Ranking-based multi/many-objective evolutionary optimization with hierarchical evaluation rules and its application in water distribution network

Dongyu Wang, Lianbo Ma

Abstract: Highlights•We propose a two-phase ranking-based multi-objective evolutionary algorithm with hybrid convergence rules.•We use the combination of Pareto dominance, localized pruning power (LPP) and distance-based measure to enhance the convergence evaluation criteria.•We employ the maximum angle between solutions and the sum of normalized objectives of solutions to assist the selecting process.