Afia Zafar¹, Muhammad Aamir², Nazri Mohd Nawi¹, Ali Arshad³, Saman Riaz³, Abdulrahman Alruban^4,*, Ashit Kumar Dutta⁵, Badr Almutairi⁶, Sultan Almotairi^7,8

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.74, No.3, pp. 5641-5661, 2023, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2023.033733

Abstract In computer vision, convolutional neural networks have a wide range of uses. Images represent most of today’s data, so it’s important to know how to handle these large amounts of data efficiently. Convolutional neural networks have been shown to solve image processing problems effectively. However, when designing the network structure for a particular problem, you need to adjust the hyperparameters for higher accuracy. This technique is time consuming and requires a lot of work and domain knowledge. Designing a convolutional neural network architecture is a classic NP-hard optimization challenge. On the other hand, different datasets require different combinations of models… More >

Rubab Sheikh¹, Muhammad Imran Babar^2,*, Rawish Butt³, Abdelzahir Abdelmaboud⁴, Taiseer Abdalla Elfadil Eisa⁴

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.74, No.3, pp. 6789-6806, 2023, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2023.028625

Abstract Regression testing is a widely used approach to confirm the correct functionality of the software in incremental development. The use of test cases makes it easier to test the ripple effect of changed requirements. Rigorous testing may help in meeting the quality criteria that is based on the conformance to the requirements as given by the intended stakeholders. However, a minimized and prioritized set of test cases may reduce the efforts and time required for testing while focusing on the timely delivery of the software application. In this research, a technique named TestReduce has been presented to get a minimal… More >

Yashar Aryanfar^1,*, Jorge Luis García Alcaraz²

Energy Engineering, Vol.120, No.2, pp. 263-275, 2023, DOI:10.32604/ee.2023.022587

Abstract The usage of renewable energies, including geothermal energy, is expanding rapidly worldwide. The low efficiency of geothermal cycles has consistently highlighted the importance of recovering heat loss for these cycles. This paper proposes a combined power generation cycle (single flash geothermal cycle with trans-critical CO₂ cycle) and simulates in the EES (Engineering Equation Solver) software. The results show that the design parameters of the proposed system are significantly improved compared to the BASIC single flash cycle. Then, the proposed approach is optimized using the genetic algorithm and the Nelder-Mead Simplex method. Separator pressure, steam turbine output pressure, and CO₂ turbine… More > Graphic Abstract

Dan Zhang¹, Yiwen Liang^1,*, Hongbin Dong²

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.135, No.3, pp. 2025-2045, 2023, DOI:10.32604/cmes.2023.022864

Abstract The artificial immune system, an excellent prototype for developing Machine Learning, is inspired by the function of the powerful natural immune system. As one of the prevalent classifiers, the Dendritic Cell Algorithm (DCA) has been widely used to solve binary problems in the real world. The classification of DCA depends on a data pre-processing procedure to generate input signals, where feature selection and signal categorization are the main work. However, the results of these studies also show that the signal generation of DCA is relatively weak, and all of them utilized a filter strategy to remove unimportant attributes. Ignoring filtered… More > Graphic Abstract

K. Jagadeesh^1,*, A. Rajendran²

Computer Systems Science and Engineering, Vol.45, No.2, pp. 2017-2032, 2023, DOI:10.32604/csse.2023.029169

Abstract Lung Cancer is one of the hazardous diseases that have to be detected in earlier stages for providing better treatment and clinical support to patients. For lung cancer diagnosis, the computed tomography (CT) scan images are to be processed with image processing techniques and effective classification process is required for appropriate cancer diagnosis. In present scenario of medical data processing, the cancer detection process is very time consuming and exactitude. For that, this paper develops an improved model for lung cancer segmentation and classification using genetic algorithm. In the model, the input CT images are pre-processed with the filters called… More >

M. Reji^1,*, Christeena Joseph², K. Thaiyalnayaki², R. Lathamanju²

Computer Systems Science and Engineering, Vol.45, No.2, pp. 1265-1278, 2023, DOI:10.32604/csse.2023.026776

Abstract The wireless ad-hoc networks are decentralized networks with a dynamic topology that allows for end-to-end communications via multi-hop routing operations with several nodes collaborating themselves, when the destination and source nodes are not in range of coverage. Because of its wireless type, it has lot of security concerns than an infrastructure networks. Wormhole attacks are one of the most serious security vulnerabilities in the network layers. It is simple to launch, even if there is no prior network experience. Signatures are the sole thing that preventive measures rely on. Intrusion detection systems (IDS) and other reactive measures detect all types… More >

Gibrael Abosamra^*

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.74, No.2, pp. 3539-3560, 2023, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2023.032976

Abstract This paper introduces the third enhanced version of a genetic algorithm-based technique to allow fast and accurate detection of vehicle plate numbers (VPLN) in challenging image datasets. Since binarization of the input image is the most important and difficult step in the detection of VPLN, a hybrid technique is introduced that fuses the outputs of three fast techniques into a pool of connected components objects (CCO) and hence enriches the solution space with more solution candidates. Due to the combination of the outputs of the three binarization techniques, many CCOs are produced into the output pool from which one or… More >

Walaa N. Ismail^1,2,*, Hessah A. Alsalamah^3,4, Ebtesam Mohamed²

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.74, No.2, pp. 3945-3976, 2023, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2023.031194

Abstract As a result of the increased number of COVID-19 cases, Ensemble Machine Learning (EML) would be an effective tool for combatting this pandemic outbreak. An ensemble of classifiers can improve the performance of single machine learning (ML) classifiers, especially stacking-based ensemble learning. Stacking utilizes heterogeneous-base learners trained in parallel and combines their predictions using a meta-model to determine the final prediction results. However, building an ensemble often causes the model performance to decrease due to the increasing number of learners that are not being properly selected. Therefore, the goal of this paper is to develop and evaluate a generic, data-independent… More >

Fahad Alraddady¹, E. A. Zanaty², Aida H. Abu bakr³, Walaa M. Abd-Elhafiez^4,5,*

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.74, No.2, pp. 3627-3646, 2023, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2023.027606

Abstract In this paper, we combine decision fusion methods with four meta-heuristic algorithms (Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) algorithm, Cuckoo search algorithm, modification of Cuckoo Search (CS McCulloch) algorithm and Genetic algorithm) in order to improve the image segmentation. The proposed technique based on fusing the data from Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO), Cuckoo search, modification of Cuckoo Search (CS McCulloch) and Genetic algorithms are obtained for improving magnetic resonance images (MRIs) segmentation. Four algorithms are used to compute the accuracy of each method while the outputs are passed to fusion methods. In order to obtain parts of the points that determine similar… More >

Adedoyin A. Hussain^1,2,*, Fadi Al-Turjman^3,4

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.135, No.2, pp. 1345-1369, 2023, DOI:10.32604/cmes.2023.022783

Abstract The internet of medical things (IoMT) empowers patients to get adaptable, and virtualized gear over the internet. Task scheduling is the most fundamental problem in the IoMT-cloud since cloud execution commonly relies on it. Thus, a proposition is being made for a distinct scheduling technique to suitably meet these solicitations. To manage the scheduling issue, an artificial intelligence (AI) method known as a hybrid genetic algorithm (HGA) is proposed. The proposed AI method will be justified by contrasting it with other traditional optimization and AI scheduling approaches. The CloudSim is utilized to quantify its effect on various parameters like time,… More >