Zi Han^1,*, Zhentian Huang²

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.138, No.1, pp. 245-272, 2024, DOI:10.32604/cmes.2023.029708 - 22 September 2023

Abstract In the context of global mean square error concerning the number of random variables in the representation, the Karhunen–Loève (KL) expansion is the optimal series expansion method for random field discretization. The computational efficiency and accuracy of the KL expansion are contingent upon the accurate resolution of the Fredholm integral eigenvalue problem (IEVP). The paper proposes an interpolation method based on different interpolation basis functions such as moving least squares (MLS), least squares (LS), and finite element method (FEM) to solve the IEVP. Compared with the Galerkin method based on finite element or Legendre polynomials,… More > Graphic Abstract

Noreen Mushtaq¹, Arfat Ahmad Khan², Faizan Ahmed Khan³, Muhammad Junaid Ali⁴, Malik Muhammad Ali Shahid⁵, Chitapong Wechtaisong^2,*, Peerapong Uthansakul²

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.72, No.3, pp. 5793-5806, 2022, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2022.024316 - 21 April 2022

Abstract Astrocytoma IV or glioblastoma is one of the fatal and dangerous types of brain tumors. Early detection of brain tumor increases the survival rate and helps in reducing the fatality rate. Various imaging modalities have been used for diagnosing by expert radiologists, and Medical Resonance Image (MRI) is considered a better option for detecting brain tumors as MRI is a non-invasive technique and provides better visualization of the brain region. One of the challenging issues is to identify the tumorous region from the MRI scans correctly. Manual segmentation is performed by medical experts, which is… More >

Kriti¹, Mohd Anul Haq², Urvashi Garg¹, Mohd Abdul Rahim Khan^2,*, V. Rajinikanth³

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.72, No.1, pp. 939-957, 2022, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2022.023169 - 24 February 2022

Abstract A crucial task in hyperspectral image (HSI) taxonomy is exploring effective methodologies to effusively practice the 3-D and spectral data delivered by the statistics cube. For classification of images, 3-D data is adjudged in the phases of pre-cataloging, an assortment of a sample, classifiers, post-cataloging, and accurateness estimation. Lastly, a viewpoint on imminent examination directions for proceeding 3-D and spectral approaches is untaken. In topical years, sparse representation is acknowledged as a dominant classification tool to effectually labels deviating difficulties and extensively exploited in several imagery dispensation errands. Encouraged by those efficacious solicitations, sparse representation… More >

Mohammad Masroor Ahmed^1,*, Saleh Al Shehri², Jawad Usman Arshed³, Mahmood Ul Hassan⁴, Muzammil Hussain⁵, Mehtab Afzal⁶

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.67, No.1, pp. 171-185, 2021, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2021.014141 - 12 January 2021

Abstract Spatially Constrained Mixture Model (SCMM) is an image segmentation model that works over the framework of maximum a-posteriori and Markov Random Field (MAP-MRF). It developed its own maximization step to be used within this framework. This research has proposed an improvement in the SCMM’s maximization step for segmenting simulated brain Magnetic Resonance Images (MRIs). The improved model is named as the Weighted Spatially Constrained Finite Mixture Model (WSCFMM). To compare the performance of SCMM and WSCFMM, simulated T1-Weighted normal MRIs were segmented. A region of interest (ROI) was extracted from segmented images. The similarity level More >

Qin Wan^1,2,*, Xiaolin Zhu¹, Yueping Xiao¹, Jine Yan¹, Guoquan Chen¹, Mingui Sun³

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.124, No.1, pp. 129-149, 2020, DOI:10.32604/cmes.2020.09397 - 19 June 2020

Abstract Detecting moving objects in the stationary background is an important problem in visual surveillance systems. However, the traditional background subtraction method fails when the background is not completely stationary and involves certain dynamic changes. In this paper, according to the basic steps of the background subtraction method, a novel non-parametric moving object detection method is proposed based on an improved ant colony algorithm by using the Markov random field. Concretely, the contributions are as follows: 1) A new nonparametric strategy is utilized to model the background, based on an improved kernel density estimation; this approach More >

Shixue Liang¹, Zhongshu Xie¹, Tiancan Huang^{2, *}

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.123, No.3, pp. 1079-1103, 2020, DOI:10.32604/cmes.2020.09200 - 28 May 2020

Abstract Concrete is intrinsically endowed with randomness on meso-scale due to the random distribution of aggregates, mortar, etc. In this paper, two random medium models of concrete mesostructure are developed and comparative studies are provided based on random field representation approach. In the first place, concrete is considered as a kind of one-phase random field, where stochastic harmonic function is adopted as the approach to simulate the random field. Secondly, in order to represent the stochastic distribution of the multi-phase of concrete such as aggregates and mortar, two-phase random field based on the Nataf transformation and More >

Chuntao Wang^1,2, Yang Feng¹, Tianzheng Li¹, Hao Xie¹, Goo-Rak Kwon³

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.56, No.1, pp. 107-121, 2018, DOI:10.3970/cmc.2018.02477

Abstract Compressing encrypted images remains a challenge. As illustrated in our previous work on compression of encrypted binary images, it is preferable to exploit statistical characteristics at the receiver. Through this line, we characterize statistical correlations between adjacent bitplanes of a gray image with the Markov random field (MRF), represent it with a factor graph, and integrate the constructed MRF factor graph in that for binary image reconstruction, which gives rise to a joint factor graph for gray images reconstruction (JFGIR). By exploiting the JFGIR at the receiver to facilitate the reconstruction of the original bitplanes… More >

M. Manjuprasad¹, C. S. Manohar²

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.19, No.1, pp. 23-54, 2007, DOI:10.3970/cmes.2007.019.023

Abstract A technique for adaptive random field refinement for stochastic finite element reliability analysis of structures is presented in this paper. Refinement indicator based on global importance measures are proposed and used for carrying out adaptive random field mesh refinements. Reliability index based error indicator is proposed and used for assessing the percentage error in the estimation of notional failure probability. Adaptive mesh refinement is carried out using hierarchical graded mesh obtained through bisection of elements. Spatially varying stochastic system parameters (such as Young's modulus and mass density) and load parameters are modeled in general as… More >