docking has become an important tool in drug discovery. However, large scale virtual screening is time demanding and usually requires dedicated computer clusters. There are a number of software tools that perform virtual screening using AutoDock4 but they require access to dedicated Linux computer clusters. Also no software is avai...

Modelling of land use changes as a function of its biophysical and socio-economic driving forces provides insights into the extent and location of land use changes and its effects. The CLUE modelling framework is a methodology to model near future land use changes based upon actual and past land use conditions. This paper describes how changes in land use are allocated in the model. A statistic...

This paper proposes a decomposition-based approach to exactly solve the multi-objective Redundancy Allocation Problem for series-parallel systems. Redundancy allocation problem is a form of reliability optimization and has been the subject of many prior studies. The majority of these earlier studies treat redundancy allocation problem as a single objective problem maximizing the system reliabil...