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Nondestructive phenolic compounds measurement and origin discrimination of peated barley malt using near-infrared hyperspectral imagery and machine learning. (2021)
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YAN, Y., REN, J., TSCHANNERL, J., ZHAO, H., HARRISON, B. and JACK, F. 2021. Nondestructive phenolic compounds measurement and origin discrimination of peated barley malt using near-infrared hyperspectral imagery and machine learning. IEEE transactions on instrumentation and measurement [online], 70, article 5010715. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1109/TIM.2021.3082274

Quantifying phenolic compound in peated barley malt and discriminating its origin are essential to maintain the aroma of high-quality Scottish whisky during the manufacturing process. The content of the total phenol varies in peated barley malts, whi... Read More about Nondestructive phenolic compounds measurement and origin discrimination of peated barley malt using near-infrared hyperspectral imagery and machine learning..

Burst detection-based selective classifier resetting. (2021)
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WARES, S., ISAACS, J. and ELYAN, E. 2021. Burst detection-based selective classifier resetting. Journal of information and knowledge management [online], 20(2), article 2150027. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1142/S0219649221500271

Concept drift detection algorithms have historically been faithful to the aged architecture of forcefully resetting the base classifiers for each detected drift. This approach prevents underlying classifiers becoming outdated as the distribution of a... Read More about Burst detection-based selective classifier resetting..

Computational intelligent sensor-rank consolidation approach for Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT). (2021)
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MEKALA, M.S., RIZWAN, P. and KHAN, M.S. 2023. Computational intelligent sensor-rank consolidation approach for Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT). IEEE Internet of Things journal [online], 10(3), pages 2121-2130. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1109/JIOT.2021.3073600

Continues field monitoring and searching sensor data remains an imminent element emphasizes the influence of the Internet of Things (IoT). Most of the existing systems are concede spatial coordinates or semantic keywords to retrieve the entail data,... Read More about Computational intelligent sensor-rank consolidation approach for Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT)..

Modeling and dynamic analysis of spiral bevel gear coupled system of intermediate and tail gearboxes in a helicopter. (2021)
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ZHU, H., CHEN, W., ZHU, R., ZHANG, L., FU, B. and LU, X. 2021. Modeling and dynamic analysis of spiral bevel gear coupled system of intermediate and tail gearboxes in a helicopter. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, part C: journal of mechanical engineering science [online], 235(22), pages 5975-5993. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1177/0954406221992798

The coupled dynamic model of the intermediate and tail gearboxes’ spiral bevel gear-oblique tail shaft-laminated membrane coupling was established by employing the hybrid modeling method of finite element and lumped mass. Among them, the dynamic equa... Read More about Modeling and dynamic analysis of spiral bevel gear coupled system of intermediate and tail gearboxes in a helicopter..

Detection of morphological changes caused by chemical stress in the cyanobacterium Planktothrix agardhii using convolutional neural networks. (2021)
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CARLOTO, I., JOHNSTON, P., PESTANA, C.J. and LAWTON, L.A. 2021. Detection of morphological changes caused by chemical stress in the cyanobacterium Planktothrix agardhii using convolutional neural networks. Science of the total environment [online], 784, article 146956. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.146956

The presence of harmful algal bloom in many reservoirs around the world, alongside the lack of sanitation law/ordinance regarding cyanotoxin monitoring (particularly in developing countries), create a scenario in which the local population could pote... Read More about Detection of morphological changes caused by chemical stress in the cyanobacterium Planktothrix agardhii using convolutional neural networks..

A multimodal corpus of simulated consultations between a patient and multiple healthcare professionals. (2021)
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SNAITH, M., CONWAY, N., BEINEMA, T., DE FRANCO, D., PEASE, A., KANTHARAJU, R., JANIER, M., HUIZING, G., PELACHAUD, C. and OP DEN AKKER, H. 2021. A multimodal corpus of simulated consultations between a patient and multiple healthcare professionals. Language resources and evaluation [online], 55(4), pages 1077-1092. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10579-020-09526-0

Language resources for studying doctor–patient interaction are rare, primarily due to the ethical issues related to recording real medical consultations. Rarer still are resources that involve more than one healthcare professional in consultation wit... Read More about A multimodal corpus of simulated consultations between a patient and multiple healthcare professionals..

