Badriyya B. Al-onazi¹, Jaber S. Alzahrani², Najm Alotaibi³, Hussain Alshahrani⁴, Mohamed Ahmed Elfaki⁴, Radwa Marzouk⁵, Heba Mohsen⁶, Abdelwahed Motwakel^7,*

Intelligent Automation & Soft Computing, Vol.39, No.3, pp. 567-583, 2024, DOI:10.32604/iasc.2023.033835

Abstract In recent years, the usage of social networking sites has considerably increased in the Arab world. It has empowered individuals to express their opinions, especially in politics. Furthermore, various organizations that operate in the Arab countries have embraced social media in their day-to-day business activities at different scales. This is attributed to business owners’ understanding of social media’s importance for business development. However, the Arabic morphology is too complicated to understand due to the availability of nearly 10,000 roots and more than 900 patterns that act as the basis for verbs and nouns. Hate speech… More >

Ronghao Pan, José Antonio García-Díaz^*, Rafael Valencia-García

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.140, No.3, pp. 2849-2868, 2024, DOI:10.32604/cmes.2024.049631

Abstract Large Language Models (LLMs) are increasingly demonstrating their ability to understand natural language and solve complex tasks, especially through text generation. One of the relevant capabilities is contextual learning, which involves the ability to receive instructions in natural language or task demonstrations to generate expected outputs for test instances without the need for additional training or gradient updates. In recent years, the popularity of social networking has provided a medium through which some users can engage in offensive and harmful online behavior. In this study, we investigate the ability of different LLMs, ranging from zero-shot… More >

Abhishek Singhal^*, Devendra Kumar Sharma

Computer Systems Science and Engineering, Vol.48, No.3, pp. 609-625, 2024, DOI:10.32604/csse.2023.046730

Abstract This article presents an exhaustive comparative investigation into the accuracy of gender identification across diverse geographical regions, employing a deep learning classification algorithm for speech signal analysis. In this study, speech samples are categorized for both training and testing purposes based on their geographical origin. Category 1 comprises speech samples from speakers outside of India, whereas Category 2 comprises live-recorded speech samples from Indian speakers. Testing speech samples are likewise classified into four distinct sets, taking into consideration both geographical origin and the language spoken by the speakers. Significantly, the results indicate a noticeable difference… More >

Yasmine M. Ibrahim^1,2, Reem Essameldin³, Saad M. Darwish^1,*

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.79, No.1, pp. 243-262, 2024, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2024.047840

Abstract Detecting hate speech automatically in social media forensics has emerged as a highly challenging task due to the complex nature of language used in such platforms. Currently, several methods exist for classifying hate speech, but they still suffer from ambiguity when differentiating between hateful and offensive content and they also lack accuracy. The work suggested in this paper uses a combination of the Whale Optimization Algorithm (WOA) and Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) to adjust the weights of two Multi-Layer Perceptron (MLPs) for neutrosophic sets classification. During the training process of the MLP, the WOA is More >

Shuting Ge^1,2, Jin Ren^2,3,*, Yihua Shi⁴, Yujun Zhang¹, Shunzhi Yang², Jinfeng Yang²

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.78, No.3, pp. 3215-3245, 2024, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2023.046746

Abstract In air traffic control communications (ATCC), misunderstandings between pilots and controllers could result in fatal aviation accidents. Fortunately, advanced automatic speech recognition technology has emerged as a promising means of preventing miscommunications and enhancing aviation safety. However, most existing speech recognition methods merely incorporate external language models on the decoder side, leading to insufficient semantic alignment between speech and text modalities during the encoding phase. Furthermore, it is challenging to model acoustic context dependencies over long distances due to the longer speech sequences than text, especially for the extended ATCC data. To address these issues,… More >

Liya Yue¹, Pei Hu², Shu-Chuan Chu³, Jeng-Shyang Pan^3,4,*

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.78, No.2, pp. 1957-1975, 2024, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2024.046962

Abstract Speech emotion recognition (SER) uses acoustic analysis to find features for emotion recognition and examines variations in voice that are caused by emotions. The number of features acquired with acoustic analysis is extremely high, so we introduce a hybrid filter-wrapper feature selection algorithm based on an improved equilibrium optimizer for constructing an emotion recognition system. The proposed algorithm implements multi-objective emotion recognition with the minimum number of selected features and maximum accuracy. First, we use the information gain and Fisher Score to sort the features extracted from signals. Then, we employ a multi-objective ranking method… More >

Fatma Harby¹, Mansor Alohali², Adel Thaljaoui^2,3,*, Amira Samy Talaat⁴

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.78, No.2, pp. 2689-2719, 2024, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2024.046623

Abstract Machine Learning (ML) algorithms play a pivotal role in Speech Emotion Recognition (SER), although they encounter a formidable obstacle in accurately discerning a speaker’s emotional state. The examination of the emotional states of speakers holds significant importance in a range of real-time applications, including but not limited to virtual reality, human-robot interaction, emergency centers, and human behavior assessment. Accurately identifying emotions in the SER process relies on extracting relevant information from audio inputs. Previous studies on SER have predominantly utilized short-time characteristics such as Mel Frequency Cepstral Coefficients (MFCCs) due to their ability to capture… More >

Akmalbek Abdusalomov¹, Alpamis Kutlimuratov², Rashid Nasimov³, Taeg Keun Whangbo^1,*

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.77, No.3, pp. 2915-2933, 2023, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2023.044466

Abstract The performance of a speech emotion recognition (SER) system is heavily influenced by the efficacy of its feature extraction techniques. The study was designed to advance the field of SER by optimizing feature extraction techniques, specifically through the incorporation of high-resolution Mel-spectrograms and the expedited calculation of Mel Frequency Cepstral Coefficients (MFCC). This initiative aimed to refine the system’s accuracy by identifying and mitigating the shortcomings commonly found in current approaches. Ultimately, the primary objective was to elevate both the intricacy and effectiveness of our SER model, with a focus on augmenting its proficiency in… More >

Soonshin Seo^1,2, Ji-Hwan Kim^2,*

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.77, No.3, pp. 2833-2856, 2023, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2023.042816

Abstract Automatic speech recognition (ASR) systems have emerged as indispensable tools across a wide spectrum of applications, ranging from transcription services to voice-activated assistants. To enhance the performance of these systems, it is important to deploy efficient models capable of adapting to diverse deployment conditions. In recent years, on-demand pruning methods have obtained significant attention within the ASR domain due to their adaptability in various deployment scenarios. However, these methods often confront substantial trade-offs, particularly in terms of unstable accuracy when reducing the model size. To address challenges, this study introduces two crucial empirical findings. Firstly,… More >

Oscar Peña-Cáceres^1,2,*, Henry Silva-Marchan³, Manuela Albert⁴, Miriam Gil¹

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.77, No.2, pp. 1873-1891, 2023, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2023.043176

Abstract The development of artificial intelligence (AI) and smart home technologies has driven the need for speech recognition-based solutions. This demand stems from the quest for more intuitive and natural interaction between users and smart devices in their homes. Speech recognition allows users to control devices and perform everyday actions through spoken commands, eliminating the need for physical interfaces or touch screens and enabling specific tasks such as turning on or off the light, heating, or lowering the blinds. The purpose of this study is to develop a speech-based classification model for recognizing human actions in… More >