{"title":"Analysis of Threats and Cybersecurity in the Oil and Gas Sector within the Context of Critical Infrastructure","authors":"Shakir A. Mehdiyev, Mammad A. Hashimovv","doi":"10.5815/ijitcs.2024.01.05","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5815/ijitcs.2024.01.05","url":null,"abstract":"This article explores the multifaceted challenges inherent in ensuring the cybersecurity of critical infrastructures, i.e., a linchpin of modern society and the economy, spanning pivotal sectors such as energy, transportation, and finance. In the era of accelerating digitalization and escalating dependence on information technology, safeguarding these infrastructures against evolving cyber threats becomes not just crucial but imperative. The examination unfolds by dissecting the vulnerabilities that plague critical infrastructures, probing into the diverse spectrum of threats they confront in the contemporary cybersecurity landscape. Moreover, the article meticulously outlines innovative security strategies designed to fortify these vital systems against malicious intrusions. A distinctive aspect of this work is the nuanced case study presented within the oil and gas sector, strategically chosen to illustrate the vulnerability of critical infrastructures to cyber threats. By examining this sector in detail, the article aims to shed light on industry-specific challenges and potential solutions, thereby enhancing our understanding of cybersecurity dynamics within critical infrastructures. This article contributes a comprehensive analysis of the challenges faced by critical infrastructures in the face of cyber threats, offering contemporary security strategies and leveraging a focused case study to deepen insights into the nuanced vulnerabilities within the oil and gas sector.","PeriodicalId":130361,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Information Technology and Computer Science","volume":"37 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139794618","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M. H. Rahman, M. Naderuzzaman, M. A. Kashem, B. M. Salahuddin, Z. Mahmud
{"title":"Comparative Study: Performance of MVC Frameworks on RDBMS","authors":"M. H. Rahman, M. Naderuzzaman, M. A. Kashem, B. M. Salahuddin, Z. Mahmud","doi":"10.5815/ijitcs.2024.01.03","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5815/ijitcs.2024.01.03","url":null,"abstract":"The regular utilization of web-based applications is crucial in our everyday life. The Model View Controller (MVC) architecture serves as a structured programming design that developers utilize to create user interfaces. This pattern is commonly applied by application software developers to construct web-based applications. The use of a MVC framework of PHP Scripting language is often essential for application software development. There is a significant argument regarding the most suitable PHP MVC such as Codeigniter & Laravel and Phalcon frameworks since not all frameworks cater to everyone's needs. It's a fact that not all MVC frameworks are created equal and different frameworks can be combined for specific scenarios. Selecting the appropriate MVC framework can pose a challenge at times. In this context, our paper focuses on conducting a comparative analysis of different PHP frameworks. The widely used PHP MVC frameworks are picked to compare the performance on basic Operation of Relational databases and different type of Application software to calculate execution time. In this experiment a large (Big Data) dataset was used. The Mean values of insert operation in MySQL database of Codeigniter, Laravel, Phalcon were 149.64, 149.99, 145.48 and PostgreSQL database`s 48.259, 49.39, 45.87 respectively. The Mean values of Update operation in MySQL database of Codeigniter, Laravel, Phalcon were 149.64, 158.39, 207.82 and PostgreSQL database`s 48.24, 49.39, 46.64 respectively. The Mean values of Select operation in MySQL database of Codeigniter, Laravel, Phalcon were 1.60, 3.23, 0.98 and PostgreSQL database`s 1.95, 4.57, 2.36 respectively. The Mean values of Delete operation in MySQL database of Codeigniter, Laravel, Phalcon were 150.27, 156.99, 149.63 and PostgreSQL database`s 42.95, 48.25, 42.07 respectively. The findings from our experiment can be advantageous for web application developers to choose proper MVC frameworks with their integrated development environment (IDE). This result will be helpful for small, medium & large-scale organization in choosing the appropriate PHP Framework.","PeriodicalId":130361,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Information Technology and Computer Science","volume":"365 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139852367","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Towards Effective Solid Waste Management: A Mobile Application for Coordinated Waste Collection and User-official Interaction","authors":"Paudel A., Pant A., Manandhar A., Gautam B.","doi":"10.5815/ijitcs.2024.01.02","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5815/ijitcs.2024.01.02","url":null,"abstract":"Solid Waste Management is an especially important task related to human health and the environment. Due to ineffective scheduled date & time, poor communication between waste collecting institutions and local house owners, people are compelled to throw waste on streets which is not good. Even if there is a routine, people tend to miss the schedule. Our aim is to develop an application for mobile phones, which consists of two parties- the user and waste management officials, where the second one acts as reminders. Officials will send a notification to the user, signaling that they are at a certain checkpoint near the user and the user can now throw waste properly and not on the streets. An incremental model was used throughout our project; basic requirements are fulfilled first and then iterated to create the final product. The proposed application includes two portals for whether you are user or waste management personnel. This application helps to improve the coordination between clients and collectors and determines whether the waste in an area has been collected or not. The survey conducted in this study involved consulting the Environment and Agricultural Department of Kathmandu Metropolitan City, which highlighted the significance of a notifying application. This application addresses the issue of uncoordinated waste disposal by providing users with information about collection schedules, leading to better waste management practices and reduced unsystematic garbage disposal.","PeriodicalId":130361,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Information Technology and Computer Science","volume":"72 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139853775","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
F. W. Christanto, Victor Gayuh Utomo, Rastri Prathivi, Christine Dewi
