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The purpose of the Journal of Intelligent & Fuzzy Systems: Applications in Engineering and Technology is to foster advancements of knowledge and help disseminate results concerning recent applications and case studies in the areas of fuzzy logic, intelligent systems, and web-based applications among working professionals and professionals in education and research, covering a broad cross-section of technical disciplines.
The journal will publish original articles on current and potential applications, case studies, and education in intelligent systems, fuzzy systems, and web-based systems for engineering and other technical fields in science and technology. The journal focuses on the disciplines of computer science, electrical engineering, manufacturing engineering, industrial engineering, chemical engineering, mechanical engineering, civil engineering, engineering management, bioengineering, and biomedical engineering. The scope of the journal also includes developing technologies in mathematics, operations research, technology management, the hard and soft sciences, and technical, social and environmental issues.
Authors: Maheswari, M. | Anitha, D. | Sharma, Aditi | Kaur, Kiranpreet | Balamurugan, V. | Garikapati, Bindu | Dineshkumar, R. | Karunakaran, P.
Article Type: Research Article
Abstract: Anomaly detection, a critical aspect of data analysis and cybersecurity, aims to identify unusual patterns that deviate from the expected norm. In this study, we propose a hybrid approach that combines the strengths of Autoencoder neural networks and Multiclass Support Vector Machines (SVM) for robust anomaly detection. The Autoencoder is utilized for feature learning and extraction, capturing intricate patterns in the data, while the Multiclass SVM provides a discriminative classification mechanism to distinguish anomalies from normal patterns. Specifically, the Autoencoder is trained on normal data to acquire a compact and efficient representation of the underlying patterns, with the reconstruction errors …serving as indicative measures of anomalies. Concurrently, a Multiclass SVM is trained to classify instances into multiple classes, including an anomaly class. The anomaly scores from the Autoencoder and the decision function of the Multiclass SVM, along with that of the Random Forest Neural Network (AE-RFNN), are combined, leveraging their complementary strengths. A thresholding mechanism is then employed to classify instances as normal or anomalous based on the combined scores. The performance of the hybrid model is evaluated using standard metrics such as precision, recall, F1-score, and the area under the Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) curve. The proposed hybrid anomaly detection approach demonstrates effectiveness in capturing complex patterns and discerning anomalies across diverse datasets. Additionally, the model offers flexibility for adaptation to evolving data distributions. This study contributes to the advancement of anomaly detection methodologies by presenting a hybrid solution that combines feature learning and discriminative classification for improved accuracy and generalization. Show more
Keywords: Anomaly detection, Autoencoder, Multiclass SVM, feature learning, hybrid model, cybersecurity
DOI: 10.3233/JIFS-240028
Citation: Journal of Intelligent & Fuzzy Systems, vol. Pre-press, no. Pre-press, pp. 1-14, 2024
Authors: Ren, Xinyu | Yang, Wanhe | Yang, Hui
Article Type: Research Article
Abstract: With the increasing demand for tourism, people’s travel modes are more and more diversified, and the tourism recommendation system also arises at the historical juncture. However, the current recommendation system is only recommended for a single user and does not realize the group travel recommendation. To achieve the goal of recommending its preferred attractions for multiple users, the time decay characteristics and Pearson correlation coefficient in Newton’s cooling law are used to obtain the user similarity with spatial distance factor and temporal decay factor and to obtain the score prediction results based on spatiotemporal fusion. In addition, the trust of …user communication is used to recommend, and the weights of the two scoring results are added to obtain the personalized recommendation results of member users. Finally, the study used the fusion strategy to integrate the personalized recommendation results for group preference and obtained the final group travel recommendation list. Therefore, a group travel recommendation model based on spatio-temporal integration factors was constructed. According to the experimental analysis, we can see that the average HR value of the constructed model is 0.8124, and the average NDCG value is 0.7284, which can accurately judge users’ preferences and get the most suitable group travel recommendation results, thus facilitating users to make the next plan for the tourism project. Show more
Keywords: Group recommendation, spatio-temporal fusion, score prediction, fusion strategy
DOI: 10.3233/JIFS-239548
Citation: Journal of Intelligent & Fuzzy Systems, vol. Pre-press, no. Pre-press, pp. 1-12, 2024
Authors: Shehzadi, Maham | Fahmi, Aliya | Abdeljawad, Thabet | Khan, Aziz
Article Type: Research Article
Abstract: This paper investigates the detailed analysis of linear diophantine fuzzy Aczel-Alsina aggregation operators, enhancing their efficacy and computational efficiency while aggregating fuzzy data by using the fuzzy C-means (FCM) method. The primary goal is to look at the practical uses and theoretical foundations of these operators in the context of fuzzy systems. The aggregation process is optimised using the FCM algorithm, which divides data into clusters iteratively. This reduces computer complexity and enables more dependable aggregation. The mathematical underpinnings of Linear Diophantine Fuzzy Aczel-Alsina aggregation operators are thoroughly examined in this study, along with an explanation of their purpose in …handling imprecise and uncertain data. It also investigates the integration of the FCM method, assessing its impact on simplifying the aggregation procedure, reducing algorithmic complexity, and improving the accuracy of aggregating fuzzy data sets. This work illuminates these operators performance and future directions through extensive computational experiments and empirical analysis. It provides an extensive framework that shows the recommended strategy’s effectiveness and use in a variety of real-world scenarios. We obtain our ultimate outcomes through experimental investigation, which we use to inform future work and research. The purpose of the study is to offer academics and practitioners insights on how to improve information fusion techniques and decision-making processes. Show more
Keywords: Linear diophantine fuzzy set, Aczel-Alsina operational laws, linear diophantine fuzzy Aczel-Alsina aggregation operators, fuzzy C-means algorithm
DOI: 10.3233/JIFS-238716
Citation: Journal of Intelligent & Fuzzy Systems, vol. Pre-press, no. Pre-press, pp. 1-22, 2024
Authors: Chongjuan, Wang
Article Type: Research Article
Abstract: The convergence of visual communication design with unique effects, graphic design, as well as virtual reality, which is becoming progressively more popular, has created a new paradigm for education in recent years. However, emerging evidence indicates that their integration into the world of learning is a somewhat gradual and intricate process. The present research proposes a novel algorithm and a functional model of artificial intelligence technology design to automatically arrange graphic language in visual communication design. In visual communication design, the goal orchestration function used to determine the display size of buffer images is the difference between the minimum and …maximum values of the number of orchestration screens. An ant colony method is used in visual communication design to identify the optimal locations for visuals to be presented, and ASM semantics is used to characterize the visual languages. In order to accomplish the invention and development of a visual communication design style, the suggested algorithm has to be programmed and executed. It employs sequential decision marking to characterize the visual vocabulary and accomplishes automated organization. According to the trial results, visual saturation based on AI technology can reach up to 97%, and the average user satisfaction score is 7.65. It is evident that a creative visual thinking approach can maximize the visual communication design effect and communicate fresh design concepts. Show more
Keywords: Innovation and entrepreneurship, visual communication design (VCD), hybrid optimization, adaptive network-based fuzzy inference system (ANFIS), Statistical analysis, t-test and correlation
DOI: 10.3233/JIFS-235930
Citation: Journal of Intelligent & Fuzzy Systems, vol. Pre-press, no. Pre-press, pp. 1-18, 2024
Authors: Bakhshi, Mahmood | Ahn, Sun Shin | Jun, Young Bae | Borzooei, Rajab Ali
Article Type: Research Article
Abstract: Some kinds of pseudo valuations such as positive implicative pseudo valuation, (weak) implicative pseudo valuation, and commutative pseudo valuation of various types are introduced. Several examples, properties and characterizations of them are given as well. The relationships between them and the substructures of hyper BCK -algebras are investigated, too. Finally, by giving various examples and theorems, the relationships among the proposed pseudo valuations are investigated and characterized, especially in hyper BCK -algebras with three elements.
Keywords: Hyper BCK -algebra, pseudo valuation, positive implicative pseudo valuation, implicative pseudo valuation, commutative pseudo valuation
DOI: 10.3233/JIFS-233898
Citation: Journal of Intelligent & Fuzzy Systems, vol. Pre-press, no. Pre-press, pp. 1-15, 2024
Authors: Selvaraj, Sunil Kumar | Bhat Pundikai, Venkatramana
Article Type: Research Article
Abstract: BACKGROUND: The increased depletion of ground water resources poses the risk of higher moisture stress environment for agriculture crops. The rapid increase in the moisture stress situation imposes the need of efficient agricultural research on determining the impact of moisture stress on variety of crops. OBJECTIVE: The prime objective of the proposed work is building an IoT based Plant Phenotyping Device for moisture stress experimental study on variety of crops with deep learning model for stress response detection. METHODS: In this work, IoT technology is used for building a proposed system for conducting …the moisture stress experiments on plants and adopting the image processing and convolution neural network based model for stress prediction. RESULTS: The accuracy of the proposed system was experimentally evaluated and empirical results were satisfactory in maintaining the desired level of moisture stress. Performance analysis of LeNet, AlexNet, customized AlexNet and GoogLeNet CNN models were carried out with hyper-parameters variations on the leaf images. GoogLeNet achieved a better validation accuracy of 96% among other models. The trained GoogLeNet model is used for predicting the moisture stress response and predicted results were matched with manual observation of stress response. SIGNIFICANCE: The affirmative results of proposed system would increases its adoption for in-house precision agriculture and also for conducting various moisture stress experiments on variety of crops. The confirmative detection of moisture stress tolerance level of plant provides knowledge on minimum level of water requirement for plant growth, which in-turn save the water by avoiding excess watering to plants. Show more
Keywords: IoT, sensors, Raspberry Pi, moisture stress, deep learning
DOI: 10.3233/JIFS-236885
Citation: Journal of Intelligent & Fuzzy Systems, vol. Pre-press, no. Pre-press, pp. 1-18, 2024
Authors: Ashwin, P.V. | Ansal, K.A.
Article Type: Research Article
Abstract: Image classification using polarimetric synthetic aperture radar (Pol-SAR) is becoming more important in image processing for remote sensing applications. However, in the existing techniques, during the feature extraction process, there exist some limitations including laborious endeavour for Pol-SAR image classification, identifying intrinsic features for target recognition is difficult in feature selection, and pixel-level Pol-SAR image classification is difficult for obtaining more precise and coherent interpretation consequences. Hence to overcome these issues, a novel Multifarious Stratification Stratagem in machine learning is proposed to achieve pixel-level Pol-SAR classification. In this proposed model, a novel Scrumptious Integrant Wrenching method is used for efficient …feature extraction. It is compatible with the orientation-sensitive of the Pol-SAR image which increases the variety of intra-layer features. To remove the difficulty in feature selection, a novel Episodicical Proximity Selection method is proposed in which a Split-level parallel feature selection strategy is used to select the best qualities from the extracted features. To tackle the difficulty in classification, an Elastic Net Classifier (ENC) is used that find the coefficient vector for the linear combination of the training sets. This efficiently classified the best features in the Pol-SAR images and improved the proposed system’s accuracy. As a result, the performance measures of the proposed system demonstrate that the accuracy is increased by 99.69%, precision is increased by 98.99%, recall is increased by 98.99%, sensitivity is increased by 98.99%, and F1-score is increased by 98.99% as a response. Show more
Keywords: Feature extraction, feature selection, elastic net classifier, principle component analysis, convolution layer, max-pooling layer
DOI: 10.3233/JIFS-222403
Citation: Journal of Intelligent & Fuzzy Systems, vol. Pre-press, no. Pre-press, pp. 1-20, 2024
Authors: Ning, Tao | Zhang, Tingting | Huang, Guowei
Article Type: Research Article
Abstract: Folk dance is an important intangible cultural heritage in China. In the environment where movement recognition technology is widely used, there is still no research field on the protection and inheritance of folk dance culture. In order to better protect and inherit the minority dance, screening the typical movements of 5 types of minority dance, through the dance video frame processing, obtain the key movements of 19 class dance sequence, build the national dance typical action data set, put forward a 3D CNN fusion Transformer national dance recognition network model (FCTNet), the recognition rate of 96.7% in the experiment. The …results show that the construction method of the folk dance data set is reasonable, the identification model has good performance for the classification of folk dance, and can effectively identify and record the folk dance movements, which also makes new contributions to the digital protection of folk dance. Show more
Keywords: Transformer, folk dance, cultural protection
DOI: 10.3233/JIFS-235302
Citation: Journal of Intelligent & Fuzzy Systems, vol. Pre-press, no. Pre-press, pp. 1-09, 2024
Authors: Shao, Shuai | Li, Dongwei
Article Type: Research Article
Abstract: As technology evolves, the allocation and use of educational resources becomes increasingly complex. Due to the many factors involved in recommending and matching English education resources, traditional predictive control models are no longer adequate. Therefore, fuzzy predictive control models based on neural networks have emerged. To increase the effectiveness and efficiency of using English educational resources (EER), this research aims to create a neural network-based fuzzy predictive control model (T-S-BPNN) for resource suggestion and matching. The results of the study show that the T-S-BPNN model α proposed in the study starts from 0 and increases sequentially by 0.1 up to …1, observing the change in MAE values. The experiment’s findings demonstrate that the value of MAE is lowest at values around 0.5. The T-S-BPNN model, on the other hand, gradually plateaued in its adaptation rate up to 7 runs, reaching about 9.8%. The accuracy rate peaked at 0.843 when the number of recommendations reached 7. The recall rate also peaked at 0.647 when the number of recommended English courses reached 7. The R-value for each set hovered around 0.97, which is a good fit. And the R-value of the training set is 0.97024, which can indicate that the T-S-BPNN model model proposed in the study fits well. It indicates that the algorithm proposed in the study is highly practical. Show more
Keywords: Resource recommendation, english teaching, fuzzy predictive control, recommended evaluation, neural network
DOI: 10.3233/JIFS-233265
Citation: Journal of Intelligent & Fuzzy Systems, vol. Pre-press, no. Pre-press, pp. 1-16, 2024
Authors: Ammavasai, S.K.
