Vinay Kukreja¹, Asha Abraham², K. Kalaiselvi³, K. Deepa Thilak³, Shanmugasundaram Hariharan⁴, Shih-Yu Chen^5,6,*

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol., , DOI:10.32604/cmc.2023.045136

Abstract Data fusion generates fused data by combining multiple sources, resulting in information that is more consistent, accurate, and useful than any individual source and more reliable and consistent than the raw original data, which are often imperfect, inconsistent, complex, and uncertain. Traditional data fusion methods like probabilistic fusion, set-based fusion, and evidential belief reasoning fusion methods are computationally complex and require accurate classification and proper handling of raw data. Data fusion is the process of integrating multiple data sources. Data filtering means examining a dataset to exclude, rearrange, or apportion data according to the criteria. Different sensors generate a large… More >

Lei Hu^1,*, Yuanwen Lu¹, Si Wang², Wenbin Wang³, Yongmei Zhang⁴

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol., , DOI:10.32604/cmc.2023.042974

Abstract The YOLOx-s network does not sufficiently meet the accuracy demand of equipment detection in the autonomous inspection of distribution lines by Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) due to the complex background of distribution lines, variable morphology of equipment, and large differences in equipment sizes. Therefore, aiming at the difficult detection of power equipment in UAV inspection images, we propose a multi-equipment detection method for inspection of distribution lines based on the YOLOx-s. Based on the YOLOx-s network, we make the following improvements: 1) The Receptive Field Block (RFB) module is added after the shallow feature layer of the backbone network to… More >

Wenlong Zhu^1,2,*, Yu Miao¹, Shuangshuang Yang³, Zuozheng Lian^1,2, Lianhe Cui¹

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol., , DOI:10.32604/cmc.2023.045646

Abstract Influence Maximization (IM) aims to select a seed set of size k in a social network so that information can be spread most widely under a specific information propagation model through this set of nodes. However, most existing studies on the IM problem focus on static social network features, while neglecting the features of temporal social networks. To bridge this gap, we focus on node features reflected by their historical interaction behavior in temporal social networks, i.e., interaction attributes and self-similarity, and incorporate them into the influence maximization algorithm and information propagation model. Firstly, we propose a node feature-aware voting… More >

Shanshan Wang^1,2,3, Quan Yuan¹, Weiwei Tan¹, Tengfei Yang¹, Liang Zeng^1,2,3,*

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol., , DOI:10.32604/cmc.2023.044807

Abstract Feature Selection (FS) is an important problem that involves selecting the most informative subset of features from a dataset to improve classification accuracy. However, due to the high dimensionality and complexity of the dataset, most optimization algorithms for feature selection suffer from a balance issue during the search process. Therefore, the present paper proposes a hybrid Sine-Cosine Chimp Optimization Algorithm (SCChOA) to address the feature selection problem. In this approach, firstly, a multi-cycle iterative strategy is designed to better combine the SineCosine Algorithm (SCA) and the Chimp Optimization Algorithm (ChOA), enabling a more effective search in the objective space. Secondly,… More >

Fayaz Hassan^1,*, Jianguo Yu¹, Zafi Sherhan Syed², Arif Hussain Magsi³, Nadeem Ahmed⁴

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol., , DOI:10.32604/cmc.2023.044650

Abstract Vehicular Ad-hoc Networks (VANETs) are mobile ad-hoc networks that use vehicles as nodes to create a wireless network. Whereas VANETs offer many advantages over traditional transportation networks, ensuring security in VANETs remains a significant challenge due to the potential for malicious attacks. This study addresses the critical issue of security in VANETs by introducing an intelligent Intrusion Detection System (IDS) that merges Machine Learning (ML)–based attack detection with Explainable AI (XAI) explanations. This study ML pipeline involves utilizing correlation-based feature selection followed by a Random Forest (RF) classifier that achieves a classification accuracy of 100% for the binary classification task… More >

Jongwook Si¹, Sungyoung Kim^2,*

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol., , DOI:10.32604/cmc.2023.043797

Abstract The objective of style transfer is to maintain the content of an image while transferring the style of another image. However, conventional methods face challenges in preserving facial features, especially in Korean portraits where elements like the “Gat” (a traditional Korean hat) are prevalent. This paper proposes a deep learning network designed to perform style transfer that includes the “Gat” while preserving the identity of the face. Unlike traditional style transfer techniques, the proposed method aims to preserve the texture, attire, and the “Gat” in the style image by employing image sharpening and face landmark, with the GAN. The color,… More >

Soonshin Seo^1,2, Ji-Hwan Kim^2,*

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol., , DOI:10.32604/cmc.2023.042816

Abstract Automatic speech recognition (ASR) systems have emerged as indispensable tools across a wide spectrum of applications, ranging from transcription services to voice-activated assistants. To enhance the performance of these systems, it is important to deploy efficient models capable of adapting to diverse deployment conditions. In recent years, on-demand pruning methods have obtained significant attention within the ASR domain due to their adaptability in various deployment scenarios. However, these methods often confront substantial tradeoffs, particularly in terms of unstable accuracy when reducing the model size. To address challenges, this study introduces two crucial empirical findings. Firstly, it proposes the incorporation of… More >

Zhenhua Yu¹, Zhengqi Liu¹, Xuya Cong^1,*, Xiaobo Li², Li Yin³

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol., , DOI:10.32604/cmc.2023.042361

Abstract As one of the most effective techniques for finding software vulnerabilities, fuzzing has become a hot topic in software security. It feeds potentially syntactically or semantically malformed test data to a target program to mine vulnerabilities and crash the system. In recent years, considerable efforts have been dedicated by researchers and practitioners towards improving fuzzing, so there are more and more methods and forms, which make it difficult to have a comprehensive understanding of the technique. This paper conducts a thorough survey of fuzzing, focusing on its general process, classification, common application scenarios, and some state-of-the-art techniques that have been… More >

Laila Almutairi¹, Shabnam Mohamed Aslam^2,*

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol., , DOI:10.32604/cmc.2023.040268

Abstract The rapid growth of service-oriented and cloud computing has created large-scale data centres worldwide. Modern data centres’ operating costs mostly come from back-end cloud infrastructure and energy consumption. In cloud computing, extensive communication resources are required. Moreover, cloud applications require more bandwidth to transfer large amounts of data to satisfy end-user requirements. It is also essential that no communication source can cause congestion or bag loss owing to unnecessary switching buffers. This paper proposes a novel Energy and Communication (EC) aware scheduling (EC-scheduler) algorithm for green cloud computing, which optimizes data centre energy consumption and traffic load. The primary goal… More >

Doaa Sami Khafaga¹, Zongming Lv², Imran Khan^3,4, Shebnam M. Sefat⁵, Amel Ali Alhussan^1,*

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol., , DOI:10.32604/cmc.2023.039956

Abstract With the capacities of self-learning, acquainted capacities, high-speed looking for ideal arrangements, solid nonlinear fitting, and mapping self-assertively complex nonlinear relations, neural systems have made incredible advances and accomplished broad application over the final half-century. As one of the foremost conspicuous methods for fake insights, neural systems are growing toward high computational speed and moo control utilization. Due to the inborn impediments of electronic gadgets, it may be troublesome for electronic-implemented neural systems to make the strides these two exhibitions encourage. Optical neural systems can combine optoelectronic procedures and neural organization models to provide ways to break the bottleneck. This… More >