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Project portfolio optimization using multiobjective evolutionary algorithms is promising because they can provide solutions on the Pareto\u2010optimal front that are difficult to be obtained by manual approaches. In this paper, we propose an improved MOEA\/D (multiobjective evolutionary algorithm based on decomposition) based on reference distance (MOEA\/D_RD) to solve the software project portfolio optimization problems with optimizing 2, 3, and 4 objectives. MOEA\/D_RD replaces solutions based on reference distance during evolution process. Experimental comparison and analysis are performed among MOEA\/D_RD and several state\u2010of\u2010the\u2010art multiobjective evolutionary algorithms, that is, MOEA\/D, nondominated sorting genetic algorithm II (NSGA2), and nondominated sorting genetic algorithm III (NSGA3). The results show that MOEA\/D_RD and NSGA2 can solve the software project portfolio optimization problem more effectively. 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