Nimra Bari¹, Tahir Saleem², Munam Shah³, Abdulmohsen Algarni⁴, Asma Patel^5,*, Insaf Ullah^6,*

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.145, No.1, pp. 1167-1187, 2025, DOI:10.32604/cmes.2025.070311 - 30 October 2025

Abstract Today, phishing is an online attack designed to obtain sensitive information such as credit card and bank account numbers, passwords, and usernames. We can find several anti-phishing solutions, such as heuristic detection, virtual similarity detection, black and white lists, and machine learning (ML). However, phishing attempts remain a problem, and establishing an effective anti-phishing strategy is a work in progress. Furthermore, while most anti-phishing solutions achieve the highest levels of accuracy on a given dataset, their methods suffer from an increased number of false positives. These methods are ineffective against zero-hour attacks. Phishing sites with… More >

Jun Wang^1,2, Chaoren Ge^1,2, Yihong Li^1,2, Huimin Zhao^1,2, Qiang Fu^1,2,*, Kerang Cao^1,2, Hoekyung Jung^3,*

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.83, No.3, pp. 5129-5153, 2025, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2025.062094 - 19 May 2025

Abstract Network Intrusion Detection System (NIDS) detection of minority class attacks is always a difficult task when dealing with attacks in complex network environments. To improve the detection capability of minority-class attacks, this study proposes an intrusion detection method based on a two-layer structure. The first layer employs a CNN-BiLSTM model incorporating an attention mechanism to classify network traffic into normal traffic, majority class attacks, and merged minority class attacks. The second layer further segments the minority class attacks through Stacking ensemble learning. The datasets are selected from the generic network dataset CIC-IDS2017, NSL-KDD, and the… More >

Noor Ullah Bacha¹, Songfeng Lu¹, Attiq Ur Rehman¹, Muhammad Idrees², Yazeed Yasin Ghadi³, Tahani Jaser Alahmadi^4,*

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.81, No.1, pp. 707-748, 2024, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2024.054780 - 15 October 2024

Abstract Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) remains a significant threat to web application security, exploiting vulnerabilities to hijack user sessions and steal sensitive data. Traditional detection methods often fail to keep pace with the evolving sophistication of cyber threats. This paper introduces a novel hybrid ensemble learning framework that leverages a combination of advanced machine learning algorithms—Logistic Regression (LR), Support Vector Machines (SVM), eXtreme Gradient Boosting (XGBoost), Categorical Boosting (CatBoost), and Deep Neural Networks (DNN). Utilizing the XSS-Attacks-2021 dataset, which comprises 460 instances across various real-world traffic-related scenarios, this framework significantly enhances XSS attack detection. Our approach, which… More >

Javed Rashid^1,2, Imran Khan¹, Irshad Ahmed Abbasi³, Muhammad Rizwan Saeed⁴, Mubbashar Saddique^5,*, Mohamed Abbas^6,7

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.76, No.3, pp. 3897-3920, 2023, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2023.040356 - 08 October 2023

Abstract Many plant species have a startling degree of morphological similarity, making it difficult to split and categorize them reliably. Unknown plant species can be challenging to classify and segment using deep learning. While using deep learning architectures has helped improve classification accuracy, the resulting models often need to be more flexible and require a large dataset to train. For the sake of taxonomy, this research proposes a hybrid method for categorizing guava, potato, and java plum leaves. Two new approaches are used to form the hybrid model suggested here. The guava, potato, and java plum More >

Ammar Almomani^1,2,*, Iman Akour³, Ahmed M. Manasrah^4,5, Omar Almomani⁶, Mohammad Alauthman⁷, Esra’a Abdullah¹, Amaal Al Shwait¹, Razan Al Sharaa¹

Intelligent Automation & Soft Computing, Vol.37, No.2, pp. 2499-2517, 2023, DOI:10.32604/iasc.2023.039687 - 21 June 2023

Abstract The exponential growth of Internet and network usage has necessitated heightened security measures to protect against data and network breaches. Intrusions, executed through network packets, pose a significant challenge for firewalls to detect and prevent due to the similarity between legitimate and intrusion traffic. The vast network traffic volume also complicates most network monitoring systems and algorithms. Several intrusion detection methods have been proposed, with machine learning techniques regarded as promising for dealing with these incidents. This study presents an Intrusion Detection System Based on Stacking Ensemble Learning base (Random Forest, Decision Tree, and k-Nearest-Neighbors). More >

Jeonghoon Choi¹, Dongjun Suh^1,*, Marc-Oliver Otto²

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.74, No.2, pp. 2945-2966, 2023, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2023.033417 - 31 October 2022

Abstract Recently, machine learning-based technologies have been developed to automate the classification of wafer map defect patterns during semiconductor manufacturing. The existing approaches used in the wafer map pattern classification include directly learning the image through a convolution neural network and applying the ensemble method after extracting image features. This study aims to classify wafer map defects more effectively and derive robust algorithms even for datasets with insufficient defect patterns. First, the number of defects during the actual process may be limited. Therefore, insufficient data are generated using convolutional auto-encoder (CAE), and the expanded data are 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 - 31 October 2022

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… More >

G. Geetha^1,2,*, K. Mohana Prasad¹

Intelligent Automation & Soft Computing, Vol.36, No.1, pp. 703-718, 2023, DOI:10.32604/iasc.2023.032530 - 29 September 2022

Abstract Diabetes mellitus is a metabolic disease in which blood glucose levels rise as a result of pancreatic insulin production failure. It causes hyperglycemia and chronic multiorgan dysfunction, including blindness, renal failure, and cardiovascular disease, if left untreated. One of the essential checks that are needed to be performed frequently in Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus is a blood test, this procedure involves extracting blood quite frequently, which leads to subject discomfort increasing the possibility of infection when the procedure is often recurring. Existing methods used for diabetes classification have less classification accuracy and suffer from vanishing… More >

Amel Ksibi¹, Amina Salhi¹, Ala Saleh Alluhaidan^1,*, Sahar A. El-Rahman²

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.74, No.1, pp. 2073-2096, 2023, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2023.032566 - 22 September 2022

Abstract The quality of the air we breathe during the courses of our daily lives has a significant impact on our health and well-being as individuals. Unfortunately, personal air quality measurement remains challenging. In this study, we investigate the use of first-person photos for the prediction of air quality. The main idea is to harness the power of a generalized stacking approach and the importance of haze features extracted from first-person images to create an efficient new stacking model called AirStackNet for air pollution prediction. AirStackNet consists of two layers and four regression models, where the… More >

Zeyong Sun¹, Guo Ran², Zilong Jin^1,3,*

Journal on Internet of Things, Vol.4, No.2, pp. 99-111, 2022, DOI:10.32604/jiot.2022.037416 - 28 March 2023

Abstract Intrusion detection is a hot field in the direction of network security. Classical intrusion detection systems are usually based on supervised machine learning models. These offline-trained models usually have better performance in the initial stages of system construction. However, due to the diversity and rapid development of intrusion techniques, the trained models are often difficult to detect new attacks. In addition, very little noisy data in the training process often has a considerable impact on the performance of the intrusion detection system. This paper proposes an intrusion detection system based on active incremental learning with… More >