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AERPSO — An adaptive exploration robotic PSO based cooperative algorithm for multiple target searching

Target searching with autonomous robots require an efficient target search method that considers their constraints and environmental characteristics. Particle swarm optimization (PSO) is a fantastic population-based optimization algorithm. It is often used in swarm robotics cooperative search jobs because of its inspiration resources and velocity updating function. Given the global optimization features of PSO, it is simple to converge on a particular location in a search environment and miss out on opportunities to learn more. This paper proposes an adaptive exploration robotic PSO (AERPSO) to solve multi-target search problems. The proposed method enhances the chances of exploring unexplored regions and helps with obstacle avoidance using evolutionary speed and aggregation degree. The adaptive inertia weight helps in enhanced exploration. The simulation results compiled from various simulation experiments show that AERPSO performs way ahead of the existing state-of-the-art techniques for target searching. The proposed algorithm improves the search time by approximately 40% and the detection rate by 25% in comparison with existing approaches. It balances exploration and exploitation to become an excellent approach for multi-target searching.
An Uncertainty-Aware Transformer for MRI Cardiac Semantic Segmentation via Mean Teachers

Deep learning methods have shown promising performance in medical image semantic segmentation. The cost of high-quality annotations, however, is still high and hard to access as clinicians are pressed for time. In this paper, we propose to utilize the power of Vision Transformer (ViT) with a semi-supervised framework for medical image semantic segmentation. The framework consists of a student model and a teacher model, where the student model learns from image feature information and helps teacher model to update parameters. The consistency of the inference of unlabeled data between the student model and teacher model is studied, so the whole framework is set to minimize segmentation supervision loss and consistency semi-supervision loss. To improve the semi-supervised performance, an uncertainty estimation scheme is introduced to enable the student model to learn from only reliable inference data during consistency loss calculation. The approach of filtering inconclusive images via an uncertainty value and the weighted sum of two losses in the training process is further studied. In addition, ViT is selected and properly developed as a backbone for the semi-supervised framework under the concern of long-range dependencies modeling. Our proposed method is tested with a variety of evaluation methods on a public benchmarking MRI dataset. The results of the proposed method demonstrate competitive performance against other state-of-the-art semi-supervised algorithms as well as several segmentation backbones.
Do Humans Trust Advice More if it Comes from AI?

In decision support applications of AI, the AI algorithm's output is framed as a suggestion to a human user. The user may ignore this advice or take it into consideration to modify their decision. With the increasing prevalence of such human-AI interactions, it is important to understand how users react to AI advice. In this paper, we recruited over 1100 crowdworkers to characterize how humans use AI suggestions relative to equivalent suggestions from a group of peer humans across several experimental settings. We find that participants' beliefs about how human versus AI performance on a given task affects whether they heed the advice. When participants do heed the advice, they use it similarly for human and AI suggestions. Based on these results, we propose a two-stage, "activation-integration" model for human behavior and use it to characterize the factors that affect human-AI interactions.
Effect of AI chatbot empathy and identity disclosure on willingness to donate: the mediation of humanness and social presence

This paper explores the effect of chatbot empathy and identity disclosure on willingness to donate (WTD) to a fundraising project and the psychological mechanism in the relationship. In a 3 (information-only vs. cognitive empathy vs. affective empathy) × 2 (chatbot vs. human identity) experiment, 496 US adults had a conversation about a fundraising event with one of six artificial intelligence-powered chatbots. The results revealed that neither chatbot empathy nor identity disclosure has a significant effect on WTD, rejecting the hypotheses. However, the data supported a significant interaction effect between chatbot empathy and identity disclosure on WTD. Moreover, the results suggested that the interaction effect between chatbot empathy and identity disclosure on WTD would be mediated through human likeness and social presence. This study suggests how empathy and human identity of chatbots should be applied with care to avoid the uncanny valley effect.
Center and Scale Prediction: Anchor-free Approach for Pedestrian and Face Detection

Object detection traditionally requires sliding-window classifier in modern deep learning based approaches. However, both of these approaches requires tedious configurations in bounding boxes. Generally speaking, single-class object detection is to tell where the object is, and how big it is. Traditional methods combine the ”where” and ”how” subproblems into a single one through the overall judgement of various scales of bounding boxes. In view of this, we are interesting in whether the ”where” and ”how” subproblems can be separated into two independent subtasks to ease the problem definition and the difficulty of training. Accordingly, we provide a new perspective where detecting objects is approached as a high-level semantic feature detection task. Like edges, corners, blobs and other feature detectors, the proposed detector scans for feature points all over the image, for which the convolution is naturally suited. However, unlike these traditional low-level features, the proposed detector goes for a higher-level abstraction, that is, we are looking for central points where there are objects, and modern deep models are already capable of such a high-level semantic abstraction. Like blob detection, we also predict the scales of the central points, which is also a straightforward convolution. Therefore, in this paper, pedestrian and face detection is simplified as a straightforward center and scale prediction task through convolutions. This way, the proposed method enjoys an anchor-free setting, considerably reducing the difficulty in training configuration and hyper-parameter optimization. Though structurally simple, it presents competitive accuracy on several challenging benchmarks, including pedestrian detection and face detection. Furthermore, a cross-dataset evaluation is performed, demonstrating a superior generalization ability of the proposed method.
A Lightweight Decentralized-Learning-Based Automatic Modulation Classification Method for Resource-Constrained Edge Devices

