Jebran Khan¹, Kashif Ahmad², Kyung-Ah Sohn^1,3,*

Computer Systems Science and Engineering, Vol.47, No.3, pp. 2869-2894, 2023, DOI:10.32604/csse.2023.040159

Abstract In recent years, the growing popularity of social media platforms has led to several interesting natural language processing (NLP) applications. However, these social media-based NLP applications are subject to different types of adversarial attacks due to the vulnerabilities of machine learning (ML) and NLP techniques. This work presents a new low-level adversarial attack recipe inspired by textual variations in online social media communication. These variations are generated to convey the message using out-of-vocabulary words based on visual and phonetic similarities of characters and words in the shortest possible form. The intuition of the proposed scheme is to generate adversarial examples… More >

Xi Zhao¹, Haizheng Yu^1,*, Hong Bian²

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.77, No.1, pp. 181-198, 2023, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2023.041479

Abstract In recent years, Pix2Pix, a model within the domain of GANs, has found widespread application in the field of image-to-image translation. However, traditional Pix2Pix models suffer from significant drawbacks in image generation, such as the loss of important information features during the encoding and decoding processes, as well as a lack of constraints during the training process. To address these issues and improve the quality of Pix2Pix-generated images, this paper introduces two key enhancements. Firstly, to reduce information loss during encoding and decoding, we utilize the U-Net++ network as the generator for the Pix2Pix model, incorporating denser skip-connection to minimize… More >

Weizheng Wang^1,3, Xiangqi Wang^2,*, Xianmin Pan¹, Xingxing Gong³, Jian Liang³, Pradip Kumar Sharma⁴, Osama Alfarraj⁵, Wael Said⁶

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.76, No.3, pp. 3859-3876, 2023, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2023.041346

Abstract Image-denoising techniques are widely used to defend against Adversarial Examples (AEs). However, denoising alone cannot completely eliminate adversarial perturbations. The remaining perturbations tend to amplify as they propagate through deeper layers of the network, leading to misclassifications. Moreover, image denoising compromises the classification accuracy of original examples. To address these challenges in AE defense through image denoising, this paper proposes a novel AE detection technique. The proposed technique combines multiple traditional image-denoising algorithms and Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) network structures. The used detector model integrates the classification results of different models as the input to the detector and calculates the… More >

Yalong Xie¹, Aiping Li^1,*, Biyin Hu², Liqun Gao¹, Hongkui Tu¹

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.76, No.3, pp. 2707-2726, 2023, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2023.037039

Abstract Credit Card Fraud Detection (CCFD) is an essential technology for banking institutions to control fraud risks and safeguard their reputation. Class imbalance and insufficient representation of feature data relating to credit card transactions are two prevalent issues in the current study field of CCFD, which significantly impact classification models’ performance. To address these issues, this research proposes a novel CCFD model based on Multifeature Fusion and Generative Adversarial Networks (MFGAN). The MFGAN model consists of two modules: a multi-feature fusion module for integrating static and dynamic behavior data of cardholders into a unified highdimensional feature space, and a balance module… More >

Awny Sayed¹, Sohair Kinlany², Alaa Zaki², Ahmed Mahfouz^2,3,*

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.76, No.3, pp. 3151-3166, 2023, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2023.040256

Abstract Face verification systems are critical in a wide range of applications, such as security systems and biometric authentication. However, these systems are vulnerable to adversarial attacks, which can significantly compromise their accuracy and reliability. Adversarial attacks are designed to deceive the face verification system by adding subtle perturbations to the input images. These perturbations can be imperceptible to the human eye but can cause the system to misclassify or fail to recognize the person in the image. To address this issue, we propose a novel system called VeriFace that comprises two defense mechanisms, adversarial detection, and adversarial removal. The first… More >

