Hui Wang¹, Chuanhan Zhu¹, Zihao Shen^1,*, Dengwei Lin², Kun Liu¹, MengYao Zhao³

Computer Systems Science and Engineering, Vol.38, No.1, pp. 103-117, 2021, DOI:10.32604/csse.2021.014680

Abstract Computer networks face a variety of cyberattacks. Most network attacks are contagious and destructive, and these types of attacks can be harmful to society and computer network security. Security evaluation is an effective method to solve network security problems. For accurate assessment of the vulnerabilities of computer networks, this paper proposes a network security risk assessment method based on a Bayesian network attack graph (B_NAG) model. First, a new resource attack graph (RAG) and the algorithm E-Loop, which is applied to eliminate loops in the B_NAG, are proposed. Second, to distinguish the confusing relationships between nodes of the attack graph… More >

Xueping Fan^*, Guanghong Yang, Zhipeng Shang, Xiaoxiong Zhao, Yuefei Liu^*

Structural Durability & Health Monitoring, Vol.15, No.1, pp. 69-83, 2021, DOI:10.32604/sdhm.2021.011922

Abstract This article presented a new data fusion approach for reasonably predicting dynamic serviceability reliability of the long-span bridge girder. Firstly, multivariate Bayesian dynamic linear model (MBDLM) considering dynamic correlation among the multiple variables is provided to predict dynamic extreme deflections; secondly, with the proposed MBDLM, the dynamic correlation coefficients between any two performance functions can be predicted; finally, based on MBDLM and Gaussian copula technique, a new data fusion method is given to predict the serviceability reliability of the long-span bridge girder, and the monitoring extreme deflection data from an actual bridge is provided to illustrated the feasibility and application… More >

Amal S. Hassan¹, Ehab M. Almetwally^2,*, Gamal M. Ibrahim³

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.68, No.1, pp. 337-358, 2021, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2021.013971

Abstract In this paper, an attempt is made to discover the distribution of COVID-19 spread in different countries such as; Saudi Arabia, Italy, Argentina and Angola by specifying an optimal statistical distribution for analyzing the mortality rate of COVID-19. A new generalization of the recently inverted Topp Leone distribution, called Kumaraswamy inverted Topp–Leone distribution, is proposed by combining the Kumaraswamy-G family and the inverted Topp–Leone distribution. We initially provide a linear representation of its density function. We give some of its structure properties, such as quantile function, median, moments, incomplete moments, Lorenz and Bonferroni curves, entropies measures and stress-strength reliability. Then,… More >

Yasir Shahzad^1,*, Huma Javed¹, Haleem Farman², Jamil Ahmad², Bilal Jan³, Abdelmohsen A. Nassani⁴

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.67, No.2, pp. 2463-2480, 2021, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2021.014904

Abstract Smart healthcare integrates an advanced wave of information technology using smart devices to collect health-related medical science data. Such data usually exist in unstructured, noisy, incomplete, and heterogeneous forms. Annotating these limitations remains an open challenge in deep learning to classify health conditions. In this paper, a long short-term memory (LSTM) based health condition prediction framework is proposed to rectify imbalanced and noisy data and transform it into a useful form to predict accurate health conditions. The imbalanced and scarce data is normalized through coding to gain consistency for accurate results using synthetic minority oversampling technique. The proposed model is… More >

Tahani A. Abushal¹, Amal S. Hassan², Ahmed R. El-Saeed³, Said G. Nassr^4,*

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.67, No.1, pp. 991-1011, 2021, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2021.014620

Abstract We introduce a new two-parameter model related to the inverted Topp–Leone distribution called the power inverted Topp–Leone (PITL) distribution. Major properties of the PITL distribution are stated; including; quantile measures, moments, moment generating function, probability weighted moments, Bonferroni and Lorenz curve, stochastic ordering, incomplete moments, residual life function, and entropy measure. Acceptance sampling plans are developed for the PITL distribution, when the life test is truncated at a pre-specified time. The truncation time is assumed to be the median lifetime of the PITL distribution with pre-specified factors. The minimum sample size necessary to ensure the specified life test is obtained… More >

