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Shachar Bar¹, P. W. C. Prasad², Md Shohel Sayeed^3,*
CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.81, No.1, pp. 1-23, 2024, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2024.053861 - 15 October 2024
（This article belongs to the Special Issue: AI and Data Security for the Industrial Internet)
Abstract Escalating cyber security threats and the increased use of Internet of Things (IoT) devices require utilisation of the latest technologies available to supply adequate protection. The aim of Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS) is to prevent malicious attacks that corrupt operations and interrupt data flow, which might have significant impact on critical industries and infrastructure. This research examines existing IDS, based on Artificial Intelligence (AI) for IoT devices, methods, and techniques. The contribution of this study consists of identification of the most effective IDS systems in terms of accuracy, precision, recall and F1-score; this research also… More >

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Jiahe Wang¹, Xizhan Gao^1,*, Fa Zhu², Xingchi Chen³
CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.81, No.1, pp. 25-51, 2024, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2024.054895 - 15 October 2024
Abstract Video-based person re-identification (Re-ID), a subset of retrieval tasks, faces challenges like uncoordinated sample capturing, viewpoint variations, occlusions, cluttered backgrounds, and sequence uncertainties. Recent advancements in deep learning have significantly improved video-based person Re-ID, laying a solid foundation for further progress in the field. In order to enrich researchers’ insights into the latest research findings and prospective developments, we offer an extensive overview and meticulous analysis of contemporary video-based person Re-ID methodologies, with a specific emphasis on network architecture design and loss function design. Firstly, we introduce methods based on network architecture design and loss… More >

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Xionglve Li, Chengyu Wang, Yifan Yang, Changsheng Hou, Bingnan Hou, Zhiping Cai^*
CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.81, No.1, pp. 53-78, 2024, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2024.055186 - 15 October 2024
Abstract The global Internet is a complex network of interconnected autonomous systems (ASes). Understanding Internet inter-domain path information is crucial for understanding, managing, and improving the Internet. The path information can also help protect user privacy and security. However, due to the complicated and heterogeneous structure of the Internet, path information is not publicly available. Obtaining path information is challenging due to the limited measurement probes and collectors. Therefore, inferring Internet inter-domain paths from the limited data is a supplementary approach to measure Internet inter-domain paths. The purpose of this survey is to provide an overview… More >

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Hamed Taherdoost^1,2,3,4,*
CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.81, No.1, pp. 79-104, 2024, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2024.054378 - 15 October 2024
Abstract Technical and accessibility issues in hospitals often prevent patients from receiving optimal mental and physical health care, which is essential for independent living, especially as societies age and chronic diseases like diabetes and cardiovascular disease become more common. Recent advances in the Internet of Things (IoT)-enabled wearable devices offer potential solutions for remote health monitoring and everyday activity recognition, gaining significant attention in personalized healthcare. This paper comprehensively reviews wearable healthcare technology integrated with the IoT for continuous vital sign monitoring. Relevant papers were extracted and analyzed using a systematic numerical review method, covering various More >

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Qianqian Zhang^1,2,3, Yi Zhang^1,2, Yuanyuan Ma³, Yanmei Liu^1,2, Xiangyang Luo^1,2,*
CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.81, No.1, pp. 105-131, 2024, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2024.055735 - 15 October 2024
Abstract The rapid development of the internet and digital media has provided convenience while also posing a potential risk of steganography abuse. Identifying steganographer is essential in tracing secret information origins and preventing illicit covert communication online. Accurately discerning a steganographer from many normal users is challenging due to various factors, such as the complexity in obtaining the steganography algorithm, extracting highly separability features, and modeling the cover data. After extensive exploration, several methods have been proposed for steganographer identification. This paper presents a survey of existing studies. Firstly, we provide a concise introduction to the More >

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Yuanjing Luo, Xichen Tan, Zhiping Cai^*
CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.81, No.1, pp. 133-160, 2024, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2024.055150 - 15 October 2024
Abstract In the era of internet proliferation, safeguarding digital media copyright and integrity, especially for images, is imperative. Digital watermarking stands out as a pivotal solution for image security. With the advent of deep learning, watermarking has seen significant advancements. Our review focuses on the innovative deep watermarking approaches that employ neural networks to identify robust embedding spaces, resilient to various attacks. These methods, characterized by a streamlined encoder-decoder architecture, have shown enhanced performance through the incorporation of novel training modules. This article offers an in-depth analysis of deep watermarking’s core technologies, current status, and prospective More >

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Hoi Chuen Cheng, Frederick Ziyang Hong, Babar Hussain, Yiru Wang, Chik Patrick Yue^*
CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.81, No.1, pp. 161-181, 2024, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2024.053079 - 15 October 2024
（This article belongs to the Special Issue: Intelligent Manufacturing, Robotics and Control Engineering)
Abstract Large-scale indoor 3D reconstruction with multiple robots faces challenges in core enabling technologies. This work contributes to a framework addressing localization, coordination, and vision processing for multi-agent reconstruction. A system architecture fusing visible light positioning, multi-agent path finding via reinforcement learning, and 360° camera techniques for 3D reconstruction is proposed. Our visible light positioning algorithm leverages existing lighting for centimeter-level localization without additional infrastructure. Meanwhile, a decentralized reinforcement learning approach is developed to solve the multi-agent path finding problem, with communications among agents optimized. Our 3D reconstruction pipeline utilizes equirectangular projection from 360° cameras to More >