Jianfeng Lu^1,*, Xinyi Liu¹, Mengtao Shi¹, Chen Cui^1,2, Mahmoud Emam^1,3

Intelligent Automation & Soft Computing, Vol.37, No.3, pp. 2865-2882, 2023, DOI:10.32604/iasc.2023.039742

Abstract Ceramic tiles are one of the most indispensable materials for interior decoration. The ceramic patterns can’t match the design requirements in terms of diversity and interactivity due to their natural textures. In this paper, we propose a sketch-based generation method for generating diverse ceramic tile images based on a hand-drawn sketches using Generative Adversarial Network (GAN). The generated tile images can be tailored to meet the specific needs of the user for the tile textures. The proposed method consists of four steps. Firstly, a dataset of ceramic tile images with diverse distributions is created and then pre-trained based on GAN.… More >

Wenlu Ji¹, Yingqi Liao^1,*, Liudong Zhang²

Intelligent Automation & Soft Computing, Vol.37, No.3, pp. 2825-2848, 2023, DOI:10.32604/iasc.2023.039618

Abstract Existing power anomaly detection is mainly based on a pattern matching algorithm. However, this method requires a lot of manual work, is time-consuming, and cannot detect unknown anomalies. Moreover, a large amount of labeled anomaly data is required in machine learning-based anomaly detection. Therefore, this paper proposes the application of a generative adversarial network (GAN) to massive data stream anomaly identification, diagnosis, and prediction in power dispatching automation systems. Firstly, to address the problem of the small amount of anomaly data, a GAN is used to obtain reliable labeled datasets for fault diagnosis model training based on a few labeled… More >

Runlian Zhang^1,*, Rui Shu¹, Yongzhuang Wei¹, Hailong Zhang², Xiaonian Wu¹

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.76, No.2, pp. 1911-1927, 2023, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2023.041187

Abstract S-boxes can be the core component of block ciphers, and how to efficiently generate S-boxes with strong cryptographic properties appears to be an important task in the design of block ciphers. In this work, an optimized model based on the generative adversarial network (GAN) is proposed to generate 8-bit S-boxes. The central idea of this optimized model is to use loss function constraints for GAN. More specially, the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) S-box is used to construct the sample dataset via the affine equivalence property. Then, three models are respectively built and cross-trained to generate 8-bit S-boxes based on three… More >

Qiankun Zuo^1,4, Junhua Hu², Yudong Zhang^3,*, Junren Pan⁴, Changhong Jing⁴, Xuhang Chen⁵, Xiaobo Meng⁶, Jin Hong^7,8,*

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.137, No.3, pp. 2129-2147, 2023, DOI:10.32604/cmes.2023.028732

Abstract The topological connectivity information derived from the brain functional network can bring new insights for diagnosing and analyzing dementia disorders. The brain functional network is suitable to bridge the correlation between abnormal connectivities and dementia disorders. However, it is challenging to access considerable amounts of brain functional network data, which hinders the widespread application of data-driven models in dementia diagnosis. In this study, a novel distribution-regularized adversarial graph auto-Encoder (DAGAE) with transformer is proposed to generate new fake brain functional networks to augment the brain functional network dataset, improving the dementia diagnosis accuracy of data-driven models. Specifically, the label distribution… More > Graphic Abstract

Eungyu Lee, Yongsoo Lee, Taejin Lee^*

Computer Systems Science and Engineering, Vol.47, No.2, pp. 1919-1935, 2023, DOI:10.32604/csse.2023.039599

Abstract Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology has been extensively researched in various fields, including the field of malware detection. AI models must be trustworthy to introduce AI systems into critical decision-making and resource protection roles. The problem of robustness to adversarial attacks is a significant barrier to trustworthy AI. Although various adversarial attack and defense methods are actively being studied, there is a lack of research on robustness evaluation metrics that serve as standards for determining whether AI models are safe and reliable against adversarial attacks. An AI model’s robustness level cannot be evaluated by traditional evaluation indicators such as accuracy and… More >