Woongkyu Park¹, Yeongyu Choi², Mahammad Shareef Mekala³, Gyu Sang Choi¹, Kook-Yeol Yoo¹, Ho-youl Jung^1,*

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.82, No.3, pp. 3965-3981, 2025, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2025.059966 - 06 March 2025

Abstract Designing fast and accurate neural networks is becoming essential in various vision tasks. Recently, the use of attention mechanisms has increased, aimed at enhancing the vision task performance by selectively focusing on relevant parts of the input. In this paper, we concentrate on squeeze-and-excitation (SE)-based channel attention, considering the trade-off between latency and accuracy. We propose a variation of the SE module, called squeeze-and-excitation with layer normalization (SELN), in which layer normalization (LN) replaces the sigmoid activation function. This approach reduces the vanishing gradient problem while enhancing feature diversity and discriminability of channel attention. In… More >

Feifei Yu¹, Yongxian Huang^2,*, Guoyan Chen¹, Xiaoqing Yang², Canyi Du^2,*, Yongkang Gong²

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.82, No.1, pp. 843-862, 2025, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2024.058051 - 03 January 2025

Abstract To accurately diagnose misfire faults in automotive engines, we propose a Channel Attention Convolutional Model, specifically the Squeeze-and-Excitation Networks (SENET), for classifying engine vibration signals and precisely pinpointing misfire faults. In the experiment, we established a total of 11 distinct states, encompassing the engine’s normal state, single-cylinder misfire faults, and dual-cylinder misfire faults for different cylinders. Data collection was facilitated by a highly sensitive acceleration signal collector with a high sampling rate of 20,840 Hz. The collected data were methodically divided into training and testing sets based on different experimental groups to ensure generalization and… More >

Xueyan Ding^1,2, Xiyu Chen¹, Jiaxin Wang¹, Jianxin Zhang^1,2,*

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.82, No.1, pp. 713-727, 2025, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2024.057655 - 03 January 2025

Abstract Underwater target detection is extensively applied in domains such as underwater search and rescue, environmental monitoring, and marine resource surveys. It is crucial in enabling autonomous underwater robot operations and promoting ocean exploration. Nevertheless, low imaging quality, harsh underwater environments, and obscured objects considerably increase the difficulty of detecting underwater targets, making it difficult for current detection methods to achieve optimal performance. In order to enhance underwater object perception and improve target detection precision, we propose a lightweight underwater target detection method using You Only Look Once (YOLO) v8 with multi-scale cross-channel attention (MSCCA), named… More >

Hina Bhanbhro^1,*, Yew Kwang Hooi¹, Mohammad Nordin Bin Zakaria¹, Worapan Kusakunniran², Zaira Hassan Amur¹

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.81, No.2, pp. 2243-2259, 2024, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2024.052138 - 18 November 2024

Abstract Object detection has made a significant leap forward in recent years. However, the detection of small objects continues to be a great difficulty for various reasons, such as they have a very small size and they are susceptible to missed detection due to background noise. Additionally, small object information is affected due to the downsampling operations. Deep learning-based detection methods have been utilized to address the challenge posed by small objects. In this work, we propose a novel method, the Multi-Convolutional Block Attention Network (MCBAN), to increase the detection accuracy of minute objects aiming to… More >

Yunfei Ban, Damin Zhang^*, Qing He, Qianwen Shen

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.81, No.1, pp. 567-601, 2024, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2024.055007 - 15 October 2024

Abstract The surge in connected devices and massive data aggregation has expanded the scale of the Internet of Things (IoT) networks. The proliferation of unknown attacks and related risks, such as zero-day attacks and Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks triggered by botnets, have resulted in information leakage and property damage. Therefore, developing an efficient and realistic intrusion detection system (IDS) is critical for ensuring IoT network security. In recent years, traditional machine learning techniques have struggled to learn the complex associations between multidimensional features in network traffic, and the excellent performance of deep learning techniques,… More >