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Murad Njoum^1,2,*, Rossilawati Sulaiman¹, Zarina Shukur¹, Faizan Qamar¹
CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.81, No.1, pp. 183-211, 2024, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2024.050090 - 15 October 2024
Abstract Random pixel selection is one of the image steganography methods that has achieved significant success in enhancing the robustness of hidden data. This property makes it difficult for steganalysts’ powerful data extraction tools to detect the hidden data and ensures high-quality stego image generation. However, using a seed key to generate non-repeated sequential numbers takes a long time because it requires specific mathematical equations. In addition, these numbers may cluster in certain ranges. The hidden data in these clustered pixels will reduce the image quality, which steganalysis tools can detect. Therefore, this paper proposes a… More >

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Zhi Wang¹, Jinming Cao¹, Zhonglei Liu¹, Yuhong Zhao^1,2,3,*
CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.81, No.1, pp. 213-228, 2024, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2024.055169 - 15 October 2024
（This article belongs to the Special Issue: Multiscale Computational Methods for Advanced Materials and Structures)
Abstract Recent years, the polarization response of ferroelectrics has been entirely studied. However, it is found that the polarization may disappear gradually with the continually applied of electric field. In this paper, taking K_0.48Na_0.52NbO₃(KNN) as an example, it was demonstrated that the residual polarization began to decrease when the electric field frequency increased to a certain extent using a phase-field methods. The results showed that the content of out-of-plane domains increased first and then decreased with the increase of applied electric field frequency, the maximum polarization disappeared at high frequencies, and the hysteresis loop became elliptical. In More >

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Sayat Ibrayev¹, Batyrkhan Omarov^1,2,3,*, Arman Ibrayeva¹, Zeinel Momynkulov^1,2
CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.81, No.1, pp. 229-249, 2024, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2024.053075 - 15 October 2024
Abstract This research paper presents a comprehensive investigation into the effectiveness of the DeepSurNet-NSGA II (Deep Surrogate Model-Assisted Non-dominated Sorting Genetic Algorithm II) for solving complex multi-objective optimization problems, with a particular focus on robotic leg-linkage design. The study introduces an innovative approach that integrates deep learning-based surrogate models with the robust Non-dominated Sorting Genetic Algorithm II, aiming to enhance the efficiency and precision of the optimization process. Through a series of empirical experiments and algorithmic analyses, the paper demonstrates a high degree of correlation between solutions generated by the DeepSurNet-NSGA II and those obtained from… More >

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Jiaqi Gao¹, Kangfeng Zheng^1,*, Xiujuan Wang², Chunhua Wu¹, Bin Wu²
CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.81, No.1, pp. 251-270, 2024, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2024.055560 - 15 October 2024
Abstract User identity linkage (UIL) refers to identifying user accounts belonging to the same identity across different social media platforms. Most of the current research is based on text analysis, which fails to fully explore the rich image resources generated by users, and the existing attempts touch on the multimodal domain, but still face the challenge of semantic differences between text and images. Given this, we investigate the UIL task across different social media platforms based on multimodal user-generated contents (UGCs). We innovatively introduce the efficient user identity linkage via aligned multi-modal features and temporal correlation… More >

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Nahed Tawfik^1,*, Heba M. Emara², Walid El-Shafai³, Naglaa F. Soliman⁴, Abeer D. Algarni⁴, Fathi E. Abd El-Samie⁴
CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.81, No.1, pp. 271-307, 2024, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2024.052404 - 15 October 2024
（This article belongs to the Special Issue: Data and Image Processing in Intelligent Information Systems)
Abstract Lung cancer remains a major concern in modern oncology due to its high mortality rates and multifaceted origins, including hereditary factors and various clinical changes. It stands as the deadliest type of cancer and a significant cause of cancer-related deaths globally. Early diagnosis enables healthcare providers to administer appropriate treatment measures promptly and accurately, leading to improved prognosis and higher survival rates. The significant increase in both the incidence and mortality rates of lung cancer, particularly its ranking as the second most prevalent cancer among women worldwide, underscores the need for comprehensive research into efficient… More >

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Bayan Alabdullah¹, Muhammad Tayyab², Yahay AlQahtani³, Naif Al Mudawi⁴, Asaad Algarni⁵, Ahmad Jalal², Jeongmin Park^6,*
CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.81, No.1, pp. 309-326, 2024, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2024.053538 - 15 October 2024
（This article belongs to the Special Issue: Metaheuristics, Soft Computing, and Machine Learning in Image Processing and Computer Vision)
Abstract In the modern era of a growing population, it is arduous for humans to monitor every aspect of sports, events occurring around us, and scenarios or conditions. This recognition of different types of sports and events has increasingly incorporated the use of machine learning and artificial intelligence. This research focuses on detecting and recognizing events in sequential photos characterized by several factors, including the size, location, and position of people’s body parts in those pictures, and the influence around those people. Common approaches utilized, here are feature descriptors such as MSER (Maximally Stable Extremal Regions),… More >

