Human activity recognition is commonly used in several Internet of Things applications to recognize different contexts and respond to them.Deep learning has gained momentum for identifying activities through sensors,s...Human activity recognition is commonly used in several Internet of Things applications to recognize different contexts and respond to them.Deep learning has gained momentum for identifying activities through sensors,smartphones or even surveillance cameras.However,it is often difficult to train deep learning models on constrained IoT devices.The focus of this paper is to propose an alternative model by constructing a Deep Learning-based Human Activity Recognition framework for edge computing,which we call DL-HAR.The goal of this framework is to exploit the capabilities of cloud computing to train a deep learning model and deploy it on less-powerful edge devices for recognition.The idea is to conduct the training of the model in the Cloud and distribute it to the edge nodes.We demonstrate how the DL-HAR can perform human activity recognition at the edge while improving efficiency and accuracy.In order to evaluate the proposed framework,we conducted a comprehensive set of experiments to validate the applicability of DL-HAR.Experimental results on the benchmark dataset show a significant increase in performance compared with the state-of-the-art models.展开更多
Breast cancer diagnosis through mammography is a pivotal application within medical image-based diagnostics,integral for early detection and effective treatment.While deep learning has significantly advanced the analy...Breast cancer diagnosis through mammography is a pivotal application within medical image-based diagnostics,integral for early detection and effective treatment.While deep learning has significantly advanced the analysis of mammographic images,challenges such as low contrast,image noise,and the high dimensionality of features often degrade model performance.Addressing these challenges,our study introduces a novel method integrating Genetic Algorithms(GA)with pre-trained Convolutional Neural Network(CNN)models to enhance feature selection and classification accuracy.Our approach involves a systematic process:first,we employ widely-used CNN architectures(VGG16,VGG19,MobileNet,and DenseNet)to extract a broad range of features from the Medical Image Analysis Society(MIAS)mammography dataset.Subsequently,a GA optimizes these features by selecting the most relevant and least redundant,aiming to overcome the typical pitfalls of high dimensionality.The selected features are then utilized to train several classifiers,including Linear and Polynomial Support Vector Machines(SVMs),K-Nearest Neighbors,Decision Trees,and Random Forests,enabling a robust evaluation of the method’s effectiveness across varied learning algorithms.Our extensive experimental evaluation demonstrates that the integration of MobileNet and GA significantly improves classification accuracy,from 83.33%to 89.58%,underscoring the method’s efficacy.By detailing these steps,we highlight the innovation of our approach which not only addresses key issues in breast cancer imaging analysis but also offers a scalable solution potentially applicable to other domains within medical imaging.展开更多
The fast spread of coronavirus disease(COVID-19)caused by SARSCoV-2 has become a pandemic and a serious threat to the world.As of May 30,2020,this disease had infected more than 6 million people globally,with hundreds...The fast spread of coronavirus disease(COVID-19)caused by SARSCoV-2 has become a pandemic and a serious threat to the world.As of May 30,2020,this disease had infected more than 6 million people globally,with hundreds of thousands of deaths.Therefore,there is an urgent need to predict confirmed cases so as to analyze the impact of COVID-19 and practice readiness in healthcare systems.This study uses gradient boosting regression(GBR)to build a trained model to predict the daily total confirmed cases of COVID-19.The GBR method can minimize the loss function of the training process and create a single strong learner from weak learners.Experiments are conducted on a dataset of daily confirmed COVID-19 cases from January 22,2020,to May 30,2020.The results are evaluated on a set of evaluation performance measures using 10-fold cross-validation to demonstrate the effectiveness of the GBR method.The results reveal that the GBR model achieves 0.00686 root mean square error,the lowest among several comparative models.展开更多
Nowadays,healthcare has become an important area for the Internet of Things(IoT)to automate healthcare facilities to share and use patient data anytime and anywhere with Internet services.At present,the host-based Int...Nowadays,healthcare has become an important area for the Internet of Things(IoT)to automate healthcare facilities to share and use patient data anytime and anywhere with Internet services.At present,the host-based Internet paradigm is used for sharing and accessing healthcare-related data.However,due to the location-dependent nature,it suffers from latency,mobility,and security.For this purpose,Named Data Networking(NDN)has been recommended as the future Internet paradigm to cover the shortcomings of the traditional host-based Internet paradigm.Unfortunately,the novel breed lacks a secure framework for healthcare.This article constructs an NDN-Based Internet of Medical Things(NDN-IoMT)framework using a lightweight certificateless(CLC)signature.We adopt the Hyperelliptic Curve Cryptosystem(HCC)to reduce cost,which provides strong security using a smaller key size compared to Elliptic Curve Cryptosystem(ECC).Furthermore,we validate the safety of the proposed scheme through AVISPA.For cost-efficiency,we compare the designed scheme with relevant certificateless signature schemes.The final result shows that our proposed scheme uses minimal network resources.Lastly,we deploy the given framework on NDN-IoMT.展开更多
文摘Human activity recognition is commonly used in several Internet of Things applications to recognize different contexts and respond to them.Deep learning has gained momentum for identifying activities through sensors,smartphones or even surveillance cameras.However,it is often difficult to train deep learning models on constrained IoT devices.The focus of this paper is to propose an alternative model by constructing a Deep Learning-based Human Activity Recognition framework for edge computing,which we call DL-HAR.The goal of this framework is to exploit the capabilities of cloud computing to train a deep learning model and deploy it on less-powerful edge devices for recognition.The idea is to conduct the training of the model in the Cloud and distribute it to the edge nodes.We demonstrate how the DL-HAR can perform human activity recognition at the edge while improving efficiency and accuracy.In order to evaluate the proposed framework,we conducted a comprehensive set of experiments to validate the applicability of DL-HAR.Experimental results on the benchmark dataset show a significant increase in performance compared with the state-of-the-art models.