Article Type: Research Article
Abstract: The rapid growth of the cloud computing landscape has created significant challenges in managing the escalating volume of data and diverse resources within the cloud environment, catering to a broad spectrum of users ranging from individuals to large corporations. Ineffectual resource allocation in cloud systems poses a threat to overall performance, necessitating the equitable distribution of resources among stakeholders to ensure profitability and customer satisfaction. This paper addresses the critical issue of resource management in cloud computing through the introduction of a Dynamic Task Scheduling with Virtual Machine allocation (DTS-VM) strategy, incorporating Edge-Cloud computing for the Internet of Things (IoT). …The proposed approach begins by employing a Recurrent Neural Network (RNN) algorithm to classify user tasks into Low Priority, Mid Priority, and High Priority categories. Tasks are then assigned to Edge nodes based on their priority, optimizing efficiency through the application of the Spotted Hyena Optimization (SHO) algorithm for selecting the most suitable edge node. To address potential overloads on the edge, a Fuzzy approach evaluates offloading decisions using multiple metrics. Finally, optimal Virtual Machine allocation is achieved through the application of the Stable Matching algorithm. The seamless integration of these components ensures a dynamic and efficient allocation of resources, preventing the prolonged withholding of customer requests due to the absence of essential resources. The proposed system aims to enhance overall cloud system performance and user satisfaction while maintaining organizational profitability. The effectiveness of the DTS-VM strategy is validated through comprehensive testing and evaluation, showcasing its potential to address the challenges posed by the diverse and expanding cloud computing landscape. Show more
Keywords: Task scheduling, priority, classification, edge computing, cloud, VM allocation, IoT
DOI: 10.3233/JIFS-236838
Citation: Journal of Intelligent & Fuzzy Systems, vol. Pre-press, no. Pre-press, pp. 1-16, 2024
Authors: Du, Baigang | Zhang, Fujiang | Guo, Jun | Sun, Xiang
Article Type: Research Article
Abstract: The actual operating environment of rotating mechanical device contains a large number of noisy interference sources, leading to complex components, strong coupling, and low signal to noise ratio for vibration. It becomes a big challenge for intelligent fault diagnosis from high-noise vibration signals. Thus, this paper proposes a new deep learning approach, namely decomposition-enhance Fourier residual network (DEFR-net), to achieve high noise immunity for vibration signal and learn effective features to discriminate between different types of rotational machine faults. In the proposed DEFR-net, a novel algorithm is proposed to explicitly model high-noise signals for noisy data filtering and effective feature …enhancement based on a hard threshold decomposition function and muti-channel self-attention mechanism. Furthermore, it deeply integrates complementary analysis based on fast Fourier transform in the time-frequency domain and extends the breadth of network. The performance of the proposed model is verified by comparison with five state-of-the-art algorithms on two public datasets. Moreover, the noise experimental results show that the fault diagnosis accuracy is still 85.91% when the signal-to-noise-ratio reaches extreme noise of –8 dB. The results demonstrate that the proposed method is a valuable study for intelligent fault diagnosis of rotating machines in high-noise environments. Show more
Keywords: Intelligent fault diagnosis, high noise immunity, fourier residual network, decompose-enhance algorithm, attention mechanism
DOI: 10.3233/JIFS-233190
Citation: Journal of Intelligent & Fuzzy Systems, vol. Pre-press, no. Pre-press, pp. 1-22, 2024
Authors: Shao, Changshun | Yu, Zhenglin | Tang, Jianyin | Li, Zheng | Zhou, Bin | Wu, Di | Duan, Jingsong
Article Type: Research Article
Abstract: The main focus of this paper is to solve the optimization problem of minimizing the maximum completion time in the flexible job-shop scheduling problem. In order to optimize this objective, random sampling is employed to extract a subset of states, and the mutation operator of the genetic algorithm is used to increase the diversity of sample chromosomes. Additionally, 5-tuple are defined as the state space, and a 4-tuple is designed as the action space. A suitable reward function is also developed. To solve the problem, four reinforcement learning algorithms (Double-Q-learning algorithm, Q-learning algorithm, SARS algorithm, and SARSA(λ ) algorithm) are …utilized. This approach effectively extracts states and avoids the curse of dimensionality problem that occurs when using reinforcement learning algorithms. Finally, experimental results using an international benchmark demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed solution model. Show more
Keywords: Reinforcement learning, flexible job-shop scheduling, maximum completion time, Variation
DOI: 10.3233/JIFS-236981
Citation: Journal of Intelligent & Fuzzy Systems, vol. Pre-press, no. Pre-press, pp. 1-15, 2024
Authors: Lin, Zhiwei | Zhang, Songchuan | Zhou, Yiwei | Wang, Haoyu | Wang, Shilei
Article Type: Research Article
Abstract: Current mainstream deep learning optimization algorithms can be classified into two categories: non-adaptive optimization algorithms, such as Stochastic Gradient Descent with Momentum (SGDM), and adaptive optimization algorithms, like Adaptive Moment Estimation with Weight Decay (AdamW). Adaptive optimization algorithms for many deep neural network models typically enable faster initial training, whereas non-adaptive optimization algorithms often yield better final convergence. Our proposed Adaptive Learning Rate Burst (Adaburst) algorithm seeks to combine the strengths of both categories. The update mechanism of Adaburst incorporates elements from AdamW and SGDM, ensuring a seamless transition between the two. Adaburst modifies the learning rate of the SGDM …algorithm based on a cosine learning rate schedule, particularly when the algorithm encounters an update bottleneck, which is called learning rate burst. This approach helps the model to escape current local optima more effectively. The results of the Adaburst experiment underscore its enhanced performance in image classification and generation tasks when compared with alternative approaches, characterized by expedited convergence and elevated accuracy. Notably, on the MNIST, CIFAR-10, and CIFAR-100 datasets, Adaburst attained accuracies that matched or exceeded those achieved by SGDM. Furthermore, in training diffusion models on the DeepFashion dataset, Adaburst achieved convergence in fewer epochs than a meticulously calibrated AdamW optimizer while avoiding abrupt blurring or other training instabilities. Adaburst augmented the final training set accuracy on the MNIST, CIFAR-10, and CIFAR-100 datasets by 0.02%, 0.41%, and 4.18%, respectively. In addition, the generative model trained on the DeepFashion dataset demonstrated a 4.62-point improvement in the Frechet Inception Distance (FID) score, a metric for assessing generative model quality. Consequently, this evidence suggests that Adaburst introduces an innovative optimization algorithm that simultaneously updates AdamW and SGDM and incorporates a learning rate burst mechanism. This mechanism significantly enhances deep neural networks’ training speed and convergence accuracy. Show more
Keywords: Convolutional neural networks (CNNs), MNIST, CIFAR, deep learning, optimization algorithms, person image generation, diffusion models
DOI: 10.3233/JIFS-239157
Citation: Journal of Intelligent & Fuzzy Systems, vol. Pre-press, no. Pre-press, pp. 1-11, 2024
Authors: Gonzalez, Claudia I. | Torres, Cesar
Article Type: Research Article
Abstract: This paper presents an approach incorporating fuzzy logic techniques inside a convolutional neural network to manage uncertainty present in the multiple data sources that the model handles when training. The implementation considers the use of information and filters in the fuzzy spectrum, as well as the creation of a new layer to replace the traditional convolution layer with a fuzzy convolutional layer. The aim is to design artificial intelligence algorithms that combine the potential of deep convolutional neural networks and fuzzy logic to create robust systems that allow modeling the uncertainty present in the sources of data and that are …applied to classification problems. The fuzzification process is developed using three membership functions, including the Triangular, Gaussian, and S functions. The work was tested in databases oriented to traffic signs, due to the complexity of the different circumstances and factors in which a traffic sign can be found. Show more
Keywords: Fuzzy-neural network, fuzzy CNN, fuzzy deep learning model, fuzzy data, fuzzy convolutional
DOI: 10.3233/JIFS-219369
Citation: Journal of Intelligent & Fuzzy Systems, vol. Pre-press, no. Pre-press, pp. 1-11, 2024
Authors: Sun, Haibin | Zhang, Wenbo
Article Type: Research Article
Abstract: The ability of deep learning based bearing fault diagnosis methods is developing rapidly. However, it is difficult to obtain sufficient and comprehensive fault data in industrial applications, and changes in vibration signals caused by machine operating conditions can also hinder the accuracy of the model. The problem of limited data and frequent changes in operating conditions can seriously affect the effectiveness of deep learning methods. To tackle these challenges, a novel transformer model named the Differential Window Transformer (Dwin Transformer), which employs a new differential window self-attention mechanism, is presented in this paper. Meanwhile, the model introduces a hierarchical structure …and a new patch merging to further improve performance. Furthermore, a new fault diagnosis model dealing with limited training data is proposed, which combines the Auxiliary Classifier Generative Adversarial Network with the Dwin Transformer(DT-ACGAN). The DT-ACGAN model can generate high-quality fake samples to facilitate training with limited data, significantly improving diagnostic capabilities. The proposed model can achieve excellent results under the dual challenges of limited data and variable working conditions by combining Dwin Transformer with GAN. The DT-ACGAN owns superior diagnostic accuracy and generalization performance under limited sample data and varying working environments when compared with other existing models. A comparative test about cross-domain ability is conducted on the Case Western Reserve University dataset and Jiang Nan University dataset. The results show that the proposed method achieves an average accuracy of 11.3% and 3.76% higher than other existing methods with limited data respectively. Show more
Keywords: Transformer, generative adversarial network, cross-domains, limited data, fault diagnosis
DOI: 10.3233/JIFS-236787
Citation: Journal of Intelligent & Fuzzy Systems, vol. Pre-press, no. Pre-press, pp. 1-18, 2024
Authors: Dai, Jinpeng | Zhang, Zhijie | Yang, Xiaoyuan | Wang, Qicai | He, Jie
Article Type: Research Article
Abstract: This study explores nine machine learning (ML) methods, including linear, non-linear and ensemble learning models, using nine concrete parameters as characteristic variables. Including the dosage of cement (C), fly ash (FA), Ground granulated blast furnace slag (GGBS), coarse aggregate (G), fine aggregate (S), water reducing agent (WRA) and water (W), initial gas content (GC) and number of freeze-thaw cycles (NFTC), To predict relative dynamic elastic modulus (RDEM) and mass loss rate (MLR). Based on the linear correlation analysis and the evaluation of four performance indicators of R2 , MSE, MAE and RMSE, it is found that the nonlinear model has …better performance. In the prediction of RDEM, the integrated learning GBDT model has the best prediction ability. The evaluation indexes were R2 = 0.78, MSE = 0.0041, MAE = 0.0345, RMSE = 0.0157, SI = 0.0177, BIAS = 0.0294. In the prediction of MLR, ensemble learning Catboost algorithm model has the best prediction ability, and the evaluation indexes are R2 = 0.84, MSE = 0.0036, RMSE = 0.0597, MAE = 0.0312, SI = 5.5298, BIAS = 0.1772. Then, Monte Carlo fine-tuning method is used to optimize the concrete mix ratio, so as to obtain the best mix ratio. Show more
Keywords: Machine learning, relative dynamic elastic modulus, mass loss rate, sensitivity analysis, optimization design of mix proportions
DOI: 10.3233/JIFS-236703
Citation: Journal of Intelligent & Fuzzy Systems, vol. Pre-press, no. Pre-press, pp. 1-26, 2024
Authors: Yuan, Weihao | Yang, Mengdao | Gu, Hexu | Xu, Gaojian
Article Type: Research Article
Abstract: There is scope to enhance agricultural measurement and control systems user interactivity, which typically necessitates training for users to perform specific operations successfully. With the continuous development of natural language semantic processing technology, it has become essential to augment the user-friendliness of multifaceted control and query operations in the agricultural measurement and control sector, ultimately leading to reduced operation costs for users. The study aims to focus on command parsing. The proposed AMR-OPO semantic parsing framework is based on the natural language understanding method of Abstract Meaning Representation of Rooted Markup Graphs (AMR). It transforms the user’s natural language inputs …into structured ternary (OPO) statements (operation-place-object) and converts the corresponding parameters of the user’s input commands. The framework subsequently sends the transformed commands to the relevant devices via the IoT gateway. To tackle the intricate task of parsing instructions, we developed a BERT-BiLSTM-ATT-CRF-OPO entity recognition model. This model can detect and extract entities from agricultural instructions, and precisely populate them into OPO statements. Our model shows exceptional accuracy in instruction parsing, with precision, recall, and F-value all measuring at 92.13%, 93.12%, and 92.76%, correspondingly. The findings from our experiment reveal outstanding and precise performance of our approach. It is anticipated that our algorithm will enhance the user experience offered by agricultural measurement and control systems, while also making them more user-friendly. Show more
Keywords: Natural language processing, abstract meaning representation, entity recognition, natural language understanding, human-computer interaction
DOI: 10.3233/JIFS-237280
Citation: Journal of Intelligent & Fuzzy Systems, vol. Pre-press, no. Pre-press, pp. 1-16, 2024
Authors: Li, Yingjie | Sun, Rongrong | Huang, Guangrong | Deng, Yuanbin | Zhang, Haixuan | Zhang, Delong
Article Type: Research Article
Abstract: In response to a series of issues in the distribution network, such as inadequate and inflexible utilization of flexible loads, delayed response to demand participation, and the uncertainty of new energy source output, a differentiated objective-based method for optimizing distribution network operations is proposed. Firstly, flexible loads are categorized, and corresponding mathematical models are established. Secondly, by employing chance-constrained programming to account for the uncertainty in new energy source output, a multi-objective optimization model is developed to reduce distribution network economic costs, decrease network losses, and enhance power supply reliability. Subsequently, an improved NSGA-III algorithm is introduced to address the …multi-objective model. Finally, an 11-node distribution network is used as a case study, and three different algorithms are comprehensively compared. This confirms the rationality of the optimized scheduling scheme proposed in this paper. Show more
Keywords: Distribution network, flexible load, multi-objective optimization, chance-constrained programming
DOI: 10.3233/JIFS-238367
Citation: Journal of Intelligent & Fuzzy Systems, vol. Pre-press, no. Pre-press, pp. 1-16, 2024
Authors: Yan, HongJu
Article Type: Research Article
Abstract: To solve the problem of lack of practice in Japanese teaching, a design of a Japanese remote interactive practical teaching platform based on the modern edge computing-based wireless sensor network is proposed. In terms of hardware, it mainly refits interactive mobile edge computing, wireless sensor networks, microprocessors, and other equipment, and adjusts the interface circuit. The Japanese teaching data and relevant Japanese teaching resources generated in the process of Japanese Teaching of practical courses are stored in the corresponding database table according to a certain format, and the logical relationship between database tables is used to update the database. The …software function of the platform is designed with the support of a database and hardware equipment. It consists of multiple modules, including platform user roles, interactive practical teaching and management, practical resource management and distribution, practice project information release, practice investigation statistics, and platform operation safety. Through the above design, the operation of a Japanese remote interactive practical teaching platform is realized. The test results show that there is no significant difference in the function realization of the design platform, but when multiple users are online at the same time, the interaction performance of the design platform is stronger, that is, the operation performance of the platform has obvious advantages. Show more
Keywords: Mobile edge computing, wireless sensor network, Japanese teaching platform, remote interactive learning, microprocessor, platform user roles, practical teaching, database management, interaction performance
DOI: 10.3233/JIFS-238196
Citation: Journal of Intelligent & Fuzzy Systems, vol. Pre-press, no. Pre-press, pp. 1-16, 2024
Authors: Ahani, Zahra | Shahiki Tash, Moein | Ledo Mezquita, Yoel | Angel, Jason
Article Type: Research Article
Abstract: Super-enhancers are a category of active super-enhancers densely occupied by transcription factors and chromatin regulators, controlling the expression of disease-related genes and cellular identity. Recent studies have demonstrated the formation of complex structures by various factors and super-enhancers, particularly in various cancers. However, our current knowledge of super-enhancers, such as their genomic locations, interaction with factors, functions, and distinction from other super-enhancers regions, remains limited. This research aims to employ deep learning techniques to detect and differentiate between super-enhancers and enhancers based on genomic and epigenomic features and compare the accuracy of the results with other machine learning methods In …this study, in addition to evaluating algorithms, we trained a set of genomic and epigenomic features using a deep learning algorithm and the Python-based cross-platform software to detect super-enhancers in DNA sequences. We successfully predicted the presence of super-enhancers in the sequences with higher accuracy and precision. Show more
Keywords: Super-enhancer, enhancer, genomic, epigenomic, deep learning
DOI: 10.3233/JIFS-219356
Citation: Journal of Intelligent & Fuzzy Systems, vol. Pre-press, no. Pre-press, pp. 1-11, 2024
Authors: Shahbazova, Shahnaz N. | Rzayev, Ab.G. | Asadova, R.Sh. | Jabiyev, K.M.
Article Type: Research Article
Abstract: The paper gives a systems analysis in the field of heat transfer and temperature distribution (TD) along the length of oil production wells (OPW). The analysis shows that the existing mathematical models are suitable only for determining TD along the length of casing string (CS) and are not suitable for determining TD along the length of the tubing run, since the existence of the interfacial (between the CS and the tubing) annulus of the fluid and gas layers with heat capacity and thermal conductivity that differ significantly from the heat capacity and thermal conductivity of rocks surrounding the CS. Given …the above, mathematical models taking into account the impact of the fluid and gas layers in the annulus on the heat transfer from the upward fluid flow to the tubing wall and from the wall to the interfacial annulus are developed. To ensure the technological effectiveness of the obtained model, formulas for quantitative estimation of the heat transfer of the fluid flow into the surrounding environment are given. Show more
Keywords: Heat exchange, heat transfer, heat dissipation, thermal conductivity, temperature distribution, oil production well.
