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Systems and Methods for Hierarchical Multi-Objective Optimization (ANL-IN-19-010)
This invention addresses a critical issue of multiple objective optimization and is a general approach applicable to all types of model or property optimization.
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US Patent 16/704,936
- Systems and Methods for Hierarchical Multi-Objective Optimization (ANL-IN-19-010)
This invention comprises a solution to the problem of simultaneous optimization of multiple objectives by creating a “hierarchy of objectives with passing criteria” which allows an optimization algorithm to understand the relative importance of the objectives and also provides a pathway for it to tackle the list of objectives in a systematic baby-stepping manner that is based on well defined target values rather than arbitrary weights.