List of References on Evolutionary Multiobjective Optimization (PhD Theses Only)

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Last Update: May 27th, 2003

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1. Johan Andersson. Multiobjective Optimization in Engineering Design, PhD Thesis, Linköpings University, Division of Fluid and Mechanical Engineering Systems, Linköping, Sweden, 2001 (abstract)
   
   

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2. José Luis Bernal Agustín. Aplicación de Algoritmos Genéticos al Diseño Óptimo de Sistemas de Distribución de Energía Eléctrica, PhD thesis, Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Zaragoza, Spain, January 1998. abstract in English, (In Spanish).
   
   
3. To Thanh Binh. Eine Entwurfsstrategie für Mehrgrößensystemezur Polgebietsvorgabe. PhD thesis, Institute of Automation, University of Magdeburg, Germany, 1994.
   
   
4. Marc Stephen Bright. Evolutionary Strategies for the High-Level Synthesis of VLSI_Based DSP Systems for the Low Power. PhD thesis. University of Wales Cardiff. School of Engineering. Circuits And System Research Group. Cardiff. Wales. UK. October 1998 (abstract).
   
   

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5. Marco Cioffi. Model and Methods for the Optimal Design of Superconducting Power Devices, PhD Thesis, Department of Information Engineering, Second University of Napoli, Italy, 2002 (abstract).
   
   
6. Carlos Artemio Coello Coello. An Empirical Study of Evolutionary Techniques for Multiobjective Optimization in Engineering Design. PhD thesis, Department of Computer Science, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, April 1996 (abstract).
   
   
7. Dragan Cvetkovic. Evolutionary Multi--Objective Decision Support Systems for Conceptual Design, PhD thesis, School of Computing, University of Plymouth, Plymouth, UK, November, 2000 (abstract).
   
   

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8. Robert P. Dick. Multiobjective Synthesis of Low-Power Real-Time Distributed Embedded Systems, PhD thesis, Electrical Engineering Department, Princeton University, November 2002 (abstract).
   
   

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9. Marco Farina. Cost-effective Evolutionary Strategies for Pareto Optimal Front Approximation in Multiobjective Shape Design Optimization of Electromagnetic Devices, PhD Thesis, Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Pavia, Italy, 2001 (abstract)
   
   
10. Hala Fayad. Application of Neural Networks and Genetic Algorithms for Solving Conjunctive Water Use Problems, PhD Thesis, Department of Biological and Irrigation Engineering, Utah State University, Logan, Utah, 2001 (abstract)
    
    
11. Carlos Manuel Mira de Fonseca. Multiobjective Genetic Algorithms with Applications to Control Engineering Problems. PhD thesis, Department of Automatic Control and Systems Engineering, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK, September 1995 (abstract)
    
    

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12. A. Gaspar-Cunha. Modelling and Optimisation of Single Screw Extrusion, PhD Thesis, University of Minho, Guimarães, Portugal, 2000 (abstract).
    
    
13. Pierre M. Grignon. Configuration Design. PhD thesis, Mechanical Engineering Department, Clemson University, Clemson, SC, May 1999 (abstract).
    
    

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14. Alberto Herreros López. Diseño de Controladores Robustos Multiobjetivo por Medio de Algoritmos Genéticos. PhD thesis, Departamento de Ingeniería de Sistemas y Automática, Universidad de Valladolid, España, Septiembre del 2000 (in Spanish) (abstract in English).
    
    
15. Hirosuke Horii. Parallelization of Genetic Algorithms and Application to Multi-objective Optimization Problem, PhD Thesis, School of Information Science, Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Ishikawa, Japan, March 2002 .
    
    
16. Evan James Hughes. Radar Cross Section Modelling Using Genetic Algorithms. PhD thesis, Department of Aerospace, Power, & Sensors, Cranfield University, Royal Military College of Science, Shrivenham, UK, May 1998 (abstract).
    
    

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17. Mikkel T. Jensen. Robust and Flexible Scheduling with Evolutionary Algorithms, PhD Thesis, Department of Computer Science, University of Aarhus, Denmark, October 2001 (abstract).
    
