Somia A. Abd El-Mottaleb¹, Amira G. Mohamed², Mehtab Singh³, Hassan Yousif Ahmed⁴, Medien Zeghid⁴, Abu Sufian A. Osman^5,*, Sami Mourou⁵

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.87, No.2, 2026, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2026.075669 - 12 March 2026

Abstract This paper presents an image encryption scheme for underwater optical wireless communication (UOWC) systems based on dynamically generated hyperchaotic S-boxes, aiming to enhance both data security and transmission performance in underwater environments. The proposed encryption approach provides strong confusion and diffusion properties and is evaluated over five Jerlov water types with different optical attenuation characteristics. Security analysis demonstrates that the encrypted images achieve information entropy values close to the ideal value of 8 (7.9925–7.9993), with very low correlation coefficients in horizontal, vertical, and diagonal directions, as well as the system achieves high values in key… More >

Shih-Ming Cho¹, Sung-Wen Wang¹, Min-Chie Chiu^2,*, Shao-Chun Chen¹

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.87, No.2, 2026, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2025.074911 - 12 March 2026

Abstract To address crop depredation by intelligent species (e.t, macaques) and the habituation from traditional methods, this study proposes an intelligent, closed-loop, adaptive laser deterrence system. A core contribution is an efficient multi-stage Semi-Supervised Learning (SSL) and incremental fine-tuning (IFT) framework, which reduced manual annotation by ~60% and training time by ~68%. This framework was benchmarked against YOLOv8n, v10n, and v11n. Our analysis revealed that YOLOv12n’s high Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR) (47.1% retention) pseudo-labels made it the only model to gain performance (+0.010 mAP) from SSL, allowing it to overtake competitors. Subsequently, in the IFT stress test,… More >

Jeng-Shyang Pan^1,2, Yan-Na Wei³, Ling-Da Chi⁴, Shu-Chuan Chu^1,*, Ru-Yu Wang⁵, Junzo Watada⁶

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.87, No.2, 2026, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2025.074447 - 12 March 2026

Abstract Multilevel image segmentation is a critical task in image analysis, which imposes high requirements on the global search capability and convergence efficiency of segmentation algorithms. In this paper, an improved Artificial Protozoa Optimization algorithm, termed the two-stage Taguchi-assisted Gaussian–Lévy Artificial Protozoa Optimization (TGAPO) algorithm, is proposed and applied to multilevel image segmentation. The proposed algorithm adopts a two-stage evolutionary mechanism. In the first stage, Gaussian perturbation is introduced to enhance local search capability; in the second stage, Lévy flight is incorporated to expand the global search range; and finally, the Taguchi strategy is employed to… More >

Syed Nisar Hussain Bukhari^*, Sehar Altaf

Journal on Artificial Intelligence, Vol.8, pp. 137-152, 2026, DOI:10.32604/jai.2026.077943 - 11 March 2026

Abstract Knee osteoarthritis is a progressive degenerative joint disorder that leads to pain, stiffness, and reduced mobility, significantly affecting quality of life. Early and reliable diagnosis is essential for effective disease management, yet conventional radiographic assessment remains time-consuming and subject to inter-observer variability. This study presents a comparative deep learning (DL) based approach for automated severity classification of knee osteoarthritis using plain radiographic images. Multiple pretrained convolutional neural network architectures, including EfficientNetB3, InceptionNet, VGG19, ResNet, and EfficientNetV2S, were evaluated within a transfer learning paradigm. All models were trained and assessed on a publicly available dataset to More >

Mubarak Alanazi^1,*, Junaid Rashid²

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.146, No.2, 2026, DOI:10.32604/cmes.2026.077956 - 26 February 2026

Abstract Wind turbine blade defect detection faces persistent challenges in separating small, low-contrast surface faults from complex backgrounds while maintaining reliability under variable illumination and viewpoints. Conventional image-processing pipelines struggle with scalability and robustness, and recent deep learning methods remain sensitive to class imbalance and acquisition variability. This paper introduces TurbineBladeDetNet, a convolutional architecture combining dual-attention mechanisms with multi-path feature extraction for detecting five distinct blade fault types. Our approach employs both channel-wise and spatial attention modules alongside an Albumentations-driven augmentation strategy to handle dataset imbalance and capture condition variability. The model achieves 97.14% accuracy, 98.65% More >

