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  • Article
  • Open Access
31 Citations
4,825 Views
16 Pages

High-Capacity Image Steganography Based on Improved Xception

  • Xintao Duan,
  • Mengxiao Gou,
  • Nao Liu,
  • Wenxin Wang and
  • Chuan Qin

17 December 2020

The traditional cover modification steganography method only has low steganography ability. We propose a steganography method based on the convolutional neural network architecture (Xception) of deep separable convolutional layers in order to solve t...

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
8,110 Views
23 Pages

Benchmarking Pretrained Models for Speech Emotion Recognition: A Focus on Xception

  • Ahmed Hassan,
  • Tehreem Masood,
  • Hassan A. Ahmed,
  • H. M. Shahzad and
  • Hafiz Muhammad Tayyab Khushi

27 November 2024

Speech emotion recognition (SER) is an emerging technology that utilizes speech sounds to identify a speaker’s emotional state. Computational intelligence is receiving increasing attention from academics, health, and social media applications....

  • Article
  • Open Access
38 Citations
3,273 Views
14 Pages

Construction of Apple Leaf Diseases Identification Networks Based on Xception Fused by SE Module

  • Xiaofei Chao,
  • Xiao Hu,
  • Jingze Feng,
  • Zhao Zhang,
  • Meili Wang and
  • Dongjian He

18 May 2021

The fast and accurate identification of apple leaf diseases is beneficial for disease control and management of apple orchards. An improved network for apple leaf disease classification and a lightweight model for mobile terminal usage was designed i...

  • Article
  • Open Access
88 Citations
10,714 Views
23 Pages

DenseNet-201 and Xception Pre-Trained Deep Learning Models for Fruit Recognition

  • Farsana Salim,
  • Faisal Saeed,
  • Shadi Basurra,
  • Sultan Noman Qasem and
  • Tawfik Al-Hadhrami

With the dramatic increase of the global population and with food insecurity increasing, it has become a major concern for both individuals and governments to fulfill the need for foods such as vegetables and fruits. Moreover, the desire for the cons...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,152 Views
20 Pages

Prediction of Vehicle Interior Wind Noise Based on Shape Features Using the WOA-Xception Model

  • Yan Ma,
  • Hongwei Yi,
  • Long Ma,
  • Yuwei Deng,
  • Jifeng Wang,
  • Yudong Wu and
  • Yuming Peng

In order to confront the challenge of efficiently evaluating interior wind noise levels in passenger vehicles during the early stages of shape design, this paper proposes a methodology for predicting interior wind noise. The methodology integrates ve...

  • Article
  • Open Access
38 Citations
6,702 Views
17 Pages

Enhanced Pre-Trained Xception Model Transfer Learned for Breast Cancer Detection

  • Shubhangi A. Joshi,
  • Anupkumar M. Bongale,
  • P. Olof Olsson,
  • Siddhaling Urolagin,
  • Deepak Dharrao and
  • Arunkumar Bongale

Early detection and timely breast cancer treatment improve survival rates and patients’ quality of life. Hence, many computer-assisted techniques based on artificial intelligence are being introduced into the traditional diagnostic workflow. Th...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
3,886 Views
16 Pages

Enhancing COVID-19 Detection: An Xception-Based Model with Advanced Transfer Learning from X-ray Thorax Images

  • Reagan E. Mandiya,
  • Hervé M. Kongo,
  • Selain K. Kasereka,
  • Kyamakya Kyandoghere,
  • Petro Mushidi Tshakwanda and
  • Nathanaël M. Kasoro

29 February 2024

Rapid and precise identification of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) is pivotal for effective patient care, comprehending the pandemic’s trajectory, and enhancing long-term patient survival rates. Despite numerous recent endeavors in medical...