DOI: 10.3233/JIFS-219366
Citation: Journal of Intelligent & Fuzzy Systems, vol. Pre-press, no. Pre-press, pp. 1-7, 2024
Authors: Bai, Yu | Hu, Qijun | Zhou, Zhenxiang | Cai, Qijie | He, Leping
Article Type: Research Article
Abstract: The interaction of several workers with intelligent construction machinery can lead to serious collisions. Typically, the safety distance is used as an indicator of the safety of worker–machine interactions (WMI). However, the degree of risk does not increase linearly with decreasing worker–machine distances. To further reveal the essence of WMI safety, this study proposes a new method for assessing the safety state of WMIs, namely, the construction safety potential field. It is used to describe the factors and patterns associated with the spatial overlap and decay of hazardous energy in WMI operations. The proposed method was tested in an earthworks …construction WMI operation and the results were valid. A preliminary discussion of the relevant parameters constituting the construction safety potential field model is presented. The contributions of the research is proposing a generic energy-based model, which provides a novel idea for the interpretation of safety issues in construction WMI operations and opens up a new foundation for the development of active safety control. Show more
Keywords: Construction site, worker–machine safety, safety field, potential function
DOI: 10.3233/JIFS-236423
Citation: Journal of Intelligent & Fuzzy Systems, vol. Pre-press, no. Pre-press, pp. 1-17, 2024
Authors: Zhang, Qian | Bai, Enrui | Shao, Mingwen | Liang, Hong
Article Type: Research Article
Abstract: Convolutional neural networks (CNNs) and Transformer architectures have traditionally been recognized as the preferred models for addressing computer vision tasks. However, there has been a recent surge in the popularity of networks based on multi-layer perceptron (MLP) structures that do not rely on convolution or attention mechanisms. These MLP architectures have demonstrated exceptional performance in image classification tasks, exhibiting lower time complexity while maintaining high accuracy. In contrast, video classification tasks involve larger amounts of data and necessitate more intricate feature extraction, resulting in increased time and resource consumption. To enhance computational efficiency and minimize resource utilization, we propose a …convolution-free and Transformer-free architecture for video classification called Video-MLP for video classification. Video-MLP utilizes a simple MLP structure to learn video features. Specifically, it comprises two types of layers: Spatial-Mixer and Temporal-Mixer, which respectively capture spatial and temporal information. The Spatial-Mixer extracts spatial information from each frame along the height and width dimensions, while the Temporal-Mixer models temporal information for the same spatial positions across frames. To improve the efficiency of spatial-temporal modeling in our network, we used a spatial-temporal information fusion approach to integrate information at different scales. Additionally, we grouped the input data along the time dimension and designed three different grouping schemes when extracting temporal information. The experimental results indicate that Video-MLP achieved accuracy rates of 87.2% on the Kinetics-400 dataset and 75.3% on the SomethingV2 dataset, outperforming models with equivalent computational complexity. Notably, Video-MLP achieved these results without using convolution and attention mechanisms, and without pre-training on large-scale image and video datasets. Show more
Keywords: MLP-based-model, video classification, computer vision, deep learning
DOI: 10.3233/JIFS-240310
Citation: Journal of Intelligent & Fuzzy Systems, vol. Pre-press, no. Pre-press, pp. 1-12, 2024
Authors: Ma, Nana | Wang, Lili | Long, Yuting
Article Type: Research Article
Abstract: Music has been utilized throughout history as a medium for cultural communication and artistic expression, embodying various nations’ and societies’ ideologies and experiences. Music culture communication is crucial for encouraging cultural diversity and understanding and developing social cohesion and community building among people. Music teaching management is the process of setting up, arranging, and executing music education programs in a manner that successfully teaches students the essential skills and information necessary for becoming proficient musicians. Users’ exact preferences for various areas of attraction cannot be determined, nor are users’ choices for traditional music recommendations sufficiently accurate. A recommender system estimates …or anticipates people’s preferences and offers appropriate recommendations. First, the sparsity problem emerges when insufficient data is accessible for the recommendation, and the coverage is one of the key drawbacks of social labeling. Cold start issues might be difficult since new music learners might not have given sufficient details about their musical tastes. Hence, the Hybridized Fuzzy logic-based Content and Collaborative Music Recommendation (HFC2MR) system is proposed to create personalized music teaching plans that are effective and engaging for each student based on their music preferences and learning outcomes. Enhanced Fuzzy C-Means clustering is used in collaborative recommendations to group users based on their shared musical tastes and to provide each user with more individualized, accurate music recommendations based on other users’ listening habits and preferences in the same cluster. Subsequently, an assessment of the recommender system using parameters like accuracy, precision, f1-score, and recall ratio is shown with optimal cluster selection. The coverage ratio is used to compare experimental data based on skill capacity covered through the assessment of music teaching. RMSE metric is used to evaluate the accuracy of students’ performance based on music attributes related to teaching goals. Show more
Keywords: Music teaching management, fuzzy logic, recommender system, clustering and similarity
DOI: 10.3233/JIFS-232422
Citation: Journal of Intelligent & Fuzzy Systems, vol. Pre-press, no. Pre-press, pp. 1-15, 2024
Authors: Zhou, Yue | Chen, Qiwei
Article Type: Research Article
Abstract: Studying the evolution of karst rocky desertification (KRD) in control areas of diverse geomorphologic types and its correlation with land use provides valuable insights for identifying priority areas and implementing effective treatment measures. Employing Remote Sensing (RS) and GIS, this research quantitatively examines the evolution of KRD and its relationship with land use in the karst mountain and gorge areas of Guizhou Province over the period 2010 to 2020. The findings reveal continuous improvement in KRD across the study areas, albeit with noticeable regional disparities. Notably, the karst mountain region exhibited significantly higher change areas and rates of KRD, non-KRD, …light KRD, and moderate KRD compared to the gorge area, underscoring better desertification control in the former region. A discernible correlation emerges between different karst geomorphologic types, the distribution and changes in land use types, and the evolution of KRD. Land use change emerges as a pivotal factor influencing the improvement of KRD in these areas. Changes in land use patterns corresponded with a decrease in KRD in dry land, other woodland, grassland, and bare land across both regions. However, the response of KRD to land use patterns varied across control areas with different geomorphologic environments, resulting in geographical differentiation in KRD evolution. Key land use conversions, notably from shrubland to forestland and dry land to garden land in the gorge, and shrubland to forestland in the mountain, contributed significantly to KRD dynamics in these regions. Notably, in the gorge area, KRD primarily occurred in garden land, other woodland, dry land, and grassland. In contrast, in the mountain area, KRD was prevalent in shrubland, dry land, and grassland, highlighting distinct responses and contributions to its evolution. The study observes substantial land use change in KRD-improved areas, particularly in the gorge region. Notably, the responsiveness of KRD to woodland conversions (shrubland, forestland, other woodland) varied across different geomorphologic environments. The dynamics of rocky desertification occurrence (RDO) and the occurrence structure of KRD in various land use types exhibited significant differences between the two regions. The gorge area demonstrated generally higher RDO, with a relatively stable and simpler occurrence structure of KRD compared to the more dynamic and varied structure observed in the mountain area. The sequencing of KRD occurrence in both areas displayed stability in specific land use types, with varying intensities noted between them. Show more
Keywords: Karst, rocky desertification, land use, evolution, geomorphology
DOI: 10.3233/JIFS-241536
Citation: Journal of Intelligent & Fuzzy Systems, vol. Pre-press, no. Pre-press, pp. 1-17, 2024
Authors: Qin, Hao | Zou, Yanli | Yu, Guoliang | Liu, Huipeng | Tan, Yufei
Article Type: Research Article
Abstract: In the process of mapping outdoor undulating and flat roads, existing LiDAR SLAM systems often encounter issues such as map distortion and ghosting. These problems arise due to the low vertical resolution of multi-line LiDAR, which easily leads to the occurrence of odometry height drift during the mapping process. To address this challenge, this study propose a novel LiDAR SLAM system named SOHD-LOAM, designed specifically to suppress odometry height drift. This system encompasses several critical components, including data preprocessing, front-end LiDAR odometry, back-end LiDAR mapping, loop detection, and graph optimization. SOHD-LOAM leverages the road gradient limitation algorithm and the height …smoothing algorithm as its core, while also integrating the Kalman filter, loop detection, and graph optimization techniques. To evaluate the performance of SOHD-LOAM, the comprehensive experiments are conducted with using KITTI datasets and real-world scenes. The experimental results demonstrate that SOHD-LOAM achieves superior accuracy and robustness in global odometry compared to the state-of-the-art LEGO-LOAM. Specifically, the height error of the sequences 00, 05 experiment was found to be 40.62% and 61.92% lower than that of LEGO-LOAM. Additionally, the maps generated by SOHD-LOAM exhibit no distortion or ghosting, thereby significantly enhancing map quality. Show more
Keywords: Autonomous driving, SLAM, odometry height drift, road gradient limitation, height smoothing, loop detection
DOI: 10.3233/JIFS-235708
Citation: Journal of Intelligent & Fuzzy Systems, vol. Pre-press, no. Pre-press, pp. 1-14, 2024
Authors: Wei, YuHan | Kim, Young-Ju
Article Type: Research Article
Keywords: Camel herd algorithm (CHA), camel-bat swarm optimization (CBSO), cultural and creative product (CCP) Design, graphic design
DOI: 10.3233/JIFS-236320
Citation: Journal of Intelligent & Fuzzy Systems, vol. Pre-press, no. Pre-press, pp. 1-14, 2024
Authors: Lalitha, S. | Sridevi, N. | Deekshitha, Devarasetty | Gupta, Deepa | Alotaibi, Yousef A. | Zakariah, Mohammed
Article Type: Research Article
Abstract: Speech Emotion Recognition (SER) has advanced considerably during the past 20 years. Till date, various SER systems have been developed for monolingual, multilingual and cross corpus contexts. However, in a country like India where numerous languages are spoken and often humans converse in more than one language, a dedicated SER system for mixed-lingual scenario is more crucial to be established which is the focus of this work. A self-recorded database that includes speech emotion samples with 11 diverse Indian languages has been developed. In parallel, a mixed-lingual database is formed with three popular standard databases of Berlin, Baum and SAVEE …to represent mixed-lingual environment for western background. A detailed investigation of GeMAPS (Geneva Minimalistic Acoustic Parameter Set) feature set for mixed-lingual SER is performed. A distinct set of MFCC (Mel Frequency Cepstral Coefficients) coefficients derived from sine and cosine-based filter banks enriches the GeMAPS feature set and are proven to be robust for mixed-lingual emotion recognition. Various Machine Learning (ML) and Deep Learning (DL) algorithms have been applied for emotion recognition. The experimental results demonstrate GeMAPS features classified from ML has been quite robust for recognizing all the emotions across the mixed-lingual database of the western languages. However, with diverse recording conditions and languages of the Indian self-recorded database the GeMAPS with enriched features and classified using DL are proven to be significant for mixed-lingual emotion recognition. Show more
Keywords: Emotion, GeMAPS, mixed-lingual, sine, cosine filter bank
DOI: 10.3233/JIFS-219390
Citation: Journal of Intelligent & Fuzzy Systems, vol. Pre-press, no. Pre-press, pp. 1-17, 2024
Authors: Bisht, Akhilesh | Gupta, Deepa
Article Type: Research Article
Abstract: Neural Machine Translation (NMT) for low resource languages is a challenging task due to unavailability of large parallel corpus. The efficacy of Transformer based NMT models largely depends on scale of the parallel corpus and the configuration of hyperparameters implemented during model training. This study aims to delve into and elucidate the impact of hyperparameters on the performance of NMT models for low resource languages. To accomplish this, a series of experiments are conducted using an open-source Hindi-Kangri corpus to train both supervised and semi-supervised NMT models. Throughout the experimentation process, a significant number of discrepancies were identified within the …data-set, necessitating manual correction. The best translation performance evaluated with respect to the metrics such as BLEU (0–1), SacreBLEU (0–100), Chrf (0–100), Chrf+ (0–100), Chrf++ (0–100) and TER (%) is (0.15, 14.98, 41.43, 41.49, 38.77, 68.20) for Hindi to Kangri direction, and (0.283, 28.17, 49.71, 50.64, 48.63, 51.25) for Kangri to Hindi direction. Show more
Keywords: Neural machine translation, low resource language, low resource MT, transformers, semi-supervised MT, Kangri, natural language processing
DOI: 10.3233/JIFS-219384
Citation: Journal of Intelligent & Fuzzy Systems, vol. Pre-press, no. Pre-press, pp. 1-13, 2024
Authors: Momena, Alaa Fouad | Gazi, Kamal Hossain | Mukherjee, Asesh Kumar | Salahshour, Soheil | Ghosh, Arijit | Mondal, Sankar Prasad
Article Type: Research Article
Abstract: Use of the Internet of Everything (IoE), the number of smart gadgets increasing rapidly giving the side effect of huge data, which has led to issues with traditional cloud computing models like inadequate security, slow response times, poor privacy, and bandwidth overload. Conventionally, cloud computing is no longer adequate for supporting the diversified needs of the user and the extraordinary society of data processing, so edge computing technologies have been revealed. This study considers edge computing in an educational institute in a scientific way. Multi criteria decision making (MCDM) is one of the most suitable decision making processes that propose …to choose optimal alternatives by considering multiple conflicting criteria. Entropy weighted method is considered to evaluate factor weight. Weighted Aggregated Sum Product Assessment (WASPAS) and Combined Compromise Solution (CoCoSo) based MCDM methodologies examine the ranking of alternatives for this study. Multiple decision makers (DMs) give opinions with Pentagonal Fuzzy Soft Set (PFSS) to express the uncertainty and fuzziness of the data set. The set operations and arithmetic operations of PFSS are discussed in detail. Also, a new de-fuzzification method of PFSS is proposed in this study. Calculated the criteria weight and prioritized the alternative based on source data. Lastly, sensitivity analysis and comparative analysis are conducted to check the stability of the result. Show more
Keywords: Edge computing, Academic institute, PFSS, Entropy, WASPAS, CoCoSo
DOI: 10.3233/JIFS-239887
Citation: Journal of Intelligent & Fuzzy Systems, vol. Pre-press, no. Pre-press, pp. 1-18, 2024
Authors: Jaiseeli, C. | Raajan, N.R.
Article Type: Research Article
Abstract: Medical and satellite image analysis require incredibly high resolution. Super-resolution combines several low-resolution images of the same scene to generate a high-resolution image. The Super resolution employing deep learning techniques still has an illumination issue. This paper proposes a novel CGIHE-VDSR algorithm that integrates the Very Deep Super Resolution (VDSR) Network with Color Global Image Histogram Equalization (CGIHE) to improve image resolution. In the proposed method, the low-resolution image is first histogram equalized using the CGIHE algorithm. Then, the VDSR network is applied to the histogram equalized image for super-resolution. The comparison of real-time data with the benchmark images is …done using the proposed algorithm in the MATLAB platform. The PSNR and SSIM metrics demonstrate that the super resolution image obtained using the proposed method is significantly better than the existing methods. Show more
Keywords: Histogram equalization, super-resolution, CNN, subsample image, VDSR, residual
DOI: 10.3233/JIFS-219392
Citation: Journal of Intelligent & Fuzzy Systems, vol. Pre-press, no. Pre-press, pp. 1-14, 2024
Authors: Javed, Hira | Sufyan Beg, M.M. | Akhtar, Nadeem | Alroobaea, Roobaea
Article Type: Research Article
Abstract: Vlogs, Recordings, news, sport coverages are huge sources of multimodal information that do not just limit to text but extend to audio, images and videos. Applications such as summary generation, image/video captioning, multimodal sentiment analysis, cross modal retrieval requires Computer Vision along with Natural Language Processing techniques to extract relevant information. Information from different modalities must be leveraged in order to extract quality content. Hence, reducing the gap between different modalities is of utmost importance. Image to text conversion is an emerging field and employs the use of encoder decoder architecture. Deep CNNs extract the feature of images and sequence …to sequence models are used to generate text description. This paper is a contribution towards the growing body of research in multimodal information retrieval. In order to generate the textual description of images, we have performed 5 experiments using the benchmark Flickr8k dataset. In these experiments we have utilized different architectures - simple sequence to sequence model, attention mechanism, transformer-based architecture to name a few. The results have been evaluated using BLEAU score. Results show that the best descriptions are attained by making use of transformer architecture. We have also compared our results with the pretrained visual model vit-gpt2 that incorporates visual transformer. Show more
Keywords: Multimodal, captioning, summarization, etc
DOI: 10.3233/JIFS-219394
Citation: Journal of Intelligent & Fuzzy Systems, vol. Pre-press, no. Pre-press, pp. 1-13, 2024
Authors: Kostiuk, Yevhen | Tonja, Atnafu Lambebo | Sidorov, Grigori | Kolesnikova, Olga
Article Type: Research Article
Abstract: In this paper, we investigate the issue of hate speech by presenting a novel task of translating hate speech into non-hate speech text while preserving its meaning. As a case study, we use Spanish texts. We provide a dataset and several baselines as a starting point for further research in the task. We evaluated our baseline results using multiple metrics, including BLEU scores. We used a cross-validation approach and an average of the metrics per fold for evaluation. We achieved a 0.236 sentenceBLEU score on four folds. This study aims to contribute to developing more effective methods for reducing the …spread of hate speech in online communities. Show more
Keywords: Hate speech, translation, Spanish
DOI: 10.3233/JIFS-219348
Citation: Journal of Intelligent & Fuzzy Systems, vol. Pre-press, no. Pre-press, pp. 1-14, 2024
Authors: George, Neetha | Ramachandran, Sivakumar | Jiji, C.V.
Article Type: Research Article
Abstract: Macula is the part of retina responsible for sharp and clear vision. Macular edema is caused by the accumulation of intraretinal fluid (IRF) in the macula, which is further distinguished by the compromised integrity of the blood-retinal barrier, particularly evident in the retinal vasculature. This results in swelling, that may lead to vision impairment and is the dominant sign of several ocular diseases, including age-related macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, etc. Quantitative analysis of the fluid regions in macular edema helps in ascertaining the severity as well as the response to treatment of the diseases. Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is a …major tool used by ophthalmologists for visualizing edema. The prevalent practice for diagnosing and treating macular edema involves measuring Central Retinal Thickness (CRT). Segmenting the IRF in OCT images offers the potential for a more accurate and better quantification of macular edema. This paper proposes a novel method combining convolutional neural network (CNN) and active contour model for segmenting the IRF to ascertain the severity of macular edema. The IRF region is initially segmented using an encoder-decoder architecture. Contour evolution is then performed on this segmented image to demarcate the IRF boundaries. The advantage of the method is that it does not require precisely labeled images for training the CNN. A comparison of the experimental results with models employing CNN alone and with other state-of-the art methods demonstrates the superior performance and consistency of the proposed method. Show more
Keywords: edema segmentation, convolutional neural network, active contour model
DOI: 10.3233/JIFS-219401
Citation: Journal of Intelligent & Fuzzy Systems, vol. Pre-press, no. Pre-press, pp. 1-9, 2024
Authors: Wu, Donghui | Wang, Jinfeng | Zhao, Wanwan | Geng, Xin | Liu, Guozhi | Qiu, Sen
Article Type: Research Article
Abstract: Gesture recognition based on wearable sensors has received extensive attention in recent years. This paper proposes a gesture recognition model (CGR_ATT) based on Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) and Gated Recurrent Unit (GRU) fused attention mechanism to improve accuracy rate of wearable sensors. First, CNN serves as a feature extractor, learning features automatically from sensor data by performing multiple layers of convolution and pooling operations, capturing spatial features of gestures. Furthermore, a temporal modeling unit GRU is introduced to capture the temporal dynamics in gesture sequences. By controlling the information flow through gate mechanisms, it effectively handles the temporal relationships in …sensor data. Finally, an attention mechanism is introduced to assign different weights to the hidden state of the GRU. By calculating the attention weights for each time period, the model automatically selects key time periods related to gesture movements. The GR-dataset proposed in this paper involves 910 sets of training parameters. The model achieves an ultimate accuracy of 97.57% . In compare with CLA-net, CLT-net, CGR, GRU, LSTM and CNN, the experimental results demonstrate that the proposed method has superior accuracy. Show more
Keywords: Wearable gesture recognition system, CGR_ATT model, deep learning, wearable devices
DOI: 10.3233/JIFS-240427
Citation: Journal of Intelligent & Fuzzy Systems, vol. Pre-press, no. Pre-press, pp. 1-12, 2024
Authors: Hu, Junhua | Zhou, Yingling | Li, Huiyu | Liang, Pei
Article Type: Research Article
Abstract: To enhance infection diseases interval prediction, an improved model is proposed by integrating neighborhood fuzzy information granulation (NNIG) and spatial-temporal graph neural network (STGNN). Additionally, the NNIG model can efficiently extract the most representative features from the time series data and identifies the support upper and lower bounds. NNIG model transfers time series data from numerical level to granular level, and processes data feed it into STGNN for interval prediction. Finally, experiments are conducted for evaluation based on the COVID-19 data. The results demonstrate that the NNIG outperforms baseline models. Further, it proves beneficial in offering a valuable approach for …policy-making. Show more
Keywords: Time series, fuzzy information granulation, interval prediction, spatial-temporal graph neural network
DOI: 10.3233/JIFS-236766
Citation: Journal of Intelligent & Fuzzy Systems, vol. Pre-press, no. Pre-press, pp. 1-15, 2024
Authors: Visvanathan, P. | Durai Raj Vincent, P.M.
