Diana Vania Lara-Ortiz, Rita Q Fuentes Aguilar, Isaac Chairez
{"title":"Design of a neural transformer for Spanish to Mexican Sign Language automatic translation/interpretation.","authors":"Diana Vania Lara-Ortiz, Rita Q Fuentes Aguilar, Isaac Chairez","doi":"10.1080/0954898X.2024.2435495","DOIUrl":"10.1080/0954898X.2024.2435495","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This paper uses a multi-head neural transformer to present the text-to-text translation/interpretation of Sign Language (SL) in the context of glosses (written SL). A Spanish to Mexican Sign Language (MSL) gloss dataset was built based on simple and compound sentences and the corresponding interpretation in MSL gloss. The interpretation process was achieved by implementing state-of-the-art tools in the natural language processing (NLP) field called neural transformers. We tried different architectures, varying the number of encoder-decoder layers and hyperparameters. The best of our models achieved 0.68 BLEU in the training phase and 0.33 in the validation phase. MSL glosses are crucial as they rule the grammatical order in which MSL has to be executed. All these quantitative and qualitative results confirm the potential applicability of neural transformers to create effective automatic translators for the Spanish language to MSL, with similar effectiveness shown by other automatic translators for other more likely languages.</p>","PeriodicalId":54735,"journal":{"name":"Network-Computation in Neural Systems","volume":" ","pages":"206-232"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2026-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142815055","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"计算机科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Modified ensemble machine learning-based plant leaf disease detection model with optimized K-Means clustering.","authors":"Vijayaganth Viswanathan, Krishnamoorthi Murugasamy","doi":"10.1080/0954898X.2024.2435492","DOIUrl":"10.1080/0954898X.2024.2435492","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In the farming sector, the automatic detection of plant leaf disease is considered a vital landmark. Farmers move long distances to consult pathologists to observe the disease, which is expensive and time-consuming. Moreover, detection of disease in a premature period is a difficult process in the existing model. Thus, all these challenges motivate us to develop an inventive plant leaf disease detection model. In the developed model, the data is gathered initially and given as input to the pre-processing step using Contrast Limited Adaptive Histogram Equalization (CLAHE). Next, the leaves are segmented from the pre-processed images, and then abnormality segmentation is done by the K-means clustering system. Here, parameters are optimized using the Opposition-based Bird Swarm Algorithm (O-BSA). Further, features were extracted from abnormality-segmented images in feature extraction. The extracted features are given in the classification step, where leaf disease detection is carried out using Optimized Ensemble Machine Learning (OEML), where, parameter optimization is done by O-BSA. Finally, the developed plant leaf detection approach is evaluated with various performance metrics, and given an accuracy of up to 92.26. These findings show that the developed model is promising over conventional methods and its effectiveness in detecting plant leaf disease.</p>","PeriodicalId":54735,"journal":{"name":"Network-Computation in Neural Systems","volume":" ","pages":"161-205"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2026-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142803550","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"计算机科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mohamed Aboukhair, Abdelrahim Koura, Mohammed Kayed
{"title":"A pilot study of novel multi-filter CNN layer.","authors":"Mohamed Aboukhair, Abdelrahim Koura, Mohammed Kayed","doi":"10.1080/0954898X.2024.2434487","DOIUrl":"10.1080/0954898X.2024.2434487","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Convolutional neural networks (CNNs) have reached their peak of complex structures, but until now, few researchers have addressed the problem of relying on one filter size. Mainly a 3 × 3 filter is the most common one used in any structure. Only at the first layers of the CNN model, filters bigger than 3 × 3 could be partially used. Most researchers work with filters (size, values, etc.) as a black box. To the best of our knowledge, this research is the first pilot study that proposes a new multi-filter layer in which different filters with variant sizes are used to replace the 3 × 3 filter layers. Our proposed multi-filter layer has yielded encouraging results, demonstrating notable improvements ranging from 1% to 5% in performance. This achievement was realized by developing two innovative structures, namely the fixed structure and the decreasing structure. Both of them leverage the multi-filter layer. Although the two structures exhibit promising outcomes, the later structure offers the additional advantages of reduced computational requirements and enhanced learner strength.</p>","PeriodicalId":54735,"journal":{"name":"Network-Computation in Neural Systems","volume":" ","pages":"98-119"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2026-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142752332","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"计算机科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Revathi Mohan, Rajesh Arunachalam, Neha Verma, Shital Mali
