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Structural equation models (SEMs) are widely used in sciences, ranging from economics to psychology, to uncover causal relationships underlying a complex system under consideration and estimate structural parameters of interest. We study…

Machine Learning · Statistics 2020-10-21 Luofeng Liao , You-Lin Chen , Zhuoran Yang , Bo Dai , Zhaoran Wang , Mladen Kolar

Software development effort estimation is considered a fundamental task for software development life cycle as well as for managing project cost, time and quality. Therefore, accurate estimation is a substantial factor in projects success…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2022-08-11 Nazeeh Ghatasheh , Hossam Faris , Ibrahim Aljarah , Rizik M. H. Al-Sayyed

The advancement of deep learning has led to the emergence of Mixture-of-Experts (MoEs) models, known for their dynamic allocation of computational resources based on input. Despite their promise, MoEs face challenges, particularly in terms…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2024-04-09 Alexandre Muzio , Alex Sun , Churan He

In today's era, Neural Networks (NN) are applied in various scientific fields such as robotics, medicine, engineering, etc. However, the predictions of neural networks themselves contain a degree of uncertainty that must always be taken…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-04-01 E. V. Aretos , D. G. Sotiropoulos

One of the pillars of any machine learning model is its concepts. Using software engineering, we can engineer these concepts and then develop and expand them. In this article, we present a SELM framework for Software Engineering of machine…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2021-03-23 Nafiseh Jafari , Mohammad Reza Besharati , Mohammad Izadi , Maryam Hourali

In this article, we propose a combination of an noise-reduction algorithm based on Singular Spectrum Analysis (SSA) and a standard feedforward neural prediction model. Basically, the proposed algorithm consists of two different steps: data…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2014-10-07 Yulia S. Maslennikova , Vladimir V. Bochkarev

Testing with randomly generated inputs (fuzzing) has gained significant traction due to its capacity to expose program vulnerabilities automatically. Fuzz testing campaigns generate large amounts of data, making them ideal for the…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2023-09-29 Maria-Irina Nicolae , Max Eisele , Andreas Zeller

In the last decade, several studies have explored automated techniques to estimate the effort of agile software development. We perform a close replication and extension of a seminal work proposing the use of Deep Learning for Agile Effort…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2022-12-20 Vali Tawosi , Rebecca Moussa , Federica Sarro

With current advancement in hybermedia knowledges, the privacy of digital information has developed a critical problem. To overawed the susceptibilities of present security protocols, scholars tend to focus mainly on efforts on alternation…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2025-07-01 Zaydon L. Ali , Wassan Saad Abduljabbar Hayale , Israa Ibraheem Al_Barazanchi , Ravi Sekhar , Pritesh Shah , Sushma Parihar

Performance evaluation of various organizations especially educational institutions is a very important area of research and needs to be cultivated more. In this paper, we propose a performance evaluation for educational institutions using…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2013-08-06 Debi Prasanna Acharjya , Debarati Bhattacharjee

Image fusion is the process of integrating multiple images of the same scene into a single fused image to reduce uncertainty and minimizing redundancy while extracting all the useful information from the source images. Image fusion process…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2012-12-04 D. Srinivasa Rao , M. Seetha , M. H. M. Krishna Prasad

State estimation of nonlinear dynamical systems has long aimed to balance accuracy, computational efficiency, robustness, and reliability. The rapid evolution of various industries has amplified the demand for estimation frameworks that…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-05-15 Reza Ahmadvand , Sarah Safura Sharif , Yaser Mike Banad

The high feature dimensionality is a challenge in music emotion recognition. There is no common consensus on a relation between audio features and emotion. The MER system uses all available features to recognize emotion; however, this is…

Sound · Computer Science 2022-12-29 Le Cai , Sam Ferguson , Haiyan Lu , Gengfa Fang

Software effort estimation models are typically developed based on an underlying assumption that all data points are equally relevant to the prediction of effort for future projects. The dynamic nature of several aspects of the software…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2021-07-06 Michael Franklin Bosu , Stephen G. MacDonell , Peter A. Whigham

We propose a hybrid method, the Neural Enrichment Finite Element Method (NEFEM), designed for problems involving strong oscillations or interface problems with weak discontinuities. This method is based on the stable generalized finite…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2026-05-12 Shihan Guo , Thomas Richter

Software cost estimation is one of the prerequisite managerial activities carried out at the software development initiation stages and also repeated throughout the whole software life-cycle so that amendments to the total cost are made. In…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2023-12-21 Efi Papatheocharous , Harris Papadopoulos , Andreas S. Andreou

User knowledge modeling systems are used as the most effective technology for grabbing new user's attention. Moreover, the quality of service (QOS) is increased by these intelligent services. This paper proposes two user knowledge…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2022-11-28 Ehsan Jeihaninejad , Azam Rabiee

Purpose: The study aims to investigate the application of the data element market in software project management, focusing on improving effort estimation by addressing challenges faced by traditional methods. Design/methodology/approach:…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2024-03-26 Haoyang Chen , Botong Xu , Kaiyang Zhong

In this paper a novel neuro-fuzzy system is proposed where its learning is based on the creation of fuzzy relations by using new implication method without utilizing any exact mathematical techniques. Then, a simple memristor crossbar-based…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2011-03-08 Farnood Merrikh-Bayat , Saeed Bagheri-Shouraki

The aim of this study was to check how efficient can be smoothed finite element method (FEM) for solution of the linear fracture mechanics problems. Accuracy of stress intensity factor (SIF) computation were investigated using three types…

Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science · Computer Science 2019-03-28 I. V. Rokach