Article Type: Research Article
Abstract: A Stroke is a sudden loss of blood circulation in certain parts of the brain that results in a loss of neurological function. To save a patient from stroke, an immediate diagnosis and treatment plan must be implemented. Artificial intelligence-based machine learning algorithms play a major role in the prediction. To predict a person likely to have a stroke, stroke healthcare data records must be accessed, which is very sensitive. Data shared for machine learning training pose security risks and have concerns about privacy. To overcome this issue, Genetic Algorithm and Federated Learning (GA-FL) –based hybridization approach is proposed to …predict the risk of stroke in a person. Federated Learning was developed by Google, which can provide security to the data during the training process because every client participating in this training process needs to exchange only the training parameters without sharing the data. In addition to the security features, a genetic algorithm was used to optimize the parameters required to train a model using the perceptron neural network model. The experimental results show that our proposed research model (GA-FL) provides security and predicts the risk of stroke more accurately than any other existing algorithm. Show more
Keywords: Federated learning, genetic algorithm, stroke risk, perceptron neural network
DOI: 10.3233/JIFS-236354
Citation: Journal of Intelligent & Fuzzy Systems, vol. Pre-press, no. Pre-press, pp. 1-15, 2024
Authors: Hossain, AKM B. | Salam, Md. Sah Bin Hj. | Alam, Muhammad S. | Hossain, AKM Bellal
Article Type: Research Article
Abstract: Semantic segmentation is crucial for the treatment and prevention of brain cancers. Several neural network–based strategies were rapidly presented by research groups to enhance brain tumor thread segmentation. The tumor’s uneven form necessitates the usage of neural networks for its detection. Therefore, improved patient outcomes may be achieved with precise segmentation of brain tumor. Brain tumors can range widely in size, form, and position, making diagnosis difficult. Thus, this work offers a Multi-level U-Net (MU-Net) approach for analyzing the brain tumor data augmentation for improved segmentation. Therefore, a significant amount of data augmentation is employed to successfully train the recommended …system, removing the problem of a lack of data when using MR images for the diagnosis of multi-grade brain cancers. Here, we presented the “Multi-Level Pyramidal Pooling (MLPP)” component, where a new pyramidal pool will be employed to capture contextual data for augmentation. The “High-Grade Glioma” (HGG) datasets from the Kaggle and BraTs2021 were used to assess the proposed MU-Net. Overall Tumor (OT), Enhancing Core (EC), and Tumor Core (TC) were the three main designations to be segmented. The dice score was used to contrast the results empirically. The suggested MU-Net fared better than most existing methods. Researchers in the fields of bioinformatics and medicine might greatly benefit from the high-performance MU-Net. Show more
Keywords: Brain tumor, Data Augmentation (DA), Multi-level U-Net (MU-Net), Multi-Level Pyramidal Pooling (MLPP), Adaptive Curvelet Transform (ACT), wavelet threshold
DOI: 10.3233/JIFS-232782
Citation: Journal of Intelligent & Fuzzy Systems, vol. Pre-press, no. Pre-press, pp. 1-12, 2024
Authors: Wu, Jie | Hou, Mengshu
Article Type: Research Article
Abstract: Table-based fact verification (TFV) is a binary classification task that requires understanding and reasoning about both table and text. This task poses many challenges, such as table parsing, text comprehension, and numerical reasoning. However, existing methods tend to depend solely on pre-trained models for tables, treating all types of reasoning equally and disregarding the importance of identifying logic types in inference process. In this regard, we propose MoETFV, an efficient and explanatory approach to solving TFV, which is based on a Mixture-of-Experts (MoE) framework. This approach can detect the underlying logic types of statements and leverage multiple independent experts to …emulate diverse logical reasoning. It consists of one shared expert for general semantic understanding and several specific experts with distinct responsibilities for different logical inferences. Moreover, the practical applications of the MoE method in TFV are thoroughly investigated. This model doesn’t necessitate any table pre-trained models, and aligns closely with human cognitive processes in addressing such issues. Experimental results demonstrate the innovation and feasibility of the proposed approach. Show more
Keywords: Tabular data, fact verification, mixture-of-experts, logical reasoning, natural language processing
DOI: 10.3233/JIFS-238142
Citation: Journal of Intelligent & Fuzzy Systems, vol. Pre-press, no. Pre-press, pp. 1-12, 2024
Authors: Chen, Longkai | Huang, Jingjing
Article Type: Research Article
Abstract: Urban traffic accidents impose a significant threat to public safety because of its frequent occurrence and potential for severe injuries and fatalities. Hence, an effective analysis of accident patterns is crucial for designing accident prevention strategies. Recent advancement in data analytics have provided opportunities to improve the pattern of urban traffic accidents. However, the existing works face several challenges in adapting the complex dynamics, and heterogeneity of the accident data. To overcome these challenges, we proposed an innovative solution by combining the K-means clustering and Support Vector Machine to precisely predict the traffic accident patterns. By leveraging the efficiencies of …clustering technique and machine learning, this work intends to identify the intricate patterns within the traffic database. Initially, a traffic accident database was collected and fed into the system. The collected database was pre-processed to improve and standardize the raw dataset. Further, cluster analysis is employed to identify distinct patterns within the dataset and group similar accidents into clusters. This clustering enables the system to recognize common accident scenarios and identify recent accident trends. Subsequently, a Support Vector Machine is deployed to classify accidents into distinct categories through intensive training with identified clusters. The combination enables the system to understand the complex relationships among diverse accident variables, making it an effective framework for real-time pattern recognition. The proposed strategy is implemented in Python and validated using the publicly available traffic accident database. The experimental results manifest that the proposed method achieved 99.65% accuracy, 99.53% precision, 99.62% recall, and 99.57% f-measure. Finally, the comparison with the existing techniques shows that the developed strategy offers improved accuracy, precision, recall, and f-measure compared to existing ones. shows that the developed strategy offers improved accuracy, precision, recall, and f-measure compared to existing ones. Show more
Keywords: Support vector machine, traffic accident pattern recognition, cluster analysis, machine learning
DOI: 10.3233/JIFS-241018
Citation: Journal of Intelligent & Fuzzy Systems, vol. Pre-press, no. Pre-press, pp. 1-13, 2024
Authors: Liu, Fei
Article Type: Research Article
Abstract: In China, aesthetic education at the college level is essential for students’ quality because it improves their understanding of art, helps them progress in their professional career development, and helps them comprehend more fully the attractiveness of creative creations. As a result, it needs to prioritize aesthetic education at the institution and endeavor to nurture students’ feelings progressively and improve their aesthetic abilities at different levels. Artificial intelligence (AI) is used in this project to create a novel, interdisciplinary teaching technique that will maximize students’ artistic and intellectual potential and help them make more, better art. In this research, the …Osprey Optimization method improves the interdisciplinary teaching technique for aesthetic education based on a light Exclusive gradient-boosting mechanism (OOM-LEGBM). The exploration-exploitation dynamics of the OOM are incorporated into LEGBM, providing the students with a tangible and relatable technique to understand complex-solving processes. This research develops an enhanced quality framework for college aesthetic education based on the multi-model data fusion system about the implication and necessity of aesthetic education. The influence of college aesthetic education on students’ creative capacity and artistic literacy was investigated to inform instructional activities better to develop students’ aesthetic skills. The experimental findings suggest that the proposed approach achieved an improved accuracy of 99.90%, higher precision of 99.88%, and greater recall of 99.91%. Moreover, it obtained a minimum Root Mean Square Error (RMSE) of 0.26% and a lower Mean Absolute Error (MAE) of 0.34%, showing that the suggested model greatly improved preference learning accuracy while keeping overall accuracy at an identical level. Innovation capacity building in college aesthetic education can help students become more self-aware, improve their study habits, visually literate, and more comprehensive. Show more
Keywords: Interdisciplinary teaching, aesthetic education, curriculum, multimodal data fusion, artificial intelligence, and big data
DOI: 10.3233/JIFS-240723
Citation: Journal of Intelligent & Fuzzy Systems, vol. Pre-press, no. Pre-press, pp. 1-12, 2024
Authors: Zhou, Yancong | Xu, Chenheng | Chen, Yongqiang | Li, Shanshan | Guo, Zhen
Article Type: Research Article
Abstract: Due to the complexity of the products from the ethanol coupling reaction, the C4 olefin yield tends to be low. Finding the optimal ethanol reaction conditions requires repeated manual experiments. In this paper, a novel learning framework based on least squares support vector machine and tree-structured parzen estimator is proposed to solve the optimization problem of C4 olefin production conditions. And shapley value is introduced to improve the interpretation ability of modeling method. The experimental results show that the proposed learning framework can obtain the combination of ethanol reaction conditions that maximized the C4 olefin yield It is nearly 17.30% …higher compared to the current highest yield of 4472.81% obtained from manual experiments. Show more
Keywords: C4 olefin production, complex problem optimization, model interpretability, LSSVM, SHAP, TPE
DOI: 10.3233/JIFS-235144
Citation: Journal of Intelligent & Fuzzy Systems, vol. Pre-press, no. Pre-press, pp. 1-14, 2024
Authors: Muthu Thiruvengadam, P. | Gnanavadivel, J.
Article Type: Research Article
Abstract: The Power solutions have become indispensable for all the devices in recent years with an appropriate power conversion circuitries and control methods to ensure good dynamic response, improved stability, reliability and efficiency. The main intent of this article is to impart the designing of interval type-2 fuzzy logic controller (IT2FLC) based interleaved Sepic power factor correction (PFC) converter. This work also involves the careful design of the robust controller with enhanced precision and good power quality (PQ) performance at the AC mains. In addition, the development of IT2FLC based power solution improves the overall power conversion with stabilized output in …the perspective of its quick rise time, less overshoot and fast settling time in comparison to other traditional controllers. Further, the uncertainties and issues associated with the conventional proportional integral (PI) and fuzzy logic controllers (FLCs) are handled effectively by the proposed IT2FLC controller. Moreover, this preferred converter is modeled with an internal parasitics and its performances are evaluated and compared with other conventional Zeigler Nicholas (ZN) tuned PI controller and FLC by dint of MATLAB/Simulink platform. Finally, the experimental test bench set up of 250 W, 48 V power circuitry is devised and the test outcomes confirm the excellent transient behavior and PQ performances of the modeled power solution. Show more
Keywords: Power quality, interval type-2 fuzzy logic controller, total harmonic distortion, power factor correction, discontinuous conduction mode and continuous conduction mode
DOI: 10.3233/JIFS-230325
Citation: Journal of Intelligent & Fuzzy Systems, vol. Pre-press, no. Pre-press, pp. 1-15, 2024
Authors: Belal, Mohamad Mulham | Sundaram, Divya Meena
Article Type: Research Article
Abstract: Visualization-based malware detection gets more and more attention for detecting sophisticated malware that traditional antivirus software may miss. The approach involves creating a visual representation of the memory or portable executable files (PEs). However, most current visualization-based malware classification models focus on convolution neural networks instead of Vision transformers (ViT) even though ViT has a higher performance and captures the spatial representation of malware. Therefore, more research should be performed on malware classification using vision transformers. This paper proposes a multi-variants vision transformer-based malware image classification model using multi-criteria decision-making. The proposed method employs Multi-variants transformer encoders to show different …visual representation embeddings sets of one malware image. The proposed architecture contains five steps: (1) patch extraction and embeddings, (2) positional encoding, (3) multi-variants transformer encoders, (4) classification, and (5) decision-making. The variants of transformer encoders are transfer learning-based models i.e., it was originally trained on ImageNet dataset. Moreover, the proposed malware classifier employs MEREC-VIKOR, a hybrid standard evaluation approach, which combines multi-inconsistent performance metrics. The performance of the transformer encoder variants is assessed both on individual malware families and across the entire set of malware families within two datasets i.e., MalImg and Microsoft BIG datasets achieving overall accuracy 97.64 and 98.92 respectively. Although the proposed method achieves high performance, the metrics exhibit inconsistency across some malware families. The results of standard evaluation metrics i.e., Q, R, and U show that TE3 outperform the TE1, TE2, and TE4 variants achieving minimal values equal to 0. Finally, the proposed architecture demonstrates a comparable performance to the state-of-the-art that use CNNs. Show more
Keywords: Vision transformer, MCDM, VIKOR, MEREC, image malware classifier
DOI: 10.3233/JIFS-235154
Citation: Journal of Intelligent & Fuzzy Systems, vol. Pre-press, no. Pre-press, pp. 1-21, 2024
Authors: Wang, R | Yu, F.S | Zhao, L.Y
Article Type: Research Article
Abstract: This paper demonstrates a fuzzy decentralized dynamic surface control (DSC) scheme for switched large-scale interconnected nonlinear systems under arbitrary switching, which contains non-strict feedback form and unknown input saturation uncertainties. An auxiliary design system is established to handled input saturation. Uncertainties of non-strict feedback form are learned by fuzzy logic systems (FLSs) approximators, DSC method is designed to conquer “explosion of complexity” inherented by repeated differential of virtute controller in backstepping approach. Ii is shown that based on common Lyapunov function (CLF) design and analysis scheme, all the closed-loop systems signals are uniformly ultimately bounded (UUB), simulation results are provided …to demonstrate the effectiveness of this proposed strategy. Show more
Keywords: DSC scheme, large-scale switched nonlinear systems(LSSNs), input saturation, non-strict feedback (NSF) form
DOI: 10.3233/JIFS-238024
Citation: Journal of Intelligent & Fuzzy Systems, vol. Pre-press, no. Pre-press, pp. 1-13, 2024
Authors: Hassan, Shabbir
Article Type: Research Article
Abstract: The CPU scheduling technique influences the performance and efficiency of operating systems. Round-robin scheduling algorithm is ideal for time-shared systems, but it is not optimal for real-time operating systems since it yields more context switching, longer waiting time, and high turnaround time. The performance of the algorithm is predominantly influenced by the designated time quantum; however, determining a suitable time quantum is extremely challenging. This paper presents a CPU scheduling algorithm that provides a better tradeoff between waiting time, turnaround time, response time, and number of context switch by using hypothesis-based quanta generation approach. It combines the CPU burst …requirements of actual processes with some noisy data and plots them against the presumed CPU quanta to get quanta densities so that a polynomial regression model can fit the data points with the highest adjusted R-squared. Then applying some complex inferential statistic, the required quanta is obtained. The scheduling is dynamic in nature because it generates the next CPU quanta in reference to the quanta that have been used in the previous cycle with remaining CPU burst requirements of the process, and it is also adaptive in nature because, at each cycle, it uses ‘d’ (5, 5, 4, 3, 2) degree of freedom to calculate the Jarque-Bera Statistics to accept/reject the hypothesis. The algorithm is implemented in ‘R’ and the performance has been evaluated on a sample size of five processes with some noisy data which outperforms the conventional RR and significantly reduces the performance parameters mentioned above. Implementing this algorithm to a time-sharing or distributed environment will undoubtedly improve system performance and will help to avoid issues like thrashing, incorporate aging, CPU affinity, and starvation. Since the proposed algorithm is work-conservative, therefore can be implemented in network packet switching, statistical multiplexing, and real-time systems. Show more
Keywords: Adaptive scheduling, context switching, CPU burst, jarque-bera, kernel density estimation, kurtosis, quanta, thrashing
DOI: 10.3233/JIFS-238624
Citation: Journal of Intelligent & Fuzzy Systems, vol. Pre-press, no. Pre-press, pp. 1-16, 2024
Authors: Alqaissi, Eman | Alotaibi, Fahd | Ramzan, Muhammad Sher | Algarni, Abdulmohsen
Article Type: Research Article
Abstract: The influenza virus can spread easily, causing significant public health concern. Despite the existence of different techniques for rapid detection and prevention of influenza, their efficiency varies significantly. Additionally, there is currently a lack of a comprehensive, interoperable, and reusable real-time model for detecting influenza infection and predicting relationships within the field of influenza analysis. This study proposed a comprehensive, real-time model for rapid and early influenza detection using symptoms. Further, new relationships in the influenza field were discovered. Multiple data sources were used for the influenza knowledge graph (KG). Throughout this study, various graph algorithms were utilized to extract …significant nodes and relationship features and multiple influenza detection machine learning (ML) models were compared. Node classification and link prediction methods were employed on a multi-layer perceptron (MLP) model. Furthermore, the hyperparameters of the model were automatically tuned. The proposed MLP model demonstrated the lowest rate of loss and the highest specificity, accuracy, recall, precision, and F1-score compared to state-of-the-art ML models. Moreover, the Matthews correlation coefficient was promising. This study shows that graph data science can improve MLP model detection and assist in discovering hidden connections in influenza KG. Show more
Keywords: Influenza detection, knowledge graph, graph multi-layer perceptron model, graph algorithms, automatic tuning, real-time analysis
DOI: 10.3233/JIFS-233381
Citation: Journal of Intelligent & Fuzzy Systems, vol. Pre-press, no. Pre-press, pp. 1-22, 2024
Authors: Chen, Sian | Zuo, Yajuan | Wang, Rui
Article Type: Research Article
Abstract: Traditional rule-based and statistical methods have limitations when dealing with complex language structures and semantics. In neural network machine translation algorithms, the objective function is usually to improve the accuracy of n-ary words. However, this does not guarantee a more natural and accurate translation. To overcome these challenges, this paper proposes an optimization algorithm for English natural translation processing based on neural networks, which combines Generative Adversarial Network (GAN) and Transformer models. In GAN, the generative model uses the Transformer model to generate false samples, while the discriminative model uses a binary classifier based on convolutional neural networks and attention …mechanisms to distinguish between true and false samples. During the training process, reinforcement learning algorithms are added to evaluate and adjust the generated sentences, and the parameters of the generated model are updated. The classification results of the discriminative model are used together with the Bilingual Evaluation Basis Value (BLEU) objective function to evaluate false samples, and the results are fed back to the generating model to guide parameter updates and optimization. Extensive experiments were conducted on a standard English-Chinese machine translation dataset to evaluate our method. Compared with the benchmark model that only uses supervised learning methods, our neural network-based optimization algorithm for English natural translation processing has achieved significant improvements in translation quality. According to statistical comparison, compared with the Transformer model (BLUE = 33.63 and AP = 90%) and the deep learning model based on long-term and short-term memory (BLUE = 30.26 and AP = 83%), the GAN and Transformer models proposed as the best framework exhibit better performance in bilingual evaluation deficiency (BLEU) (34.35) and accuracy (AP = 95%). Show more
Keywords: Artificial neural network, English translation, GAN, generator, discriminator, transformer model; Adam optimization algorithm, reinforcement learning method
DOI: 10.3233/JIFS-237181
Citation: Journal of Intelligent & Fuzzy Systems, vol. Pre-press, no. Pre-press, pp. 1-15, 2024
Authors: Kannan, Jeevitha | Jayakumar, Vimala | Pethaperumal, Mahalakshmi | Shanmugam, Nithya Sri
Article Type: Research Article
Abstract: Every day, the globe becomes more contemporary and industrialized. As a result, the number of vehicles and engines is growing. However, the energy sources utilized in these engines are scarce and dwindling over time. This circumstance prompts the search for alternate fuel. As civilization develops, transportation becomes a need for daily living. The largest issue is the diminishing supply of fossil fuels and the expanding population. As a result, everyone needs alternate energy sources for their automobiles. Therefore, in this investigation, we identify the best substitute for petrol. We offer the similarity measure(SM) for a hybrid structure of a Linear …Diophantine Multi-Fuzzy Soft Set(LDMFSS) with the goal of determining this issue. Because the range of grade values has been expanded, decision-makers now have greater freedom in selecting their grade. An exemplary case study is illustrated that shows the appropriateness of our recommended approach. A comparative analysis is provided to show the outcomes of the proposed method are more achievable and beneficial than those of the existing methodologies. Additionally, its applicability and attainability are evaluated by comparing its structure to those of the already used procedures. Show more
Keywords: Linear diophantine multi-fuzzy soft set, similarity measures, fossil fuels, alternative fuel, fuel specifications
DOI: 10.3233/JIFS-219415
Citation: Journal of Intelligent & Fuzzy Systems, vol. Pre-press, no. Pre-press, pp. 1-13, 2024
Authors: Sivaranjani, N. | Senthil Ragavan, V.K. | Jawaherlalnehru, G.