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Gang Long, Zhaoxin Zhang^*
CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.81, No.1, pp. 327-343, 2024, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2024.054558 - 15 October 2024
Abstract Network anomaly detection plays a vital role in safeguarding network security. However, the existing network anomaly detection task is typically based on the one-class zero-positive scenario. This approach is susceptible to overfitting during the training process due to discrepancies in data distribution between the training set and the test set. This phenomenon is known as prediction drift. Additionally, the rarity of anomaly data, often masked by normal data, further complicates network anomaly detection. To address these challenges, we propose the PUNet network, which ingeniously combines the strengths of traditional machine learning and deep learning techniques… More >

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Rehman Ullah Khan¹, Fazal Shah^2,*, Ahmad Ali Khan³, Hamza Tahir²
CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.81, No.1, pp. 345-367, 2024, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2024.054439 - 15 October 2024
Abstract Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs) are materials used to connect components to one another to form a working circuit. PCBs play a crucial role in modern electronics by connecting various components. The trend of integrating more components onto PCBs is becoming increasingly common, which presents significant challenges for quality control processes. Given the potential impact that even minute defects can have on signal traces, the surface inspection of PCB remains pivotal in ensuring the overall system integrity. To address the limitations associated with manual inspection, this research endeavors to automate the inspection process using the YOLOv8… More >

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Xi Li^1,2, Weiwei Zhu², Qian Li^3,*, Changhui Hou^1,*, Yaozong Zhang¹
CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.81, No.1, pp. 369-391, 2024, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2024.054982 - 15 October 2024
（This article belongs to the Special Issue: The Latest Deep Learning Architectures for Artificial Intelligence Applications)
Abstract Automatically detecting learners’ engagement levels helps to develop more effective online teaching and assessment programs, allowing teachers to provide timely feedback and make personalized adjustments based on students’ needs to enhance teaching effectiveness. Traditional approaches mainly rely on single-frame multimodal facial spatial information, neglecting temporal emotional and behavioural features, with accuracy affected by significant pose variations. Additionally, convolutional padding can erode feature maps, affecting feature extraction’s representational capacity. To address these issues, we propose a hybrid neural network architecture, the redistributing facial features and temporal convolutional network (RefEIP). This network consists of three key components:… More >

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Mehdi Houichi^1,*, Faouzi Jaidi^1,2, Adel Bouhoula³
CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.81, No.1, pp. 393-441, 2024, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2024.054007 - 15 October 2024
（This article belongs to the Special Issue: Security and Privacy in IoT and Smart City: Current Challenges and Future Directions)
Abstract The expansion of smart cities, facilitated by digital communications, has resulted in an enhancement of the quality of life and satisfaction among residents. The Internet of Things (IoT) continually generates vast amounts of data, which is subsequently analyzed to offer services to residents. The growth and development of IoT have given rise to a new paradigm. A smart city possesses the ability to consistently monitor and utilize the physical environment, providing intelligent services such as energy, transportation, healthcare, and entertainment for both residents and visitors. Research on the security and privacy of smart cities is… More >

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Jingfa Ma, Hu Liu^*, Lingxiao Chen
CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.81, No.1, pp. 443-469, 2024, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2024.056209 - 15 October 2024
（This article belongs to the Special Issue: The Latest Deep Learning Architectures for Artificial Intelligence Applications)
Abstract Demand-responsive transportation (DRT) is a flexible passenger service designed to enhance road efficiency, reduce peak-hour traffic, and boost passenger satisfaction. However, existing optimization methods for initial passenger requests fall short in addressing real-time passenger needs. Consequently, there is a need to develop real-time DRT route optimization methods that integrate both initial and real-time requests. This paper presents a two-stage, multi-objective optimization model for DRT vehicle scheduling. The first stage involves an initial scheduling model aimed at minimizing vehicle configuration, and operational, and CO₂ emission costs while ensuring passenger satisfaction. The second stage develops a real-time scheduling… More >

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Chandraumakantham Om Kumar^1,*, Sudhakaran Gajendran², Suguna Marappan¹, Mohammed Zakariah³, Abdulaziz S. Almazyad⁴
CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.81, No.1, pp. 471-501, 2024, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2024.054966 - 15 October 2024
Abstract The security of the wireless sensor network-Internet of Things (WSN-IoT) network is more challenging due to its randomness and self-organized nature. Intrusion detection is one of the key methodologies utilized to ensure the security of the network. Conventional intrusion detection mechanisms have issues such as higher misclassification rates, increased model complexity, insignificant feature extraction, increased training time, increased run time complexity, computation overhead, failure to identify new attacks, increased energy consumption, and a variety of other factors that limit the performance of the intrusion system model. In this research a security framework for WSN-IoT, through… More >

