Arslan Akram^1,2, Imran Khan¹, Javed Rashid^2,3, Mubbashar Saddique^4,*, Muhammad Idrees⁴, Yazeed Yasin Ghadi⁵, Abdulmohsen Algarni⁶

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.78, No.1, pp. 1311-1328, 2024, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2023.040512 - 30 January 2024

Abstract Algorithms for steganography are methods of hiding data transfers in media files. Several machine learning architectures have been presented recently to improve stego image identification performance by using spatial information, and these methods have made it feasible to handle a wide range of problems associated with image analysis. Images with little information or low payload are used by information embedding methods, but the goal of all contemporary research is to employ high-payload images for classification. To address the need for both low- and high-payload images, this work provides a machine-learning approach to steganography image classification… More >

Ming Luo¹, Huili Dou², Ning Zheng^3,*

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.78, No.1, pp. 265-282, 2024, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2023.040067 - 30 January 2024

Abstract Traffic prediction already plays a significant role in applications like traffic planning and urban management, but it is still difficult to capture the highly non-linear and complicated spatiotemporal correlations of traffic data. As well as to fulfil both long-term and short-term prediction objectives, a better representation of the temporal dependency and global spatial correlation of traffic data is needed. In order to do this, the Spatiotemporal Graph Neural Network (S-GNN) is proposed in this research as a method for traffic prediction. The S-GNN simultaneously accepts various traffic data as inputs and investigates the non-linear correlations… More >

Cheng Zhao¹, Zhe Peng², Xuefeng Lan³, Yuefeng Cen⁴, Zuxin Wang^5,*

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.78, No.1, pp. 1503-1523, 2024, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2024.039232 - 30 January 2024

Abstract The present study examines the impact of short-term public opinion sentiment on the secondary market, with a focus on the potential for such sentiment to cause dramatic stock price fluctuations and increase investment risk. The quantification of investment sentiment indicators and the persistent analysis of their impact has been a complex and significant area of research. In this paper, a structured multi-head attention stock index prediction method based adaptive public opinion sentiment vector is proposed. The proposed method utilizes an innovative approach to transform numerous investor comments on social platforms over time into public opinion… More >

K. Akilandeswari¹, Nithya Rekha Sivakumar^2,*, Hend Khalid Alkahtani³, Shakila Basheer³, Sara Abdelwahab Ghorashi²

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.78, No.1, pp. 1189-1205, 2024, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2023.034815 - 30 January 2024

Abstract In this present time, Human Activity Recognition (HAR) has been of considerable aid in the case of health monitoring and recovery. The exploitation of machine learning with an intelligent agent in the area of health informatics gathered using HAR augments the decision-making quality and significance. Although many research works conducted on Smart Healthcare Monitoring, there remain a certain number of pitfalls such as time, overhead, and falsification involved during analysis. Therefore, this paper proposes a Statistical Partial Regression and Support Vector Intelligent Agent Learning (SPR-SVIAL) for Smart Healthcare Monitoring. At first, the Statistical Partial Regression… More >

Ali Sheraz Akram¹, Sagheer Abbas¹, Muhammad Adnan Khan^2,3,5, Atifa Athar⁴, Taher M. Ghazal^5,6, Hussam Al Hamadi^7,*

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.78, No.1, pp. 959-973, 2024, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2023.032216 - 30 January 2024

Abstract Energy management is an inspiring domain in developing of renewable energy sources. However, the growth of decentralized energy production is revealing an increased complexity for power grid managers, inferring more quality and reliability to regulate electricity flows and less imbalance between electricity production and demand. The major objective of an energy management system is to achieve optimum energy procurement and utilization throughout the organization, minimize energy costs without affecting production, and minimize environmental effects. Modern energy management is an essential and complex subject because of the excessive consumption in residential buildings, which necessitates energy optimization… More >

Yuting Zhu¹, Yanfang Fu^2,*, Yang Ce³, Pan Deng¹, Jianpeng Zhu¹, Huankun Su¹

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.77, No.3, pp. 3867-3894, 2023, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2023.046772 - 26 December 2023

Abstract In light of the escalating demand and intricacy of services in contemporary terrestrial, maritime, and aerial combat operations, there is a compelling need for enhanced service quality and efficiency in airborne cluster communication networks. Software-Defined Networking (SDN) proffers a viable solution for the multifaceted task of cooperative communication transmission and management across different operational domains within complex combat contexts, due to its intrinsic ability to flexibly allocate and centrally administer network resources. This study pivots around the optimization of SDN controller deployment within airborne data link clusters. A collaborative multi-controller architecture predicated on airborne data… More >

Abdulwahab Ali Almazroi^1,*, Nasir Ayub²

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.77, No.3, pp. 3921-3942, 2023, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2023.046602 - 26 December 2023

Abstract Effectively managing complex logistics data is essential for development sustainability and growth, especially in optimizing distribution routes. This article addresses the limitations of current logistics path optimization methods, such as inefficiencies and high operational costs. To overcome these drawbacks, we introduce the Hybrid Firefly-Spotted Hyena Optimization (HFSHO) algorithm, a novel approach that combines the rapid exploration and global search abilities of the Firefly Algorithm (FO) with the localized search and region-exploitation skills of the Spotted Hyena Optimization Algorithm (SHO). HFSHO aims to improve logistics path optimization and reduce operational costs. The algorithm’s effectiveness is systematically… More >

Ning Li^*, Shucai Huang, Daozhi Wei

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.77, No.3, pp. 3511-3531, 2023, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2023.045987 - 26 December 2023

Abstract This paper proposes a real-time detection method to improve the Infrared small target detection CenterNet (ISTD-CenterNet) network for detecting small infrared targets in complex environments. The method eliminates the need for an anchor frame, addressing the issues of low accuracy and slow speed. HRNet is used as the framework for feature extraction, and an ECBAM attention module is added to each stage branch for intelligent identification of the positions of small targets and significant objects. A scale enhancement module is also added to obtain a high-level semantic representation and fine-resolution prediction map for the entire… More >

Tuo Ma, Zhiwei Li, Qingjiang Li^*, Haijun Liu, Zhongjin Zhao, Yinan Wang

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.77, No.3, pp. 3237-3263, 2023, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2023.045948 - 26 December 2023

Abstract With the continuous development of deep learning, Deep Convolutional Neural Network (DCNN) has attracted wide attention in the industry due to its high accuracy in image classification. Compared with other DCNN hardware deployment platforms, Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) has the advantages of being programmable, low power consumption, parallelism, and low cost. However, the enormous amount of calculation of DCNN and the limited logic capacity of FPGA restrict the energy efficiency of the DCNN accelerator. The traditional sequential sliding window method can improve the throughput of the DCNN accelerator by data multiplexing, but this method’s… More >

Linlin Zhu, Yu Han, Xiaoqi Xi, Zhicun Zhang, Mengnan Liu, Lei Li, Siyu Tan, Bin Yan^*

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.77, No.3, pp. 3367-3386, 2023, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2023.045878 - 26 December 2023

Abstract Deep learning techniques have significantly improved image restoration tasks in recent years. As a crucial component of deep learning, the loss function plays a key role in network optimization and performance enhancement. However, the currently prevalent loss functions assign equal weight to each pixel point during loss calculation, which hampers the ability to reflect the roles of different pixel points and fails to exploit the image’s characteristics fully. To address this issue, this study proposes an asymmetric loss function based on the image and data characteristics of the image recovery task. This novel loss function… More >