{"title":"ViTBayesianNet: An adaptive deep bayesian network-aided alzheimer disease detection framework with vision transformer-based residual densenet for feature extraction using MRI images.","authors":"Revathi Mohan, Rajesh Arunachalam, Neha Verma, Shital Mali","doi":"10.1080/0954898X.2024.2435491","DOIUrl":"10.1080/0954898X.2024.2435491","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>One of the most familiar types of disease is Alzheimer's disease (AD) and it mainly impacts people over the age limit of 60. AD causes irreversible brain damage in humans. It is difficult to recognize the various stages of AD, hence advanced deep learning methods are suggested for recognizing AD in its initial stages. In this experiment, an effective deep model-based AD detection approach is introduced to provide effective treatment to the patient. Initially, an essential MRI is collected from the benchmark resources. After that, the gathered MRIs are provided as input to the feature extraction phase. Also, the important features in the input image are extracted by Vision Transformer-based Residual DenseNet (ViT-ResDenseNet). Later, the retrieved features are applied to the Alzheimer's detection stage. In this phase, AD is detected using an Adaptive Deep Bayesian Network (Ada-DBN). Additionally, the attributes of Ada-DBN are optimized with the help of Enhanced Golf Optimization Algorithm (EGOA). So, the implemented Alzheimer's detection model accomplishes relatively higher reliability than existing techniques. The numerical results of the suggested framework obtained an accuracy value of 96.35 which is greater than the 91.08, 91.95, and 93.95 attained by the EfficientNet-B2, TF- CNN, and ViT-GRU, respectively.</p>","PeriodicalId":54735,"journal":{"name":"Network-Computation in Neural Systems","volume":" ","pages":"120-160"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2026-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142815056","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"计算机科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Computational models advance deep brain stimulation for Parkinson's disease.","authors":"Yongtong Wu, Kejia Hu, Shenquan Liu","doi":"10.1080/0954898X.2024.2361799","DOIUrl":"10.1080/0954898X.2024.2361799","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Deep brain stimulation(DBS) has become an effective intervention for advanced Parkinson's disease(PD), but the exact mechanism of DBS is still unclear. In this review, we discuss the history of DBS, the anatomy and internal architecture of the basal ganglia (BG), the abnormal pathological changes of the BG in PD, and how computational models can help understand and advance DBS. We also describe two types of models: mathematical theoretical models and clinical predictive models. Mathematical theoretical models simulate neurons or neural networks of BG to shed light on the mechanistic principle underlying DBS, while clinical predictive models focus more on patients' outcomes, helping to adapt treatment plans for each patient and advance novel electrode designs. Finally, we provide insights and an outlook on future technologies.</p>","PeriodicalId":54735,"journal":{"name":"Network-Computation in Neural Systems","volume":" ","pages":"1385-1416"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2025-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141460766","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"计算机科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"An Improved Archimedes Optimization-aided Multi-scale Deep Learning Segmentation with dilated ensemble CNN classification for detecting lung cancer using CT images.","authors":"Shalini Chowdary, Shyamala Bharathi Purushotaman","doi":"10.1080/0954898X.2024.2373127","DOIUrl":"10.1080/0954898X.2024.2373127","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Early detection of lung cancer is necessary to prevent deaths caused by lung cancer. But, the identification of cancer in lungs using Computed Tomography (CT) scan based on some deep learning algorithms does not provide accurate results. A novel adaptive deep learning is developed with heuristic improvement. The proposed framework constitutes three sections as (a) Image acquisition, (b) Segmentation of Lung nodule, and (c) Classifying lung cancer. The raw CT images are congregated through standard data sources. It is then followed by nodule segmentation process, which is conducted by Adaptive Multi-Scale Dilated Trans-Unet3+. For increasing the segmentation accuracy, the parameters in this model is optimized by proposing Modified Transfer Operator-based Archimedes Optimization (MTO-AO). At the end, the segmented images are subjected to classification procedure, namely, Advanced Dilated Ensemble Convolutional Neural Networks (ADECNN), in which it is constructed with Inception, ResNet and MobileNet, where the hyper parameters is tuned by MTO-AO. From the three networks, the final result is estimated by high ranking-based classification. Hence, the performance is investigated using multiple measures and compared among different approaches. Thus, the findings of model demonstrate to prove the system's efficiency of detecting cancer and help the patient to get the appropriate treatment.