Object detection, distributed cloud computing and parallelization techniques for autonomous driving systems. (2021)
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MEDINA, E.C.G., ESPITIA, V.M.V., SILVA, D.C., DE LAS CUEVAS, S.F.R., HIRATA, M.P., CHEN, A.Z., GONZÁLEZ, J.A.G., BUSTAMANTE-BELLO, R. and MORENO-GARCÍA, C.F. 2021. Object detection, distributed cloud computing and parallelization techniques for autonomous driving systems. Applied sciences [online], 11(7), article 2925. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3390/app11072925

Autonomous vehicles are increasingly becoming a necessary trend towards building the smart cities of the future. Numerous proposals have been presented in recent years to tackle particular aspects of the working pipeline towards creating a functional... Read More about Object detection, distributed cloud computing and parallelization techniques for autonomous driving systems..

Intelligent human action recognition using an ensemble model of evolving deep networks with swarm-based optimization. (2021)
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ZHANG, L., LIM, C.P. and YU, Y. 2021. Intelligent human action recognition using an ensemble model of evolving deep networks with swarm-based optimization. Knowledge-based systems [online], 220, article ID 106918. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.knosys.2021.106918

Automatic interpretation of human actions from realistic videos attracts increasing research attention owing to its growing demand in real-world deployments such as biometrics, intelligent robotics, and surveillance. In this research, we propose an e... Read More about Intelligent human action recognition using an ensemble model of evolving deep networks with swarm-based optimization..

Feature selection using enhanced particle swarm optimisation for classification models. (2021)
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XIE, H., ZHANG, L., LIM, C.P., YU, Y. and LIU, H. 2021. Feature selection using enhanced particle swarm optimisation for classification models. Sensors [online], 21(5), article 1816. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3390/s21051816

In this research, we propose two Particle Swarm Optimisation (PSO) variants to undertake feature selection tasks. The aim is to overcome two major shortcomings of the original PSO model, i.e., premature convergence and weak exploitation around the ne... Read More about Feature selection using enhanced particle swarm optimisation for classification models..

Evaluating privacy: determining user privacy expectations on the web. (2021)
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PILTON, C., FAILY, S., and HENRIKSEN-BULMER, J. 2021. Evaluating privacy: determining user privacy expectations on the web. Computers and security [online], 105, article 102241. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cose.2021.102241

Individuals don’t often have privacy expectations. When asked to consider them, privacy realities were frequently perceived not to meet these expectations. Some websites exploit the trust of individuals by selling, sharing, or analysing their data. W... Read More about Evaluating privacy: determining user privacy expectations on the web..

Fusion of infrared and visible images for remote detection of low-altitude slow-speed small targets. (2021)
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SUN, H., LIU, Q., WANG, J., REN, J., WU, Y., ZHAO, H. and LI, H. 2021. Fusion of infrared and visible images for remote detection of low-altitude slow-speed small targets. IEEE journal of selected topics in applied earth observations and remote sensing [online], 14, pages 2971-2983. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1109/JSTARS.2021.3061496

Detection of the low-altitude and slow-speed small (LSS) targets is one of the most popular research topics in remote sensing. Despite of a few existing approaches, there is still an accuracy gap for satisfying the practical needs. As the LSS targets... Read More about Fusion of infrared and visible images for remote detection of low-altitude slow-speed small targets..

A new cost function for spatial image steganography based on 2D-SSA and WMF. (2021)
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XIE, G., REN, J., MARSHALL, S., ZHAO, H. and LI, H. 2021. A new cost function for spatial image steganography based on 2D-SSA and WMF. IEEE access [online], 9, pages 30604-30614. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2021.3059690

As an essential tool for secure communications, adaptive steganography aims to communicate secret information with the least security cost. Inspired by the Ranking Priority Profile (RPP), we propose a novel two-step cost function for adaptive stegano... Read More about A new cost function for spatial image steganography based on 2D-SSA and WMF..

Evaluating explainability methods intended for multiple stakeholders. (2021)
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MARTIN, K., LIRET, A., WIRATUNGA, N., OWUSU, G. and KERN, M. 2021. Evaluating explainability methods intended for multiple stakeholders. KI - Künstliche Intelligenz [online], 35(3-4), pages 397-411. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13218-020-00702-6

Explanation mechanisms for intelligent systems are typically designed to respond to specific user needs, yet in practice these systems tend to have a wide variety of users. This can present a challenge to organisations looking to satisfy the explanat... Read More about Evaluating explainability methods intended for multiple stakeholders..

