Yingli Liu^1,2, Weiyong Tang^1,2, Xiao Yang^1,2, Jiancheng Yin^3,*, Haihe Zhou^1,2

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.87, No.1, 2026, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2026.074681 - 10 February 2026

Abstract Quantitative analysis of aluminum-silicon (Al-Si) alloy microstructure is crucial for evaluating and controlling alloy performance. Conventional analysis methods rely on manual segmentation, which is inefficient and subjective, while fully supervised deep learning approaches require extensive and expensive pixel-level annotated data. Furthermore, existing semi-supervised methods still face challenges in handling the adhesion of adjacent primary silicon particles and effectively utilizing consistency in unlabeled data. To address these issues, this paper proposes a novel semi-supervised framework for Al-Si alloy microstructure image segmentation. First, we introduce a Rotational Uncertainty Correction Strategy (RUCS). This strategy employs multi-angle rotational perturbations… More >

Hyunki Lim^*

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.87, No.1, 2026, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2025.074138 - 10 February 2026

Abstract High-dimensional data causes difficulties in machine learning due to high time consumption and large memory requirements. In particular, in a multi-label environment, higher complexity is required as much as the number of labels. Moreover, an optimization problem that fully considers all dependencies between features and labels is difficult to solve. In this study, we propose a novel regression-based multi-label feature selection method that integrates mutual information to better exploit the underlying data structure. By incorporating mutual information into the regression formulation, the model captures not only linear relationships but also complex non-linear dependencies. The proposed… More >

Weiguo Pan¹, Songjie Du^2,*, Bingxin Xu¹, Bin Zhang¹, Hongzhe Liu¹

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.87, No.1, 2026, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2025.073599 - 10 February 2026

Abstract Traffic sign detection is a critical component of driving systems. Single-stage network-based traffic sign detection algorithms, renowned for their fast detection speeds and high accuracy, have become the dominant approach in current practices. However, in complex and dynamic traffic scenes, particularly with smaller traffic sign objects, challenges such as missed and false detections can lead to reduced overall detection accuracy. To address this issue, this paper proposes a detection algorithm that integrates edge and shape information. Recognizing that traffic signs have specific shapes and distinct edge contours, this paper introduces an edge feature extraction branch More >

Nouman Ahmad^1,*, Changsheng Zhang¹, Uroosa Sehar^2,3,4

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.87, No.1, 2026, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2025.073029 - 10 February 2026

Abstract Although Named Entity Recognition (NER) in cybersecurity has historically concentrated on threat intelligence, vital security data can be found in a variety of sources, such as open-source intelligence and unprocessed tool outputs. When dealing with technical language, the coexistence of structured and unstructured data poses serious issues for traditional BERT-based techniques. We introduce a three-phase approach for improved NER in multi-source cybersecurity data that makes use of large language models (LLMs). To ensure thorough entity coverage, our method starts with an identification module that uses dynamic prompting techniques. To lessen hallucinations, the extraction module uses… More >

Md. Ahsan Habib¹, Md. Anwar Hussen Wadud², M. F. Mridha^3,*, Md. Jakir Hossen^4,*

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.87, No.1, 2026, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2025.070235 - 10 February 2026

Abstract The problem of fake news detection (FND) is becoming increasingly important in the field of natural language processing (NLP) because of the rapid dissemination of misleading information on the web. Large language models (LLMs) such as GPT-4. Zero excels in natural language understanding tasks but can still struggle to distinguish between fact and fiction, particularly when applied in the wild. However, a key challenge of existing FND methods is that they only consider unimodal data (e.g., images), while more detailed multimodal data (e.g., user behaviour, temporal dynamics) is neglected, and the latter is crucial for… More >

Aakash Deep^*, Sushil Kumar, Bhagwan Singh Chaudhary

Revue Internationale de Géomatique, Vol.35, pp. 79-100, 2026, DOI:10.32604/rig.2026.074969 - 05 February 2026

Abstract The assessment of groundwater quality is crucial for ensuring its safe and sustainable use for domestic and agricultural purposes. The Kurukshetra district in the Indian state of Haryana relies heavily on groundwater to meet household and agricultural needs. Sustainable groundwater management must be assessed in terms of suitability for domestic and agricultural needs in a region. The current study analyzed pre-monsoon geochemical data from groundwater samples in the study area for 1991, 2000, 2010, and 2020. A Geographic Information System (GIS) was used to create spatial distribution maps for hydrogen ion concentration, total hardness, total… More >

Wei Chen, Yang Wu^*, Tingting Pei, Jie Lin, Guojing Yuan

Energy Engineering, Vol.123, No.2, 2026, DOI:10.32604/ee.2025.070905 - 27 January 2026

Abstract In view of the insufficient utilization of condition-monitoring information and the improper scheduling often observed in conventional maintenance strategies for photovoltaic (PV) modules, this study proposes a predictive maintenance (PdM) strategy based on Remaining Useful Life (RUL) estimation. First, a RUL prediction model is established using the Transformer architecture, which enables the effective processing of sequential degradation data. By employing the historical degradation data of PV modules, the proposed model provides accurate forecasts of the remaining useful life, thereby supplying essential inputs for maintenance decision-making. Subsequently, the RUL information obtained from the prediction process is… More >

Xinli Hao¹, Qingyuan Gong², Yang Chen^1,*

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.86, No.3, 2026, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2025.073155 - 12 January 2026

Abstract Topological information is very important for understanding different types of online web services, in particular, for online social networks (OSNs). People leverage such information for various applications, such as social relationship modeling, community detection, user profiling, and user behavior prediction. However, the leak of such information will also pose severe challenges for user privacy preserving due to its usefulness in characterizing users. Large-scale web crawling-based information probing is a representative way for obtaining topological information of online web services. In this paper, we explore how to defend against topological information probing for online web services,… More >

Haoxuanye Ji^*, Zhiliang Chen, Pengfei Jiang, Ziyue Wang, Ting Yu, Wei Zhang

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.86, No.3, 2026, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2025.071880 - 12 January 2026

Abstract Foreign body classification on coal conveyor belts is a critical component of intelligent coal mining systems. Previous approaches have primarily utilized convolutional neural networks (CNNs) to effectively integrate spatial and semantic information. However, the performance of CNN-based methods remains limited in classification accuracy, primarily due to insufficient exploration of local image characteristics. Unlike CNNs, Vision Transformer (ViT) captures discriminative features by modeling relationships between local image patches. However, such methods typically require a large number of training samples to perform effectively. In the context of foreign body classification on coal conveyor belts, the limited availability… More >

Jiajia Liu^1,*, Junyi Lin², Wenxiang Dong², Xuan Zhao², Jianhua Liu², Huiru Li³

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.86, No.2, pp. 1-19, 2026, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2025.071397 - 09 December 2025

Abstract Single Image Super-Resolution (SISR) seeks to reconstruct high-resolution (HR) images from low-resolution (LR) inputs, thereby enhancing visual fidelity and the perception of fine details. While Transformer-based models—such as SwinIR, Restormer, and HAT—have recently achieved impressive results in super-resolution tasks by capturing global contextual information, these methods often suffer from substantial computational and memory overhead, which limits their deployment on resource-constrained edge devices. To address these challenges, we propose a novel lightweight super-resolution network, termed Binary Attention-Guided Information Distillation (BAID), which integrates frequency-aware modeling with a binary attention mechanism to significantly reduce computational complexity and parameter… More >