  • Article
  • Open Access
18 Citations
4,247 Views
25 Pages

Computed tomography (CT) scans, or radiographic images, were used to aid in the early diagnosis of patients and detect normal and abnormal lung function in the human chest. However, the diagnosis of lungs infected with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
3,523 Views
14 Pages

Olive fruits at different ripening stages give rise to various table olive products and oil qualities. Therefore, developing an efficient method for recognizing and sorting olive fruits based on their ripening stages can greatly facilitate post-harve...

  • Article
  • Open Access
55 Citations
8,139 Views
21 Pages

3 December 2019

One of the leading forms of cancer is colorectal cancer (CRC), which is responsible for increasing mortality in young people. The aim of this paper is to provide an experimental modification of deep learning of Xception with Swish and assess the poss...

  • Article
  • Open Access
522 Views
37 Pages

Attention-Driven Feature Extraction for XAI in Histopathology Leveraging a Hybrid Xception Architecture for Multi-Cancer Diagnosis

  • Shirin Shila,
  • Md. Safayat Hossain,
  • Md Fuyad Al Masud,
  • Mohammad Badrul Alam Miah,
  • Afrig Aminuddin and
  • Zia Muhammad

The automated and accurate results of classifying histopathology images are necessary in the early detection of cancer, especially the common cancers such as Colorectal Cancer (CRC) and Lung Cancer (LC). Nonetheless, classical deep learning framework...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,505 Views
22 Pages

Fuzzy-Based Image Contrast Enhancement for Wind Turbine Detection: A Case Study Using Visual Geometry Group Model 19, Xception, and Support Vector Machines

  • Zachary Ward,
  • Jordan Miller,
  • Jeremiah Engel,
  • Mohammad A. S. Masoum,
  • Mohammad Shekaramiz and
  • Abdennour Seibi

12 January 2024

Traditionally, condition monitoring of wind turbines has been performed manually by certified rope teams. This method of inspection can be dangerous for the personnel involved, and the resulting downtime can be expensive. Wind turbine inspection can...

  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
3,203 Views
19 Pages

18 October 2022

The novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) spread rapidly around the world and its outbreak has become a pandemic. Due to an increase in afflicted cases, the quantity of COVID-19 tests kits available in hospitals has decreased. Therefore, an autonomous de...

  • Article
  • Open Access
48 Citations
3,915 Views
15 Pages

SBXception: A Shallower and Broader Xception Architecture for Efficient Classification of Skin Lesions

  • Abid Mehmood,
  • Yonis Gulzar,
  • Qazi Mudassar Ilyas,
  • Abdoh Jabbari,
  • Muneer Ahmad and
  • Sajid Iqbal

13 July 2023

Skin cancer is a major public health concern around the world. Skin cancer identification is critical for effective treatment and improved results. Deep learning models have shown considerable promise in assisting dermatologists in skin cancer diagno...

  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
3,862 Views
22 Pages

RS-Xception: A Lightweight Network for Facial Expression Recognition

  • Liefa Liao,
  • Shouluan Wu,
  • Chao Song and
  • Jianglong Fu

14 August 2024

Facial expression recognition (FER) utilizes artificial intelligence for the detection and analysis of human faces, with significant applications across various scenarios. Our objective is to deploy the facial emotion recognition network on mobile de...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
2,995 Views
18 Pages

The advent of artificial intelligence (AI) in animal husbandry, particularly in pig interaction recognition (PIR), offers a transformative approach to enhancing animal welfare, promoting sustainability, and bolstering climate resilience. This innovat...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,597 Views
17 Pages

Motor Fault Diagnosis Based on Convolutional Block Attention Module-Xception Lightweight Neural Network

  • Fengyun Xie,
  • Qiuyang Fan,
  • Gang Li,
  • Yang Wang,
  • Enguang Sun and
  • Shengtong Zhou

23 September 2024

Electric motors play a crucial role in self-driving vehicles. Therefore, fault diagnosis in motors is important for ensuring the safety and reliability of vehicles. In order to improve fault detection performance, this paper proposes a motor fault di...

