Lirong Yin¹, Lei Wang¹, Siyu Lu^2,*, Ruiyang Wang², Haitao Ren², Ahmed AlSanad³, Salman A. AlQahtani³, Zhengtong Yin⁴, Xiaolu Li⁵, Wenfeng Zheng^3,*

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.140, No.3, pp. 2315-2347, 2024, DOI:10.32604/cmes.2024.050853

Abstract At present, super-resolution algorithms are employed to tackle the challenge of low image resolution, but it is difficult to extract differentiated feature details based on various inputs, resulting in poor generalization ability. Given this situation, this study first analyzes the features of some feature extraction modules of the current super-resolution algorithm and then proposes an adaptive feature fusion block (AFB) for feature extraction. This module mainly comprises dynamic convolution, attention mechanism, and pixel-based gating mechanism. Combined with dynamic convolution with scale information, the network can extract more differentiated feature information. The introduction of a channel More >

Rui Wang¹, Zhihui Liu^2,*, Hongdi Liu³, Baozhong Su⁴, Chuanyi Ma⁵

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.140, No.3, pp. 3035-3049, 2024, DOI:10.32604/cmes.2024.050806

Abstract In underground engineering, the detection of structural cracks on tunnel surfaces stands as a pivotal task in ensuring the health and reliability of tunnel structures. However, the dim and dusty environment inherent to underground engineering poses considerable challenges to crack segmentation. This paper proposes a crack segmentation algorithm termed as Focused Detection for Subsurface Cracks YOLOv8 (FDSC-YOLOv8) specifically designed for underground engineering structural surfaces. Firstly, to improve the extraction of multi-layer convolutional features, the fixed convolutional module is replaced with a deformable convolutional module. Secondly, the model’s receptive field is enhanced by introducing a multi-branch More >

Tingting Su¹, Jia Wang^1,*, Wei Hu^2,*, Gaoqiang Dong¹, Jeon Gwanggil³

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.79, No.3, pp. 4433-4448, 2024, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2024.051535

Abstract Along with the progression of Internet of Things (IoT) technology, network terminals are becoming continuously more intelligent. IoT has been widely applied in various scenarios, including urban infrastructure, transportation, industry, personal life, and other socio-economic fields. The introduction of deep learning has brought new security challenges, like an increment in abnormal traffic, which threatens network security. Insufficient feature extraction leads to less accurate classification results. In abnormal traffic detection, the data of network traffic is high-dimensional and complex. This data not only increases the computational burden of model training but also makes information extraction more… More >

Lili Bai^1,*, Wenhui Li¹, He Ren^1,2, Feng Li¹, Tao Yan¹, Lirong Chen³

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.79, No.3, pp. 4513-4531, 2024, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2024.051348

Abstract Addressing the challenges posed by the nonlinear and non-stationary vibrations in rotating machinery, where weak fault characteristic signals hinder accurate fault state representation, we propose a novel feature extraction method that combines the Flexible Analytic Wavelet Transform (FAWT) with Nonlinear Quantum Permutation Entropy. FAWT, leveraging fractional orders and arbitrary scaling and translation factors, exhibits superior translational invariance and adjustable fundamental oscillatory characteristics. This flexibility enables FAWT to provide well-suited wavelet shapes, effectively matching subtle fault components and avoiding performance degradation associated with fixed frequency partitioning and low-oscillation bases in detecting weak faults. In our approach,… More >

Pakorn Santakij¹, Samai Srisuay^2,*, Pongporn Punpeng¹

Computer Systems Science and Engineering, Vol.48, No.3, pp. 665-689, 2024, DOI:10.32604/csse.2024.045066

Abstract Social media has revolutionized the dissemination of real-life information, serving as a robust platform for sharing life events. Twitter, characterized by its brevity and continuous flow of posts, has emerged as a crucial source for public health surveillance, offering valuable insights into public reactions during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study aims to leverage a range of machine learning techniques to extract pivotal themes and facilitate text classification on a dataset of COVID-19 outbreak-related tweets. Diverse topic modeling approaches have been employed to extract pertinent themes and subsequently form a dataset for training text classification models.… More >

