Evolutionary multiobjective optimization (EMO) refers to the solution of problems having two or more (often conflicting) objectives, which we aim to optimize at the same time using evolutionary methods.

Vision and Mission of EMO



EMO conferences

○ The First International Conference on Evolutionary Multi-Criterion Optimization (EMO’2001) was held in Zürich, Switzerland in March 7-9, 2001.

Basic statistics of EMO’2001

○ The Second International Conference on Evolutionary Multi-Criterion Optimization (EMO'2003) was held in Faro, Portugal in April 8-11,2003.

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○ The Third International Conference on Evolutionary Multi-Criterion Optimization (EMO'2005) was held in Guanajuato, Mexico in March 9-11, 2005.

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○ The Fourth International Conference on Evolutionary Multi-Criterion Optimization (EMO'2007) was held in Matsushima, Japan in March 5-8, 2007.

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○ The Fifth International Conference on Evolutionary Multi-Criterion Optimization (EMO'2009) was held in Nantes, France in April 7-10, 2009.

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○ The Sixth International Conference on Evolutionary Multi-Criterion Optimization (EMO'2011) was held in Ouro Preto, Brazil in April 5-8, 2011.

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○ The Seventh International Conference on Evolutionary Multi-Criterion Optimization (EMO'2013) was held in Sheffield, UK in March 19-22, 2013.

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○ The Eighth International Conference on Evolutionary Multi-Criterion Optimization (EMO'2015) was held in Guimarães, Portugal in March 29 - April 1, 2015.

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○ The Ninth International Conference on Evolutionary Multi-Criterion Optimization (EMO'2017) was held in Münster, Germany in March 19-22, 2017.

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○ The Tenth International Conference on Evolutionary Multi-Criterion Optimization (EMO'2019) was held in East Lansing, Michigan, USA in March 10-13, 2019.

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○ The Eleventh International Conference on Evolutionary Multi-Criterion Optimization (EMO'2021) was held in Shenzhen, China, in March 28-31, 2021.

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○ The Twelfth International Conference on Evolutionary Multi-Criterion Optimization (EMO'2023) took place in Leiden, The Netherlands, in March 20-24, 2023.

Basic statistics of EMO’2023

○ The Thirtheenth International Conference on Evolutionary Multi-Criterion Optimization (EMO'2025) will take place in Canberra, Australia, in March 4-7, 2025. Click here for more details.

Members of the EMO Steering Committee

Carlos A. Coello Coello, CINVESTAV-IPN, Mexico

Carlos M. Fonseca, University of Coimbra, Portugal

Michael T.M. Emmerich, Leiden University, The Netherlands

Hisao Ishibuchi, Southern University of Science and Technology, China

Jonathan Fieldsend, University of Exeter, United Kingdom

Kaisa Miettinen, University of Jyväskylä, Finland

Kalyanmoy Deb, Michigan State University, USA

Joshua D. Knowles, Schlumberger Cambridge Research, UK

Robin Purshouse, University of Sheffield, United Kingdom

Ran Cheng, Southern University of Science and Technology, China

Sanaz Mostaghim, Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg, Germany

Vanessa Volz, Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (CWI), The Netherlands