  • Article
  • Open Access
46 Citations
5,377 Views
26 Pages

Enhancing Skin Cancer Detection and Classification in Dermoscopic Images through Concatenated MobileNetV2 and Xception Models

  • Roseline Oluwaseun Ogundokun,
  • Aiman Li,
  • Ronke Seyi Babatunde,
  • Chinecherem Umezuruike,
  • Peter O. Sadiku,
  • AbdulRahman Tosho Abdulahi and
  • Akinbowale Nathaniel Babatunde

One of the most promising research initiatives in the healthcare field is focused on the rising incidence of skin cancer worldwide and improving early discovery methods for the disease. The most significant factor in the fatalities caused by skin can...

  • Article
  • Open Access
154 Views
17 Pages

22 January 2026

This paper proposes a lightweight facial expression recognition model based on an improved Mini-Xception algorithm to address the issue of deploying existing models on resource-constrained devices. The model achieves lightweight facial expression rec...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,331 Views
30 Pages

Hybrid Attention-Enhanced Xception and Dynamic Chaotic Whale Optimization for Brain Tumor Diagnosis

  • Aliyu Tetengi Ibrahim,
  • Ibrahim Hayatu Hassan,
  • Mohammed Abdullahi,
  • Armand Florentin Donfack Kana,
  • Amina Hassan Abubakar,
  • Mohammed Tukur Mohammed,
  • Lubna A. Gabralla,
  • Mohamad Khoiru Rusydi and
  • Haruna Chiroma

In medical diagnostics, brain tumor classification remains essential, as accurate and efficient models aid medical professionals in early detection and treatment planning. Deep learning methodologies for brain tumor classification have gained popular...

  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
4,366 Views
21 Pages

Background/Objectives: Early and accurate diagnosis of skin cancer improves survival rates; however, dermatologists often struggle with lesion detection due to similar pigmentation. Deep learning and transfer learning models have shown promise in dia...

  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
2,912 Views
25 Pages

PrecisionLymphoNet: Advancing Malignant Lymphoma Diagnosis via Ensemble Transfer Learning with CNNs

  • Sivashankari Rajadurai,
  • Kumaresan Perumal,
  • Muhammad Fazal Ijaz and
  • Chiranji Lal Chowdhary

21 February 2024

Malignant lymphoma, which impacts the lymphatic system, presents diverse challenges in accurate diagnosis due to its varied subtypes—chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), follicular lymphoma (FL), and mantle cell lymphoma (MCL). Lymphoma is a for...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,275 Views
23 Pages

Comparison of Vertex AI and Convolutional Neural Networks for Automatic Waste Sorting

  • Jhonny Darwin Ortiz-Mata,
  • Xiomara Jael Oleas-Vélez,
  • Norma Alexandra Valencia-Castillo,
  • Mónica del Rocío Villamar-Aveiga and
  • David Elías Dáger-López

11 February 2025

This study discusses the optimization of municipal solid waste management through the implementation of automated waste sorting systems, comparing two advanced artificial intelligence methodologies: Vertex AI and convolutional neural network (CNN) ar...

  • Article
  • Open Access
32 Citations
5,276 Views
21 Pages

Anomaly Detection on Small Wind Turbine Blades Using Deep Learning Algorithms

  • Bridger Altice,
  • Edwin Nazario,
  • Mason Davis,
  • Mohammad Shekaramiz,
  • Todd K. Moon and
  • Mohammad A. S. Masoum

20 February 2024

Wind turbine blade maintenance is expensive, dangerous, time-consuming, and prone to misdiagnosis. A potential solution to aid preventative maintenance is using deep learning and drones for inspection and early fault detection. In this research, five...

  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
5,202 Views
20 Pages

29 October 2023

As climate change and human activity increase the likelihood of devastating wildfires, the need for early fire detection methods is inevitable. Although, it has been shown that deep learning and artificial intelligence can offer a solution to this pr...

