Adaptive generalized conditional gradient method for multiobjective optimization

Abstract: In this paper, we propose a generalized conditional gradient method for multiobjective optimization, which can be viewed as an improved extension of the classical Frank-Wolfe (conditional gradient) method for single-objective optimization. The proposed method works for both constrained and unconstrained benchmark multiobjective optimization problems, where the objective function is the summation of a smooth function and a possibly nonsmooth convex function. The method combines the so-called normalized descent direction as an adaptive procedure and the line search technique. We prove the convergence of the algorithm with respect to Pareto optimality under mild assumptions. The iteration complexity for obtaining an approximate Pareto critical point and the convergence rate in terms of a merit function is also analyzed. Finally, we report some numerical results, which demonstrate the feasibility and competitiveness of the proposed method.