Journal of Intelligent & Fuzzy Systems - Volume Pre-press, issue Pre-press

Authors: Chen, Deguang | Ma, Ziping | Wei, Lin | Zhu, Yanbin | Ma, Jinlin | Gong, Yuanwen | Zhou, Jie

Article Type: Research Article

Abstract: Text-based reading comprehension models have great research significance and market value and are one of the main directions of natural language processing. Reading comprehension models of single-span answers have recently attracted more attention and achieved significant results. In contrast, multi-span answer models for reading comprehension have been less investigated and their performances need improvement. To address this issue, in this paper, we propose a text-based multi-span network for reading comprehension, ALBERT_SBoundary, and build a multi-span answer corpus, MultiSpan_NMU. We also conduct extensive experiments on the public multi-span corpus, MultiSpan_DROP, and our multi-span answer corpus, MultiSpan_NMU, and compare the proposed method …with the state-of-the-art. The experimental results show that our proposed method achieves F1 scores of 84.10 and 92.88 on MultiSpan_DROP and MultiSpan_NMU datasets, respectively, while it also has fewer parameters and a shorter training time. Show more

Keywords: Multi-span answer, ALBERT model, reading comprehension, minimum order matching prediction algorithm

DOI: 10.3233/JIFS-200581

Citation: Journal of Intelligent & Fuzzy Systems, vol. Pre-press, no. Pre-press, pp. 1-13, 2021

Authors: Kokila, M.L. Sworna | Gomathi, Dr. V.

Article Type: Research Article

Abstract: Automatic Person Re-identification by video surveillance is commonly used in different applications. Perhaps the human uniqueness criteria for tracking the presence of the same person across multiple camera views and a person’s growth identification is extremely challenging. To solve the above problem, we propose an efficient Auto Track Regression System (ATRF) based on a deep learning technique that uses an eminent representation strategy along with recognition. In this work, the Auto Wiley Detective (AWD) approach is proposed for the representation of features that can collect valuable information by monitoring individuals. After obtaining important information on the characteristics, it is possible …to define the personal growth identity of the generation. The OPVC (Original Pick Virtual Classifier) is used for accurate classification of the queried person from a dense area by utilizing features of a person’s growth identity extracted from feature extraction by the Auto Wiley Detection Method. The proposed Originated Pick Virtual Classifier (OPVC) uses Platt scaling (originated pick) on probit regression (virtual) to train the featured data set for accurate person re-identification, which is boosted by the Karush–Kuhn–Tucker (KKT) conditions to reduce false re-identification. Since the gallery information is trained using the Backpropagation method and smoothened analysis through approximated output, the Auto Wiley Detection Method proficiently detects the required information automatically. This also helps to detect the person query image from the database, which contains a vast collection of video images based on the similarity features identified in the query image and the detailed features extracted from the query image. The classification is completed automatically, and then the Person Re-Identification from the databases is performed accurately and efficiently. Henceforth, the proposed work effectively extracts reliable height and age estimates with improved flexibility and individual re-identifying capabilities. Show more

Keywords: Auto track regression framework, auto wiley detection, originated pick virtual classifier

DOI: 10.3233/JIFS-201977

Citation: Journal of Intelligent & Fuzzy Systems, vol. Pre-press, no. Pre-press, pp. 1-18, 2021

Authors: Yan, Bing | Wang, Yanjun | Xia, Wei | Hu, Xiaoxuan | Ma, Huawei | Jin, Peng

Article Type: Research Article

Abstract: Satellite emergency mission scheduling scheme group decision making (SEMSSGDM) is a key part of satellite mission scheduling research. An appropriate evaluation model can provide a dependable and sustainable improvement and guide the functioning of emergency mission scheduling. Consequently, this research is devoted to proposing a novel decision-making method that employs a novel consensus model with hesitant fuzzy 2-tuple linguistic sets (HF2TLSs) to eliminate disagreements among satellite dispatchers and reach consensus in scheme decision-making. Within the novel method, it proposes a distance measurement function based on Hausdorff distance with HF2TLS to gauge the fit and similarity across satellite dispatchers. Additionally, a …consensus reaching process (CRP) is designed to adjust the judgement of satellite dispatchers taking into account the trust degree to improve consensus. Within the selection process, a combination of the particle swarm optimization (PSO) algorithm and the MULTIplicative MOORA (MULTIMOORA) method is applied, where PSO is performed to improve the accuracy of information aggregation, and the MULTIMOORA method is used to develop the robustness of the selection results. Lastly, an applicative example validates the effectiveness of the method based on a mission scheduling intelligent decision simulation system. Show more

Keywords: Satellite emergency mission scheduling scheme group decision-making, hesitant fuzzy 2-tuple linguistic set, consensus reaching processes(CRPs), particle swarm optimization(PSO), MULTIplicative MOORA (MULTIMOORA)