{"title":"The Impact of Financial Statement Integration in Machine Learning for Stock Price Prediction","authors":"F. W. Christanto, Victor Gayuh Utomo, Rastri Prathivi, Christine Dewi","doi":"10.5815/ijitcs.2024.01.04","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5815/ijitcs.2024.01.04","url":null,"abstract":"In the capital market, there are two methods used by investors to make stock price predictions, namely fundamental analysis, and technical analysis. In computer science, it is possible to make prediction, including stock price prediction, use Machine Learning (ML). While there is research result that said both fundamental and technical parameter should give an optimum prediction there is lack of confirmation in Machine Learning to this result. This research conducts experiment using Support Vector Regression (SVR) and Support Vector Machine (SVM) as ML method to predict stock price. Further, the result is compared between 3 groups of parameters, technical only (TEC), financial statement only (FIN) and combination of both (COM). Our experimental results show that integrating financial statements has a neutral impact on SVR predictions but a positive impact on SVM predictions and the accuracy value of the model in this research reached 83%.","PeriodicalId":130361,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Information Technology and Computer Science","volume":"152 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139854153","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Towards Effective Solid Waste Management: A Mobile Application for Coordinated Waste Collection and User-official Interaction","authors":"Paudel A., Pant A., Manandhar A., Gautam B.","doi":"10.5815/ijitcs.2024.01.02","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5815/ijitcs.2024.01.02","url":null,"abstract":"Solid Waste Management is an especially important task related to human health and the environment. Due to ineffective scheduled date & time, poor communication between waste collecting institutions and local house owners, people are compelled to throw waste on streets which is not good. Even if there is a routine, people tend to miss the schedule. Our aim is to develop an application for mobile phones, which consists of two parties- the user and waste management officials, where the second one acts as reminders. Officials will send a notification to the user, signaling that they are at a certain checkpoint near the user and the user can now throw waste properly and not on the streets. An incremental model was used throughout our project; basic requirements are fulfilled first and then iterated to create the final product. The proposed application includes two portals for whether you are user or waste management personnel. This application helps to improve the coordination between clients and collectors and determines whether the waste in an area has been collected or not. The survey conducted in this study involved consulting the Environment and Agricultural Department of Kathmandu Metropolitan City, which highlighted the significance of a notifying application. This application addresses the issue of uncoordinated waste disposal by providing users with information about collection schedules, leading to better waste management practices and reduced unsystematic garbage disposal.","PeriodicalId":130361,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Information Technology and Computer Science","volume":"91 s1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139793874","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
F. W. Christanto, Victor Gayuh Utomo, Rastri Prathivi, Christine Dewi
{"title":"The Impact of Financial Statement Integration in Machine Learning for Stock Price Prediction","authors":"F. W. Christanto, Victor Gayuh Utomo, Rastri Prathivi, Christine Dewi","doi":"10.5815/ijitcs.2024.01.04","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5815/ijitcs.2024.01.04","url":null,"abstract":"In the capital market, there are two methods used by investors to make stock price predictions, namely fundamental analysis, and technical analysis. In computer science, it is possible to make prediction, including stock price prediction, use Machine Learning (ML). While there is research result that said both fundamental and technical parameter should give an optimum prediction there is lack of confirmation in Machine Learning to this result. This research conducts experiment using Support Vector Regression (SVR) and Support Vector Machine (SVM) as ML method to predict stock price. Further, the result is compared between 3 groups of parameters, technical only (TEC), financial statement only (FIN) and combination of both (COM). Our experimental results show that integrating financial statements has a neutral impact on SVR predictions but a positive impact on SVM predictions and the accuracy value of the model in this research reached 83%.","PeriodicalId":130361,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Information Technology and Computer Science","volume":"139 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139794357","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Accident Response Time Enhancement Using Drones: A Case Study in Najm for Insurance Services","authors":"S. M. Elhag, Ghadi H. Shaheen, Fatmah H. Alahmadi","doi":"10.5815/ijitcs.2023.06.01","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5815/ijitcs.2023.06.01","url":null,"abstract":"One of the main reasons for mortality among people is traffic accidents. The percentage of traffic accidents in the world has increased to become the third in the expected causes of death in 2020. In Saudi Arabia, there are more than 460,000 car accidents every year. The number of car accidents in Saudi Arabia is rising, especially during busy periods such as Ramadan and the Hajj season. The Saudi Arabia’s government is making the required efforts to lower the nations of car accident rate. This paper suggests a business process improvement for car accident reports handled by Najm in accordance with the Saudi Vision 2030. According to drone success in many fields (e.g., entertainment, monitoring, and photography), the paper proposes using drones to respond to accident reports, which will help to expedite the process and minimize turnaround time. In addition, the drone provides quick accident response and recording scenes with accurate results. The Business Process Management (BPM) methodology is followed in this proposal. The model was validated by comparing before and after simulation results which shows a significant impact on performance about 40% regarding turnaround time. Therefore, using drones can enhance the process of accident response with Najm in Saudi Arabia.","PeriodicalId":130361,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Information Technology and