Shih-Lin Lin^*, Cheng-Wei Li

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.86, No.2, pp. 1-20, 2026, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2025.071915 - 09 December 2025

Abstract This study focuses on developing a deep learning model capable of recognizing vehicle brands and models, integrated with a law enforcement intelligence platform to overcome the limitations of existing license plate recognition techniques—particularly in handling counterfeit, obscured, or absent plates. The research first entailed collecting, annotating, and classifying images of various vehicle models, leveraging image processing and feature extraction methodologies to train the model on Microsoft Custom Vision. Experimental results indicate that, for most brands and models, the system achieves stable and relatively high performance in Precision, Recall, and Average Precision (AP). Furthermore, simulated tests… More >

Shaobo Kang, Mingzhi Yang^*

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.86, No.2, pp. 1-23, 2026, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2025.071488 - 09 December 2025

Abstract Fabric defect detection plays a vital role in ensuring textile quality. However, traditional manual inspection methods are often inefficient and inaccurate. To overcome these limitations, we propose FD-YOLO, an enhanced lightweight detection model based on the YOLOv11n framework. The proposed model introduces the Bi-level Routing Attention (BRAttention) mechanism to enhance defect feature extraction, enabling more detailed feature representation. It proposes Deep Progressive Cross-Scale Fusion Neck (DPCSFNeck) to better capture small-scale defects and incorporates a Multi-Scale Dilated Residual (MSDR) module to strengthen multi-scale feature representation. Furthermore, a Shared Detail-Enhanced Lightweight Head (SDELHead) is employed to reduce More >

Mo Hou^1,2,3,#,*, Bin Xu^4,#, Wen Shang^1,2,3

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.86, No.2, pp. 1-19, 2026, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2025.071282 - 09 December 2025

Abstract Image captioning, a pivotal research area at the intersection of image understanding, artificial intelligence, and linguistics, aims to generate natural language descriptions for images. This paper proposes an efficient image captioning model named Mob-IMWTC, which integrates improved wavelet convolution (IMWTC) with an enhanced MobileNet V3 architecture. The enhanced MobileNet V3 integrates a transformer encoder as its encoding module and a transformer decoder as its decoding module. This innovative neural network significantly reduces the memory space required and model training time, while maintaining a high level of accuracy in generating image descriptions. IMWTC facilitates large receptive… More >

Xu Tao¹, Qiang Xiao², Zhaoqi Jin², Hao Li^1,*

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.86, No.2, pp. 1-18, 2026, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2025.070790 - 09 December 2025

Abstract Image fusion technology aims to generate a more informative single image by integrating complementary information from multi-modal images. Despite the significant progress of deep learning-based fusion methods, existing algorithms are often limited to single or dual-dimensional feature interactions, thus struggling to fully exploit the profound complementarity between multi-modal images. To address this, this paper proposes a parallel multi-dimensional complementary fusion network, termed PMCFusion, for the task of infrared and visible image fusion. The core of this method is its unique parallel three-branch fusion module, PTFM, which pioneers the parallel synergistic perception and efficient integration of… More >

Ran Liu, Yawen Chen, Dong Yang^*, Jingjing Yang^*

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.86, No.2, pp. 1-23, 2026, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2025.070734 - 09 December 2025

Abstract In the field of smart agriculture, accurate and efficient object detection technology is crucial for automated crop management. A particularly challenging task in this domain is small object detection, such as the identification of immature fruits or early stage disease spots. These objects pose significant difficulties due to their small pixel coverage, limited feature information, substantial scale variations, and high susceptibility to complex background interference. These challenges frequently result in inadequate accuracy and robustness in current detection models. This study addresses two critical needs in the cashew cultivation industry—fruit maturity and anthracnose detection—by proposing an… More >

Xiaoyi Duan, Tianqi Zou, Chenyang Wang, Yu Gu, Xiuying Li^*

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.86, No.2, pp. 1-24, 2026, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2025.070683 - 09 December 2025

Abstract Person recognition in photo collections is a critical yet challenging task in computer vision. Previous studies have used social relationships within photo collections to address this issue. However, these methods often fail when performing single-person-in-photos recognition in photo collections, as they cannot rely on social connections for recognition. In this work, we discard social relationships and instead measure the relationships between photos to solve this problem. We designed a new model that includes a multi-parameter attention network for adaptively fusing visual features and a unified formula for measuring photo intimacy. This model effectively recognizes individuals More >

Bin Zhang^*, Zhancheng Xu

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.86, No.2, pp. 1-12, 2026, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2025.069979 - 09 December 2025

Abstract This study aimed to enhance the performance of semantic segmentation for autonomous driving by improving the 2DPASS model. Two novel improvements were proposed and implemented in this paper: dynamically adjusting the loss function ratio and integrating an attention mechanism (CBAM). First, the loss function weights were adjusted dynamically. The grid search method is used for deciding the best ratio of 7:3. It gives greater emphasis to the cross-entropy loss, which resulted in better segmentation performance. Second, CBAM was applied at different layers of the 2D encoder. Heatmap analysis revealed that introducing it after the second… More >

Cyreneo Dofitas¹, Yong-Woon Kim², Yung-Cheol Byun^3,*

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.86, No.2, pp. 1-19, 2026, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2025.069374 - 09 December 2025

Abstract Recent advances in deep learning have significantly improved flood detection and segmentation from aerial and satellite imagery. However, conventional convolutional neural networks (CNNs) often struggle in complex flood scenarios involving reflections, occlusions, or indistinct boundaries due to limited contextual modeling. To address these challenges, we propose a hybrid flood segmentation framework that integrates a Vision Transformer (ViT) encoder with a U-Net decoder, enhanced by a novel Flood-Aware Refinement Block (FARB). The FARB module improves boundary delineation and suppresses noise by combining residual smoothing with spatial-channel attention mechanisms. We evaluate our model on a UAV-acquired flood More >

Yali Cao¹, Weijian Hu^1,2, Lingfang Li^1,*, Minchao Li¹, Meng Xu², Ke Han²

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.86, No.2, pp. 1-23, 2026, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2025.069373 - 09 December 2025

Abstract Traffic flow prediction constitutes a fundamental component of Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS), playing a pivotal role in mitigating congestion, enhancing route optimization, and improving the utilization efficiency of roadway infrastructure. However, existing methods struggle in complex traffic scenarios due to static spatio-temporal embedding, restricted multi-scale temporal modeling, and weak representation of local spatial interactions. This study proposes Bi-STAT+, an enhanced bidirectional spatio-temporal attention framework to address existing limitations through three principal contributions: (1) an adaptive spatio-temporal embedding module that dynamically adjusts embeddings to capture complex traffic variations; (2) frequency-domain analysis in the temporal dimension for… More >

Muhammad Adil¹, Nadeem Javaid^1,*, Imran Ahmed², Abrar Ahmed³, Nabil Alrajeh^4,*

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.86, No.1, pp. 1-20, 2026, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2025.071215 - 10 November 2025

Abstract Heart disease remains a leading cause of mortality worldwide, emphasizing the urgent need for reliable and interpretable predictive models to support early diagnosis and timely intervention. However, existing Deep Learning (DL) approaches often face several limitations, including inefficient feature extraction, class imbalance, suboptimal classification performance, and limited interpretability, which collectively hinder their deployment in clinical settings. To address these challenges, we propose a novel DL framework for heart disease prediction that integrates a comprehensive preprocessing pipeline with an advanced classification architecture. The preprocessing stage involves label encoding and feature scaling. To address the issue of… More >