Hongrong Wang^1,2, Hang Geng^1,*, Jing Yuan¹, Wen Zhang², Hanmin Sheng¹, Qiuhua Wang³, Xinjian Li^4,5

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.145, No.3, pp. 3701-3721, 2025, DOI:10.32604/cmes.2025.073513 - 23 December 2025

Abstract Machine learning has emerged as a key approach in wildfire risk prediction research. However, in practical applications, the scarcity of data for specific regions often hinders model performance, with models trained on region-specific data struggling to generalize due to differences in data distributions. While traditional methods based on expert knowledge tend to generalize better across regions, they are limited in leveraging multi-source data effectively, resulting in suboptimal predictive accuracy. This paper addresses this challenge by exploring how accumulated domain expertise in wildfire prediction can reduce model reliance on large volumes of high-quality data. An active More >

Duong Tien Dung^1,2,3, Ha Hai Nam⁴, Nguyen Long Giang³, Luong Thi Hong Lan^5,*

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.85, No.3, pp. 5625-5642, 2025, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2025.069636 - 23 October 2025

Abstract Semi-supervised clustering techniques attempt to improve clustering accuracy by utilizing a limited number of labeled data for guidance. This method effectively integrates prior knowledge using pre-labeled data. While semi-supervised fuzzy clustering (SSFC) methods leverage limited labeled data to enhance accuracy, they remain highly susceptible to inappropriate or mislabeled prior knowledge, especially in noisy or overlapping datasets where cluster boundaries are ambiguous. To enhance the effectiveness of clustering algorithms, it is essential to leverage labeled data while ensuring the safety of the previous knowledge. Existing solutions, such as the Trusted Safe Semi-Supervised Fuzzy Clustering Method (TS3FCM),… More >

Duong Tien Dung^1,2,3, Ha Hai Nam⁴, Nguyen Long Giang³, Luong Thi Hong Lan^5,*

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.85, No.3, pp. 5341-5357, 2025, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2025.068299 - 23 October 2025

Abstract Active semi-supervised fuzzy clustering integrates fuzzy clustering techniques with limited labeled data, guided by active learning, to enhance classification accuracy, particularly in complex and ambiguous datasets. Although several active semi-supervised fuzzy clustering methods have been developed previously, they typically face significant limitations, including high computational complexity, sensitivity to initial cluster centroids, and difficulties in accurately managing boundary clusters where data points often overlap among multiple clusters. This study introduces a novel Active Semi-Supervised Fuzzy Clustering algorithm specifically designed to identify, analyze, and correct misclassified boundary elements. By strategically utilizing labeled data through active learning, our More >

Lakshmi Alekhya Jandhyam^1,*, Ragupathy Rengaswamy¹, Narayana Satyala²

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.144, No.3, pp. 3679-3714, 2025, DOI:10.32604/cmes.2025.068941 - 30 September 2025

Abstract Human Activity Recognition (HAR) has become increasingly critical in civic surveillance, medical care monitoring, and institutional protection. Current deep learning-based approaches often suffer from excessive computational complexity, limited generalizability under varying conditions, and compromised real-time performance. To counter these, this paper introduces an Active Learning-aided Heuristic Deep Spatio-Textural Ensemble Learning (ALH-DSEL) framework. The model initially identifies keyframes from the surveillance videos with a Multi-Constraint Active Learning (MCAL) approach, with features extracted from DenseNet121. The frames are then segmented employing an optimized Fuzzy C-Means clustering algorithm with Firefly to identify areas of interest. A deep ensemble More >

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 >

Yang Yang¹, Zhenying Qu¹, Zefan Yan¹, Zhipeng Gao^1,*, Ti Wang²

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.78, No.1, pp. 735-757, 2024, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2023.045807 - 30 January 2024

Abstract Nowadays, ensuring the quality of network services has become increasingly vital. Experts are turning to knowledge graph technology, with a significant emphasis on entity extraction in the identification of device configurations. This research paper presents a novel entity extraction method that leverages a combination of active learning and attention mechanisms. Initially, an improved active learning approach is employed to select the most valuable unlabeled samples, which are subsequently submitted for expert labeling. This approach successfully addresses the problems of isolated points and sample redundancy within the network configuration sample set. Then the labeled samples are… More >

Zhen Xu^1,2, Weibin Chen^1,2,*

Intelligent Automation & Soft Computing, Vol.37, No.3, pp. 2627-2650, 2023, DOI:10.32604/iasc.2023.040497 - 11 September 2023

Abstract Active learning (AL) trains a high-precision predictor model from small numbers of labeled data by iteratively annotating the most valuable data sample from an unlabeled data pool with a class label throughout the learning process. However, most current AL methods start with the premise that the labels queried at AL rounds must be free of ambiguity, which may be unrealistic in some real-world applications where only a set of candidate labels can be obtained for selected data. Besides, most of the existing AL algorithms only consider the case of centralized processing, which necessitates gathering together… More >

Sher Muhammad Daudpota¹, Saif Hassan¹, Yazeed Alkhurayyif^2,*, Abdullah Saleh Alqahtani^3,4, Muhammad Haris Aziz⁵

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.76, No.2, pp. 1409-1422, 2023, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2023.034157 - 30 August 2023

Abstract The Internet revolution has resulted in abundant data from various sources, including social media, traditional media, etcetera. Although the availability of data is no longer an issue, data labelling for exploiting it in supervised machine learning is still an expensive process and involves tedious human efforts. The overall purpose of this study is to propose a strategy to automatically label the unlabeled textual data with the support of active learning in combination with deep learning. More specifically, this study assesses the performance of different active learning strategies in automatic labelling of the textual dataset at… More >

Samer Abdulateef Waheeb^*

Computer Systems Science and Engineering, Vol.46, No.1, pp. 981-998, 2023, DOI:10.32604/csse.2023.035753 - 20 January 2023

Abstract Automatic extraction of the patient’s health information from the unstructured data concerning the discharge summary remains challenging. Discharge summary related documents contain various aspects of the patient health condition to examine the quality of treatment and thereby help improve decision-making in the medical field. Using a sentiment dictionary and feature engineering, the researchers primarily mine semantic text features. However, choosing and designing features requires a lot of manpower. The proposed approach is an unsupervised deep learning model that learns a set of clusters embedded in the latent space. A composite model including Active Learning (AL),… More >

Huiyu Sun^*, Ralph Grishman

Intelligent Automation & Soft Computing, Vol.34, No.3, pp. 1415-1423, 2022, DOI:10.32604/iasc.2022.030794 - 25 May 2022

Abstract Active learning methods which present selected examples from the corpus for annotation provide more efficient learning of supervised relation extraction models, but they leave the developer in the unenviable role of a passive informant. To restore the developer’s proper role as a partner with the system, we must give the developer an ability to inspect the extraction model during development. We propose to make this possible through a representation based on lexicalized dependency paths (LDPs) coupled with an active learner for LDPs. We apply LDPs to both simulated and real active learning with ACE as evaluation More >