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Muhammad Ahmad^1,*, Manuel Mazzara², Salvatore Distefano³, Adil Mehmood Khan⁴, Hamad Ahmed Altuwaijri⁵
CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.81, No.1, pp. 503-532, 2024, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2024.056318 - 15 October 2024
Abstract Disjoint sampling is critical for rigorous and unbiased evaluation of state-of-the-art (SOTA) models e.g., Attention Graph and Vision Transformer. When training, validation, and test sets overlap or share data, it introduces a bias that inflates performance metrics and prevents accurate assessment of a model’s true ability to generalize to new examples. This paper presents an innovative disjoint sampling approach for training SOTA models for the Hyperspectral Image Classification (HSIC). By separating training, validation, and test data without overlap, the proposed method facilitates a fairer evaluation of how well a model can classify pixels it was… More >

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Yujian Wang¹, Jianxun Zhang^1,*, Renhao Sun²
CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.81, No.1, pp. 533-548, 2024, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2024.054644 - 15 October 2024
Abstract The effectiveness of facial expression recognition (FER) algorithms hinges on the model’s quality and the availability of a substantial amount of labeled expression data. However, labeling large datasets demands significant human, time, and financial resources. Although active learning methods have mitigated the dependency on extensive labeled data, a cold-start problem persists in small to medium-sized expression recognition datasets. This issue arises because the initial labeled data often fails to represent the full spectrum of facial expression characteristics. This paper introduces an active learning approach that integrates uncertainty estimation, aiming to improve the precision of facial… More >

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Yingnan Zhao^*, Yuyuan Ruan, Zhen Peng
CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.81, No.1, pp. 549-566, 2024, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2024.056240 - 15 October 2024
（This article belongs to the Special Issue: Machine Learning and Applications under Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs))
Abstract As the penetration ratio of wind power in active distribution networks continues to increase, the system exhibits some characteristics such as randomness and volatility. Fast and accurate short-term wind power prediction is essential for algorithms like scheduling and optimization control. Based on the spatio-temporal features of Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP) data, it proposes the WVMD_DSN (Whale Optimization Algorithm, Variational Mode Decomposition, Dual Stream Network) model. The model first applies Pearson correlation coefficient (PCC) to choose some NWP features with strong correlation to wind power to form the feature set. Then, it decomposes the feature set More >

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Yunfei Ban, Damin Zhang^*, Qing He, Qianwen Shen
CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.81, No.1, pp. 567-601, 2024, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2024.055007 - 15 October 2024
Abstract The surge in connected devices and massive data aggregation has expanded the scale of the Internet of Things (IoT) networks. The proliferation of unknown attacks and related risks, such as zero-day attacks and Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks triggered by botnets, have resulted in information leakage and property damage. Therefore, developing an efficient and realistic intrusion detection system (IDS) is critical for ensuring IoT network security. In recent years, traditional machine learning techniques have struggled to learn the complex associations between multidimensional features in network traffic, and the excellent performance of deep learning techniques,… More >

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Jian Zhao^1,2,*, Kang Wang^1,2, Jiacun Wang^3,*, Xiwang Guo⁴, Liang Qi⁵
CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.81, No.1, pp. 603-623, 2024, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2024.050523 - 15 October 2024
（This article belongs to the Special Issue: Recent Advances in Ensemble Framework of Meta-heuristics and Machine Learning: Methods and Applications)
Abstract This paper introduces the African Bison Optimization (ABO) algorithm, which is based on biological population. ABO is inspired by the survival behaviors of the African bison, including foraging, bathing, jousting, mating, and eliminating. The foraging behavior prompts the bison to seek a richer food source for survival. When bison find a food source, they stick around for a while by bathing behavior. The jousting behavior makes bison stand out in the population, then the winner gets the chance to produce offspring in the mating behavior. The eliminating behavior causes the old or injured bison to More >

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Mohammad Shoab^*, Loiy Alsbatin^*
CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.81, No.1, pp. 625-642, 2024, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2024.053721 - 15 October 2024
Abstract In recent years, machine learning (ML) and deep learning (DL) have significantly advanced intrusion detection systems, effectively addressing potential malicious attacks across networks. This paper introduces a robust method for detecting and categorizing attacks within the Internet of Things (IoT) environment, leveraging the NSL-KDD dataset. To achieve high accuracy, the authors used the feature extraction technique in combination with an auto-encoder, integrated with a gated recurrent unit (GRU). Therefore, the accurate features are selected by using the cuckoo search algorithm integrated particle swarm optimization (PSO), and PSO has been employed for training the features. The More >

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Stephen Ojo¹, Moez Krichen^2,3,*, Meznah A. Alamro⁴, Alaeddine Mihoub⁵, Gabriel Avelino Sampedro⁶, Jaroslava Kniezova^7,*
CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.81, No.1, pp. 643-661, 2024, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2024.052147 - 15 October 2024
Abstract Myelin damage and a wide range of symptoms are caused by the immune system targeting the central nervous system in Multiple Sclerosis (MS), a chronic autoimmune neurological condition. It disrupts signals between the brain and body, causing symptoms including tiredness, muscle weakness, and difficulty with memory and balance. Traditional methods for detecting MS are less precise and time-consuming, which is a major gap in addressing this problem. This gap has motivated the investigation of new methods to improve MS detection consistency and accuracy. This paper proposed a novel approach named FAD consisting of Deep Neural Network… More >