Burhan Baraklı, Ahmet Küçüker^*

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.146, No.2, 2026, DOI:10.32604/cmes.2026.077872 - 26 February 2026

Abstract Inspections of power transmission lines (PTLs) conducted using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are complicated by the fine structure of the lines and complex backgrounds, making accurate and efficient segmentation challenging. This study presents the Wavelet-Guided Transformer U-Net (WGT-UNet) model, a new hybrid network that combines Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs), Discrete Wavelet Transform (DWT), and Transformer architectures. The model’s primary contribution is based on spatial and channel attention mechanisms derived from wavelet subbands to guide the Transformer’s self-attention structure. Thus, low and high frequency components are separated at each stage using DWT, suppressing structural noise and… More >

Fazal Ur Rehman¹, Yazeed Alkhrijah², Syed Muhammad Usman³, Muhammad Irfan^1,*

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.146, No.2, 2026, DOI:10.32604/cmes.2026.076332 - 26 February 2026

Abstract Automated detection of Motor Imagery (MI) tasks is extremely useful for prosthetic arms and legs of stroke patients for their rehabilitation. Prediction of MI tasks can be performed with the help of Electroencephalogram (EEG) signals recorded by placing electrodes on the scalp of subjects; however, accurate prediction of MI tasks remains a challenge due to noise that is incurred during the EEG signal recording process, the extraction of a feature vector with high interclass variance, and accurate classification. The proposed method consists of preprocessing, feature extraction, and classification. First, EEG signals are denoised using a… More >

Junmin Lyu¹, Feng Bao^2,*, Guangyu Xu³, Siyu Lu^4,*, Bo Yang⁵, Yuxin Liu⁵, Wenfeng Zheng⁵

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.146, No.2, 2026, DOI:10.32604/cmes.2025.075178 - 26 February 2026

Abstract Robust teleoperation in image-guided interventions faces critical challenges from latency, deformation, and the quasi-periodic nature of physiological motion. This paper presents a fully integrated, latency-aware visual servoing system leveraging stereo vision, hand–eye calibration, and learning-based prediction for motion-compensated teleoperation. The system combines a calibrated binocular camera setup, dual robotic arms, and a predictive control loop incorporating Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) and Temporal Convolutional Network (TCN) models. Through experiments using both in vivo and phantom datasets, we quantitatively assess the prediction accuracy and motion-compensation performance of both models. Results show that TCNs deliver more stable and precise More >

Abdul Jabbar Siddiqui^1,2,*, Saheed Ademola Bello², Muhammad Liman Gambo², Abdul Khader Jilani Saudagar^3,*, Mohamad A. Alawad⁴, Amir Hussain⁵

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.146, No.2, 2026, DOI:10.32604/cmes.2026.074283 - 26 February 2026

Abstract Visual diagnosis of skin cancer is challenging due to subtle inter-class similarities, variations in skin texture, the presence of hair, and inconsistent illumination. Deep learning models have shown promise in assisting early detection, yet their performance is often limited by the severe class imbalance present in dermoscopic datasets. This paper proposes CANNSkin, a skin cancer classification framework that integrates a convolutional autoencoder with latent-space oversampling to address this imbalance. The autoencoder is trained to reconstruct lesion images, and its latent embeddings are used as features for classification. To enhance minority-class representation, the Synthetic Minority Oversampling… More >

Jarrar Amjad¹, Muhammad Zaheer Sajid², Mudassir Khalil³, Ayman Youssef⁴, Muhammad Fareed Hamid⁵, Imran Qureshi^6,*, Haya Aldossary⁷, Qaisar Abbas⁶

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.146, No.2, 2026, DOI:10.32604/cmes.2026.073473 - 26 February 2026

Abstract Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs) have become valuable tools in medical imaging, enabling realistic image synthesis for enhancement, augmentation, and restoration. However, their integration into clinical workflows raises concerns, particularly the risk of subtle distortions or hallucinations that may undermine diagnostic accuracy and weaken trust in AI-assisted decision-making. To address this challenge, we propose a hybrid deep learning framework designed to detect GAN-induced artifacts in medical images, thereby reinforcing the reliability of AI-driven diagnostics. The framework integrates low-level statistical descriptors, including high-frequency residuals and Gray-Level Co-occurrence Matrix (GLCM) texture features, with high-level semantic representations extracted from… More >