DOI: 10.3233/JIFS-212034

Citation: Journal of Intelligent & Fuzzy Systems, vol. Pre-press, no. Pre-press, pp. 1-17, 2021

Authors: Xu, Changlin | Shen, Juhong

Article Type: Research Article

Abstract:  Higher-order fuzzy decision-making methods have become powerful tools to support decision-makers in solving their problems effectively by reflecting uncertainty in calculations better than crisp sets in the last 3 decades. Fermatean fuzzy set proposed by Senapati and Yager, which can easily process uncertain information in decision making, pattern recognition, medical diagnosis et al., is extension of intuitionistic fuzzy set and Pythagorean fuzzy set by relaxing the restraint conditions of the support for degrees and support against degrees. In this paper, we focus on the similarity measures of Fermatean fuzzy sets. The definitions of the Fermatean fuzzy sets similarity measures and …its weighted similarity measures on discrete and continuous universes are given in turn. Then, the basic properties of the presented similarity measures are discussed. Afterward, a decision-making process under the Fermatean fuzzy environment based on TOPSIS method is established, and a new method based on the proposed Fermatean fuzzy sets similarity measures is designed to solve the problems of medical diagnosis. Ultimately, an interpretative multi-criteria decision making example and two medical diagnosis examples are provided to demonstrate the viability and effectiveness of the proposed method. Through comparing the different methods in the multi-criteria decision making and the medical diagnosis application, it is found that the new method is as efficient as the other methods. These results illustrate that the proposed method is practical in dealing with the decision making problems and medical diagnosis problems. Show more

Keywords: Similarity measure, Fermatean fuzzy set, Multi-criteria decision making, TOPSIS method, Medical diagnosis

DOI: 10.3233/JIFS-201557

Citation: Journal of Intelligent & Fuzzy Systems, vol. Pre-press, no. Pre-press, pp. 1-17, 2021

Authors: Pang, Jing | Yao, Bingxue | Li, Lingqiang

Article Type: Research Article

Abstract: In this paper, we point out that Lin’s general neighborhood systems-based rough set model is an extension of Qian’s optimistic rough set model, and thus called optimistic general neighborhood systmes-based rough set model. Then we present a new rough set model based on general neighborhood systems, and prove that it is an extension of Qian’s pessimistic rough set model. Later, we study the basic properties of the proposed pessimistic rough sets, and define the serial, reflexive, symmetric, transitive and Euclidean conditions for general neighborhood systems, and explore the further properties of related rough sets. Furthermore, we apply the pessimistic general …neighborhood systems-based rough set model in the research of incomplete information system, and build a three-way decision model based on it. A simple practical example to show the effectiveness of our model is also presented. Show more

Keywords: Rough set, neighborhood system, pessimistic rough approximation operator, three-way decision

DOI: 10.3233/JIFS-211851

Citation: Journal of Intelligent & Fuzzy Systems, vol. Pre-press, no. Pre-press, pp. 1-13, 2021

Authors: Li, Fang | Zhang, Lihua | Wang, Xiao | Liu, Shihu

Article Type: Research Article

Abstract: In the existing high-order fuzzy logical relationship (FLR) based forecasting model, each FLR is used to describe the association between multiple premise observations and a consequent observation. Therefore, these FLRs concentrate on the one-step-ahead forecasting. In real applications, there exist another kind of association: the association between multiple premise observations and multiple consequent observations. For such association, the existing FLRs can’t express and ignored. To depict it, the high-order multi-point association FLR is raised in this study. The antecedent and consequent of a high-order multi-point association FLR are consisted of multiple observations. Thus, the proposed FLR reflects the influence of …multiple premise observations on the multiple consequent observations, and can be applied for multi-step-ahead forecasting with no cumulative errors. On the basis of high-order multi-point association FLR, the high-order multi-point trend association FLR is constructed, it describes the trend association in time series. By using these two new kinds of FLRs, a fuzzy time series based multi-step-ahead forecasting model is established. In this model, the multi-point (trend) association FLRs effective in capturing the associations of time series and improving forecasting accuracy. The benefits of the proposed FLRs and the superior performance of the established forecasting model are demonstrated through the experimental analysis. Show more

Keywords: Fuzzy time series, high-order multi-point association fuzzy logical relationship, high-order multi-point trend association fuzzy logical relationship, multi-step-ahead forecasting

DOI: 10.3233/JIFS-211405

Citation: Journal of Intelligent & Fuzzy Systems, vol. Pre-press, no. Pre-press, pp. 1-17, 2021