Maheesha Dhashantha Silva^*, Qi Liu

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.79, No.2, pp. 2971-2989, 2024, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2024.051289

Abstract In recent years, Non-Intrusive Load Monitoring (NILM) has become an emerging approach that provides affordable energy management solutions using aggregated load obtained from a single smart meter in the power grid. Furthermore, by integrating Machine Learning (ML), NILM can efficiently use electrical energy and offer less of a burden for the energy monitoring process. However, conducted research works have limitations for real-time implementation due to the practical issues. This paper aims to identify the contribution of ML approaches to developing a reliable Energy Management (EM) solution with NILM. Firstly, phases of the NILM are discussed,… More >

Li Wang^1,2,3,*, Mingshan Xia^1,2,*, Hao Hu¹, Jianfang Li^1,2, Fengyao Hou^1,2, Gang Chen^1,2,3

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.79, No.2, pp. 2991-3006, 2024, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2024.048637

Abstract With the rapid development of the mobile communication and the Internet, the previous web anomaly detection and identification models were built relying on security experts’ empirical knowledge and attack features. Although this approach can achieve higher detection performance, it requires huge human labor and resources to maintain the feature library. In contrast, semantic feature engineering can dynamically discover new semantic features and optimize feature selection by automatically analyzing the semantic information contained in the data itself, thus reducing dependence on prior knowledge. However, current semantic features still have the problem of semantic expression singularity, as… More >

Meng Huang, Honglei Wei^*, Xianyi Zhai

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.79, No.1, pp. 531-547, 2024, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2024.048510

Abstract In pursuit of cost-effective manufacturing, enterprises are increasingly adopting the practice of utilizing recycled semiconductor chips. To ensure consistent chip orientation during packaging, a circular marker on the front side is employed for pin alignment following successful functional testing. However, recycled chips often exhibit substantial surface wear, and the identification of the relatively small marker proves challenging. Moreover, the complexity of generic target detection algorithms hampers seamless deployment. Addressing these issues, this paper introduces a lightweight YOLOv8s-based network tailored for detecting markings on recycled chips, termed Van-YOLOv8. Initially, to alleviate the influence of diminutive, low-resolution… More >

Sapiah Sakri¹, Shakila Basheer¹, Zuhaira Muhammad Zain¹, Nurul Halimatul Asmak Ismail^2,*, Dua’ Abdellatef Nassar¹, Manal Abdullah Alohali¹, Mais Ayman Alharaki¹

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.79, No.1, pp. 1157-1185, 2024, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2024.048051

Abstract Background: Sepsis, a potentially fatal inflammatory disease triggered by infection, carries significant health implications worldwide. Timely detection is crucial as sepsis can rapidly escalate if left undetected. Recent advancements in deep learning (DL) offer powerful tools to address this challenge. Aim: Thus, this study proposed a hybrid CNNBDLSTM, a combination of a convolutional neural network (CNN) with a bi-directional long short-term memory (BDLSTM) model to predict sepsis onset. Implementing the proposed model provides a robust framework that capitalizes on the complementary strengths of both architectures, resulting in more accurate and timelier predictions. Method: The sepsis prediction… More >

Zhong Qu^1,*, Guoqing Mu¹, Bin Yuan²

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.140, No.1, pp. 255-273, 2024, DOI:10.32604/cmes.2024.048175

Abstract Automatic crack detection of cement pavement chiefly benefits from the rapid development of deep learning, with convolutional neural networks (CNN) playing an important role in this field. However, as the performance of crack detection in cement pavement improves, the depth and width of the network structure are significantly increased, which necessitates more computing power and storage space. This limitation hampers the practical implementation of crack detection models on various platforms, particularly portable devices like small mobile devices. To solve these problems, we propose a dual-encoder-based network architecture that focuses on extracting more comprehensive fracture feature… More > Graphic Abstract