  • Article
  • Open Access
25 Citations
3,499 Views
24 Pages

Performance Analysis for COVID-19 Diagnosis Using Custom and State-of-the-Art Deep Learning Models

  • Ali Tariq Nagi,
  • Mazhar Javed Awan,
  • Mazin Abed Mohammed,
  • Amena Mahmoud,
  • Arnab Majumdar and
  • Orawit Thinnukool

22 June 2022

The modern scientific world continuously endeavors to battle and devise solutions for newly arising pandemics. One such pandemic which has turned the world’s accustomed routine upside down is COVID-19: it has devastated the world economy and de...

  • Article
  • Open Access
29 Citations
6,600 Views
37 Pages

Brain Tumor Detection and Prediction in MRI Images Utilizing a Fine-Tuned Transfer Learning Model Integrated Within Deep Learning Frameworks

  • Deependra Rastogi,
  • Prashant Johri,
  • Massimo Donelli,
  • Lalit Kumar,
  • Shantanu Bindewari,
  • Abhinav Raghav and
  • Sunil Kumar Khatri

20 February 2025

Brain tumor diagnosis is a complex task due to the intricate anatomy of the brain and the heterogeneity of tumors. While magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is commonly used for brain imaging, accurately detecting brain tumors remains challenging. This...

  • Article
  • Open Access
23 Citations
3,711 Views
12 Pages

AdvancingTire Safety: Explainable Artificial Intelligence-Powered Foreign Object Defect Detection with Xception Networks and Grad-CAM Interpretation

  • Radhwan A. A. Saleh,
  • Farid Al-Areqi,
  • Mehmet Zeki Konyar,
  • Kaplan Kaplan,
  • Semih Öngir and
  • H. Metin Ertunc

17 May 2024

Automatic detection of tire defects has become an important issue for tire production companies since these defects cause road accidents and loss of human lives. Defects in the inner structure of the tire cannot be detected with the naked eye; thus,...

  • Article
  • Open Access
109 Citations
25,820 Views
16 Pages

12 January 2022

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a complicated neurological developmental disorder that manifests itself in a variety of ways. The child diagnosed with ASD and their parents’ daily lives can be dramatically improved with early diagnosis and ap...

  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
6,021 Views
9 Pages

Light-FER: A Lightweight Facial Emotion Recognition System on Edge Devices

  • Alexander M. Pascual,
  • Erick C. Valverde,
  • Jeong-in Kim,
  • Jin-Woo Jeong,
  • Yuchul Jung,
  • Sang-Ho Kim and
  • Wansu Lim

6 December 2022

Facial emotion recognition (FER) systems are imperative in recent advanced artificial intelligence (AI) applications to realize better human–computer interactions. Most deep learning-based FER systems have issues with low accuracy and high reso...

  • Article
  • Open Access
83 Citations
13,764 Views
32 Pages

Segmentation-Based Classification Deep Learning Model Embedded with Explainable AI for COVID-19 Detection in Chest X-ray Scans

  • Nillmani,
  • Neeraj Sharma,
  • Luca Saba,
  • Narendra N. Khanna,
  • Mannudeep K. Kalra,
  • Mostafa M. Fouda and
  • Jasjit S. Suri

2 September 2022

Background and Motivation: COVID-19 has resulted in a massive loss of life during the last two years. The current imaging-based diagnostic methods for COVID-19 detection in multiclass pneumonia-type chest X-rays are not so successful in clinical prac...

  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
4,084 Views
12 Pages

Transfer-Learning Approach for Enhanced Brain Tumor Classification in MRI Imaging

  • Amarnath Amarnath,
  • Ali Al Bataineh and
  • Jeremy A. Hansen

Background: Intracranial neoplasm, often referred to as a brain tumor, is an abnormal growth or mass of tissues in the brain. The complexity of the brain and the associated diagnostic delays cause significant stress for patients. This study aims to e...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,467 Views
17 Pages

Defect Detection and Classification on Wind Turbine Blades Using Deep Learning with Fuzzy Voting

  • Reed Pratt,
  • Clark Allen,
  • Mohammad A. S. Masoum and
  • Abdennour Seibi

30 March 2025

Wind turbine inspections are traditionally performed by certified rope teams, a manual process that poses safety risks to personnel and leads to operational downtime, resulting in revenue loss. To address some of these challenges, this study explores...