</p>","PeriodicalId":54735,"journal":{"name":"Network-Computation in Neural Systems","volume":" ","pages":"1543-1581"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2025-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141555958","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"计算机科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Enhancing effort estimation in global software development using a unique combination of Neuro Fuzzy Logic and Deep Learning Neural Networks (NFDLNN).","authors":"Manoj Ray Devadas, Philip Samuel","doi":"10.1080/0954898X.2024.2376703","DOIUrl":"10.1080/0954898X.2024.2376703","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Effective project planning and management in the global software development landscape relies on addressing major issues like cost estimation and effort allocation. Timely estimation of software development is a critical focus in software engineering research. With the industry increasingly relying on diverse teams worldwide, accurate estimation becomes vital. Software size serves as a common measure for costs and schedules, but advanced estimation methods consider various variables, such as project purpose, personnel expertise, time and efficiency constraints, and technology requirements. Estimating software costs involve significant financial and strategic commitments, making it crucial to address complexity and versatility related to cost drivers. To achieve enhanced accuracy and convergence, we employ the cuckoo algorithm in our proposed NFDLNN (Neuro Fuzzy Logic and Deep Learning Neural Networks) model. Through extensive validation with industrial project data, using Function Point Analysis as the algorithmic models, our NFA model demonstrates high accuracy in software cost approximation, outperforming existing methods insights of MRE of 3.33, BRE of 0.13, and PI of 74.48. Our research contributes to improved project planning and decision-making processes in global software development endeavours.</p>","PeriodicalId":54735,"journal":{"name":"Network-Computation in Neural Systems","volume":" ","pages":"1606-1626"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2025-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141735684","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"计算机科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"RP squeeze U-SegNet model for lesion segmentation and optimization enabled ShuffleNet based multi-level severity diabetic retinopathy classification.","authors":"Zulaikha Beevi Sulaiman","doi":"10.1080/0954898X.2024.2395375","DOIUrl":"10.1080/0954898X.2024.2395375","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In Diabetic Retinopathy (DR), the retina is harmed due to the high blood pressure in small blood vessels. Manual screening is time-consuming, which can be overcome by using automated techniques. Hence, this paper proposed a new method for classifying the multi-level severity of DR. Initially, the input fundus image is pre-processed by Non-local means Denoising (NLMD). Then, lesion segmentation is carried out by the Recurrent Prototypical-squeeze U-SegNet (RP-squeeze U-SegNet). Next, feature extraction is effectuated to mine image-level features. DR is categorized as abnormal or normal by ShuffleNet and it is tuned by Fractional War Royale Optimization (FrWRO), and later, if DR is detected, severity classification is performed. Furthermore, the FrWRO-SqueezeNet obtained the maximum performance with sensitivity of 97%, accuracy of 93.8%, specificity of 95.1%, precision of 91.8%, and F-Measure of 94.3%. The devised scheme accurately visualizes abnormal regions in the fundus images. Also, it has the ability to identify the severity levels of DR effectively, which avoids the progression risk to vision loss and proliferative disease.</p>","PeriodicalId":54735,"journal":{"name":"Network-Computation in Neural Systems","volume":" ","pages":"1906-1939"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2025-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142332542","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"计算机科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A secure worst elite sailfish optimizer based routing and deep learning for black hole attack detection.","authors":"Mandeep Kumar, Jahid Ali","doi":"10.1080/0954898X.2024.2363353","DOIUrl":"10.1080/0954898X.2024.2363353","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The Wireless Sensor Network (WSN) is susceptible to two kinds of attacks, namely active attack and passive attack. In an active attack, the attacker directly communicates with the target system or network. In contrast, in passive attack, the attacker is in indirect contact with the network. To preserve the functionality and dependability of wireless sensor networks, this research has been conducted recently to detect and mitigate the black hole attacks. In this research, a Deep learning (DL) based black hole attack detection model is designed. The WSN simulation is the beginning stage of this process. Moreover, routing is the key process, where the data is passed to the base station (BS) via the shortest and finest route. The proposed Worst Elite Sailfish Optimization (WESFO) is utilized for routing. Moreover, black hole attack detection is performed in the BS. The Auto Encoder (AE) is employed in attack detection, which is trained with the use of the proposed WESFO algorithm. Additionally, the proposed model is validated in terms of delay, Packet Delivery Rate (PDR), throughput, False-Negative Rate (FNR), and False-Positive Rate (FPR) parameters with the corresponding outcomes like 25.64 s, 94.83%, 119.3, 0.084, and 0.135 are obtained.</p>","PeriodicalId":54735,"journal":{"name":"Network-Computation in Neural Systems","volume":" ","pages":"1417-1442"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2025-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141297343","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"计算机科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}