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Xin Cong, Lanjin Feng^*, Lingling Zi
CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.81, No.1, pp. 663-684, 2024, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2024.054372 - 15 October 2024
（This article belongs to the Special Issue: Distributed Computing with Applications to IoT and BlockChain)
Abstract In the digital information age, distributed file storage technologies like the InterPlanetary File System (IPFS) have gained considerable traction as a means of storing and disseminating media content. Despite the advantages of decentralized storage, the proliferation of decentralized technologies has highlighted the need to address the issue of file ownership. The aim of this paper is to address the critical issues of source verification and digital copyright protection for IPFS image files. To this end, an innovative approach is proposed that integrates blockchain, digital signature, and blind watermarking. Blockchain technology functions as a decentralized and… More >

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Yali Si^1,2, Feng Li^1,*, Shan Zhong^1,2, Chenghang Huo³, Jing Chen⁴, Jinglian Liu^1,2
CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.81, No.1, pp. 685-706, 2024, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2024.055141 - 15 October 2024
Abstract Point-of-interest (POI) recommendations in location-based social networks (LBSNs) have developed rapidly by incorporating feature information and deep learning methods. However, most studies have failed to accurately reflect different users’ preferences, in particular, the short-term preferences of inactive users. To better learn user preferences, in this study, we propose a long-short-term-preference-based adaptive successive POI recommendation (LSTP-ASR) method by combining trajectory sequence processing, long short-term preference learning, and spatiotemporal context. First, the check-in trajectory sequences are adaptively divided into recent and historical sequences according to a dynamic time window. Subsequently, an adaptive filling strategy is used to… More >

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Noor Ullah Bacha¹, Songfeng Lu¹, Attiq Ur Rehman¹, Muhammad Idrees², Yazeed Yasin Ghadi³, Tahani Jaser Alahmadi^4,*
CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.81, No.1, pp. 707-748, 2024, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2024.054780 - 15 October 2024
Abstract Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) remains a significant threat to web application security, exploiting vulnerabilities to hijack user sessions and steal sensitive data. Traditional detection methods often fail to keep pace with the evolving sophistication of cyber threats. This paper introduces a novel hybrid ensemble learning framework that leverages a combination of advanced machine learning algorithms—Logistic Regression (LR), Support Vector Machines (SVM), eXtreme Gradient Boosting (XGBoost), Categorical Boosting (CatBoost), and Deep Neural Networks (DNN). Utilizing the XSS-Attacks-2021 dataset, which comprises 460 instances across various real-world traffic-related scenarios, this framework significantly enhances XSS attack detection. Our approach, which… More >

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Mustafa Mohammed Alhassow^1,*, Oguz Ata², Dogu Cagdas Atilla¹
CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.81, No.1, pp. 749-771, 2024, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2024.055592 - 15 October 2024
（This article belongs to the Special Issue: Intelligent Manufacturing, Robotics and Control Engineering)
Abstract This study investigates robot path planning for multiple agents, focusing on the critical requirement that agents can pursue concurrent pathways without collisions. Each agent is assigned a task within the environment to reach a designated destination. When the map or goal changes unexpectedly, particularly in dynamic and unknown environments, it can lead to potential failures or performance degradation in various ways. Additionally, priority inheritance plays a significant role in path planning and can impact performance. This study proposes a Conflict-Based Search (CBS) approach, introducing a unique hierarchical search mechanism for planning paths for multiple robots.… More >

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Vesal Khean¹, Chomyong Kim², Sunjoo Ryu², Awais Khan¹, Min Kyung Hong³, Eun Young Kim⁴, Joungmin Kim⁵, Yunyoung Nam^3,*
CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.81, No.1, pp. 773-787, 2024, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2024.056767 - 15 October 2024
Abstract Human Interaction Recognition (HIR) was one of the challenging issues in computer vision research due to the involvement of multiple individuals and their mutual interactions within video frames generated from their movements. HIR requires more sophisticated analysis than Human Action Recognition (HAR) since HAR focuses solely on individual activities like walking or running, while HIR involves the interactions between people. This research aims to develop a robust system for recognizing five common human interactions, such as hugging, kicking, pushing, pointing, and no interaction, from video sequences using multiple cameras. In this study, a hybrid Deep… More >

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Kelan Ren, Facheng Yan, Honghua Chen, Wen Jiang, Bin Wei, Mingshu Zhang^*
CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.81, No.1, pp. 789-807, 2024, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2024.055624 - 15 October 2024
Abstract The task of cross-target stance detection faces significant challenges due to the lack of additional background information in emerging knowledge domains and the colloquial nature of language patterns. Traditional stance detection methods often struggle with understanding limited context and have insufficient generalization across diverse sentiments and semantic structures. This paper focuses on effectively mining and utilizing sentiment-semantics knowledge for stance knowledge transfer and proposes a sentiment-aware hierarchical attention network (SentiHAN) for cross-target stance detection. SentiHAN introduces an improved hierarchical attention network designed to maximize the use of high-level representations of targets and texts at various… More >