  • Article
  • Open Access
46 Citations
3,433 Views
14 Pages

COVID-19 Patient Detection Based on Fusion of Transfer Learning and Fuzzy Ensemble Models Using CXR Images

  • Chandrakanta Mahanty,
  • Raghvendra Kumar,
  • Panagiotis G. Asteris and
  • Amir H. Gandomi

2 December 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has claimed the lives of millions of people and put a significant strain on healthcare facilities. To combat this disease, it is necessary to monitor affected patients in a timely and cost-effective manner. In this work, CXR ima...

  • Article
  • Open Access
28 Citations
4,910 Views
13 Pages

Convolutional Neural Networks Using Enhanced Radiographs for Real-Time Detection of Sitophilus zeamais in Maize Grain

  • Clíssia Barboza da Silva,
  • Alysson Alexander Naves Silva,
  • Geovanny Barroso,
  • Pedro Takao Yamamoto,
  • Valter Arthur,
  • Claudio Fabiano Motta Toledo and
  • Thiago de Araújo Mastrangelo

16 April 2021

The application of artificial intelligence (AI) such as deep learning in the quality control of grains has the potential to assist analysts in decision making and improving procedures. Advanced technologies based on X-ray imaging provide markedly eas...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
15,805 Views
16 Pages

25 January 2025

The rise of deepfakes—synthetic media generated using artificial intelligence—threatens digital content authenticity, facilitating misinformation and manipulation. However, deepfakes can also depict real or entirely fictitious individuals...

  • Article
  • Open Access
23 Citations
4,979 Views
18 Pages

21 December 2022

A vital problem faced by urban areas, traffic congestion impacts wealth, climate, and air pollution in cities. Sustainable transportation systems (STSs) play a crucial role in traffic congestion prediction for adopting transportation networks to impr...

  • Proceeding Paper
  • Open Access
131 Views
9 Pages

Deep Learning and Transfer Learning Models for Indian Food Classification

  • Jigarkumar Ambalal Patel,
  • Dileep Laxmansinh Labana,
  • Gaurang Vinodray Lakhani and
  • Rashmika Ketan Vaghela

3 February 2026

This study examines the utilization of deep learning and transfer learning models for classifying photos of Indian cuisine. Indian cuisine, characterized by its extensive diversity and intricate presentation, poses considerable hurdles in food recogn...

  • Proceeding Paper
  • Open Access
5 Citations
1,941 Views
7 Pages

Image Enhancement CNN Approach to COVID-19 Detection Using Chest X-ray Images

  • Chamoda Tharindu Kumara,
  • Sandunika Charuni Pushpakumari,
  • Ashmini Jeewa Udhyani,
  • Mohamed Aashiq,
  • Hirshan Rajendran and
  • Chinthaka Wasantha Kumara

4 December 2023

Coronavirus (COVID-19) is a fast-spreading virus-related disease. On 28 March 2022, Worldometer (COVID-19 live update) reported that there were about 482,338,923 COVID-19 cases and 6,149,387 fatalities worldwide. Moreover, there were about 416,884,71...

  • Article
  • Open Access
118 Citations
5,606 Views
15 Pages

Lung cancer is among the most hazardous types of cancer in humans. The correct diagnosis of pathogenic lung disease is critical for medication. Traditionally, determining the pathological form of lung cancer involves an expensive and time-consuming p...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
5,892 Views
11 Pages

Machine Learning: Using Xception, a Deep Convolutional Neural Network Architecture, to Implement Pectus Excavatum Diagnostic Tool from Frontal-View Chest X-rays

  • Yu-Jiun Fan,
  • I-Shiang Tzeng,
  • Yao-Sian Huang,
  • Yuan-Yu Hsu,
  • Bo-Chun Wei,
  • Shuo-Ting Hung and
  • Yeung-Leung Cheng

Pectus excavatum (PE), a chest-wall deformity that can compromise cardiopulmonary function, cannot be detected by a radiologist through frontal chest radiography without a lateral view or chest computed tomography. This study aims to train a convolut...