Article Type: Research Article
Abstract: Industry experts are motivated to collect, collate, and analyse historical data in the legal sector in attempt to predict court case outcomes as the amount of historical data available in this field has increased over time. But using judicial data to predict and defend court judgements is no simple undertaking. Using Machine Learning (ML) models and traditional approaches for categorical feature encoding, previous research on predicting court outcomes using limited experimental datasets produced a number of unexpected predictions. The paper proposes an ensemble model combining Convolutional Neural Network (CNN), attention mechanism and eXtreme Gradient Boosting (XGB) algorithm. This model is …primarily based on a self-attention network, which could simultaneously capture linguistic relationships over lengthy sequences like RNN (Recurrent Neural Network) and is nevertheless speedy to train like CNN. C-XGB can obtain accuracy that surpasses the state-of-art model on numerous classification/prediction tasks simultaneously as being twice as speedy to train. The proposed C-XGB model is designed to process the documents hierarchically and calculates the attention weights. Two convolutional layers are used to calculate the attention weights, one at the word level and another at the sentence level. And finally, at the last layer, the XGB algorithm predicts the input case file’s outcome. The experimental results shows that the proposed model outperforms the existing model with 4.67% improvement in accuracy value. Show more
Keywords: Neural Networks, machine learning, legal judgment prediction, Indian Supreme Court
DOI: 10.3233/JIFS-235936
Citation: Journal of Intelligent & Fuzzy Systems, vol. Pre-press, no. Pre-press, pp. 1-12, 2024
Authors: Limei, Nong | Dongfan, Wu | Bo, Zhang
Article Type: Research Article
Abstract: Garden landscape is the combination of nature and humanity, with high aesthetic value, ecological value and cultural value, has become an important part of people’s life. Modern people have a higher pursuit for the spiritual food such as garden landscape after the material life is satisfied, which brings new challenges to the construction of urban garden landscape. As an advanced type of machine learning, deep learning applied to landscape image recognition can solve the problem of low quality and low efficiency of manual recognition. Based on this, this paper proposes a garden landscape image recognition algorithm based on SSD (Single …Shot Multibox Detector), which realizes accurate extraction and recognition of image features by positioning the target, and can effectively improve the quality and efficiency of landscape image recognition. In order to test the feasibility of the algorithm proposed in this paper, experimental analysis was carried out in the CVPR 2023 landscape data set. The experimental results show that the algorithm has a high recognition accuracy for landscape images, and has excellent performance compared with traditional image recognition algorithms. Show more
Keywords: Deep learning, garden landscape, image recognition, target detection; image analysis
DOI: 10.3233/JIFS-239654
Citation: Journal of Intelligent & Fuzzy Systems, vol. Pre-press, no. Pre-press, pp. 1-11, 2024
Authors: Ramkumar, N. | Karthika Renuka, D.
Article Type: Research Article
Abstract: In recent times, the rapid advancement of deep learning has led to increased interest in utilizing Electroencephalogram (EEG) signals for automatic speech recognition. However, due to the significant variation observed in EEG signals from different individuals, the field of EEG-based speech recognition faces challenges related to individual differences across subjects, which ultimately impact recognition performance. In this investigation, a novel approach is proposed for EEG-based speech recognition that combines the capabilities of Long Short Term Memory (LSTM) and Graph Attention Network (GAT). The LSTM component of the model is designed to process sequential patterns within the data, enabling it to …capture temporal dependencies and extract pertinent features. On the other hand, the GAT component exploits the interconnections among data points, which may represent channels, nodes, or features, in the form of a graph. This innovative model not only delves deeper into the connection between connectivity features and thinking as well as speaking states, but also addresses the challenge of individual disparities across subjects. The experimental results showcase the effectiveness of the proposed approach. When considering the thinking state, the average accuracy for single subjects and cross-subject are 65.7% and 67.3% respectively. Similarly, for the speaking state, the average accuracies were 65.4% for single subjects and 67.4% for cross-subject conditions, all based on the KaraOne dataset. These outcomes highlight the model’s positive impact on the task of cross-subject EEG speech recognition. The motivations for conducting cross subject are real world applicability, Generalization, Adaptation and personalization and performance evaluation. Show more
Keywords: Electroencephalography, recurrent neural network, long short term memory, gated recurrent unit, graph convolution network and graph attention network
DOI: 10.3233/JIFS-233143
Citation: Journal of Intelligent & Fuzzy Systems, vol. Pre-press, no. Pre-press, pp. 1-12, 2024
Authors: Peng, Weishi | Fang, Yangwang | Ma, Yongzhong
Article Type: Research Article
Abstract: Although many scholars say that their algorithms are better than others in the state estimation problem, only a fewer convincing algorithms were applied to engineering practices. The reason is that their algorithms outperform others only in some aspects such as the estimation accuracy or the computation load. To solve the problem of performance evaluation of state estimation algorithms, in this paper, the comprehensive evaluation measures (CEM) for evaluating the nonlinear estimation algorithm (NEA) is proposed, which can comprehensively reflect the performance of the NEAs. First, we introduce three types of the NEAs. Second, the CEM combining the flatness, estimation accuracy …and computation time of the NEAs, is designed to evaluate the above NEAs. Finally, the superiority of the CEM is verified by a numerical example, which helps decision makers of nonlinear estimation algorithms theoretically and technically. Show more
Keywords: Performance evaluation, nonlinear estimation algorithm, comprehensive metrics, error spectrum, EKF, UKF, PF
DOI: 10.3233/JIFS-231376
Citation: Journal of Intelligent & Fuzzy Systems, vol. Pre-press, no. Pre-press, pp. 1-10, 2024
Authors: Valdez-Rodríguez, José E. | Rangel, Nahum | Moreno-Armendáriz, Marco A.
Article Type: Research Article
Abstract: Visual detection of fingering on the trumpet is an increasingly interesting topic in music research. The ability to recognize and track the movements of the trumpet player’s fingers during the performance of a musical piece can provide valuable information for analyzing and improving instrument technique. However, this is a largely unexplored task, as most works focus on audio quality rather than instrument fingering techniques. Developing techniques for identifying essential finger positions on a musical instrument is crucial, as poor fingering techniques can harm instrument performance. In this work, we propose the visual detection of this fingering using convolutional neural networks …with a proprietary dataset created for this purpose. Additionally, to improve the results and focus on the essential parts of the instrument, we use self-attention mechanisms by extracting these features automatically. Show more
Keywords: Fingering detection, Convolutional Neural Networks, Self-attention mechanisms, Visual detection, Trumpet
DOI: 10.3233/JIFS-219342
Citation: Journal of Intelligent & Fuzzy Systems, vol. Pre-press, no. Pre-press, pp. 1-9, 2024
Authors: Ganesh, M.A. | Saravana Perumaal, S. | Gomathi Sankar, S.M.
Article Type: Research Article
Abstract: The current framework for detecting Fake License Plates (FLP) in real-time is not robust enough for patrol teams. The objective of this paper is to develop a robust license plate authentication framework, based on the Vehicle Make and Model Recognition (VMMR) and the License Plate Recognition (LPR) algorithms that is implementable at the edge devices. The contributions of this paper are (i) Development of license plate database for 547 Indian cars, (ii) Development of an image dataset with 3173 images of 547 Indian cars in 8 classes, (iii) Development of an ensemble model to recognize vehicle make and model from …frontal, rear, and side images, and (iv) Development of a framework to authenticate the license plates with frontal, rear, and side images. The proposed ensemble model is compared with the state-of-the-art networks from the literature. Among the implemented networks for VMMR, the Ensembling model with a size of 303.2 MB achieves the best accuracy of 89% . Due to the limited memory size, Easy OCR is chosen to recognize license plate. The total size of the authentication framework is 308 MB. The performance of the proposed framework is compared with the literature. According to the results, the proposed framework enhances FLP recognition due to the recognition of vehicles from side images. The dataset is made public at https://www.kaggle.com/ganeshmailecture/datasets . Show more
Keywords: Vehicle make and model recognition, fake license plate detection, license plate authentication, intelligent transportation system
DOI: 10.3233/JIFS-230607
Citation: Journal of Intelligent & Fuzzy Systems, vol. Pre-press, no. Pre-press, pp. 1-27, 2024
Authors: Yin, Songyi | Wang, Yu | Fu, Yelin
Article Type: Research Article
Abstract: The environmental, social, and governance (ESG) rating method is a powerful tool that can help investors to judge the investment value of companies based on the information disclosure. However, mainstream ESG rating methods ignore the distinction between companies with incomplete information disclosure and companies without information disclosure, which decreases the initiative and enthusiasm of companies to disclose information. In this study, a self-disclosure ESG (SDESG) rating method is proposed to evaluate companies’ ESG performance capabilities. First, based on the fuzzy set, fuzzy data is defined and applied to the SDESG rating method. Second, analogous to the academic reward system of …a university, a reward mechanism of disclosure is used in the SDESG rating method. Finally, the effectiveness and reliability of the SDESG rating method are demonstrated through Refinitiv’s case. The results show that the SDESG rating method can distinguish companies with incomplete information disclosure from companies without information disclosure and allow companies that proactively disclose information to obtain better ESG scores under each industry. The implications of the study would increase companies’ enthusiasm to disclose information and maintain transparency within a company. Show more
Keywords: ESG rating method, information disclosure, fuzzy set, reward mechanism
DOI: 10.3233/JIFS-230777
Citation: Journal of Intelligent & Fuzzy Systems, vol. Pre-press, no. Pre-press, pp. 1-13, 2024
Authors: Wang, Dan | Yao, Jingfa | Zhang, Yanmin
Article Type: Research Article
Abstract: Nowadays, automatic human activity recognition from video images is necessary for monitoring applications and caring for disabled people. The use of surveillance cameras and the processing of the obtained images leads to the achievement of a smart, accurate system for the recognition of human behavior. Since human detection in different scenes is associated with many challenges, several approaches have been implemented to detect human activity from video image processing. Due to the complexity of human activities, background noises and other factors affect the detection. For the solution of these problems, two deep learning-based algorithms have been described in the current …article. According to the convolutional neural networks, the LSTM + CNN method and the 3D CNN method have been used to recognize the human activities in the images of the video. Each algorithm is explained and analyzed in detail. The experiments designed in this paper are performed by two datasets: the HMDB-51 dataset and the UCF101 dataset. In the HMDB-51 dataset, the highest obtained accuracy for CNN + LSTM method was equal to 70.2 and for method 3D CNN equal to 54.4. In the UCF101 dataset, the highest obtained accuracy for CNN + LSTM method was equal to 95.1 and for method 3D CNN equal to 90.8. Show more
Keywords: Long short-term memory (LSTM), video processing, deep learning, human activity recognition, convolutional neural network (CNN)
DOI: 10.3233/JIFS-236068
Citation: Journal of Intelligent & Fuzzy Systems, vol. Pre-press, no. Pre-press, pp. 1-12, 2024
Authors: Viet, Hoang Huu | Uyen, Nguyen Thi | Cao, Son Thanh | Nguyen, Long Giang
Article Type: Research Article
Abstract: The Student-Project Allocation with preferences over Projects problem is a many-to-one stable matching problem that aims to assign students to projects in project-based courses so that students and lecturers meet their preference and capacity constraints. In this paper, we propose an efficient two-heuristic algorithm to solve this problem. Our algorithm starts from an empty matching and iteratively constructs a maximum stable matching of students to projects. At each iteration, our algorithm finds an unassigned student and assigns her/his most preferred project to her/him to form a student-project pair in the matching. If the project or the lecturer who offered the …project is over-subscribed, our algorithm uses two heuristic functions, one for the over-subscribed project and the other for the over-subscribed lecturer, to remove a student-project pair in the matching. To reach a stable matching of a maximum size, our two heuristics are designed such that the removed student has the most opportunities to be assigned to some project in the next iterations. Experimental results show that our algorithm is efficient in execution time and solution quality for solving the problem. Show more
Keywords: Approximation algorithm, heuristic search, matching problem, student-project allocation problem
DOI: 10.3233/JIFS-236300
Citation: Journal of Intelligent & Fuzzy Systems, vol. Pre-press, no. Pre-press, pp. 1-13, 2024
Authors: Huang, Jinsong | Hou, Hecheng | Li, Xiaoying | Zhang, Ziyi | Jia, Qi
Article Type: Research Article
Abstract: In the context of the digital era, the factors influencing the cognitive load of the full ecological smart home on the elderly are mostly interconnected. Most existing studies have conducted single correlation analyses, ignoring the fact that cognitive load is the result among multiple interactions of multiple factors. Furthermore, the color, material and Finishing of the product design can also impact on the user’s perceptual needs. Therefore, exploring the grouping dynamics of cognitive load and users’ perceptual needs for color (C), material (M), and Finishing (F) of smart products can provide insights for inclusive design of smart homes. The article …analyzes the asymmetric multiple concurrent causal effects of full ecological smart homes on the cognitive load of the elderly from a histological perspective using fuzzy set Qualitative Comparative Analysis (fsQCA) based on the four elements of Innovation Diffusion Theory. At the same time, principal component analysis and quantitative theory I class method are used to explore the quantitative relationship between color, material, Finishing and users’ perceptual imagery of the product. The results of the study showed that there were no necessary conditions leading to high or low cognitive load in the fsQCA analysis, indicating that the problem was the result of the interaction of multiple conditions, and the final analysis yielded three histological pathways leading to low cognitive load and one pathway leading to high load in older adults. Moreover, the study identifies the combination of colors, materials, and finishes that best represent user preferences. This study establishes a dialogue between theory, results, and cases in analyzing of the group dynamics of the impact of full ecological smart homes on the cognitive load of the elderly. It provides a theoretical basis for the development of digital inclusion enhancement strategies. Show more
Keywords: Smart home, cognitive load, diffusion of innovation, qualitative comparative analysis (QCA), human-computer interaction
DOI: 10.3233/JIFS-237212
Citation: Journal of Intelligent & Fuzzy Systems, vol. Pre-press, no. Pre-press, pp. 1-18, 2024
Authors: Jansi Sophia Mary, C. | Mahalakshmi, K.
Article Type: Research Article
Abstract: Intrusion Detection (ID) in cloud environments is vital to maintain the safety and integrity of data and resources. However, the presence of class imbalance, where normal samples significantly outweigh intrusive instances, poses a challenge in constructing a potential ID system. Deep Learning (DL) methods, with their capability to automatically study complex patterns and features, present a promising solution in various ID tasks. Such methods can automatically learn intricate features and patterns from the input dataset, making them suitable for detecting anomalies and finding intrusions in cloud environments. Therefore, this study proposes a Class Imbalance Data Handling with an Optimal Deep …Learning-Based Intrusion Detection System (CIDH-ODLIDS) in a cloud computing atmosphere. The CIDH-ODLIDS technique leverages optimal DL-based classification and addresses class imbalance. Primarily, the CIDH-ODLIDS technique preprocesses the input data using a Z-score normalization approach to ensure data quality and consistency. To handle class imbalance, the CIDH-ODLIDS technique employs oversampling techniques, particularly focused on synthetic minority oversampling techniques such as Adaptive Synthetic (ADASYN) sampling. ADASYN generates synthetic instances for the minority class depending on the available data instances, effectively balancing the class distribution and mitigating the impact of class imbalance. For the ID process, the CIDH-ODLIDS technique utilizes a Fuzzy Deep Neural Network (FDNN) model, and its tuning procedure is performed using the Chaotic Tunicate Swarm Algorithm (CTSA). CTSA is employed to choose the learning rate of the FDNN methods optimally. The experimental assessment of the CIDH-ODLIDS method is extensively conducted on three IDS datasets. The comprehensive comparison results confirm the superiority of the CIDH-ODLIDS algorithm over existing techniques. Show more
Keywords: Cloud computing, security, deep learning, intrusion detection system, tunicate swarm algorithm, class imbalance data
DOI: 10.3233/JIFS-237900
Citation: Journal of Intelligent & Fuzzy Systems, vol. Pre-press, no. Pre-press, pp. 1-13, 2024
Authors: Lomas-Barrie, Victor | Reyes-Camacho, Michelle | Neme, Antonio
Article Type: Research Article
Abstract: Horizontal gene transference is a biological process that involves the donation of DNA or RNA from an organism to a second, unrelated organism. This process is different from the more common one, vertical transference, which is present whenever an organism or pair of organisms reproduce and transmit their genetic material to the descendants. The identification of segments of genetic material that are the result of horizontal transference is relevant to construct accurate phylogenetic trees, on one hand, and to detect possible drug-resistance mechanisms, on the other, since this movement of genetic material is the main cause behind antibiotic resistance in …bacteria. Here, we describe a novel algorithm able to detect sequences of foreign origin, and thus, possible acquired via horizontal transference. The general idea of our method is that within the genome of an organism, there might be sequences that are different from the vast majority of the remaining sequences from the same organism. The former are candidate anomalies, and thus, their origin may be explained by horizontal transference. This approach is equivalent to a particular instance of the authorship attribution problem, that in which from a set of texts or paragraphs, almost all of them were written by the same author, whereas a minority has a different authorship. The constraint is that the author of each text is not known, so the algorithm has to attribute the authorship of each one of the texts. The texts detected to be written by a different author are the equivalent of the sequences of foreign origin for the case of genetic material. We describe here a novel method to detect anomalous sequences, based on interpretable embeddings derived from a common attention mechanism in humans, that of identifying novel tokens within a given sequence. Our proposal achieves novel and consistent results over the genome of a well known organism. Show more
Keywords: Horizontal gene transference, anomaly detection, embeddings, natural language processing, genomics
DOI: 10.3233/JIFS-219337
Citation: Journal of Intelligent & Fuzzy Systems, vol. Pre-press, no. Pre-press, pp. 1-12, 2024
Authors: Weng, Zhi | Bai, Rongfei | Zheng, Zhiqiang
Article Type: Research Article
Abstract: Cattle detection and counting is one of the most important topics in the development of modern agriculture and animal husbandry. The traditional manual monitoring methods are inefficient and constrained by factors such as site. To solve the above problems, a SCS-YOLOv5 cattle detection and counting model for complex breeding scenarios is proposed. The original SPPF module is replaced in the YOLOv5 backbone network with a CSP structured SPPFCSPC. A CA (Coordinate Attention) mechanism is added to the neck network, as well as the SC (Standard Convolution) of the Neck network is replaced with a light convolution GSConv and Slim Neck …is introduced, and training strategies such as multi-scale training are also employed. The experimental results show that the proposed method enhances the feature extraction ability and feature fusion ability, balances the localization accuracy and detection speed, and improves the use effect in real farming scenarios. The Precision of the improved network model is improved from 93.2% to 95.5%, [email protected] is improved from 94.5% to 95.2%, the RMSE is reduced by about 0.03, and the FPS reaches 88. Compared with other mainstream algorithms, the comprehensive performance of SCS-YOLOv5 s is in a leading position, with fewer missed and false detections, and the strong robustness and generalization ability of this model are proved on multi-category public datasets. Applying the improvement ideas in this paper to YOLOv8 s also yields an increase in accuracy. The improved method in this study can greatly improve the accuracy of cattle detection and counting in complex environments, and has good real-time performance, so as to provide technical support for large-scale cattle breeding. Show more
Keywords: Cattle detection, counting, attention mechanism, occlusion, complex environments
DOI: 10.3233/JIFS-237231
Citation: Journal of Intelligent & Fuzzy Systems, vol. Pre-press, no. Pre-press, pp. 1-18, 2024
Authors: Lugo-Torres, Gerardo | Valdez-Rodríguez, José E. | Peralta-Rodríguez, Diego A.