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Rabia Javed¹, Tanzila Saba², Tahani Jaser Alahmadi^3,*, Sarah Al-Otaibi⁴, Bayan AlGhofaily², Amjad Rehman²
CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.81, No.1, pp. 809-825, 2024, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2024.052755 - 15 October 2024
（This article belongs to the Special Issue: Medical Imaging Based Disease Diagnosis Using AI)
Abstract Cancer poses a significant threat due to its aggressive nature, potential for widespread metastasis, and inherent heterogeneity, which often leads to resistance to chemotherapy. Lung cancer ranks among the most prevalent forms of cancer worldwide, affecting individuals of all genders. Timely and accurate lung cancer detection is critical for improving cancer patients’ treatment outcomes and survival rates. Screening examinations for lung cancer detection, however, frequently fall short of detecting small polyps and cancers. To address these limitations, computer-aided techniques for lung cancer detection prove to be invaluable resources for both healthcare practitioners and patients alike.… More >

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Anitha Ramachandran, Sendhil Kumar K.S.^*
CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.81, No.1, pp. 827-842, 2024, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2024.054768 - 15 October 2024
（This article belongs to the Special Issue: Multimodal Learning in Image Processing)
Abstract Research on panicle detection is one of the most important aspects of paddy phenotypic analysis. A phenotyping method that uses unmanned aerial vehicles can be an excellent alternative to field-based methods. Nevertheless, it entails many other challenges, including different illuminations, panicle sizes, shape distortions, partial occlusions, and complex backgrounds. Object detection algorithms are directly affected by these factors. This work proposes a model for detecting panicles called Border Sensitive Knowledge Distillation (BSKD). It is designed to prioritize the preservation of knowledge in border areas through the use of feature distillation. Our feature-based knowledge distillation method More >

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Yizhuo Zhu¹, Shaosi He², Deming Lei^2,*
CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.81, No.1, pp. 843-866, 2024, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2024.054473 - 15 October 2024
（This article belongs to the Special Issue: Metaheuristic-Driven Optimization Algorithms: Methods and Applications)
Abstract Unrelated parallel machine scheduling problem (UPMSP) is a typical scheduling one and UPMSP with various real-life constraints such as additional resources has been widely studied; however, UPMSP with additional resources, maintenance, and energy-related objectives is seldom investigated. The Artificial Bee Colony (ABC) algorithm has been successfully applied to various production scheduling problems and demonstrates potential search advantages in solving UPMSP with additional resources, among other factors. In this study, an energy-efficient UPMSP with additional resources and maintenance is considered. A dynamical artificial bee colony (DABC) algorithm is presented to minimize makespan and total energy consumption… More >

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Mahesh Thyluru Ramakrishna¹, Kuppusamy Pothanaicker², Padma Selvaraj³, Surbhi Bhatia Khan^4,7,*, Vinoth Kumar Venkatesan⁵, Saeed Alzahrani⁶, Mohammad Alojail⁶
CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.81, No.1, pp. 867-883, 2024, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2024.053563 - 15 October 2024
（This article belongs to the Special Issue: Medical Imaging Based Disease Diagnosis Using AI)
Abstract Brain tumor is a global issue due to which several people suffer, and its early diagnosis can help in the treatment in a more efficient manner. Identifying different types of brain tumors, including gliomas, meningiomas, pituitary tumors, as well as confirming the absence of tumors, poses a significant challenge using MRI images. Current approaches predominantly rely on traditional machine learning and basic deep learning methods for image classification. These methods often rely on manual feature extraction and basic convolutional neural networks (CNNs). The limitations include inadequate accuracy, poor generalization of new data, and limited ability… More >

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Novsheena Rasool^1,*, Javaid Iqbal Bhat¹, Najib Ben Aoun^2,3, Abdullah Alharthi⁴, Niyaz Ahmad Wani⁵, Vikram Chopra⁶, Muhammad Shahid Anwar^7,*
CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.81, No.1, pp. 885-909, 2024, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2024.055900 - 15 October 2024
（This article belongs to the Special Issue: Medical Imaging Based Disease Diagnosis Using AI)
Abstract Gliomas are aggressive brain tumors known for their heterogeneity, unclear borders, and diverse locations on Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scans. These factors present significant challenges for MRI-based segmentation, a crucial step for effective treatment planning and monitoring of glioma progression. This study proposes a novel deep learning framework, ResNet Multi-Head Attention U-Net (ResMHA-Net), to address these challenges and enhance glioma segmentation accuracy. ResMHA-Net leverages the strengths of both residual blocks from the ResNet architecture and multi-head attention mechanisms. This powerful combination empowers the network to prioritize informative regions within the 3D MRI data and capture… More >

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Naeem Raza¹, Muhammad Asif Habib¹, Mudassar Ahmad¹, Qaisar Abbas^2,*, Mutlaq B. Aldajani², Muhammad Ahsan Latif³
CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.81, No.1, pp. 911-931, 2024, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2024.055049 - 15 October 2024
Abstract Vision-based vehicle detection in adverse weather conditions such as fog, haze, and mist is a challenging research area in the fields of autonomous vehicles, collision avoidance, and Internet of Things (IoT)-enabled edge/fog computing traffic surveillance and monitoring systems. Efficient and cost-effective vehicle detection at high accuracy and speed in foggy weather is essential to avoiding road traffic collisions in real-time. To evaluate vision-based vehicle detection performance in foggy weather conditions, state-of-the-art Vehicle Detection in Adverse Weather Nature (DAWN) and Foggy Driving (FD) datasets are self-annotated using the YOLO LABEL tool and customized to four vehicle… More >