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
2,898 Views
20 Pages

Comparative Analysis of Deep Learning Models Used in Impact Analysis of Coronavirus Chest X-ray Imaging

  • Musiri Kailasanathan Nallakaruppan,
  • Subhashini Ramalingam,
  • Siva Rama Krishnan Somayaji and
  • Sahaya Beni Prathiba

The impact analysis of deep learning models for COVID-19-infected X-ray images is an extremely challenging task. Every model has unique capabilities that can provide suitable solutions for some given problem. The prescribed work analyzes various deep...

  • Article
  • Open Access
22 Citations
7,190 Views
27 Pages

24 February 2021

Image segmentation is an essential step in image analysis that brings meaning to the pixels in the image. Nevertheless, it is also a difficult task due to the lack of a general suited approach to this problem and the use of real-life pictures that ca...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2,723 Views
21 Pages

Neural Network Ensemble Method for Deepfake Classification Using Golden Frame Selection

  • Khrystyna Lipianina-Honcharenko,
  • Nazar Melnyk,
  • Andriy Ivasechko,
  • Mykola Telka and
  • Oleg Illiashenko

Deepfake technology poses significant threats in various domains, including politics, cybersecurity, and social media. This study uses the golden frame selection technique to present a neural network ensemble method for deepfake classification. The p...

  • Article
  • Open Access
32 Citations
5,194 Views
21 Pages

Strategies for Enhancing the Multi-Stage Classification Performances of HER2 Breast Cancer from Hematoxylin and Eosin Images

  • Md. Sakib Hossain Shovon,
  • Md. Jahidul Islam,
  • Mohammed Nawshar Ali Khan Nabil,
  • Md. Mohimen Molla,
  • Akinul Islam Jony and
  • M. F. Mridha

16 November 2022

Breast cancer is a significant health concern among women. Prompt diagnosis can diminish the mortality rate and direct patients to take steps for cancer treatment. Recently, deep learning has been employed to diagnose breast cancer in the context of...

  • Article
  • Open Access
71 Citations
5,925 Views
20 Pages

12 March 2021

Facial emotion recognition (FER) systems play a significant role in identifying driver emotions. Accurate facial emotion recognition of drivers in autonomous vehicles reduces road rage. However, training even the advanced FER model without proper dat...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
2,899 Views
20 Pages

26 July 2023

One of the critical problems in multiclass classification tasks is the imbalance of the dataset. This is especially true when using contemporary pre-trained neural networks, where the last layers of the neural network are retrained. Therefore, large...

  • Article
  • Open Access
39 Citations
6,475 Views
14 Pages

Silent Speech Decoding Using Spectrogram Features Based on Neuromuscular Activities

  • You Wang,
  • Ming Zhang,
  • RuMeng Wu,
  • Han Gao,
  • Meng Yang,
  • Zhiyuan Luo and
  • Guang Li

Silent speech decoding is a novel application of the Brain–Computer Interface (BCI) based on articulatory neuromuscular activities, reducing difficulties in data acquirement and processing. In this paper, spatial features and decoders that can...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
3,006 Views
15 Pages

8 September 2024

Potato crop has become integral part of our diet due to its wide use in variety of dishes, making it an important food crop. Its importance also stems from the fact that it is one of the cheapest vegetables available throughout the year. This makes i...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,741 Views
21 Pages

Emotion recognition commonly relies on single-modal recognition methods, such as voice and video signals, which demonstrate a good practicability and universality in some scenarios. Nevertheless, as emotion-recognition application scenarios continue...

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