A survey on wireless body area networks: architecture, security challenges and research opportunities. (2021)
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HAJAR, M.S., AL-KADRI, M.O. and KALUTARAGE, H.K. 2021. A survey on wireless body area networks: architecture, security challenges and research opportunities. Computers and security [online], 104, article ID 102211. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cose.2021.102211

In the era of communication technologies, wireless healthcare networks enable innovative applications to enhance the quality of patients’ lives, provide useful monitoring tools for caregivers, and allows timely intervention. However, due to the sensi... Read More about A survey on wireless body area networks: architecture, security challenges and research opportunities..

Particle swarm optimization for automatically evolving convolutional neural networks for image classification. (2021)
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LAWRENCE, T., ZHANG, L., LIM, C.P. and PHILLIPS, E.-J. 2021. Particle swarm optimization for automatically evolving convolutional neural networks for image classification. IEEE access [online], 9, pages 14369-14386. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2021.3052489

Designing Convolutional Neural Networks from scratch is a time-consuming process that requires specialist expertise. While automated architecture generation algorithms have been proposed, the underlying search strategies generally are computationally... Read More about Particle swarm optimization for automatically evolving convolutional neural networks for image classification..

Resource offload consolidation based on deep-reinforcement learning approach in cyber-physical systems. (2020)
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MEKALA, M.S., JOLFAEI, A., SRIVASTAVA, G., ZHENG, X., ANVARI-MOGHADDAM, A. and VISWANATHAN, P. 2022. Resource offload consolidation based on deep-reinforcement learning approach in cyber-physical systems. IEEE transactions on emerging topics in computational intelligence [online], 6(2), pages 245-254. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1109/tetci.2020.3044082

In cyber-physical systems, it is advantageous to leverage cloud with edge resources to distribute the workload for processing and computing user data at the point of generation. Services offered by cloud are not flexible enough against variations in... Read More about Resource offload consolidation based on deep-reinforcement learning approach in cyber-physical systems..

DRL-GAN: dual-stream representation learning GAN for low-resolution image classification in UAV applications. (2020)
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XI, Y., JIA, W., ZHENG, J., FAN, X., XIE, Y., REN, J. and HE, X. 2021. DRL-GAN: dual-stream representation learning GAN for low-resolution image classification in UAV applications. IEEE Journal of selected topics in applied earth observations and remote sensing [online], 14, pages 1705-1716. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1109/JSTARS.2020.3043109

Identifying tiny objects from extremely low resolution (LR) UAV-based remote sensing images is generally considered as a very challenging task, because of very limited information in the object areas. In recent years, there have been very limited att... Read More about DRL-GAN: dual-stream representation learning GAN for low-resolution image classification in UAV applications..

EACOFT: an energy-aware correlation filter for visual tracking. (2020)
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LIU, Q., REN, J., WANG, Y., WU, Y., SUN, H. and ZHAO, H. 2021. EACOFT: an energy-aware correlation filter for visual tracking. Pattern recognition [online], 112, article ID 107766. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.patcog.2020.107766

Correlation filter based trackers attribute to its calculation in the frequency domain can efficiently locate targets in a relatively fast speed. This characteristic however also limits its generalization in some specific scenarios. The reasons that... Read More about EACOFT: an energy-aware correlation filter for visual tracking..

On the class overlap problem in imbalanced data classification. (2020)
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VUTTIPITTAYAMONGKOL, P., ELYAN, E. and PETROVSKI, A. 2021. On the class overlap problem in imbalanced data classification. Knowledge-based systems [online], 212, article number 106631. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.knosys.2020.106631

Class imbalance is an active research area in the machine learning community. However, existing and recent literature showed that class overlap had a higher negative impact on the performance of learning algorithms. This paper provides detailed criti... Read More about On the class overlap problem in imbalanced data classification..

Texture-sensitive superpixeling and adaptive thresholding for effective segmentation of sea ice floes in high-resolution optical images. (2020)
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CHAI, Y., REN, J., HWANG, B., WANG, J., FAN, D., YAN, Y. and ZHU, S. 2021. Texture-sensitive superpixeling and adaptive thresholding for effective segmentation of sea ice floes in high-resolution optical images. IEEE journal of selected topics in applied earth observations and remote sensing [online], 14, pages 577-586. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1109/jstars.2020.3040614

Efficient and accurate segmentation of sea ice floes from high-resolution optical (HRO) remote sensing images is crucial for understanding of sea ice evolutions and climate changes, especially in coping with the large data volume. Existing methods su... Read More about Texture-sensitive superpixeling and adaptive thresholding for effective segmentation of sea ice floes in high-resolution optical images..