abstract = "The accurate modeling of the release kinetics of
pheromone dispensers is a matter or great importance
for ensuring that the dispenser field-life covers the
flight period of the pest and for optimizing the layout
of dispensers in the treated area. A new experimental
dispenser has been recently designed by researchers at
the Instituto Agroforestal del Mediterraneo - Centro de
Ecologia Quimica Agricola (CEQA) of the Universidad
Politecnica de Valencia (Spain). The most challenging
problem for the modeling of the release kinetics of
this dispensers is the difficulty in obtaining
experimental measurements for building the model. The
procedure for obtaining these data is very costly, both
time and money wise, therefore the available data
across the whole season are scarce. In prior work we
demonstrated the utility of using Genetic Programming
(GP) for this particular problem. However, the models
evolved by the GP algorithm tend to have
discontinuities in those time ranges where there are
not available measurements. In this work we propose the
use of a multiobjective Genetic Programming for
modeling the performance of the CEQA dispenser. We take
two approaches, involving two and nine objectives
respectively. In the first one, one of the objectives
of the GP algorithm deals with how well the model fits
the experimental data, while the second objective
measures how {"}smooth{"} the model behaviour is. In
the second approach we have as many objectives as data
points and the aim is to predict each point separately
using the remaining ones. The results obtained endorse
the utility of this approach for those modeling
problems characterized by the lack of experimental
data.",