Machine learning

Machine learning

Ensemble Machine Learning Models Improve Predictions for Residential Energy Consumption

Researchers from the Department of Computer Science have made significant contributions to the field of applied computational intelligence and soft computing. Their study presents four ensemble machine learning models for predicting residential energy consumption in South Africa, leveraging historical energy consumption patterns and enhancing predictive abilities through feature engineering methodologies.

Machine learning

Performance Evaluation of Particle Swarm Optimization Variants for Trajectory Tracking of a Cable-driven Continuum Robot

Research conducted by the Department of Mechanical Engineering has evaluated the performance of various Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) variants for tracking the trajectory of a cable-driven continuum robot. The study used descriptive statistics, parametric, and non-parametric methods to assess the performance of five PSO variants: Standard PSO, Weighted PSO, Quantum

Machine learning

Deep Learning Models for Accurate B-Line Detection and Localization in Lung Ultrasound Imaging

Researchers from Makerere University in Kampala, Uganda, have developed two deep learning models, YOLOv5-PBB and YOLOv8-PBB, for accurate B-line detection and localization in lung ultrasound imaging. These models are designed to address the challenges of interpreting lung ultrasound images, which are often subject to observer variability and require significant expertise.

Machine learning

Detecting Honey Adulteration with Machine Learning and Thermal Analysis

Researchers at Middle Tennessee State University have developed a novel approach to detect honey adulteration using differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and machine learning classification (MLC) techniques. The study demonstrates a significant improvement in accuracy when integrating convolutional neural networks (CNN) with the Synthetic Minority Over-sampling TEchnique (SMOTE) for data augmentation.