Esam A. AlQaralleh¹, Fahad Aldhaban², Halah Nasseif², Bassam A.Y. Alqaralleh^2,*, Tamer AbuKhalil³

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.72, No.3, pp. 5727-5740, 2022, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2022.026780

Abstract Recent technological advancements have been used to improve the quality of living in smart cities. At the same time, automated detection of vehicles can be utilized to reduce crime rate and improve public security. On the other hand, the automatic identification of vehicle license plate (LP) character becomes an essential process to recognize vehicles in real time scenarios, which can be achieved by the exploitation of optimal deep learning (DL) approaches. In this article, a novel hybrid metaheuristic optimization based deep learning model for automated license plate character recognition (HMODL-ALPCR) technique has been presented for smart city environments. The major… More >

Nawaf Alhebaishi¹, Abdulrhman M. Alshareef¹, Tawfiq Hasanin¹, Raed Alsini¹, Gyanendra Prasad Joshi², Seongsoo Cho³, Doo Ill Chul^4,*

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.72, No.3, pp. 5233-5250, 2022, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2022.025596

Abstract In recent times, internet of things (IoT) applications on the cloud might not be the effective solution for every IoT scenario, particularly for time sensitive applications. A significant alternative to use is edge computing that resolves the problem of requiring high bandwidth by end devices. Edge computing is considered a method of forwarding the processing and communication resources in the cloud towards the edge. One of the considerations of the edge computing environment is resource management that involves resource scheduling, load balancing, task scheduling, and quality of service (QoS) to accomplish improved performance. With this motivation, this paper presents new… More >

Rabab Hamed M. Aly^1,*, Aziza I. Hussein², Kamel H. Rahouma³

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.72, No.2, pp. 3985-3997, 2022, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2022.025862

Abstract This paper aims to design an optimizer followed by a Kawahara filter for optimal classification and prediction of employees’ performance. The algorithm starts by processing data by a modified K-means technique as a hierarchical clustering method to quickly obtain the best features of employees to reach their best performance. The work of this paper consists of two parts. The first part is based on collecting data of employees to calculate and illustrate the performance of each employee. The second part is based on the classification and prediction techniques of the employee performance. This model is designed to help companies in… More >

Harsh Goud¹, Prakash Chandra Sharma², Kashif Nisar^3,7,*, Muhammad Reazul Haque⁴, Ag. Asri Ag. Ibrahim³, Narendra Singh Yadav², Pankaj Swarnkar⁵, Manoj Gupta⁶, Laxmi Chand⁶

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.72, No.2, pp. 3481-3492, 2022, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2022.019764

Abstract Robots in the medical industry are becoming more common in daily life because of various advantages such as quick response, less human interference, high dependability, improved hygiene, and reduced aging effects. That is why, in recent years, robotic aid has emerged as a blossoming solution to many challenges in the medical industry. In this manuscript, meta-heuristics (MH) algorithms, specifically the Firefly Algorithm (FF) and Genetic Algorithm (GA), are applied to tune PID controller constraints such as Proportional gain Kp Integral gain Ki and Derivative gain Kd. The controller is used to control Mobile Robot System (MRS) at the required set… More >

T. S. Balaji^1,2, S. Srinivasan^3,*, S. Prasanna Bharathi⁴, B. Ramesh⁵

Computer Systems Science and Engineering, Vol.43, No.1, pp. 291-304, 2022, DOI:10.32604/csse.2022.023269

Abstract Due to the advanced developments in communication technologies, Internet of vehicles and vehicular adhoc networks (VANET) offers numerous opportunities for effectively managing transportation problems. On the other, the cloud environment needs to disseminate the emergency message to the vehicles which are consistently distributed on the roadway so that every vehicle gets the messages from closer vehicles in a straightforward way. To resolve this issue, clustering and routing techniques can be designed using computational intelligence approaches. With this motivation, this paper presents a new type-2 fuzzy sets based clustering with metaheuristic optimization based routing (T2FSC-MOR) technique for secure communication in VANET.… More >

