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In many modern computer application problems, the classification of image data plays an important role. Among many different supervised machine learning models, convolutional neural networks (CNNs) and linear discriminant analysis (LDA) as…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-11-01 Axel Klawonn , Martin Lanser , Janine Weber

Recent researches have shown that machine learning based malware detection algorithms are very vulnerable under the attacks of adversarial examples. These works mainly focused on the detection algorithms which use features with fixed…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2017-05-24 Weiwei Hu , Ying Tan

In this work we examine the performance enhancement in classification of medical imaging data when image features are combined with associated non-image data. We compare the performance of eight state-of-the-art deep neural networks in…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-11-30 Spencer A. Thomas

Adversarial examples add imperceptible alterations to inputs with the objective to induce misclassification in machine learning models. They have been demonstrated to pose significant challenges in domains like image classification, with…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2024-08-06 Muhammad Salman , Benjamin Zi Hao Zhao , Hassan Jameel Asghar , Muhammad Ikram , Sidharth Kaushik , Mohamed Ali Kaafar

This study investigates the performance of various classification models for a malware classification task using different feature sets and data configurations. Six models-Logistic Regression, K-Nearest Neighbors (KNN), Support Vector…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-03-05 Areej Dweib , Montaser Tanina , Shehab Alawi , Mohammad Dyab , Huthaifa I. Ashqar

In this paper we address the memory demands that come with the processing of 3-dimensional, high-resolution, multi-channeled medical images in deep learning. We exploit memory-efficient backpropagation techniques, to reduce the memory…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2018-08-17 Stefano B. Blumberg , Ryutaro Tanno , Iasonas Kokkinos , Daniel C. Alexander

Traditional deep learning models implicity encode knowledge limiting their transparency and ability to adapt to data changes. Yet, this adaptability is vital for addressing user data privacy concerns. We address this limitation by storing…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-02-21 Sebastian Doerrich , Tobias Archut , Francesco Di Salvo , Christian Ledig

Recently researchers have proposed using deep learning-based systems for malware detection. Unfortunately, all deep learning classification systems are vulnerable to adversarial attacks. Previous work has studied adversarial attacks against…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2017-12-19 Jack W. Stokes , De Wang , Mady Marinescu , Marc Marino , Brian Bussone

We propose a method to classify images from target classes with a small number of training examples based on transfer learning from non-target classes. Without using any more information than class labels for samples from non-target…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2016-02-17 Neeraj Kumar , Animesh Karmakar , Ranti Dev Sharma , Abhinav Mittal , Amit Sethi

The growing use of Machine Learning has produced significant advances in many fields. For image-based tasks, however, the use of deep learning remains challenging in small datasets. In this article, we review, evaluate and compare the…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2021-06-09 Miguel Romero , Yannet Interian , Timothy Solberg , Gilmer Valdes

Knowledge transfer impacts the performance of deep learning -- the state of the art for image classification tasks, including automated melanoma screening. Deep learning's greed for large amounts of training data poses a challenge for…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2018-03-28 Afonso Menegola , Michel Fornaciali , Ramon Pires , Flávia Vasques Bittencourt , Sandra Avila , Eduardo Valle

This paper investigates the application of natural language processing (NLP)-based n-gram analysis and machine learning techniques to enhance malware classification. We explore how NLP can be used to extract and analyze textual features…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2026-02-24 Bishwajit Prasad Gond , Rajneekant , Pushkar Kishore , Durga Prasad Mohapatra

This paper presents an underlying framework for both automating and accelerating malware classification, more specifically, mapping malicious executables to known Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) groups. The main feature of this analysis is…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2025-04-23 Noah Subedar , Taeui Kim , Saathwick Venkataramalingam

The increasing number of sophisticated malware poses a major cybersecurity threat. Portable executable (PE) files are a common vector for such malware. In this work we review and evaluate machine learning-based PE malware detection…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2022-12-29 Collin Connors , Dilip Sarkar

Aided target recognition (AiTR), the problem of classifying objects from sensor data, is an important problem with applications across industry and defense. While classification algorithms continue to improve, they often require more…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2020-11-26 Samuel Rivera , Olga Mendoza-Schrock , Ashley Diehl

Malicious software, or malware, presents a continuously evolving challenge in computer security. These embedded snippets of code in the form of malicious files or hidden within legitimate files cause a major risk to systems with their…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2018-06-29 Rakshit Agrawal , Jack W. Stokes , Mady Marinescu , Karthik Selvaraj

Malware classification is a difficult problem, to which machine learning methods have been applied for decades. Yet progress has often been slow, in part due to a number of unique difficulties with the task that occur through all stages of…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2020-11-17 Edward Raff , Charles Nicholas

As cyber attacks continue to increase in frequency and sophistication, detecting malware has become a critical task for maintaining the security of computer systems. Traditional signature-based methods of malware detection have limitations…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2024-03-05 Khatoon Mohammed

Deep learning is the current bet for image classification. Its greed for huge amounts of annotated data limits its usage in medical imaging context. In this scenario transfer learning appears as a prominent solution. In this report we aim…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2016-09-06 Afonso Menegola , Michel Fornaciali , Ramon Pires , Sandra Avila , Eduardo Valle

Automated visual firearms classification from RGB images is an important real-world task with applications in public space security, intelligence gathering and law enforcement investigations. When applied to images massively crawled from…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-02-07 Sotirios Konstantakos , Despina Ioanna Chalkiadaki , Ioannis Mademlis , Adamantia Anna Rebolledo Chrysochoou , Georgios Th. Papadopoulos