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Shuang Kang¹, Yinchao He^1,2, Wenwen Li^1,*, Sen Liu²
CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.81, No.1, pp. 933-949, 2024, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2024.056614 - 15 October 2024
Abstract To address the issues of low accuracy and high false positive rate in traditional Otsu algorithm for defect detection on infrared images of wind turbine blades (WTB), this paper proposes a technique that combines morphological image enhancement with an improved Otsu algorithm. First, mathematical morphology’s differential multi-scale white and black top-hat operations are applied to enhance the image. The algorithm employs entropy as the objective function to guide the iteration process of image enhancement, selecting appropriate structural element scales to execute differential multi-scale white and black top-hat transformations, effectively enhancing the detail features of defect… More >

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Muhammad Naeem Ul Hassan^1,2, Zhengtao Yu^1,2,*, Jian Wang^1,2, Ying Li^1,2, Shengxiang Gao^1,2, Shuwan Yang^1,2, Cunli Mao^1,2
CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.81, No.1, pp. 951-969, 2024, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2024.054673 - 15 October 2024
（This article belongs to the Special Issue: Advancements in Natural Language Processing (NLP) and Fuzzy Logic)
Abstract Thanks to the strong representation capability of pre-trained language models, supervised machine translation models have achieved outstanding performance. However, the performances of these models drop sharply when the scale of the parallel training corpus is limited. Considering the pre-trained language model has a strong ability for monolingual representation, it is the key challenge for machine translation to construct the in-depth relationship between the source and target language by injecting the lexical and syntactic information into pre-trained language models. To alleviate the dependence on the parallel corpus, we propose a Linguistics Knowledge-Driven Multi-Task (LKMT) approach to… More >

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Abbas Ali Hassan, Fardin Abdali-Mohammadi^*
CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.81, No.1, pp. 971-983, 2024, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2024.053817 - 15 October 2024
（This article belongs to the Special Issue: Emerging Trends and Applications of Deep Learning for Biomedical Signal and Image Processing)
Abstract From a medical perspective, the 12 leads of the heart in an electrocardiogram (ECG) signal have functional dependencies with each other. Therefore, all these leads report different aspects of an arrhythmia. Their differences lie in the level of highlighting and displaying information about that arrhythmia. For example, although all leads show traces of atrial excitation, this function is more evident in lead II than in any other lead. In this article, a new model was proposed using ECG functional and structural dependencies between heart leads. In the prescreening stage, the ECG signals are segmented from… More >

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Zeshuang Song¹, Xiao Wang^1,*, Qing Wu¹, Yanting Tao¹, Linghua Xu¹, Yaohua Yin², Jianguo Yan³
CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.81, No.1, pp. 985-1008, 2024, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2024.055614 - 15 October 2024
（This article belongs to the Special Issue: Collaborative Edge Intelligence and Its Emerging Applications)
Abstract This research is the first application of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) equipped with Multi-access Edge Computing (MEC) servers to offshore wind farms, providing a new task offloading solution to address the challenge of scarce edge servers in offshore wind farms. The proposed strategy is to offload the computational tasks in this scenario to other MEC servers and compute them proportionally, which effectively reduces the computational pressure on local MEC servers when wind turbine data are abnormal. Finally, the task offloading problem is modeled as a multi-intelligent deep reinforcement learning problem, and a task offloading model… More >

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Juanling Liang¹, Wenguang Luo^1,2,*, Yongxin Qin¹
CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.81, No.1, pp. 1009-1027, 2024, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2024.055883 - 15 October 2024
（This article belongs to the Special Issue: Intelligent Manufacturing, Robotics and Control Engineering)
Abstract An improved RRT* algorithm, referred to as the AGP-RRT* algorithm, is proposed to address the problems of poor directionality, long generated paths, and slow convergence speed in multi-axis robotic arm path planning. First, an adaptive biased probabilistic sampling strategy is adopted to dynamically adjust the target deviation threshold and optimize the selection of random sampling points and the direction of generating new nodes in order to reduce the search space and improve the search efficiency. Second, a gravitationally adjustable step size strategy is used to guide the search process and dynamically adjust the step-size to… More >

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Vincent Omollo Nyangaresi^1,2, Arkan A. Ghaib³, Hend Muslim Jasim⁴, Zaid Ameen Abduljabbar^4,5,6,*, Junchao Ma^5,*, Mustafa A. Al Sibahee^7,8, Abdulla J. Y. Aldarwish⁴, Ali Hasan Ali^9,10, Husam A. Neamah¹¹
CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.81, No.1, pp. 1029-1057, 2024, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2024.053854 - 15 October 2024
Abstract Vehicular ad hoc networks (VANETs) provide intelligent navigation and efficient route management, resulting in time savings and cost reductions in the transportation sector. However, the exchange of beacons and messages over public channels among vehicles and roadside units renders these networks vulnerable to numerous attacks and privacy violations. To address these challenges, several privacy and security preservation protocols based on blockchain and public key cryptography have been proposed recently. However, most of these schemes are limited by a long execution time and massive communication costs, which make them inefficient for on-board units (OBUs). Additionally, some… More >

