Multiobjective Optimization Group

Enabling better decision making in the presence of conflicting objectives inspires the Multiobjective Optimization Group of the University of Jyväskylä, Finland. The group headed by Prof. Kaisa Miettinen (since 1998) is particularly known for developing interactive methods and software for multiobjective optimization. The group applies them in diverse areas of life such as healthcare, engineering, logistics, and sustainable forest management.

Overview

Core fields of research

Information technology and the human in the knowledge society

Research areas

Computational Science

Learning and Cognitive Sciences

Faculty

Faculty of Information Technology

Research group description

For more information visit our website.

Please, check also our open-source software framework DESDEO for interactive multiobjective optimization.

Anti-fragile Decision-making: tHink beYonD Robustness And resilience (HYDRA)

An academy research fellow project

Decision Analytics utilizing Causal Models and Multiobjective Optimization (DEMO)

Decision Analytics utilizing Causal Models and Multiobjective Optimization (DEMO) is a profiling (thematic research) area of the University of Jyväskylä.

Decision support for harvest scheduling under uncertain road accessibility

A joint project with Skogforsk

Current

Research group

Group leaders

Kaisa Miettinen

Vice Rector

Members

Giomara Lárraga Maldonado

Postdoctoral Researcher

Giovanni Misitano

Postdoctoral Researcher

Babooshka Shavazipour

Academy Research Fellow

Bekir Afsar

Postdoctoral Researcher

Bhupinder Saini

Postdoctoral Researcher

Johanna Silvennoinen

Senior Lecturer (absent)

Postdoctoral Researcher

MaoMao Liang

Doctoral Researcher

Publications

Publication

2026

A novel multi-stage multi-scenario multi-objective optimisation framework for adaptive robust decision-making under deep uncertainty

Omega.

Shavazipour, Babooshka

Stewart, Theodor J.

Publication

2025

An Efficient Iterative Approach for Uniformly Representing Pareto Fronts

International Conference on Evolutionary Multi-Criterion Optimization. Lecture Notes in Computer Science. Springer Nature Singapore.

Saini, Bhupinder Singh

Singh, Hemant Kumar

Shavazipour, Babooshka

Miettinen, Kaisa

Publication

2025

Artworks Reimagined : Exploring Human-AI Co-Creation through Body Prompting

Proceedings of the ACM on human-computer interaction.

Oppenlaender, Jonas

Johnston, Hannah

Silvennoinen, Johanna Maria

Barranha, Helena

Publication

2025

Can LIME Make Interactive Multiobjective Optimization Methods Explainable?

IEEE Symposium on Trustworthy, Explainable and Responsible Computational Intelligence.

Bekir, Afsar

Lárraga, Giomara

Miettinen, Kaisa

Publication

2025

Comparative analysis of color emotional perception in art and non-art university students : hue, saturation, and brightness effects in the Munsell color system

BMC Psychology.

Song, Liting

Zhang, Guanghui

Ma, Lan

Silvennoinen, Johanna

Cong, Fengyu

Publication

2025

Electroencephalographic (EEG) analysis of hue perception differences between art and non-art majors : insights from the P2 and P3 components

BMC Psychology.

Song, Liting

Zhang, Guanghui

Silvennoinen, Johanna

Cong, Fengyu

Multiobjective Optimization Group

Research group description

Anti-fragile Decision-making: tHink beYonD Robustness And resilience (HYDRA)

Decision Analytics utilizing Causal Models and Multiobjective Optimization (DEMO)

Decision support for harvest scheduling under uncertain road accessibility

Finding the optimal set of solutions for complex problems is both art and science, says new JYU professor

Call for applications for a postdoctoral researcher at JYU.Well

Research group

Group leaders

Members

Publications

A novel multi-stage multi-scenario multi-objective optimisation framework for adaptive robust decision-making under deep uncertainty

An Efficient Iterative Approach for Uniformly Representing Pareto Fronts

Artworks Reimagined : Exploring Human-AI Co-Creation through Body Prompting

Can LIME Make Interactive Multiobjective Optimization Methods Explainable?

Comparative analysis of color emotional perception in art and non-art university students : hue, saturation, and brightness effects in the Munsell color system

Electroencephalographic (EEG) analysis of hue perception differences between art and non-art majors : insights from the P2 and P3 components