Article Type: Research Article
Abstract: The use of generative models in image synthesis has become increasingly prevalent. Synthetic medical imaging data is of paramount importance, primarily because medical imaging data is scarce, costly, and encumbered by legal considerations pertaining to patient confidentiality. Synthetic medical images offer a potential answer to these issues. The predominant approaches primarily assess the quality of images and the degree of resemblance between these images and the original ones employed for their generation.The central idea of the work can be summarized in the question: Do the performance metrics of Frechet Inception Distance(FID) and Inception Score(IS) in the Cycle-consistent Generative Adversarial Networks …(CycleGAN) model are adequate to determine how real a generated chest x-ray pneumonia image is? In this study, a CycleGAN model was employed to produce artificial images depicting 3 classes of chest x-ray pneumonia images: general(any type), bacterial, and viral pneumonia. The quality of the images were evaluated assessing and contrasting 3 criteria: performance metric of CycleGAN model, clinical assessment of respiratory experts and the results of classification of a visual transformer(ViT). The overall results showed that the evaluation metrics of the CycleGAN are insufficient to establish realism in generated medical images. Show more
Keywords: Synthetic chest x-ray, cycle generative adversarial network, pneumonia, image-to-image translation, visual transformer
DOI: 10.3233/JIFS-219373
Citation: Journal of Intelligent & Fuzzy Systems, vol. Pre-press, no. Pre-press, pp. 1-11, 2024
Authors: Ramírez-Martínez, Angel | Chong-Quero, J. Enrique | Cervantes-Culebro, Héctor | Cruz-Villar, Carlos A.
Article Type: Research Article
Abstract: This paper presents a data-driven control approach for a five-bar robot with compliant joints. The robot consists of a parallel mechanism with compliant elements that introduce uncertainties in modeling and control. To address this fact, it is implemented a model-less data-driven controller based on a Feedforward Neural Network Module (FNNM) that identifies the inverse dynamics of the robot. The FNNM is incorporated into a coordination of Feedforward Control Method (CFCM) to achieve precise trajectory tracking. Experiments compare the compliant joints robot to a bearing-joint robot performing pick-and-place tasks from 0.15 to 3.15 Hz. Results show the compliant robot maintaining trajectory tracking …up to 1.25 Hz with a Root Mean Square Error (RMSE) of 9.02 mm. Show more
Keywords: Data-driven, five-bar robot, compliant joints, vision-based
DOI: 10.3233/JIFS-219364
Citation: Journal of Intelligent & Fuzzy Systems, vol. Pre-press, no. Pre-press, pp. 1-7, 2024
Authors: Chen, Kang | Song, Changming | Cheng, Dongxu | Li, Hao
Article Type: Research Article
Abstract: Video anomaly detection (VAD) has garnered substantial attention from researchers due to its broad applications, including fire detection, drop detection, and vibration detection. In the current context of VAD, existing methods prioritize detection efficiency but overlook the impact of motion and appearance information. Additionally, achieving accurate predictions while retaining motion and appearance information poses a significant challenge. This paper proposes a novel semi-supervised method for VAD based on Generative Adversarial Network (GAN) structures with dual generators and dual discriminators, namely Dual-GAN. The future frame generator utilizes an improved encoder-decoder network to preserve more spatial information. Motion information for the future …flow generator is obtained by estimating optical flow between reconstruction frames, complementing the optical flow between prediction frames. The introduction of a frame discriminator and a motion discriminator against the frame generator enhances the realism of prediction frames, which facilitates the identification of unexpected abnormal events. This method significantly outperforms comparative approaches in synthesizing video frames and predicting future flows, showcasing its effectiveness in handling diverse video data. Extensive experiments are performed on four publicly available datasets to ensure a comprehensive evaluation of the model performance. Further exploration could include refining the model architecture, exploring additional datasets, and adapting the methodology to specific application domains. Show more
Keywords: Anomaly detection, generative adversarial network, dual discriminators, future flow
DOI: 10.3233/JIFS-237831
Citation: Journal of Intelligent & Fuzzy Systems, vol. Pre-press, no. Pre-press, pp. 1-13, 2024
Authors: Karthikeyan, M. | Colak, Ilhami | Sagar Imambi, S. | Joselin Jeya Sheela, J. | Nair, Sruthi | Umarani, B. | Alagusabai, Andril | Suriyakrishnaan, K. | Rajaram, A.
Article Type: Research Article
Abstract: This research paper introduces a cutting-edge approach to electric demand forecasting by incorporating the Temporal Fusion Transformer (TFT). As the landscape of demand forecasting becomes increasingly intricate, precise predictions are vital for effective energy management. To tackle this challenge, we leverage the sequential and temporal patterns in an extensive electric demand dataset spanning from 2003 to 2014. Our proposed Temporal Fusion Transformer model combines attention mechanisms with the transformer architecture, enabling it to adeptly capture intricate temporal dependencies. Thorough data preprocessing, including temporal embedding and external features, enhances prediction accuracy. Through rigorous evaluation, the TFT model surpasses existing forecasting techniques, …showcasing its capacity for accurate, resilient, and adaptive predictions. This research contributes to the advancement of electric demand forecasting, harnessing the TFT’s capabilities to excel in capturing diverse temporal patterns. The findings hold the potential to enhance energy management and support decision-making in the energy sector, bridging the gap between innovation and practical utility. Show more
Keywords: Electric demand forecasting, temporal fusion transformer, energy management, time-series analysis, transformer architecture
DOI: 10.3233/JIFS-236036
Citation: Journal of Intelligent & Fuzzy Systems, vol. Pre-press, no. Pre-press, pp. 1-18, 2024
Authors: Arenas Muñiz, Andrés Antonio | Mújica-Vargas, Dante | Rendón Castro, Arturo | Luna-Álvarez, Antonio | Vela-Rincón, Virna V.
Article Type: Research Article
Abstract: The selection of an appropriate trajectory for self-driving vehicles involves the analysis of several criteria that describe the generated trajectories. This problem evolves into an optimization problem when it is desired to increase or decrease the values for a specific criterion. The contribution of this thesis is to explore the use and optimization of another technique for decision-making, such as TOPSIS, with a sufficiently robust method that allows the inclusion of multiple parameters and their proper optimization, incorporating human experience. The proposed approach showed significantly higher safety and comfort performance, with about 20% better efficiency and 80% fewer safety violations …compared to other state-of-the-art methods, and in some cases outperforming in comfort by about 30.43%. Show more
Keywords: Decision-making, human experience, trajectory selection, self-driving
DOI: 10.3233/JIFS-219365
Citation: Journal of Intelligent & Fuzzy Systems, vol. Pre-press, no. Pre-press, pp. 1-10, 2024
Authors: Téllez-Velázquez, Arturo | Delice, Pierre A. | Salgado-Leyva, Rafael | Cruz-Barbosa, Raúl
Article Type: Research Article
Abstract: This paper performs an analysis comparing two evolutionary explainable fuzzy models that make inferences in a pipeline with a blood test data set for COVID-19 classification. Firstly, data is preprocessed by the following stages: cleaning, imputation and ranking feature selection. Later, we perform a comparative analysis between several clustering methods used in an Evolutionary Clustering-Structured Fuzzy Classifier (ECSFC) to solve this classification problem using the Differential Evolution (DE) algorithm. Complementarily, we find that the Fuzzy Decision Tree model produces similar performance when is tuned with the DE algorithm (EFDT). The obtained results show that, simpler models are easier to explain …qualitatively, i.e., increasing the number of clusters in ECSFC model or the maximum depth of the tree in EFDT model, does not necessarily help to obtain simplified and accurate models. In addition, although the EFDT model is by itself an intuitively explainable model, the ECSFC, with the help of the proposed Weighted Stacked Features Plot, generates more intuitive models that allow not only highlighting the features and the linguistic terms that defines a patient with COVID-19, but also allows users to visualize in a single graph and in specific colors the analyzed classes. Show more
Keywords: COVID-19, blood tests, fuzzy classifier, fuzzy decision tree, clustering, differential evolution
DOI: 10.3233/JIFS-219372
Citation: Journal of Intelligent & Fuzzy Systems, vol. Pre-press, no. Pre-press, pp. 1-13, 2024
Authors: Yao, Ziyang
Article Type: Research Article
Abstract: The traditional multi-task Takagi-Sugeno-Kang (TSK) fuzzy system modeling methods pay more attention to utilizing the inter-task correlation to learn the consequent parameters but ignore the importance of the antecedent parameters of the model. To this end, we propose a novel multi-task TSK fuzzy system modeling method based on multi-task fuzzy clustering. This method first proposes a novel multi-task fuzzy c-means clustering method that learns multiple specific clustering centers for each task and some common clustering centers for all tasks. Secondly, for the consequent parameters of the fuzzy system, the novel low-rank and row-sparse constraints are proposed to better implement multi-task …learning. The experimental results demonstrate that the proposed model shows better performance compared with other existing methods. Show more
Keywords: Multi-task fuzzy clustering, TSK fuzzy system, low-rank, row-sparsity, joint learning
DOI: 10.3233/JIFS-232312
Citation: Journal of Intelligent & Fuzzy Systems, vol. Pre-press, no. Pre-press, pp. 1-16, 2024
Authors: Gao, Lijun | Liu, Kai | Liu, Wenjun | Wu, Jiehong | Jin, Xiao
Article Type: Research Article
Abstract: As machine learning models become increasingly integrated into practical applications and are made accessible via public APIs, the risk of model extraction attacks has gained prominence. This study presents an innovative and efficient approach to model extraction attacks, aimed at reducing query costs and enhancing attack effectiveness. The method begins by leveraging a pre-trained model to identify high-confidence samples from unlabeled datasets. It then employs unsupervised contrastive learning to thoroughly dissect the structural nuances of these samples, constructing a dataset of high quality that precisely mirrors a variety of features. A mixed information confidence strategy is employed to refine the …query set, effectively probing the decision boundaries of the target model. By integrating consistency regularization and pseudo-labeling techniques, reliance on authentic labels is minimized, thus improving the feature extraction capabilities and predictive precision of the surrogate models. Evaluation on four major datasets reveals that the models crafted through this method bear a close functional resemblance to the original models, with a real-world API test success rate of 62.35%, which vouches for the method’s validity. Show more
Keywords: Model extraction, unsupervised learning, selection of strategies, active learning
DOI: 10.3233/JIFS-239504
Citation: Journal of Intelligent & Fuzzy Systems, vol. Pre-press, no. Pre-press, pp. 1-16, 2024
Authors: Yu, Xiaobing | Zhang, Yuexin | Wang, Xuming
Article Type: Research Article
Abstract: Sensors are often deployed in harsh environments, in which some threats may endanger the safety of sensors. In this paper, a sensor deployment model is developed in Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs), in which the coverage rate and the threat risk are considered simultaneously. The model is established as an optimization problem. An adaptive ranking teaching learning-based optimization algorithm (ARTLBO) is proposed to solve the problem. Learners are divided into inferior and superior groups. The teacher phase is boosted by replacing the teacher with the top three learners, and the learner phase is improved by providing some guidance for inferior learners. …The experimental results show that the proposed ARTLBO algorithm can effectively optimize the model. The fitness values of the proposed model found by the proposed ARTLBO are 0.4894, 0.4886, which are better than its competitors. The algorithm can provide a higher coverage rate and lower threat risk. Show more
Keywords: WSNs, teaching-learning-based optimization, sensor deployment, coverage rate
DOI: 10.3233/JIFS-240215
Citation: Journal of Intelligent & Fuzzy Systems, vol. Pre-press, no. Pre-press, pp. 1-17, 2024
Authors: Zhang, Lixin | Yin, Hongtao | Li, Ang | Hu, Longbiao
Article Type: Research Article
Abstract: In large-scale scenes, how to quickly obtain paths while ensuring the shortest possible path length is a key issue. Rapidly-exploring Random Tree (RRT) have the characteristic of quickly exploring the state space, but it is often difficult to obtain a short path. To overcome this problem, this paper proposes an improved RRT algorithm based on equidistance retention strategy and A* local search(ERRRT-A*). First, RRT is used for large-step global fast exploration to obtain approximate paths. Then, an equidistance retention strategy is used to discard most of the points and retain a small number of key points. Finally, A* is used …to search between each segment to obtain a new path. The ERRRT-A* algorithm is compared with other commonly used algorithms on maps of different size in terms of path length and planning time. Simulation results indicate that compared with other algorithms, this algorithm achieves fast planning in large-scale scenes while obtaining short path length, which can effectively balance the path length and planning time. Show more
Keywords: Path planning, large-scale scenes, unmanned vehicles, RRT
DOI: 10.3233/JIFS-238695
Citation: Journal of Intelligent & Fuzzy Systems, vol. Pre-press, no. Pre-press, pp. 1-12, 2024
Authors: López-Jasso, Edgar | Felipe-Riverón, Edgardo M. | Valdez-Rodríguez, José E.
Article Type: Research Article
Abstract: This study underscores the crucial role of image preprocessing in enhancing the outcomes of multimodal image registration tasks using scale-invariant feature selection. The primary focus is on registering two types of retinal images, assessing a methodology’s performance on a set of retinal image pairs, including those with and without microaneurysms. Each pair comprises a color optical image and a gray-level fluorescein image, presenting distinct characteristics and captured under varying conditions. The SIFT methodology, encompassing five stages, with preprocessing as the initial and pivotal stage, is employed for image registration. Out of 35 test retina image pairs, 33 (94.28%) were successfully …registered, with the inability to extract features hindering automatic registration in the remaining pairs. Among the registered pairs, 42.42% were retinal images without microaneurysms, and 57.57% had microaneurysms. Instead of simultaneous registration of all channels, independent registration of preprocessed images in each channel proved more effective. The study concludes with an analysis of the fifth registration’s resulting image to detect abnormalities or pathologies, highlighting the challenges encountered in registering blue channel images due to high intrinsic noise. Show more
Keywords: Image SIFT registration, microaneurysms counting, retina image analysis, multimodal registration, image processing
DOI: 10.3233/JIFS-219374
Citation: Journal of Intelligent & Fuzzy Systems, vol. Pre-press, no. Pre-press, pp. 1-10, 2024
Authors: Pradeepkumar, G. | Kavitha, S.
Article Type: Research Article
Abstract: To provide the best possible performance in precisely segmenting clinical images, several approaches are used. Convolutional neural networks are one method used in it to extract its features, which combine several models with several additional methods. It also improves the efficiency of generalisation between categorised and uncategorized image categories. The method proposed combines multi-style image fusion with two-dimensional fracture image representation. The photographs on this page have been updated with a variety of images to improve concentration sharing and achieve the desired visual look. The border detection algorithm is then used to extract the exact border of the image from …the contrast extended images. It will then be divided into basic and comprehensive layers. The fused image was then created using augmented end layers. Show more
Keywords: Segmenting, clinical images, extract features, categorized image, uncategorized image, multi style, border detection, image extraction
DOI: 10.3233/JIFS-239695
Citation: Journal of Intelligent & Fuzzy Systems, vol. Pre-press, no. Pre-press, pp. 1-10, 2024
Authors: Wei, Xiao | Lin, Yidian
Article Type: Research Article
Abstract: Legal judgment prediction(LJP) has achieved remarkable results. However, existing methods still face problems such as difficulties in obtaining key feature words for charges, which impose limitations on the improvement of prediction results. To this end, we propose a legal judgment prediction model with legal feature Word subgraph Label-Embedding and Dual-knowledge Distillation(WLEDD). Compared with traditional methods, our method has two contributions: (1) To mitigate the impact of overly sparse tail class data and high similarity text representations, we capture the critical features related to the charges by fusing LDA and legal feature word subgraphs. Then we encode them as label information …to obtain highly distinguished representations of legal documents. (2) To solve the problem of high difficulty in some subtasks in LJP, we perform subtask-oriented compression of models to construct a student model with lower complexity and higher accuracy through dual knowledge distillation. Moreover, we exploit the logical association between the subtasks to constrain the labels of articles by charge prediction results. It greatly reduces the difficulty of article prediction. Experimental results on four datasets show that our approach significantly outperforms the baseline models. Compared with the state-of-art method, the F1 value of WLEDD for charge prediction has increased by an average of 2.57% . For article prediction, the F1 value has increased by an average of 1.09% . In addition, we demonstrate its effectiveness through ablation experiments and analytical experiments. Show more
Keywords: Legal judgment prediction, knowledge distillation, label embedding, legal text mining
DOI: 10.3233/JIFS-237323
Citation: Journal of Intelligent & Fuzzy Systems, vol. Pre-press, no. Pre-press, pp. 1-13, 2024
Authors: Yang, Hong | Wang, Lina
Article Type: Research Article
Abstract: The paper focuses on how to improve the prediction accuracy of time series and the interpretability of prediction results. First, a novel Prophet model based on Gaussian linear fuzzy approximate representation (GF-Prophet) is proposed for long-term prediction, which uniformly predicts the data with consistent trend characteristics. By taking Gaussian linear fuzzy information granules as inputs and outputs, GF-Prophet predicts with significantly smaller cumulative error. Second, noticing that trend extraction affects prediction accuracy seriously, a novel granulation modification algorithm is proposed to merge adjacent information granules that do not have significant differences. This is the first attempt to establish Prophet based …on fuzzy information granules to predict trend characteristics. Experiments on public datasets show that the introduction of Gaussian linear fuzzy information granules significantly improves prediction performance of traditional Prophet model. Compared with other classical models, GF-Prophet has not only higher prediction accuracy, but also better interpretability, which can clearly give the change information, fluctuation amplitude and duration of a certain trend in the future that investors actually pay attention to. Show more
Keywords: Fuzzy number, gaussian linear fuzzy information granule, the prophet model, long-term prediction
DOI: 10.3233/JIFS-230313
Citation: Journal of Intelligent & Fuzzy Systems, vol. Pre-press, no. Pre-press, pp. 1-15, 2024
Authors: Borse, Rushikesh | Das, Rochishnu | Dash, Devasish | Yadav, Akshay
Article Type: Research Article
Abstract: In the wake of the contemporary competitive business landscape, the retention of employees has become one of the most important yet difficult tasks for any corporate. Retaining top-performing employees not only improves organizational performance but also reduces recruitment costs. In this study, the authors investigate the major drivers leading to employee attrition and using machine learning algorithms implemented on a well proven and validated IBM HR data set. Although the data set tags the samples for a target variable (attrited and non-attrited), the work presented in this paper comes up with another labelling (1. likely to leave, 2. On the …verge of leaving, 3. will stay). The data set is evaluated over top 10 Machine learning algorithms and a competitive analysis is made between them based on various factors. The best model has shown a prediction accuracy of over 85% +. Managers are provided with insights and recommendations at the end that will help companies to proactively identify at-risk employees and implement effective retention strategies. Show more
Keywords: Employee attrition, machine learning, early detection of attrition, artificial neural network
DOI: 10.3233/JIFS-219410
Citation: Journal of Intelligent & Fuzzy Systems, vol. Pre-press, no. Pre-press, pp. 1-9, 2024
Authors: Senthamil Selvi, M. | Senthamizh Selvi, R. | Subbaiyan, Saranya | Murshitha Shajahan, M.S.