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Adisa Hasković Džubur^*, Samir Čaušević, Belma Memić, Muhamed Begović, Elma Avdagić-Golub, Alem Čolaković
CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.81, No.1, pp. 1059-1084, 2024, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2024.055386 - 15 October 2024
Abstract Wireless sensor networks (WSNs) are characterized by heterogeneous traffic types (audio, video, data) and diverse application traffic requirements. This paper introduces three traffic classes following the defined model of heterogeneous traffic differentiation in WSNs. The requirements for each class regarding sensitivity to QoS (Quality of Service) parameters, such as loss, delay, and jitter, are described. These classes encompass real-time and delay-tolerant traffic. Given that QoS evaluation is a multi-criteria decision-making problem, we employed the AHP (Analytical Hierarchy Process) method for multi-criteria optimization. As a result of this approach, we derived weight values for different traffic… More >

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Baowei Wang^1,2,*, Wen You²
CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.81, No.1, pp. 1085-1100, 2024, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2024.055538 - 15 October 2024
Abstract As computer graphics technology continues to advance, Collision Detection (CD) has emerged as a critical element in fields such as virtual reality, computer graphics, and interactive simulations. CD is indispensable for ensuring the fidelity of physical interactions and the realism of virtual environments, particularly within complex scenarios like virtual assembly, where both high precision and real-time responsiveness are imperative. Despite ongoing developments, current CD techniques often fall short in meeting these stringent requirements, resulting in inefficiencies and inaccuracies that impede the overall performance of virtual assembly systems. To address these limitations, this study introduces a… More >

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Futai Liang^1,2, Xin Chen^1,*, Song He¹, Zihao Song¹, Hao Lu³
CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.81, No.1, pp. 1101-1121, 2024, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2024.055326 - 15 October 2024
（This article belongs to the Special Issue: Artificial Neural Networks and its Applications)
Abstract In the application of aerial target recognition, on the one hand, the recognition error produced by the single measurement of the sensor is relatively large due to the impact of noise. On the other hand, it is difficult to apply machine learning methods to improve the intelligence and recognition effect due to few or no actual measurement samples. Aiming at these problems, an aerial target recognition algorithm based on self-attention and Long Short-Term Memory Network (LSTM) is proposed. LSTM can effectively extract temporal dependencies. The attention mechanism calculates the weight of each input element and… More >

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Zongbao Jiang, Minqing Zhang^*, Weina Dong, Chao Jiang, Fuqiang Di
CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.81, No.1, pp. 1123-1155, 2024, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2024.055120 - 15 October 2024
Abstract With the rapid advancement of cloud computing technology, reversible data hiding algorithms in encrypted images (RDH-EI) have developed into an important field of study concentrated on safeguarding privacy in distributed cloud environments. However, existing algorithms often suffer from low embedding capacities and are inadequate for complex data access scenarios. To address these challenges, this paper proposes a novel reversible data hiding algorithm in encrypted images based on adaptive median edge detection (AMED) and ciphertext-policy attribute-based encryption (CP-ABE). This proposed algorithm enhances the conventional median edge detection (MED) by incorporating dynamic variables to improve pixel prediction… More >

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Ting Cai¹, Chun Ye¹, Zhiwei Ye^1,*, Ziyuan Chen¹, Mengqing Mei¹, Haichao Zhang¹, Wanfang Bai², Peng Zhang³
CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.81, No.1, pp. 1157-1175, 2024, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2024.055080 - 15 October 2024
（This article belongs to the Special Issue: Metaheuristic-Driven Optimization Algorithms: Methods and Applications)
Abstract The world produces vast quantities of high-dimensional multi-semantic data. However, extracting valuable information from such a large amount of high-dimensional and multi-label data is undoubtedly arduous and challenging. Feature selection aims to mitigate the adverse impacts of high dimensionality in multi-label data by eliminating redundant and irrelevant features. The ant colony optimization algorithm has demonstrated encouraging outcomes in multi-label feature selection, because of its simplicity, efficiency, and similarity to reinforcement learning. Nevertheless, existing methods do not consider crucial correlation information, such as dynamic redundancy and label correlation. To tackle these concerns, the paper proposes a More >

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Suzhe Wang^*, Xueying Zhang, Fenglian Li, Zelin Wu
CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.81, No.1, pp. 1177-1196, 2024, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2024.056016 - 15 October 2024
Abstract Early and timely diagnosis of stroke is critical for effective treatment, and the electroencephalogram (EEG) offers a low-cost, non-invasive solution. However, the shortage of high-quality patient EEG data often hampers the accuracy of diagnostic classification methods based on deep learning. To address this issue, our study designed a deep data amplification model named Progressive Conditional Generative Adversarial Network with Efficient Approximating Self Attention (PCGAN-EASA), which incrementally improves the quality of generated EEG features. This network can yield full-scale, fine-grained EEG features from the low-scale, coarse ones. Specially, to overcome the limitations of traditional generative models… More >

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