Hassan M. Aljohani^*

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.66, No.3, pp. 2797-2814, 2021, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2021.013489

Abstract An inverse problem in practical scientific investigations is the process of computing unknown parameters from a set of observations where the observations are only recorded indirectly, such as monitoring and controlling quality in industrial process control. Linear regression can be thought of as linear inverse problems. In other words, the procedure of unknown estimation parameters can be expressed as an inverse problem. However, maximum likelihood provides an unstable solution, and the problem becomes more complicated if unknown parameters are estimated from different samples. Hence, researchers search for better estimates. We study two joint censoring schemes for lifetime products in industrial… More >

Yichao Zang^1,*, Tairan Hu², Tianyang Zhou², Wanjiang Deng³

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.66, No.3, pp. 2573-2585, 2021, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2021.012220

Abstract Mining penetration testing semantic knowledge hidden in vast amounts of raw penetration testing data is of vital importance for automated penetration testing. Associative rule mining, a data mining technique, has been studied and explored for a long time. However, few studies have focused on knowledge discovery in the penetration testing area. The experimental result reveals that the long-tail distribution of penetration testing data nullifies the effectiveness of associative rule mining algorithms that are based on frequent pattern. To address this problem, a Bayesian inference based penetration semantic knowledge mining algorithm is proposed. First, a directed bipartite graph model, a kind… More >

Jiaqi He¹, Yangjun Luo^1,2,*

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.125, No.2, pp. 777-800, 2020, DOI:10.32604/cmes.2020.010688

Abstract For structures that only the predicted bounds of uncertainties are available, this study proposes a Bayesian method to logically evaluate the nonprobabilistic reliability of structures based on multi-ellipsoid convex model and performance test data. According to the given interval ranges of uncertainties, we determine the initial characteristic parameters of a multi-ellipsoid convex set. Moreover, to update the plausibility of characteristic parameters, a Bayesian network for the information fusion of prior uncertainty knowledge and subsequent performance test data is constructed. Then, an updated multi-ellipsoid set with the maximum likelihood of the performance test data can be achieved. The credible non-probabilistic reliability… More >

R. Uma Maheswari^1,*, R. Umamaheswari²

Intelligent Automation & Soft Computing, Vol.26, No.3, pp. 479-488, 2020, DOI:10.32604/iasc.2020.013924

Abstract To enhance the predictive condition-based maintenance (CBMS), a reliable automatic Drivetrain fault detection technique based on vibration monitoring is proposed. Accelerometer sensors are mounted on a wind turbine drivetrain at different spatial locations to measure the vibration from multiple vibration sources. In this work, multi-channel signals are fused and monocomponent modes of oscillation are reconstructed by the Multivariate Empirical Mode Decomposition (MEMD) Technique. Noise assisted methodology is adapted to palliate the mixing of modes with common frequency scales. The instantaneous amplitude envelope and instantaneous frequency are estimated with the Hilbert transform. Low order and high order statistical moments, signal feature… More >

He Ni^1,*, Yongqiao Wang¹, Buyun Xu²

Intelligent Automation & Soft Computing, Vol.26, No.2, pp. 227-236, 2020, DOI:10.31209/2019.100000068

Abstract The paper presents a probabilistic clustering approach based on self-organizing learning algorithm and recursive Bayesian estimation. The model is built upon the principle that the market data space is multimodal and can be described by a mixture of Gaussian distributions. The model parameters are approximated by a stochastic recursive Bayesian learning: searches for the maximum a posterior solution at each step, stochastically updates model parameters using a “dualneighbourhood” function with adaptive simulated annealing, and applies profile likelihood confidence interval to avoid prolonged learning. The proposed model is based on a number of pioneer works, such as Mixture Gaussian Autoregressive Model,… More >