Article Type: Research Article
Abstract: Accurate prediction of grid loss in power distribution networks is pivotal for efficient energy management and pricing strategies. Traditional forecasting approaches often struggle to capture the complex temporal dynamics and external influences inherent in grid loss data. In response, this research presents a novel hybrid time-series deep learning model: Gated Recurrent Units with Temporal Convolutional Networks (GRU-TCN), designed to enhance grid loss prediction accuracy. The proposed model integrates the temporal sensitivity of GRU with the local context awareness of TCN, exploiting their complementary strengths. A learnable attention mechanism fuses the outputs of both architectures, enabling the model to discern significant …features for accurate prediction. The model is evaluated using well-established metrics across distinct temporal phases: training, testing, and future projection. Results showcase Resulting in encouraging Figures for mean absolute error, root mean squared error, and mean absolute percentage error, the model’s capacity to capture both long-term trends and transitory patterns. The GRU-TCN hybrid model represents a pioneering approach to power grid loss prediction, offering a flexible and precise tool for energy management. This research not only advances predictive accuracy but also lays the foundation for a smarter and more sustainable energy ecosystem, poised to transform the landscape of energy forecasting. Show more
Keywords: Accurate prediction, grid loss, power distribution networks
DOI: 10.3233/JIFS-235579
Citation: Journal of Intelligent & Fuzzy Systems, vol. Pre-press, no. Pre-press, pp. 1-10, 2024
Authors: Abuhoureyah, Fahd | Yan Chiew, Wong | Zitouni, M. Sami
Article Type: Research Article
Abstract: Human Activity Recognition (HAR) utilizing Channel State Information (CSI) extracted from WiFi signals has garnered substantial interest across various domains and applications. This field’s potential paths and applications extend beyond CSI-based HAR and include smart homes, assisted living, security, gaming, surveillance, and context-aware computing. The ability of deep learning algorithms to effectively process and interpret CSI data opens up new possibilities for accurate and robust human activity recognition in real-world scenarios. However, traditional Recurrent Neural Networks (RNN) models, such as Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) and Gated Recurrent Unit (GRU), rely solely on their internal memory cells to maintain information over …time. Important details might be diluted or lost within the memory cells in complex CSI sequences. To address this limitation, we propose a lightweight approach that incorporates a multi-head adaptive attention weight mechanism MHAAM into the HAR framework. The multi-head attention mechanism allows the model to attend to different informative patterns within the CSI data simultaneously, capturing fine-grained temporal dependencies and improving the model’s ability to recognize complex activities. The implemented models effectively filter out noise and irrelevant information by assigning higher weights to informative CSI features, further enhancing activity classification accuracy. Experimental evaluations and comparative analyses of HAR for seven activities demonstrate that attention-based RNN models with multi-head attention consistently outperform traditional RNN models. The multi-head attention mechanism achieves improved generalization and testing for seven common human activities and environments, leading to a higher complex human activity classification accuracy of up to 98.5%. Show more
Keywords: Multi-head adaptive attention mechanism, channel state information (CSI), WiFi sensing, activity recognition, WiFi sensing, MHAAM
DOI: 10.3233/JIFS-234379
Citation: Journal of Intelligent & Fuzzy Systems, vol. Pre-press, no. Pre-press, pp. 1-16, 2024
Authors: Singh, Pardeep | Lamsal, Rabindra | Singh, Monika | Shishodia, Bhawna | Sitaula, Chiranjibi | Chand, Satish
Article Type: Research Article
Abstract: Social media platforms play a crucial role in providing valuable information during crises, such as pandemics. The COVID-19 pandemic has created a global public health crisis, and vaccines are the key preventive measure for achieving herd immunity. However, some individuals use social media to oppose vaccines, undermining government efforts to eliminate the virus. This study introduces the “GeoCovaxTweets” dataset, consisting of 1.8 million geotagged tweets related to COVID-19 vaccines from January 2020 to November 2022, originating from 233 countries and territories. Each tweet includes state and country information, enabling researchers to analyze global spatial and temporal patterns. An extensive set …of analyses are performed on the dataset to identify prominent topic clusters and explore public opinions across different vaccines and vaccination contexts. The study outlines the dataset curation methodology and provides instructions for local reproduction. We anticipate that the dataset will be valuable for crisis computing researchers, facilitating the exploration of Twitter conversations surrounding COVID-19 vaccines and vaccination, including trends, opinion shifts, misinformation, and anti-vaccination campaigns. Show more
Keywords: COVID-19 discourse, COVID-19 pandemic, sentiment analysis, social media, topic clustering, twitter dataset
DOI: 10.3233/JIFS-219418
Citation: Journal of Intelligent & Fuzzy Systems, vol. Pre-press, no. Pre-press, pp. 1-17, 2024
Article Type: Research Article
Abstract: The recognition and regulation of buildings are essential aspects of urban management to prevent illegal constructions and maintain public safety and resources. Traditional machine learning methods for building recognition often suffer from low accuracy and weak generalization capabilities due to their reliance on manually designed features. Traditional machine learning methods for building recognition often suffer from low accuracy and weak generalization capabilities due to their reliance on manually designed features. Therefore, the study of automatic, accurate building identification method is very necessary. Based on this, Introducing advanced algorithms like Faster R-CNN and DRNet signifies a significant step towards automating accurate …building identification. The utilization of Faster R-CNN as a basic training model combined with DRNet demonstrates promising results in accurately recognizing buildings. The experimental analysis highlights the potential of the proposed method, achieving an impressive 82.1% mean Average Precision (mAP) for landmark buildings. Accurate prediction of building coordinates further strengthens the effectiveness of the proposed approach. Comparative analysis showcases the superiority of the proposed model in recognizing buildings not only in normal images but also in complex environmental settings. The successful implementation of advanced algorithms in building recognition contributes to more efficient urban management and development. Continued research in automatic building identification methods is crucial for addressing challenges in urban planning and management, ensuring sustainable city development. Show more
Keywords: Deep learning, Faster R-CNN, building identification, classification algorithm, building extraction, urbanization
DOI: 10.3233/JIFS-241838
Citation: Journal of Intelligent & Fuzzy Systems, vol. Pre-press, no. Pre-press, pp. 1-10, 2024
Authors: Lamani, Dharmanna | Shanthi, T.S. | Kirubakaran, M.K. | Roopa, R.
Article Type: Research Article
Abstract: Accurately classifying products in e-commerce is critical for enhancing user experience, but it remains challenging due to data quality issues and the dynamic nature of product categories. Customers are increasingly relying on visual information to make informed purchasing decisions, emphasizing the importance of accurate product classification using images. In this paper, an innovative approach called SSWSO_LeNet is proposed for product image classification in e-commerce. The method involves preprocessing the input images using Region of Interest (RoI) and Adaptive Wiener Filters to improve image quality and reduce unwanted distortions. Data augmentation techniques are then applied to increase the diversity of the …dataset and the robustness of the model. To address this, we propose SSWSO_LeNet, integrating Squirrel Search Algorithm (SSA) and War Strategy Optimization (WSO) with LeNet. SSA mimics southern flying squirrels’ foraging behavior to find global optima efficiently, while WSO balances exploration and exploitation stages, enhancing classification accuracy. Experimental results show SSWSO_LeNet outperforms state-of-the-art models with an impressive accuracy of 0.976, sensitivity of 0.877, and specificity of 0.857. By leveraging SSA, WSO, and LeNet, SSWSO_LeNet not only improves classification accuracy but also reduces reliance on human editors, decreasing both cost and time in e-commerce product classification. Show more
Keywords: E-commerce, SSA, WSO, SSWSO_LeNet, product classification
DOI: 10.3233/JIFS-241682
Citation: Journal of Intelligent & Fuzzy Systems, vol. Pre-press, no. Pre-press, pp. 1-13, 2024
Authors: Tripathi, Diwakar | Reddy, B. Ramachandra | Dwivedi, Shubhra | Shukla, Alok Kumar | Chandramohan, D. | Dewangan, Ram Kishan
Article Type: Research Article
Abstract: Nature-inspired algorithms as problem-solving methodologies are extremely effective in discovery of optimized solutions in multi-dimensional and multi-modal problems. Because of qualities like “self-optimization”, “flexibility” and etc., nature-inspired algorithms for problem solving are effectively optimal. Feature selection is an approach to find approximate optimal subset of the features which are more relevant towards the particular outcome. In this study, we focused on how feature selection may improve the credit scoring model’s performance for prediction. Nature-inspired algorithms are applied for feature selection to improve the predictive performance of the credit scoring model. Additionally, four benchmark credit scoring datasets collected from the UCI …repository are used to test feature selection by several Nature-inspired algorithms aggregated with “Random Forest (RF)”, “Logistic Regression (LR),” and “Multi-layer Perceptron (MLP)” for classification and results are compared in terms of classification accuracy and G-measures. Show more
Keywords: Nature-inspired algorithms, credit score, feature selection, classification
DOI: 10.3233/JIFS-219413
Citation: Journal of Intelligent & Fuzzy Systems, vol. Pre-press, no. Pre-press, pp. 1-11, 2024
Authors: Faraz, Ansar Ali | Khan, Hina | Aslam, Muhammad | Albassam, Mohammed
Article Type: Research Article
Abstract: When data are hazy or uncertain, estimators given under classical statistics are ineffective. Given that it deals with uncertainty, neutrosophic statistics is the sole alternative. Due to the vast range of applications, extensive research has been done in this area. The objective of this study is to determine the most accurate predictions for the population mean with the least amount of mean square error. We have created neutrosophic ratio type estimators, when working with ambiguous, hazy, and neutrosophic-type data, the proposed estimation methods are very useful for computing results. These estimators produce findings that are not single-valued but rather have …an interval form, where our population parameter may lie more frequently. Since we have an estimated interval with the unknown population mean value given a minimal mean square error, it improves the estimators’ efficiency. Real life neutrosophic line losses data and simulation are both used to analyze the effectiveness of the proposed neutrosophic ratio-type estimators. Additionally, a comparison is made to show how helpful Neutrosophic ratio type estimator is in comparison to existing estimators. Show more
Keywords: Neutrosophic, conventional statistics, estimation, ratio estimators, mean square error
DOI: 10.3233/JIFS-240153
Citation: Journal of Intelligent & Fuzzy Systems, vol. Pre-press, no. Pre-press, pp. 1-13, 2024
Authors: Saravanan, Krithikha Sanju | Bhagavathiappan, Velammal
Article Type: Research Article
Abstract: The advancements in technology, particularly in the field of Natural Language Processing (NLP) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) can be advantageous for the agricultural sector to enhance the yield. Establishing an agricultural ontology as part of the development would spur the expansion of cross-domain agriculture. Semantic and syntactic knowledge of the domain data is required for building such a domain-based ontology. To process the data from text documents, a standard technique with syntactic and semantic features are needed because the availability of pre-determined agricultural domain-based data is insufficient. In this research work, an Agricultural Ontologies Construction framework (AOC) is proposed for …creating the agricultural domain ontology from text documents using NLP techniques with Robustly Optimized BERT Approach (RoBERTa) model and Graph Convolutional Network (GCN). The anaphora present in the documents are resolved to produce precise ontology from the input data. In the proposed AOC work, the domain terms are extracted using the RoBERTa model with Regular Expressions (RE) and the relationships between the domain terms are retrieved by utilizing the GCN with RE. When compared to other current systems, the efficacy of the proposed AOC method achieves an exceptional result, with precision and recall of 99.6% and 99.1% respectively. Show more
Keywords: Anaphora resolution, term extraction, relationships identification, RoBERTa model, regular expressions, graph convolutional network, domain ontology
DOI: 10.3233/JIFS-237632
Citation: Journal of Intelligent & Fuzzy Systems, vol. Pre-press, no. Pre-press, pp. 1-19, 2024
Authors: Immanuel, Rajeswari Rajesh | Sangeetha, S.K.B.
Article Type: Research Article
Abstract: Human emotions are the mind’s responses to external stimuli, and due to their dynamic and unpredictable nature, research in this field has become increasingly important. There is a growing trend in utilizing deep learning and machine learning techniques for emotion recognition through EEG (electroencephalogram) signals. This paper presents an investigation based on a real-time dataset that comprises 15 subjects, consisting of 7 males and 8 females. The EEG signals of these subjects were recorded during exposure to video stimuli. The collected real-time data underwent preprocessing, followed by the extraction of features using various methods tailored for this purpose. The study …includes an evaluation of model performance by comparing the accuracy and loss metrics between models applied to both raw and preprocessed data. The paper introduces the EEGEM (Electroencephalogram Ensemble Model), which represents an ensemble model combining LSTM (Long Short-Term Memory) and CNN (Convolutional Neural Network) to achieve the desired outcomes. The results demonstrate the effectiveness of the EEGEM model, achieving an impressive accuracy rate of 95.56%. This model has proven to surpass the performance of other established machine learning and deep learning techniques in the field of emotion recognition, making it a promising and superior tool for this application. Show more
Keywords: EEG signal, emotion, CNN, LSTM, ensemble learning, feature extraction
DOI: 10.3233/JIFS-237884
Citation: Journal of Intelligent & Fuzzy Systems, vol. Pre-press, no. Pre-press, pp. 1-12, 2024
Authors: Srinivasan, Manohar | Senthilkumar, N.C.
Article Type: Research Article
Abstract: The Internet of Things (IoT) has many potential uses in the day-to-day operations of individuals, companies, and governments. It makes linking all devices to the internet a realistic possibility. Convincing IoT devices to work together to implement several real-world applications is a challenging feat. Security issues impact innovative platform applications due to the current security state in IoT-based operations. As a result, intrusion detection systems (IDSs) tailored to IoT platforms are essential for protecting against security breaches caused by the Internet of Things (IoT) that exploit its vulnerabilities. Issues with data loss, dangers, service interruption, and external hostile assaults are …all part of the IoT security landscape. Designing and implementing appropriate security solutions for IoT environments is the main emphasis of this research. Within the Internet of Things (IoT) context, this research creates a Spotted Hyena Optimizer (SHO-EDLID) method for intrusion detection using ensemble deep learning. The main goal of the demonstrated SHO-EDLID method was to detect and categorize intrusions in an Internet of Things setting. It comprises many subprocesses, including feature selection, categorization, and pre-processing. The SHO-EDLID method uses a SHO-based feature selection strategy to identify the best feature subsets. It then used an ensemble of three DL models— a deep belief network (DBN), a stacked autoencoder (SAE), and a bidirectional recurrent neural network (BiRNN)— to detect and name cyberattacks. Finally, the DL models’ parameters are tuned using the Adabelief optimizer. A comprehensive simulation was run to illustrate that the offered model performed better. According to a thorough comparative analysis, the suggested method outperformed other recent approaches. Purpose of the Manuscript : To identify the best feature subsets, the SHO-EDLID method used the SHO-based feature selection method... Afterward, cyberattack identification and tracking were carried out using an ensemble of three DL models: DBN, SAE, and BiRNN. The final step in optimizing the DL models’ parameters is the Adabelief optimizer. The main comparative results : The proposed model present the Comparative analysis of SHO-EDLID algorithm with other existing systems and its outperform the performance in precision 97.50, accuracy 99.56, Recall 98.42, F-Measure.97.95. Show more
Keywords: Security, internet of things, deep learning, ensemble learning, spotted hyena optimizer
DOI: 10.3233/JIFS-240571
Citation: Journal of Intelligent & Fuzzy Systems, vol. Pre-press, no. Pre-press, pp. 1-11, 2024
Authors: Yang, Cheng | Xu, Xinrui
Article Type: Research Article
Abstract: The quality of building materials will affect the implementation effect of construction projects. To ensure the service capacity of building materials, it is necessary to do a good job in selecting suppliers. In the specific evaluation of building material suppliers, after evaluation, suppliers with poor quality are excluded to ensure the quality of material supply, reasonably improve the construction effect of the building project, meet the construction needs of the building project, and improve the quality of the building project. The selection and application of building material suppliers (BMSs) is a multiple-attribute group decision-making (MAGDM) technique. In this study, the …2-tuple linguistic neutrosophic number combined grey relational analysis (2TLNN-CGRA) technique is constructed based on the classical grey relational analysis (GRA) and 2-tuple linguistic neutrosophic sets (2TLNNSs). Finally, a numerical example for building material supplier selection was constructed and some comparisons is constructed to illustrate the 2TLNN-CGRA technique. The main contribution of this study is constructed: (1) the 2TLNN-CGRA technique is implemented to cope with the MAGDM under 2TLNSs; (2) the 2TLNN-CGRA technique is implemented in line with the 2TLNN Hamming distance (2TLNNHD) and 2TLNN Euclidean distance (2TLNNED) simultaneously under 2TLNSs; (3) the numerical example for building material supplier selection is implemented to show the 2TLNN-CGRA technique; and (4) some efficient comparative studies are constructed with several existing decision techniques. Show more
Keywords: Multiple-attribute group decision-making (MAGDM), 2TLNSs, 2TLNN-CGRA technique, building material suppliers
DOI: 10.3233/JIFS-221334
Citation: Journal of Intelligent & Fuzzy Systems, vol. Pre-press, no. Pre-press, pp. 1-13, 2024
Authors: Liu, Dapeng
Article Type: Research Article
Abstract: In order to improve the remanufacturing efficiency of scrap mechanical parts and comprehensively detect their surface fault status, this paper proposes a color three-dimensional reconstruction method of scrap mechanical parts based on an improved semi-global matching (SGM) algorithm. In experiments, this method demonstrated significant performance advantages in dealing with complex mechanical component structures and large illumination interference environments. Experimental results show that the three-dimensional color model reconstructed by this method has clear texture and small dimensional error, and is suitable for online analysis of surface fault information of scrap mechanical parts in actual production lines. Through quantitative analysis, compared with …the traditional SGM method, the method in this paper improves the structural similarity index (SSIM) by an average of 19.8% and reduces the mean square error (MSE) by an average of 33.1%. Show more
Keywords: Waste mechanical parts, binocular vision, SGM, Color 3D reconstruction
DOI: 10.3233/JIFS-237214
Citation: Journal of Intelligent & Fuzzy Systems, vol. Pre-press, no. Pre-press, pp. 1-15, 2024
Authors: Jansi Rani, J. | Manivannan, A.