Computer Science","volume":"30 7","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138589159","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Early Formalization of AI-tools Usage in Software Engineering in Europe: Study of 2023","authors":"Denis S. Pashchenko","doi":"10.5815/ijitcs.2023.06.03","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5815/ijitcs.2023.06.03","url":null,"abstract":"This scientific article presents the results of a study focused on the current practices and future prospects of AI-tools usage, specifically large language models (LLMs), in software development (SD) processes within European IT companies. The Pan-European study covers 35 SD teams from all regions of Europe and consists of three sections: the first section explores the current adoption of AI-tools in software production, the second section addresses common challenges in LLMs implementation, and the third section provides a forecast of the tech future in AI-tools development for SD. The study reveals that AI-tools, particularly LLMs, have gained popularity and approbation in European IT companies for tasks related to software design and construction, coding, and software documentation. However, their usage for business and system analysis remains limited. Nevertheless, challenges such as resource constraints and organizational resistance are evident. The article also highlights the potential of AI-tools in the software development process, such as automating routine operations, speeding up work processes, and enhancing software product excellence. Moreover, the research examines the transformation of IT paradigms driven by AI-tools, leading to changes in the skill sets of software developers. Although the impact of LLMs on the software development industry is perceived as modest, experts anticipate significant changes in the next 10 years, including AI-tools integration into advanced IDEs, software project management systems, and product management tools. Ethical concerns about data ownership, information security and legal aspects of AI-tools usage are also discussed, with experts emphasizing the need for legal formalization and regulation in the AI domain. Overall, the study highlights the growing importance and potential of AI-tools in software development, as well as the need for careful consideration of challenges and ethical implications to fully leverage their benefits.","PeriodicalId":130361,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Information Technology and Computer Science","volume":"4 11","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138586564","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Decoding Optimization Algorithms for Convolutional Neural Networks in Time Series Regression Tasks","authors":"Deepnita Singh, N. Rawat","doi":"10.5815/ijitcs.2023.06.04","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5815/ijitcs.2023.06.04","url":null,"abstract":"Optimization algorithms play a vital role in training deep learning models effectively. This research paper presents a comprehensive comparative analysis of various optimization algorithms for Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs) in the context of time series regression. The study focuses on the specific application of maximum temperature prediction, utilizing a dataset of historical temperature records. The primary objective is to investigate the performance of different optimizers and evaluate their impact on the accuracy and convergence properties of the CNN model. Experiments were conducted using different optimizers, including Stochastic Gradient Descent (SGD), RMSprop, Adagrad, Adadelta, Adam, and Adamax, while keeping other factors constant. Their performance was evaluated and compared based on metrics such as mean squared error (MSE), mean absolute error (MAE), root mean squared error (RMSE), R-squared (R²), mean absolute percentage error (MAPE), and explained variance score (EVS) to measure the predictive accuracy and generalization capability of the models. Additionally, learning curves are analyzed to observe the convergence behavior of each optimizer. The experimental results, indicating significant variations in convergence speed, accuracy, and robustness among the optimizers, underscore the research value of this work. By comprehensively evaluating and comparing various optimization algorithms, we aimed to provide valuable insights into their performance characteristics in the context of time series regression using CNN models. This work contributes to the understanding of optimizer selection and its impact on model performance, assisting researchers and practitioners in choosing the most suitable optimization algorithm for time series regression tasks.","PeriodicalId":130361,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Information Technology and Computer Science","volume":"51 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138588093","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Akanksha A. Pai, Harini K. S., Deeptha Giridhar, Shanta Rangaswamy
{"title":"Real Time Accident Detection from Closed Circuit Television and Suggestion of Nearest Medical Amenities","authors":"Akanksha A. Pai, Harini K. S., Deeptha Giridhar, Shanta Rangaswamy","doi":"10.5815/ijitcs.2023.06.02","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5815/ijitcs.2023.06.02","url":null,"abstract":"The prevalence of automobile accidents as a major cause of violent deaths around the world has prompted researchers to develop an automated method for detecting them. The effectiveness of medical response to accident scenes and the chances of survival are influenced by the human element, underscoring the need for an automated system. With the widespread use of video surveillance and advanced traffic systems, researchers have proposed a model to automatically detect traffic accidents on video. The proposed approach assumes that visual elements occurring in a temporal sequence correspond to traffic accidents. The model architecture consists of two phases: visual feature extraction and temporal pattern detection. Convolution and recurrent layers are employed during training to learn visual and temporal features from scratch as well as from publicly available datasets. The proposed accident detection and alerting system using Convolution Neural Network models with Rectified Linear Unit and Softmax activation functions is an effective tool for detecting different types of accidents in real-time. The system of accident detection, integrated with the alerting mechanism for prompt medical assistance achieved high accuracy and recall rates.","PeriodicalId":130361,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Information Technology and Computer Science","volume":"80 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138586904","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}