Souad Larabi-Marie-Sainte¹, Taiseer Abdalla Elfadil Eisa², Fahd N. Al-Wesabi^3,4, Amani Abdulrahman Albraikan⁵, Manar Ahmed Hamza^6,*, Abdelwahed Motwakel⁶, Ishfaq Yaseen⁶, Mesfer Al Duhayyim⁷

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.72, No.1, pp. 1293-1308, 2022, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2022.024585

Abstract Snake Robots (SR) have been successfully deployed and proved to attain bio-inspired solutions owing to its capability to move in harsh environments, a characteristic not found in other kinds of robots (like wheeled or legged robots). Underwater Snake Robots (USR) establish a bioinspired solution in the domain of underwater robotics. It is a key challenge to increase the motion efficiency in underwater robots, with respect to forwarding speed, by enhancing the locomotion method. At the same time, energy efficiency is also considered as a crucial issue for long-term automation of the systems. In this aspect, the current research paper concentrates… More >

Mohammed Hadwan^1,2,3,*

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.71, No.3, pp. 5545-5559, 2022, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2022.024512

Abstract A real-life problem is the rostering of nurses at hospitals. It is a famous nondeterministic, polynomial time (NP) -hard combinatorial optimization problem. Handling the real-world nurse rostering problem (NRP) constraints in distributing workload equally between available nurses is still a difficult task to achieve. The international shortage of nurses, in addition to the spread of COVID-19, has made it more difficult to provide convenient rosters for nurses. Based on the literature, heuristic-based methods are the most commonly used methods to solve the NRP due to its computational complexity, especially for large rosters. Heuristic-based algorithms in general have problems striking the… More >

Prachi Agrawal¹, Khalid Alnowibet², Ali Wagdy Mohamed^3,4,*

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.71, No.2, pp. 2847-2868, 2022, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2022.023126

Abstract This paper presents a novel application of metaheuristic algorithms for solving stochastic programming problems using a recently developed gaining sharing knowledge based optimization (GSK) algorithm. The algorithm is based on human behavior in which people gain and share their knowledge with others. Different types of stochastic fractional programming problems are considered in this study. The augmented Lagrangian method (ALM) is used to handle these constrained optimization problems by converting them into unconstrained optimization problems. Three examples from the literature are considered and transformed into their deterministic form using the chance-constrained technique. The transformed problems are solved using GSK algorithm and… More >

D. Nageswari^1,*, N. Kalaiarasi², G. Geethamahalakshmi¹

Computer Systems Science and Engineering, Vol.41, No.2, pp. 493-509, 2022, DOI:10.32604/csse.2022.020539

Abstract Power loss and voltage uncertainty are the major issues prevalently faced in the design of distribution systems. But such issues can be resolved through effective usage of networking reconfiguration that has a combination of Distributed Generation (DG) units from distribution networks. In this point of view, optimal placement and sizing of DGs are effective ways to boost the performance of power systems. The optimum allocation of DGs resolves various problems namely, power loss, voltage profile improvement, enhanced reliability, system stability, and performance. Several research works have been conducted to address the distribution system problems in terms of power loss, energy… More >

Olutomilayo Olayemi Petinrin¹, Faisal Saeed², Xiangtao Li¹, Fahad Ghabban², Ka-Chun Wong^1,3,*

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.70, No.3, pp. 4745-4762, 2022, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2022.020523

Abstract Bioactive compounds in plants, which can be synthesized using N-arylation methods such as the Buchwald-Hartwig reaction, are essential in drug discovery for their pharmacological effects. Important descriptors are necessary for the estimation of yields in these reactions. This study explores ten metaheuristic algorithms for descriptor selection and model a voting ensemble for evaluation. The algorithms were evaluated based on computational time and the number of selected descriptors. Analyses show that robust performance is obtained with more descriptors, compared to cases where fewer descriptors are selected. The essential descriptor was deduced based on the frequency of occurrence within the 50 extracted… More >