Navneet Bhatt¹, Jasmine Kaur², Adarsh Anand², Omar H. Alhazmi^3,*

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.72, No.2, pp. 3613-3629, 2022, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2022.026554

Abstract Software developers endeavor to build their products with the least number of bugs. Despite this, many vulnerabilities are detected in software that threatens its integrity. Various automated software i.e., vulnerability scanners, are available in the market which helps detect and manage vulnerabilities in a computer, application, or a network. Hence, the choice of an appropriate vulnerability scanner is crucial to ensure efficient vulnerability management. The current work serves a dual purpose, first, to identify the key factors which affect the vulnerability discovery process in a network. The second, is to rank the popular vulnerability scanners based on the identified attributes.… More >

Ahmed M. Mostafa^*

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.72, No.2, pp. 4125-4142, 2022, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2022.024676

Abstract Many businesses have experienced difficulties in selecting a cloud service provider (CSP) due to the rapid advancement of cloud computing services and the proliferation of CSPs. Many independent criteria should be considered when evaluating the services provided by different CSPs. It is a case of multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM). This paper presents an integrated MCDM cloud service selection framework for determining the most appropriate service provider based on the best only method (BOM) and technique for order of preference by similarity to ideal solution (TOPSIS). To obtain the weights of criteria and the relative importance of CSPs based on each criterion,… More >

Yoosef B. Abushark¹, Asif Irshad Khan^1,*, Fawaz Alsolami¹, Abdulmohsen Almalawi¹, Md Mottahir Alam², Alka Agrawal³, Rajeev Kumar⁴, Raees Ahmad Khan³

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.72, No.1, pp. 1765-1783, 2022, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2022.025604

Abstract Machine learning is a technique that is widely employed in both the academic and industrial sectors all over the world. Machine learning algorithms that are intuitive can analyse risks and respond swiftly to breaches and security issues. It is crucial in offering a proactive security system in the field of cybersecurity. In real time, cybersecurity protects information, information systems, and networks from intruders. In the recent decade, several assessments on security and privacy estimates have noted a rapid growth in both the incidence and quantity of cybersecurity breaches. At an increasing rate, intruders are breaching information security. Anomaly detection, software… More >

Chia-Nan Wang, Thi-Ly Nguyen^*, Thanh-Tuan Dang

Intelligent Automation & Soft Computing, Vol.33, No.2, pp. 1245-1260, 2022, DOI:10.32604/iasc.2022.024548

Abstract Steel is one of the most powerful industries globally, and the associated products have a tremendous impact on nurturing a sustainable society. Considering environmental concerns within this industry's supply chain is highly successful in saving both energy and natural resources and lowering greenhouse gas emissions. In light of this, sustainable suppliers are considered input partners who play a specific role in the chain of business operations of every enterprise, maintaining them to achieve higher levels of customer satisfaction and thus gain more market share. Supplier selection can be characterized as a multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) problem under a vague and uncertain… More >

Fawaz Alassery¹, Ahmed Alzahrani², Asif Irshad Khan², Ashi Khan^3,*, Mohd Nadeem⁴, Md Tarique Jamal Ansari⁴

Intelligent Automation & Soft Computing, Vol.32, No.3, pp. 1701-1715, 2022, DOI:10.32604/iasc.2022.023314

Abstract A large number of people live in diabetes worldwide. Type-2 Diabetes (D2) accounts for 92% of patients with D2 and puts a huge burden on the healthcare industry. This multi-criterion medical research is based on the data collected from the hospitals of Uttar Pradesh, India. In recent times there is a need for a web-based electronic system to determine the impact of mental health in D2 patients. This study will examine the impact assessment in D2 patients. This paper used the integrated methodology of Fuzzy Analytic Hierarchy (FAHP) and Fuzzy Technique for Order Performance by Similarity to Ideal Solution (FTOPSIS).… More >

Novak Zagradjanin^1,*, Dragan Pamucar², Kosta Jovanovic¹, Nikola Knezevic¹, Bojan Pavkovic³

Intelligent Automation & Soft Computing, Vol.32, No.3, pp. 1369-1386, 2022, DOI:10.32604/iasc.2022.021979

Abstract An autonomous robot is often in a situation to perform tasks or missions in an initially unknown environment. A logical approach to doing this implies discovering the environment by the incremental principle defined by the applied exploration strategy. A large number of exploration strategies apply the technique of selecting the next robot position between candidate locations on the frontier between the unknown and the known parts of the environment using the function that combines different criteria. The exploration strategies based on Multi-Criteria Decision-Making (MCDM) using the standard SAW, COPRAS and TOPSIS methods are presented in the paper. Their performances are… More >

Yi Liang^1,2, Haichao Wang^3,*, Wei-Chiang Hong⁴

Energy Engineering, Vol.119, No.1, pp. 163-188, 2022, DOI:10.32604/EE.2022.017396

Abstract Photovoltaics (PV) has been combined with many other industries, such as agriculture. But there are many problems for the sustainability of PV agriculture. Timely and accurate sustainability evaluation of modern photovoltaic agriculture is of great significance for accelerating the sustainable development of modern photovoltaic agriculture. In order to improve the timeliness and accuracy of evaluation, this paper proposes an evaluation model based on interval type-2 Fuzzy AHP-TOPSIS and least squares support vector machine optimized by fireworks algorithm. Firstly, the criteria system of modern photovoltaic agriculture sustainability is constructed from three dimensions including technology sustainability, economic sustainability and social sustainability. Then,… More >

Xuchang Hu^*

Energy Engineering, Vol.119, No.1, pp. 301-314, 2022, DOI:10.32604/EE.2022.014877

Abstract Power product-service system (power PSS), which combines industrial electric products with electric energy services, is an effective solution for power enterprises under the background of the rapid development of power systems. In the life cycle of power PSS, evaluation decision of power PSS alternatives is of great significance for subsequent implementation. To address the power PSS alternative evaluation problem, a power PSS evaluation framework is explored driven by the big data of stakeholder comments. Based on the multi-stakeholder comments of power PSS evaluation decision’s influence factors, the index system is constructed through analyzing and summarizing the co-occurrence matrix and semantic… More >

Sultan H. Almotiri^*, Mohammed A. Al Ghamdi

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.71, No.1, pp. 439-455, 2022, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2022.021012

Abstract The identification of an effective network which can efficiently meet the service requirements of the target, while maintaining ultimate performance at an increased level is significant and challenging in a fully interconnected wireless medium. The wrong selection can contribute to unwanted situations like frustrated users, slow service, traffic congestion issues, missed and/or interrupted calls, and wastefulness of precious network components. Conventional schemes estimate the handoff need and cause the network screening process by a single metric. The strategies are not effective enough because traffic characteristics, user expectations, network terminology and other essential device metrics are not taken into account. This… More >

Masood Ahmad¹, Jehad F. Al-Amri², Ahmad F. Subahi³, Sabita Khatri², Adil Hussain Seh¹, Mohd Nadeem¹, Alka Agrawal^1,*

Computer Systems Science and Engineering, Vol.41, No.2, pp. 811-828, 2022, DOI:10.32604/csse.2022.020097

Abstract The current study discusses the different methods used to secure healthcare devices and proposes a quantitative framework to list them in order of significances. The study uses the Hesitant Fuzzy (HF), Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) integrated with Fuzzy Technical for Order Preference by Similarities to Ideal Solution (TOPSIS) to classify the best alternatives to security techniques for healthcare devices to securing the devices. The technique is enlisted to rate the alternatives based on the degree of satisfaction of their weights. The ranks of the alternatives consequently decide the order of priority for the techniques. A1 was the most probable alternative… More >