Due to the computing capability and memory limitations, it is difficult to apply the traditional deep learning (DL) models to the edge devices (EDs) for realizing lightweight automatic modulation classification (AMC). Recently, many works attempt to use different ways to realize lightweight AMC methods for EDs. However, the lightweight seems to be a contradiction with the classification performance in these lightweight networks. In this article, we propose an efficient lightweight decentralized-learning-based AMC (DecentAMC) method using spatiotemporal hybrid deep neural network based on multichannels and multifunction blocks (MCMBNN). Specifically, the lightweight network is designed from the perspectives of comprehensive consideration of lightweight and classification performance, which is composed of three parts to extract different features for realizing high classification performance and they are phase estimator and transformer (PET) block, spatial feature extraction block and temporal feature extraction & Softmax block. In addition, we use a multichannel input to extract complementary features of different channels for a better classification performance. The proposed DecentAMC method is an efficient training method, which is achieved by the cooperation in which multiple EDs update and upload the model weight to a central device (CD) for model aggregation to avoid the data privacy disclosure and reduce the computing power and storage pressure of CD. Experimental results show that the proposed MCMBNN can obtain an improved classification accuracy while reducing model complexity with the contributions of three blocks. Moreover, the proposed DecentAMC method can be deployed on EDs efficiently. Thus, the method has the advantages of avoiding data leakage on EDs and relieving the computing pressure of CD with relatively lower communication overhead. The simulation code and datasets are shared on GitHub.
Multilayer Stacked Ensemble Learning Model to Detect Phishing Websites

Phishing is a cyber attack that tricks the online users into revealing sensitive information with a fake website imitating a legitimate website. The attackers with stolen credentials not only use them for the targeted website but also can be used for accessing the other popular legitimate websites. There exists many anti-phishing techniques, toolbars, extensions to counter the phishing sites but still the phishing attacks are major concern in the current digital world. In this paper, we propose a multilayered stacked ensemble learning technique which consists of estimators at different layers where the predictions of estimators from current layer are fed as input to the next layer. From the experimental results, it is observed that the proposed model achieved a significant performance when evaluated with different datasets with an accuracy of ranging from 96.79%to 98.90%. The proposed model is evaluated with datasets from UCI(D1), Mendeley 2018(D2) and Mendeley 2020(D3,D4). The proposed model achieved detection rate of 97.76% with D1 dataset, achieved an accuracy of 98.9% with D2 dataset. Finally, the technique is tested with D3 and D4 which resulted in accuracy of 96.79% and 98.43% respectively. Also, the proposed model outperformed baseline models corresponding to datasets with a significant difference in accuracy and F score metrics.
A novel approach for optimization of convolution neural network with hybrid particle swarm and grey wolf algorithm for classification of Indian classical dances

Deep learning is the most dominant area to perform the complex challenging tasks such as image classification and recognition. Earlier researchers have been proposed various convolution neural network (CNN) with different architectures to improve the performance accuracy for the classification and recognition of images. However, the fine-tuning of hyper parameters, resulting the optimal network, regularization of parameters is the difficult task. The metaheuristic optimization algorithms are used for solving such kind of problems. In this paper we proffer a fine tune automate CNN with Hybrid Particle Swarm Grey Wolf (HPSGW). This novel algorithm used to discover the optimal parameters of the CNN like batch size, number of hidden layers, number of epochs and size of filters. The proffered optimized architecture is implemented on MNIST, CIFAR are two bench mark datasets and Indian Classical Dance (ICD) for the classification of 8 Indian Classical Dances. The Proffered method improves the model performance accuracy of 97.3% on ICD Dataset, and other benchmark datasets MNIST, CIFAR with an improved accuracy of 99.4% and 91.1%. This auto-tuned network improved the performance by 5.6% for Indian Classical Dance Forms Classification compared to earlier methods and also reduces the computational cost.
Application of edge computing combined with deep learning model in the dynamic evolution of network public opinion in emergencies