    

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18. Maarten Keijzer. Scientific Discovery using Genetic Programming, PhD Thesis, Technical University of Denmark, Denmark, 2001 (abstract).
    
    
19. S. Khajehpour. Optimal Conceptual Design of High-Rise Office Buildings, PhD Thesis, Civil Engineering Department, University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, 2001 (abstract).
    
    
20. Gi-Hwa Kim. Multicriteria structural optimization by genetic algorithm, PhD Thesis, Seoul National University, 1994.
    
    
21. Joshua D. Knowles Local-Search and Hybrid Evolutionary Algorithms for Pareto Optimization, PhD Thesis, The University of Reading, Reading, UK, January 2002. (abstract).
    
    
22. Sadan Kulturel-Konak. Facility Layout and Relayout under Uncertainty, PhD Thesis, Industrial and Systems Engineering Department, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama, USA, May 2002 (abstract) .
    
    

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23. W. B. Langdon. Data Structures and Genetic Programming. PhD thesis, University College, London, September 1996.
    
    
24. Jeffrey Horn. The Nature of Niching: Genetic Algorithms and the Evolution of Optimal Cooperative Populations. PhD thesis. University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign. Urbana. Illinois. 1997 (abstract).
    
    
25. Patrick Christopher Leger. Automated Synthesis and Optimization of Robot Configurations: An Evolutionary Approach, PhD thesis, The Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, December, 1999 (abstract).
    
    
26. Geoff Leyland. Multi-Objective Optimisation Applied to Industrial Energy Problems, PhD Thesis, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland, May 2002 (abstract).
    
    
27. Daniel Hopkins Loughlin. Genetic Algorithm-Based Optimization in the Development of Tropospheric Ozone Control Strategies : Least Cost, Multiobjective, Alternative Generation and Chance-Constrained Applications (air Quality Management). PhD thesis. North Carolina State University. February. 1998(abstract).
    
    
28. Sushil J. Louis. Genetic Algorithms as a Computational Tool for Design, PhD thesis, Department of Computer Science, Indiana University, August 1993 (abstract).
    
    

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29. S. Afshin Mansouri. Manufacturing Cell Design in a Multi-Criterion Environment (in Persian), PhD thesis, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran, January 2001 (abstract).
    
    
30. Keith B. Matthews. Applying Genetic Algorithms to Multi-objective Land-Use Planning, PhD Thesis, School of Computing, The Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen, United Kingdom, October 2001 (abstract) .
    
    
31. Tadahiko Murata. Genetic Algortithms for Multi-Objective Optimization. PhD thesis, Osaka Prefecture University, Japan, 1997.
    
    
32. Ângela Cristina Martinho Guimarães Pereira. Extending Environmental Impact Assessment Processes: Generation of Alternatives for Siting and Routing Infraestructural Facilities by Multi-Criteria Evaluation and Genetic Algorithms. PhD thesis, New University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal, 1997. (abstract)
    
    

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33. Muhsin Ozdemir. Evolutionary Computing for Feature Selection and Predictive Data Mining, PhD Thesis, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York, March 2002 (abstract)
    
    

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34. Seong-Jin Park. A Data Allocation Methodology Using the Multiple Aspects Petri Net and the Pareto Genetic Algorithm in Distributed Databases. PhD thesis. Korea University. 1997.
    
    

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35. Ruedee Rangsaritratsamee. Analysis of Scheduling and Frozen Intervals in Dynamic Rescheduling, PhD Thesis, Industrial Engineering Department, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina, August 2002 (abstract)
    
    
36. Brahim Rekiek, Assembly Line Design (multiple objective grouping genetic algorithm and the balancing of mixed-model hybrid assembly line), PhD Thesis, Free University of Brussels, CAD/CAM Department, Brussels, Belgium, December 2000. (abstract).
    
    
37. Patrick Michael Reed. Striking the Balance: Long-Term Groundwater Monitoring Design for Multiple Conflicting Objectives, PhD Thesis, Graduate College of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, 2002 (abstract).
    