Congcong Ma^1,3, Jiaqi Mi², Wanlin Gao^1,3, Sha Tao^1,3,*

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.80, No.3, pp. 4687-4701, 2024, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2024.055803 - 12 September 2024

Abstract Single Image Super-Resolution (SISR) technology aims to reconstruct a clear, high-resolution image with more information from an input low-resolution image that is blurry and contains less information. This technology has significant research value and is widely used in fields such as medical imaging, satellite image processing, and security surveillance. Despite significant progress in existing research, challenges remain in reconstructing clear and complex texture details, with issues such as edge blurring and artifacts still present. The visual perception effect still needs further enhancement. Therefore, this study proposes a Pyramid Separable Channel Attention Network (PSCAN) for the… More >

Fatma S. Alrayes¹, Mohammed Zakariah², Syed Umar Amin^3,*, Zafar Iqbal Khan³, Jehad Saad Alqurni⁴

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.79, No.3, pp. 4319-4347, 2024, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2024.050586 - 20 June 2024

Abstract Intrusion detection systems (IDS) are essential in the field of cybersecurity because they protect networks from a wide range of online threats. The goal of this research is to meet the urgent need for small-footprint, highly-adaptable Network Intrusion Detection Systems (NIDS) that can identify anomalies. The NSL-KDD dataset is used in the study; it is a sizable collection comprising 43 variables with the label’s “attack” and “level.” It proposes a novel approach to intrusion detection based on the combination of channel attention and convolutional neural networks (CNN). Furthermore, this dataset makes it easier to conduct… More >

Feng Zhao, Guangdi Liu^*, Xiaoqiang Chen, Ying Wang

Energy Engineering, Vol.121, No.7, pp. 1865-1882, 2024, DOI:10.32604/ee.2024.048209 - 11 June 2024

Abstract In light of the prevailing issue that the existing convolutional neural network (CNN) power quality disturbance identification method can only extract single-scale features, which leads to a lack of feature information and weak anti-noise performance, a new approach for identifying power quality disturbances based on an adaptive Kalman filter (KF) and multi-scale channel attention (MS-CAM) fused convolutional neural network is suggested. Single and composite-disruption signals are generated through simulation. The adaptive maximum likelihood Kalman filter is employed for noise reduction in the initial disturbance signal, and subsequent integration of multi-scale features into the conventional CNN… More >

Yanmei Li^1,*, Jinghong Tang¹, Weiwu Ding¹, Jian Luo², Naveed Ahmad³, Rajesh Kumar⁴

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.78, No.1, pp. 713-733, 2024, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2023.046872 - 30 January 2024

Abstract Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a complex, progressive neurodegenerative disorder. The subtle and insidious onset of its pathogenesis makes early detection of a formidable challenge in both contemporary neuroscience and clinical practice. In this study, we introduce an advanced diagnostic methodology rooted in the Med-3D transfer model and enhanced with an attention mechanism. We aim to improve the precision of AD diagnosis and facilitate its early identification. Initially, we employ a spatial normalization technique to address challenges like clarity degradation and unsaturation, which are commonly observed in imaging datasets. Subsequently, an attention mechanism is incorporated to More >

Tianmin Deng^*, Xiyue Zhang, Xinxin Cheng

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.78, No.1, pp. 533-549, 2024, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2023.044639 - 30 January 2024

Abstract Vehicle detection plays a crucial role in the field of autonomous driving technology. However, directly applying deep learning-based object detection algorithms to complex road scene images often leads to subpar performance and slow inference speeds in vehicle detection. Achieving a balance between accuracy and detection speed is crucial for real-time object detection in real-world road scenes. This paper proposes a high-precision and fast vehicle detector called the feature-guided bidirectional pyramid network (FBPN). Firstly, to tackle challenges like vehicle occlusion and significant background interference, the efficient feature filtering module (EFFM) is introduced into the deep network,… More >