基金The authors extend their appreciation to the Deputyship for Research&Innovation,“Ministry of Education”in Saudi Arabia for funding this research work through the project number (IFKSUDR_D127).
文摘Breast cancer diagnosis through mammography is a pivotal application within medical image-based diagnostics,integral for early detection and effective treatment.While deep learning has significantly advanced the analysis of mammographic images,challenges such as low contrast,image noise,and the high dimensionality of features often degrade model performance.Addressing these challenges,our study introduces a novel method integrating Genetic Algorithms(GA)with pre-trained Convolutional Neural Network(CNN)models to enhance feature selection and classification accuracy.Our approach involves a systematic process:first,we employ widely-used CNN architectures(VGG16,VGG19,MobileNet,and DenseNet)to extract a broad range of features from the Medical Image Analysis Society(MIAS)mammography dataset.Subsequently,a GA optimizes these features by selecting the most relevant and least redundant,aiming to overcome the typical pitfalls of high dimensionality.The selected features are then utilized to train several classifiers,including Linear and Polynomial Support Vector Machines(SVMs),K-Nearest Neighbors,Decision Trees,and Random Forests,enabling a robust evaluation of the method’s effectiveness across varied learning algorithms.Our extensive experimental evaluation demonstrates that the integration of MobileNet and GA significantly improves classification accuracy,from 83.33%to 89.58%,underscoring the method’s efficacy.By detailing these steps,we highlight the innovation of our approach which not only addresses key issues in breast cancer imaging analysis but also offers a scalable solution potentially applicable to other domains within medical imaging.
基金The financial support provided from the Deanship of Scientific Research at King SaudUniversity,Research group No.RG-1441-502.
文摘The fast spread of coronavirus disease(COVID-19)caused by SARSCoV-2 has become a pandemic and a serious threat to the world.As of May 30,2020,this disease had infected more than 6 million people globally,with hundreds of thousands of deaths.Therefore,there is an urgent need to predict confirmed cases so as to analyze the impact of COVID-19 and practice readiness in healthcare systems.This study uses gradient boosting regression(GBR)to build a trained model to predict the daily total confirmed cases of COVID-19.The GBR method can minimize the loss function of the training process and create a single strong learner from weak learners.Experiments are conducted on a dataset of daily confirmed COVID-19 cases from January 22,2020,to May 30,2020.The results are evaluated on a set of evaluation performance measures using 10-fold cross-validation to demonstrate the effectiveness of the GBR method.The results reveal that the GBR model achieves 0.00686 root mean square error,the lowest among several comparative models.
文摘Nowadays,healthcare has become an important area for the Internet of Things(IoT)to automate healthcare facilities to share and use patient data anytime and anywhere with Internet services.At present,the host-based Internet paradigm is used for sharing and accessing healthcare-related data.However,due to the location-dependent nature,it suffers from latency,mobility,and security.For this purpose,Named Data Networking(NDN)has been recommended as the future Internet paradigm to cover the shortcomings of the traditional host-based Internet paradigm.Unfortunately,the novel breed lacks a secure framework for healthcare.This article constructs an NDN-Based Internet of Medical Things(NDN-IoMT)framework using a lightweight certificateless(CLC)signature.We adopt the Hyperelliptic Curve Cryptosystem(HCC)to reduce cost,which provides strong security using a smaller key size compared to Elliptic Curve Cryptosystem(ECC).Furthermore,we validate the safety of the proposed scheme through AVISPA.For cost-efficiency,we compare the designed scheme with relevant certificateless signature schemes.The final result shows that our proposed scheme uses minimal network resources.Lastly,we deploy the given framework on NDN-IoMT.