Authors: Chu, Yongjie | Zhao, Lindu | Ahmad, Touqeer

Article Type: Research Article

Abstract: In this paper, an enhanced discriminative feature learning (EDFL) method is proposed to address single sample per person (SSPP) face recognition. With a separate auxiliary dataset, EDFL integrates Fisher discriminative learning and domain adaptation into a unified framework. The separate auxiliary dataset and the gallery/probe dataset are from two different domains (named source and target domains respectively) and have different data distributions. EDFL is modeled to transfer the discriminative knowledge learned from the source domain to the target domain for classification. Since the gallery set with SSPP contains scarce number of samples, it is hard to accurately represent the data …distribution of the target domain, which hinders the adaptation effect. To overcome this problem, the generalized domain adaption (GDA) method is proposed to realize good overall domain adaptation when one domain contains limited samples. GDA considers the both global and local domain adaptation effect at the same time. Further, to guarantee that the learned domain adaptation components are optimal for discriminative learning, the domain adaptation and Fisher discriminant model learning are unified into a single framework and an efficient algorithm is designed to optimize them. The effectiveness of the proposed approach is demonstrated by extensive evaluation and comparison with some state-of-the-art methods. Show more

Keywords: Single sample per person, domain adaptation, discriminative feature learning, feature selection

DOI: 10.3233/JIFS-211106

Citation: Journal of Intelligent & Fuzzy Systems, vol. Pre-press, no. Pre-press, pp. 1-15, 2021

Authors: Nguyen, Binh | Le, Binh | Nguyen, Long H.B. | Dinh, Dien

Article Type: Research Article

Abstract:  Word representation plays a vital role in most Natural Language Processing systems, especially for Neural Machine Translation. It tends to capture semantic and similarity between individual words well, but struggle to represent the meaning of phrases or multi-word expressions. In this paper, we investigate a method to generate and use phrase information in a translation model. To generate phrase representations, a Primary Phrase Capsule network is first employed, then iteratively enhancing with a Slot Attention mechanism. Experiments on the IWSLT English to Vietnamese, French, and German datasets show that our proposed method consistently outperforms the baseline Transformer, and attains competitive …results over the scaled Transformer with two times lower parameters. Show more

Keywords: Neural Machine Translation, phrase representation, Capsule Network

DOI: 10.3233/JIFS-212101

Citation: Journal of Intelligent & Fuzzy Systems, vol. Pre-press, no. Pre-press, pp. 1-8, 2021

Authors: Zhang, Yan | Li, Shiyu | Deng, Yang | Chen, Honggen | Yan, Xin | Li, Jing

Article Type: Research Article

Abstract: This paper develops a joint decision-making model approach to preventive maintenance and SPC (statistical process control) with delayed monitoring considered. The proposal of delayed monitoring policy postpones the sampling process till a scheduled time and contributes to six renewal scenarios of the production process, where maintenance actions are triggered by scheduled duration of prenentive maintenance or the alert of X ¯ chart for monitoring the shift of process mean resulted by deterioration of equipment. By analyzing the evolution of the system in different scenarios, a mathematical model is given to minimize the expected cost …per unit time by optimizing values of five variables (scheduled duration without monitoring, scheduled duration of preventive maintenance, sample size, sampling interval and control limit). The results of a numerical example indicate that the hourly cost of the proposed model is lower than the model that delayed monitoring is not considered when the system has a low hazard rate during the early period. Finally, a sensitivity analysis is performed to demonstrate the effect of model parameters. Show more

Keywords: Repairable system, delayed monitoring, preventive maintenance, statistical process control, joint economic design

DOI: 10.3233/JIFS-211853

Citation: Journal of Intelligent & Fuzzy Systems, vol. Pre-press, no. Pre-press, pp. 1-14, 2021

Authors: Shao, Dangguo | An, Qing | Huang, Kun | Xiang, Yan | Ma, Lei | Guo, Junjun | Yin, Runda

Article Type: Research Article

Abstract: The purpose of aspect-level sentiment analysis is to identify the contextual sentence expressions given by sentiment for some aspects. For previous works, many scholars have proved the importance of the interaction between aspects and contexts. However, most existing methods ignore or do not specifically capture the position information of the aspect targets in the sentence. Thus, we propose an aspect-level sentiment analysis based on joint aspect and position hierarchy attention mechanism network. At the same time, the model adopts a joint approach to make the model of the aspect features and the position features. On the one hand, this method …clearly captures the interaction between aspect words and context when inputting word vector information. On the other hand, this method can enhance the importance of position information in the sentence and boost the information retrieval ability of the model. Additionally, the model utilizes a hierarchical attention mechanism to extract feature information and to differentiate sentiment towards, which is similar to filtering useless information again. Experiment on the SemEval 2014 dataset represent that our model achieves better performance on aspect-level sentiment classification. Show more

Keywords: Aspect-level, position information, hierarchy attention mechanism, sentiment analysis, sentiment polarity

DOI: 10.3233/JIFS-211515

Citation: Journal of Intelligent & Fuzzy Systems, vol. Pre-press, no. Pre-press, pp. 1-12, 2021