Article Type: Research Article
Abstract: This paper focuses on solving the fully fuzzy transportation problem in which the parameters are triangular Type-2 fuzzy numbers due to the instinctive of human imprecision. To deal with uncertainty more precisely, a triangular Type-1 fuzzy transportation problem is reformed as a transportation problem with triangular Type-2 fuzzy parameters in this paper. In order to compare triangular Type-2 fuzzy numbers, a new ranking(ordering) technique is proposed by extending the Yager’s function. However, two efficient algorithmic approaches namely, triangular Type-2 fuzzy zero suffix method (TT2FZSM) and triangular Type-2 fuzzy zero average method (TT2FZAM) are proposed to generate the initial transportation cost …of the fully triangular Type-2 fuzzy transportation problem. Both TT2FZSM and TT2FZAM are converging towards an optimal solution. In addition to TT2FZSM and TT2FZAM, the modified distribution method is applied to ensure optimality. Subsequently, we carry out a comprehensive discussion of the obtained results to establish the validation of the proposed approach. Show more
Keywords: Transportation problem, triangular type-2 fuzzy number, ranking function, optimal solution
DOI: 10.3233/JIFS-237652
Citation: Journal of Intelligent & Fuzzy Systems, vol. Pre-press, no. Pre-press, pp. 1-15, 2024
Authors: Yan, Huiming | Yan, Zilin | Wang, Weiling | Liu, Shuyue
Article Type: Research Article
Abstract: In recent years, the burgeoning imperative of energy-efficient building management practices has surged dramatically, underscoring an urgent mandate for comprehensive studies that integrate cutting-edge optimization algorithms with precise heating load forecasting techniques. These studies are not merely endeavors; they represent concerted efforts to increase building energy efficiency and address mounting concerns regarding sustainability and resource utilization. In the intricate domain of heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems, energy optimization challenges are being meticulously confronted through rigorous exploration and the application of innovative problem-solving methodologies. This pioneering study introduces groundbreaking methodologies by seamlessly integrating two state-of-the-art optimization algorithms— the Red …Fox Optimization and the Golden Eagle Optimizer— with the Decision Tree model. This fusion is aimed at enhancing the accuracy of heating load predictions and streamlining HVAC system optimization processes, marking a significant leap toward achieving heightened energy efficiency and operational efficacy in building management practices. The study emphasizes the significance of precise heating load prediction in advancing energy efficiency, realizing cost savings, and fostering environmental sustainability in building management. Furthermore, it delves into the multifaceted impact of various building features on heating load, encompassing variables such as glazing area, orientation, height, relative compactness, roof area, surface area, and wall area. These insights furnish actionable intelligence for refined decision-making processes in both building design and operation. Based on the results, the DT single model experienced the weakest performance among the three models, with R 2 = 0.975 and RMSE = 1.608. The model DTFO (DT + FOX) achieves an extraordinary R 2 value of 0.996 and RMSE value of 0.961 for heating load prediction, surpassing the performance benchmarks set by other models. This achievement holds considerable promise for aiding engineers in crafting energy-efficient buildings, particularly within the swiftly evolving landscape of smart home technologies. Show more
Keywords: Decision tree, heating load, red fox optimization, golden eagle optimizer
DOI: 10.3233/JIFS-240283
Citation: Journal of Intelligent & Fuzzy Systems, vol. Pre-press, no. Pre-press, pp. 1-13, 2024
Authors: Sriraam, Natarajan | Chinta, Babu | Suresh, Seshadhri | Sudharshan, Suresh
Article Type: Research Article
Abstract: Assessing fetal growth and development requires accurate identification of the fetal area contour and measurement of the Crown-Rump Length (CRL). In this paper, we presented a unique method for autonomously segmenting the fetal region in ultrasound images and calculating the CRL based on the U-Net architecture. Because of its capacity to capture both global and local information, the U-Net model is a popular choice for image segmentation tasks. Our method employs the U-Net model to extract the fetal region contour and measure the CRL, resulting in a dependable and efficient prenatal evaluation solution.
Keywords: Fetal, segmentation, U-Net, ultrasound image
DOI: 10.3233/JIFS-219403
Citation: Journal of Intelligent & Fuzzy Systems, vol. Pre-press, no. Pre-press, pp. 1-7, 2024
Authors: Macias, Cesar | Soto, Miguel | Cardoso-Moreno, Marco A. | Calvo, Hiram
Article Type: Research Article
Abstract: Mental and cognitive well-being is of paramount significance for human beings. Consequently, the early detection of issues that may culminate in conditions such as depression holds great importance in averting adverse outcomes for individuals. Depression, a prevalent mental health disorder, can severely impact an individual’s quality of life. Timely identification and intervention are critical to prevent its progression. Our research delves into the application of Machine Learning (ML) and Deep Learning (DL) techniques to potentially facilitate the early recognition of depressive tendencies. By leveraging the cognitive triad theory, which encapsulates negative self-perception, a pessimistic outlook on the world, and a …bleak vision of the future, we aim to develop predictive models that can assist in identifying individuals at risk. In this regard, we selected The Cognitive Triad Dataset, which takes into account six different categories that encapsulate negative and positive postures about three different contexts: self context, future context and world context. Our proposal achieved great performance, by relying on a strict preprocessing analysis, which led to the models obtaining an accuracy value of 0.97 when classifying aspect contexts; 0.95 when classifying sentiment-aspects; and a value of 0.93 in accuracy was achieved under the aspect-sentiment paradigm. Our models outperformed those reported in the literature. Show more
Keywords: Cognitive triad inventory, depression detection, machine learning, deep learning, natural language processing
DOI: 10.3233/JIFS-219333
Citation: Journal of Intelligent & Fuzzy Systems, vol. Pre-press, no. Pre-press, pp. 1-12, 2024
Authors: Mundada, Shyamal | Jain, Pooja | Kumar, Nirmal
Article Type: Research Article
Abstract: Sustainable agriculture revolves around soil organic carbon (SOC), which is essential for numerous soil functions and ecological attributes. Farmers are interested in conserving and adding additional soil organic carbon to certain fields in order to improve soil health and productivity. The relationship between soil and environment that has been discovered and standardized throughout time has enhanced the progress of digital soil-mapping techniques; therefore, a variety of machine learning techniques are used to predict soil properties. Studies are thriving at how effectively each machine learning method maps and predicts SOC, especially at high spatial resolutions. To predict SOC of soil at …a 30 m resolution, four machine learning models—Random Forest, Support Vector Machine, Adaptive Boosting, and k-Nearest Neighbour were used. For model evaluation, two error metrics, namely R2 and RMSE have been used. The findings demonstrated that the calibration and validation sets’ descriptive statistics sufficiently resembled the entire set of data. The range of the calculated SOC content was 0.06 to 1.76 %. According to the findings of the study, Random Forest showed good results for both cases, i.e. evaluation using cross validation and without cross validation. Using cross validation, RF confirmed highest R2 as 0.5278 and lowest RMSE as 0.1683 for calibration dataset while without cross validation it showed R2 as 0.8612 and lowest RMSE as 0.0912 for calibration dataset. The generated soil maps will help farmers adopt precise knowledge for decisions that will increase farm productivity and provide food security through the sustainable use of nutrients and the agricultural environment. Show more
Keywords: Machine learning, remote sensing data, digital soil mapping, spatial predictions, precision farming
DOI: 10.3233/JIFS-240493
Citation: Journal of Intelligent & Fuzzy Systems, vol. Pre-press, no. Pre-press, pp. 1-14, 2024
Authors: Zheng, Danjing | Song, Xiaona | Song, Shuai | Peng, Zenglong
Article Type: Research Article
Abstract: This paper investigates an observer-based boundary controller design for interconnected nonlinear partial differential equation (PDE) systems. First, the Takagi–Sugeno (T–S) fuzzy model is adopted to accurately describe the target systems. Then, boundary measurements are employed to reduce the number of sensors. Next, considering the phenomenon of abnormal interference that may lead to measurement outliers and observer parameters’ uncertainties, an outlier-resistant non-fragile observer expressed by a saturation function is designed to guarantee the desired control objectives. Moreover, the boundary control approach is employed to trade-off the cost of system design and system performance. Furthermore, utilizing the membership function-dependent Lyapunov functions and …free-weight matrixes, sufficient conditions ensuring the closed-loop systems’ exponential stability are obtained while decreasing the conservativeness of the system stability analysis. Finally, the proposed method’s feasibility and effectiveness are validated by an example. Show more
Keywords: Boundary measurements, boundary control, interconnected nonlinear partial differential equation systems, membership function-dependent Lyapunov functions, outlier-resistant non-fragile observer
DOI: 10.3233/JIFS-238858
Citation: Journal of Intelligent & Fuzzy Systems, vol. Pre-press, no. Pre-press, pp. 1-14, 2024
Authors: Hayel, Rafa | El Hindi, Khalil | Hosny, Manar | Alharbi, Rawan
Article Type: Research Article
Abstract: Instance-Based Learning, such as the k Nearest Neighbor (kNN), offers a straightforward and effective solution for text classification. However, as a lazy learner, kNN’s performance heavily relies on the quality and quantity of training instances, often leading to time and space inefficiencies. This challenge has spurred the development of instance-reduction techniques aimed at retaining essential instances and discarding redundant ones. While such trimming optimizes computational demands, it might adversely affect classification accuracy. This study introduces the novel Selective Learning Vector Quantization (SLVQ) algorithm, specifically designed to enhance the performance of datasets reduced through such techniques. Unlike traditional LVQ algorithms that …employ random vector weights (codebook vectors), SLVQ utilizes instances selected by the reduction algorithm as the initial weight vectors. Importantly, as these instances often contain nominal values, SLVQ modifies the distances between these nominal values, rather than modifying the values themselves, aiming to improve their representation of the training set. This approach is crucial because nominal attributes are common in real-world datasets and require effective distance measures, such as the Value Difference Measure (VDM), to handle them properly. Therefore, SLVQ adjusts the VDM distances between nominal values, instead of altering the attribute values of the codebook vectors. Hence, the innovation of the SLVQ approach lies in its integration of instance reduction techniques for selecting initial codebook vectors and its effective handling of nominal attributes. Our experiments, conducted on 17 text classification datasets with four different instance reduction algorithms, confirm SLVQ’s effectiveness. It significantly enhances the kNN’s classification accuracy of reduced datasets. In our empirical study, the SLVQ method improved the performance of these datasets, achieving average classification accuracies of 82.55%, 84.07%, 78.54%, and 83.18%, compared to the average accuracies of 76.25%, 79.62%, 66.54%, and 78.19% achieved by non-fine-tuned datasets, respectively. Show more
Keywords: Machine learning, instance based learning, learning vector quantization, k-nearest neighbor, value difference metric (VDM)
DOI: 10.3233/JIFS-235290
Citation: Journal of Intelligent & Fuzzy Systems, vol. Pre-press, no. Pre-press, pp. 1-14, 2024
Authors: Lu, Yang | Liu, Fengjun | Cao, Bin
Article Type: Research Article
Abstract: English text analysis is required for quantitative grammar, phrase, and word assessment to improve its usage in conversation, drafting, etc. In particular, a teaching system requires the flawless and precise use of English words, phrases, and sentences for fundamental and knowledge-based learning. Data integration and interoperability, data volume, and data variety pose difficulties for text data analytics. This article discusses a heterogeneous English teaching system text analysis solution that integrates a Genetic Algorithm (GA) and Deep Learning (DL). The Text Analytical Model (TAM) uses fused methods (FM) to handle words and their placement for sentence framing. The framed teaching sentence …is analyzed lexically for its precision and meaning with conventional features. Initially, the possible word combinations using the crossover and mutation operations of the genetic process are performed. The outcome of the genetic process forecasts different possible sentence combinations for delivering the English context to students. The mutation process identifies the most precise lexical sentence that fits the subject and context. Based on precision, the DL model is trained to reduce the initial population of the GA process; this is achieved in English teaching through repetitions or drilling performed for different sentences and words. The learning converges towards precision in delivering context-based words and sentences by reducing unnecessary crossovers in the genetic process to reduce computational complexity. This feature, therefore, achieves high-precision convergence with less computation time compared to methods of the same kind. TAM-FM improves the precision convergence, forecast probability, and population refinement by 9.5%, 11.39%, and 8.81%, respectively. TAM-FM reduces the computation time and complexity by 9.67% and 8.3%, respectively. Show more
Keywords: Convergence, deep learning, English teaching, genetic algorithm, text analysis
DOI: 10.3233/JIFS-236249
Citation: Journal of Intelligent & Fuzzy Systems, vol. Pre-press, no. Pre-press, pp. 1-17, 2024
Authors: Reka, S | Karthik Sainadh Reddy, Dwarampudi | Dhiraj, Inti | Suriya Praba, T
Article Type: Research Article
Abstract: Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) is a hormonal condition that typically affects female during the time of their reproduction. It is identified by the disruptions in hormonal balance, particularly an increase in levels of androgen (male hormone) in the female body. PCOS can lead to various symptoms and health complications including irregular menstrual cycles, ovarian cysts, fertility issues, insulin resistance, weight gain, acne, and excess hair growth. The real-world PCOS detection is a challenging task whilst PCOS specific cause is unknown and its symptoms are unclear. Thus, accurate and timely diagnosis of PCOS is crucial for effective management and prevention of …long-term complications. In such cases, Machine learning based PCOS prediction model support diagnostic process, address potential errors and time constraints. Machine learning algorithms can analyze large set of patient data, including medical history, hormonal profiles, and imaging results, to assist in the diagnosis of PCOS. In particular, the performance of data analysis chore and prediction model is improved by ensemble feature selection strategies. These methods concentrate on selecting a subset of pertinent features from a broader range of features. The unstable nature of the outcome of feature selection algorithm is a frequent issue in practical applications, when it is applied multiple times on similar dataset or with slight modifications in the data. Thus, evaluating the robustness of feature selection algorithm is most important. To address these issues and quantify the robustness, this study uses Jenson-Shannon divergence, an information theoretic approach with ensemble feature selection method to handle the various findings, such as complete ranking, half ranking and top-k lists (without ranking). Furthermore, this article proposes a hybrid machine learning classifier with SMOTE – SVM for the prompt detection of PCOS and the performance of the model is compared with a number of other individual classifiers including KNN (K-Nearest Neighbour), Support Vector Machine (SVM), AdaBoost, LR –Logistic Regression, NB –Nave Bayes, RF –Random Forest, Decision Tree. The proposed SWISS-AdaBoost classifier surpassed other models with 97.81% of accuracy and AUC of 99.08%. Show more
Keywords: Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), Jenson-shannon divergence, SVM (Support Vector Machine), K-nearest neighbour, logistic regression, decision tree, naive bayes and AdaBoost
DOI: 10.3233/JIFS-219402
Citation: Journal of Intelligent & Fuzzy Systems, vol. Pre-press, no. Pre-press, pp. 1-12, 2024
Authors: Ezhilarasie, R. | MohanRaj, I. | Ramakrishnan, Thiruvikram Gopichettipalayam | Madhavan, Vyas | Narayan, Keshav | Umamakeswari, A.
Article Type: Research Article
Abstract: Internet of Things (IoT) devices are major stakeholders of contemporary network bandwidth. The proliferation of IoT devices and the demand for latency-free communication in time-critical applications has proven the drawback of cloud-based solutions. Edge computing is an paradigm that reduces the application’s response time by utilizing computation and storage proximate to each devices. Privacy in cloud computing is attained by system virtualization, containerization, among other evolved technologies. As privacy remains a primary concern, there is a need to test the feasibility of resource-constrained edge devices. Hence, this work aimed to examine the usability of such devices in edge computing by …benchmarking on different runtime environments. The results reveal that a standard mechanism was achieved for defining the criteria to identify the suitable edge devices for computation offloading, particularly for a set of smart traffic surveillance use cases. Further, an optimization algorithm was designed to generate an optimum schedule that decides the best device to execute a particular task from the set of suitable edge devices to enhance energy and execution time in a global view. Based on the feasibility study and optimal schedule, a makespan that is nearly 11 times better than local execution for the considered traffic surveillance workflow was achieved. Show more
Keywords: Container, docker, edge computing, IoT, LXC, offloading, single board computer
DOI: 10.3233/JIFS-219424
Citation: Journal of Intelligent & Fuzzy Systems, vol. Pre-press, no. Pre-press, pp. 1-13, 2024
Authors: Bukya, Hanumanthu | Bhukya, Raghuram | Harshavardhan, A.
Article Type: Research Article
Abstract: Fog computing has several undeniable benefits, such as enhancing near-real-time response, reducing transmission costs, and facilitating IoT analysis. This technology is poised to have a significant impact on businesses, organizations, and our daily lives. However, mobile user equipment struggles to handle the complex computing tasks associated with modern applications due to its limited processing power and battery life. Edge computing has emerged as a solution to this problem by relocating processing to nodes at the network’s periphery, which have more computational capacity. With the rapid evolution of wireless technologies and infrastructure, edge computing has become increasingly popular. Nevertheless, managing fog …computing resources remains challenging due to resource constraints, heterogeneity, and distant nodes. For delay-sensitive intelligent IoT applications within the fog computing architecture, cooperation and communication processing resources in 6 G and future networks are essential. This study proposes a joint computational and optimized resource allocation (JCORA) technique to accelerate the processing of data from intelligent IoT sensors in a cell association environment. The proposed technique utilizes an uplink and downlink power allocation factor and the shortest job first (SJF) task scheduling system to optimize user fairness and decrease data processing time. This is a complex assignment due to several non-convex limitations. The suggested JCORA-SJF model simultaneously optimizes time partitioning, computing task processing mode selection, and target sensing location selection to maximize the weighted total of task processing and communication performance. The simulation results demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed JCORA-SJF algorithms, and the system’s scalability is also examined. Show more
Keywords: Fog computing, Internet of Things (IoT), resource allocation, edge computing networks, optimized resource allocation (JCORA), shortest job first (SJF)
DOI: 10.3233/JIFS-219421
Citation: Journal of Intelligent & Fuzzy Systems, vol. Pre-press, no. Pre-press, pp. 1-15, 2024
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