Institute of Fundamental Technological Research

In order to make decisions in multi-criteria environments there is a need to find solutions with compromises. All solutions which are compromises for all criteria create the set of solutions named the Pareto frontier. Based on these possibilities the decision maker can choose the best solution looking at the current preferences. It is not trivial to solve such a multiobjective problem, however there are several methods which try to do it, with differing degrees of success. Methods based on behaviors of different biological phenomena belong to the most successful set. Genetic and evolutionary algorithms and artificial immune systems are included that group of methods. On the other hand, the game theory is a branch which mathematically analyzes conflict situations. This chapter is dedicated to methods of finding solutions in multi-criteria environments using bio-inspired methods and the game theory, as well as coupling both approaches to create a new intelligent hybrid system of decision making.

Game Theory, Multiobjective Optimization, Clonal Selection, Pareto Frontier