    
38. Katya Rodríguez-Vázquez. Multiobjective Evolutionary Algorithms in Non-Linear System Identification. PhD thesis, Department of Automatic Control and Systems Engineering, The University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK, 1999 (abstract).
    
    
39. R. S. Rosenberg. Simulation of genetic populations with biochemical properties. PhD thesis, University of Michigan, Ann Harbor, Michigan, 1967.
    
    
40. Juntaek Ryoo. Adaptation of Evolutionary Search in Topology and Decomposition Based Design Optimization, PhD Thesis, Mechanical Engineering Department, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York, August 2002 (abstract) .
    
    

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41. Gracia Sánchez Carpena. Diseño y Evaluación de Algoritmos Evolutivos Multiobjetivo en Optimización y Modelación Difusa, PhD Thesis, Departamento de Ingeniería de la Información y las Comunicaciones, Universidad de Murcia, Murcia, Spain, November, 2002 (in Spanish) .
    
    
42. J. David Schaffer. Multiple Objective Optimization with Vector Evaluated Genetic Algorithms. PhD thesis, Vanderbilt University, 1984 (abstract).
    
    
43. Katharine Jane Shaw. Using Genetic Algorithms for Practical Multi-Objective Production Schedule Optimisation. PhD thesis, Department of Automatic Control and Systems Engineering, The University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK, 1997.
    
    
44. Porter Sherman. Ranking Techniques in Multicriteria Genetic Algorithm-Based Optimization. PhD thesis, Department of Computer and Information Science, Polytechnic University, Brooklyn, New York, 1995 (abstract).
    
    

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45. Mark W. Thomas. A Pareto Frontier for Full Stern Submarines via Genetic Algorithm, (Available online), abstract, PhD thesis, Ocean Engineering Department, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, june 1998.
    
    
46. David S. Todd. Multiple Criteria Genetic Algorithms in Engineering Design and Operation. PhD thesis, University of Newcastle, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK, October 1997 (abstract).
    
    

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47. Rasmus K. Ursem. Models for Evolutionary Algorithms and Their Applications in System Identification and Control Optimization, PhD thesis, Department of Computer Science, University of Aarhus, Denmark, April 2003 (abstract) .
    
    

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48. David A. Van Veldhuizen. Multiobjective Evolutionary Algorithms: Classifications, Analyses, and New Innovations. PhD thesis, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. Graduate School of Engineering. Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, May 1999 (abstract).
    
    
49. Tamie Lynne Veith. Agricultural BMP placement for cost-effective pollution control at the watershed level, PhD Thesis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia, April 2002 (abstract) .
    
    

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50. Andrew Webb. Evolutionary Techniques Applied to Wide Area Network Planning. PhD thesis, School of Engineering, Circuits And Systems Research Group, University of Wales Cardiff, UK, July, 2000.
    
    
51. Jin Wu. Quality Assisted Multiobjective and Multidisciplinary Genetic Algorithms, PhD Thesis, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Maryland at College Park, Maryland, USA, 2001 (abstract).
    
    

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52. Patrice Ogou Yapo. A multiobjective global optimization algorithm with application to the calibration of hydrologic models. PhD thesis, Department of Systems and Industrial Engineering, The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, 1996 (abstract).
    
    
53. Seung-Ryul Yoo. Determination of Operational Frequencies on Express Bus Service using Dynamic Niche Sharing Pareto GA. PhD thesis, Graduate School of Korea University, Department of Industrial Engineering, Korea, 1997. (in Korean).
    
    

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54. Eckart Zitzler. Evolutionary Algorithms for Multiobjective Optimization: Methods and Applications, PhD Thesis, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), Zurich, Switzerland, November 1999 (abstract).
    
    
55. Jesse B. Zydallis. Explicit Building-Block Multiobjective Genetic Algorithms: Theory, Analysis, and Development, PhD thesis, Air Force Institute of Technology, Department of the Air Force, Air University, Wright-Patterson, Airforce Base, Ohio, USA, March 2003 .
    
    

Acknowledgments

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