The aim is to clarify the evolution mechanism of Network Public Opinion (NPO) in public emergencies. This work makes up for the insufficient semantic understanding in NPO-oriented emotion analysis and tries to maintain social harmony and stability. The combination of the Edge Computing (EC) and Deep Learning (DL) model is applied to the NPO-oriented Emotion Recognition Model (ERM). Firstly, the NPO on public emergencies is introduced. Secondly, three types of NPO emergencies are selected as research cases. An emotional rule system is established based on the One-Class Classification (OCC) model as emotional standards. The word embedding representation method represents the preprocessed Weibo text data. Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) is used as the classifier. The NPO-oriented ERM is implemented on CNN and verified through comparative experiments after the CNN's hyperparameters are adjusted. The research results show that the text annotation of the NPO based on OCC emotion rules can obtain better recognition performance. Additionally, the recognition effect of the improved CNN is significantly higher than the Support Vector Machine (SVM) in traditional Machine Learning (ML). This work realizes the technological innovation of automatic emotion recognition of NPO groups and provides a basis for the relevant government agencies to handle the NPO in public emergencies scientifically.
Blockchain Technology in the Construction Industry: Current Status, Challenges, and Future Directions

The construction industry is becoming increasingly interested in blockchains, and relevant publications have blossomed in recent years. This study provided a state-of-the-art review of blockchain research in the industry in order to better comprehend the fast-evolving technology. A systematic method integrating quantitative and qualitative analyses was used to capture the research status, challenges, and future directions based on 141 publications published between 2017 and 2021. The distributions of 141 papers were quantitatively analyzed in terms of chronology, geography, journal, and research type. The majority of blockchain applications focused on the construction stage, while progress payment management and supply chain management were the top two topics. Different blockchain applications throughout the entire lifecycle of building projects were also introduced through qualitative analyses. Finally, this research indicated the challenges and future directions of blockchain research in the construction industry. This review provides valuable information to help construction researchers and practitioners understand blockchain research advances and better determine research opportunities.
A self-learning iterative weighted possibilistic fuzzy c-means clustering via adaptive fusion

Considering that weighted possibilistic fuzzy clustering does not obtain significant performance compared with possibilistic fuzzy clustering, so this paper proposes an enhanced self-adaptive weighted possibilistic fuzzy clustering algorithm. Firstly, the principle of maximum entropy is introduced to weighted possibilistic fuzzy clustering, and the weighted coefficients of fuzzy clustering and possibilistic clustering are subject to regularization entropy constraint and a novel self-learning iterative weighted possibilistic fuzzy clustering is obtained, and its convergence is strictly proved by Zangwill theorem and bordered Hessian matrix. Secondly, a series of clustering validity functions for the proposed algorithm are constructed to determine the optimal number of clusters in the data set. In the end, to enhance the anti-noise robustness of the proposed algorithm, a robust loss function is applied in the adaptive weighted possibilistic fuzzy clustering, and a robust algorithm is obtained for noisy data clustering. Experimental results show that the proposed algorithm outperforms existing possibilistic fuzzy clustering-related algorithms, and the validity functions for the proposed algorithm can accurately determine the optimal number of clusters in the data set, meanwhile, the corresponding robust algorithm effectively enhances the performance of the algorithm in the presence of noise.
An augmented reality software suite enabling seamless human robot interaction

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Improving performance of classifiers for diagnosis of critical diseases to prevent COVID risk

The risk of developing COVID-19 and its variants may be higher in those with pre-existing health conditions such as thyroid disease, Hepatitis C Virus (HCV), breast tissue disease, chronic dermatitis, and other severe infections. Early and precise identification of these disorders is critical. A huge number of patients in nations like India require early and rapid testing as a preventative measure. The problem of imbalance arises from the skewed nature of data in which the instances from majority class are classified correct, while the minority class is unfortunately misclassified by many classifiers. When it comes to human life, this kind of misclassification is unacceptable. To solve the misclassification issue and improve accuracy in such datasets, we applied a variety of data balancing techniques to several machine learning algorithms. The outcomes are encouraging, with a considerable increase in accuracy. As an outcome of these proper diagnoses, we can make plans and take the required actions to stop patients from acquiring serious health issues or viral infections.
Hand Gesture Recognition via Lightweight VGG16 and Ensemble Classifier

Gesture recognition has been studied for a while within the fields of computer vision and pattern recognition. A gesture can be defined as a meaningful physical movement of the fingers, hands, arms, or other parts of the body with the purpose to convey information for the environment interaction. For instance, hand gesture recognition (HGR) can be used to recognize sign language which is the primary means of communication by the deaf and mute. Vision-based HGR is critical in its application; however, there are challenges that will need to be overcome such as variations in the background, illuminations, hand orientation and size and similarities among gestures. The traditional machine learning approach has been widely used in vision-based HGR in recent years but the complexity of its processing has been a major challenge—especially on the handcrafted feature extraction. The effectiveness of the handcrafted feature extraction technique was not proven across various datasets in comparison to deep learning techniques. Therefore, a hybrid network architecture dubbed as Lightweight VGG16 and Random Forest (Lightweight VGG16-RF) is proposed for vision-based hand gesture recognition. The proposed model adopts feature extraction techniques via the convolutional neural network (CNN) while using the machine learning method to perform classification. Experiments were carried out on publicly available datasets such as American Sign Language (ASL), ASL Digits and NUS Hand Posture dataset. The experimental results demonstrate that the proposed model, a combination of lightweight VGG16 and random forest, outperforms other methods.
Network Dynamic GCN Influence Maximization Algorithm With Leader Fake Labeling Mechanism

Influence maximization is an important technique for its significant value on various social network applications, such as viral marketing, advertisement, and recommendation. Traditional heuristic algorithms for influence maximization suffer from different issues, such as accuracy descent and information loss during network exploration. Besides, recently proposed deep learning-based approaches cannot extract the in-depth structural information of social networks well. In light of these problems, we propose a novel heuristic method called the network dynamic GCN influence maximization algorithm based on the leader fake labeling mechanism. To exploit the in-depth network topology information for the influence maximization task, we design a network dynamic GCN that owns adaptive layer numbers in terms of different network scales to obtain node representations. Then, considering that there are few labels in the network or the labels are irrelevant to the task of influence maximization, we establish a leader fake labeling mechanism to automatically generate node labels that are helpful to seed nodes selecting for model training. Finally, a heuristic method based on the Mahalanobis distance is developed to quickly select influential seed nodes with the learned node representations. Three real-world datasets are used in our experiments, and the experimental results demonstrate that our algorithm has a better performance for seed set identification under the premise of high efficiency compared with some latest heuristic influence maximization algorithms.
Flotation purification of waste high-silica phosphogypsum

High-silica phosphogypsum (PG) is a kind of industrial by-product with great utilization potential. However, it is difficult to reuse PG directly due to the related gangue minerals (e.g., SiO2), and thus efficient purification is required to allow its further applications. Herein, a typical high-silica phosphogypsum waste was purified by a new "reverse-direct flotation" method. The organic matters and fine slimes were removed by reverse flotation, and then, the silica impurity was removed by direct flotation. Via the closed-circuit flotation process, the whiteness of the PG concentrate is improved from 33.23 to 63.42, and the purity of gypsum in the PG concentrate increases from 83.90% to 96.70%, with a gypsum recovery of 85%. Additionally, the content of SiO2 is significantly reduced from 11.11% to 0.07%. In-depth investigations suggest that the difference in the floatability of gypsum and quartz is prominently intensified by flotation reagents at pH = 2-2.5, and thus leads to good desilication performance. Further characteristics of the PG concentrate prove that impurities have been well removed, and the PG concentrate meets the requirement of related standards for gypsum building materials. The flotation method reported here paves the way for the purification of high-silica phosphogypsum, which can be extended to the purification and value-added reutilization of other industrial solid wastes.
Multiparty Holomeetings: Toward a New Era of Low-Cost Volumetric Holographic Meetings in Virtual Reality

Fueled by advances in multi-party communications, increasingly mature immersive technologies being adopted, and the COVID-19 pandemic, a new wave of social virtual reality (VR) platforms have emerged to support socialization, interaction, and collaboration among multiple remote users who are integrated into shared virtual environments. Social VR aims to increase levels of (co-)presence and interaction quality by overcoming the limitations of 2D windowed representations in traditional multi-party video conferencing tools, although most existing solutions rely on 3D avatars to represent users. This article presents a social VR platform that supports real-time volumetric holographic representations of users that are based on point clouds captured by off-the-shelf RGB-D sensors, and it analyzes the platform&#x2019;s potential for conducting interactive holomeetings (i.e., holoconferencing scenarios). This work evaluates such a platform&#x2019;s performance and readiness for conducting meetings with up to four users, and it provides insights into aspects of the user experience when using single-camera and low-cost capture systems in scenarios with both frontal and side viewpoints. Overall, the obtained results confirm the platform&#x2019;s maturity and the potential of holographic communications for conducting interactive multi-party meetings, even when using low-cost systems and single-camera capture systems in scenarios where users are sitting or have a limited translational movement along the X, Y, and Z axes within the 3D virtual environment (commonly known as 3 Degrees of Freedom plus, 3DoF+).