Image data has portrayed immense potential as a foundation of information for numerous applications. Recent trends in multimedia computing have witnessed a rapid growth in digital image collections, resulting in a need for increased image data management. Feature Dimension Reduction for Content-Based Image Identification is a pivotal reference source that explores the contemporary trends and techniques of content-based image recognition. Including research covering topics such as feature extraction, fusion techniques, and image segmentation, this book explores different theories to facilitate timely identification of image data and managing, archiving, maintaining, and extracting information. This book is ideally designed for engineers, IT specialists, researchers, academicians, and graduate-level students seeking interdisciplinary research on image processing and analysis.

The publication is attempted to address emerging trends in machine learning applications. Recent trends in information identification have identified huge scope in applying machine learning techniques for gaining meaningful insights. Random growth of unstructured data poses new research challenges to handle this huge source of information. Efficient designing of machine learning techniques is the need of the hour. Recent literature in machine learning has emphasized on single technique of information identification. Huge scope exists in developing hybrid machine learning models with reduced computational complexity for enhanced accuracy of information identification. This book will focus on techniques to reduce feature dimension for designing light weight techniques for real time identification and decision fusion. Key Findings of the book will be the use of machine learning in daily lives and the applications of it to improve livelihood. However, it will not be able to cover the entire domain in machine learning in its limited scope. This book is going to benefit the research scholars, entrepreneurs and interdisciplinary approaches to find new ways of applications in machine learning and thus will have novel research contributions. The lightweight techniques can be well used in real time which will add value to practice.

Phishing Detection Using Content-Based Image Classification is an invaluable resource for any deep learning and cybersecurity professional and scholar trying to solve various cybersecurity tasks using new age technologies like Deep Learning and Computer Vision. With various rule-based phishing detection techniques at play which can be bypassed by phishers, this book provides a step-by-step approach to solve this problem using Computer Vision and Deep Learning techniques with significant accuracy. The book offers comprehensive coverage of the most essential topics, including: Programmatically reading and manipulating image data Extracting relevant features from images Building statistical models using image features Using state-of-the-art Deep Learning models for feature extraction Build a robust phishing detection tool even with less data Dimensionality reduction techniques Class imbalance treatment Feature Fusion techniques Building performance metrics for multi-class classification task Another unique aspect of this book is it comes with a completely reproducible code base developed by the author and shared via python notebooks for quick launch and running capabilities. They can be leveraged for further enhancing the provided models using new advancement in the field of computer vision and more advanced algorithms.

Disruptive Trends in Computer Aided Diagnosis collates novel techniques and methodologies in the domain of content based image classification and deep learning/machine learning techniques to design efficient computer aided diagnosis architecture. It is aimed to highlight new challenges and probable solutions in the domain of computer aided diagnosis to leverage balancing of sustainable ecology. The volume focuses on designing efficient algorithms for proposing CAD systems to mitigate the challenges of critical illnesses at an early stage. State-of-the-art novel methods are explored for envisaging automated diagnosis systems thereby overriding the limitations due to lack of training data, sample annotation, region of interest identification, proper segmentation and so on. The assorted techniques addresses the challenges encountered in existing systems thereby facilitating accurate patient healthcare and diagnosis. Features: An integrated interdisciplinary approach to address complex computer aided diagnosis problems and limitations. Elucidates a rich summary of the state-of-the-art tools and techniques related to automated detection and diagnosis of life threatening diseases including pandemics. Machine learning and deep learning methodologies on evolving accurate and precise early detection and medical diagnosis systems. Information presented in an accessible way for students, researchers and medical practitioners. The volume would come to the benefit of both post-graduate students and aspiring researchers in the field of medical informatics, computer science and electronics and communication engineering. In addition, the volume is also intended to serve as a guiding factor for the medical practitioners and radiologists in accurate diagnosis of diseases.

Content-Based Image Classification: Efficient Machine Learning Using Robust Feature Extraction Techniques is a comprehensive guide to research with invaluable image data. Social Science Research Network has revealed that 65% of people are visual learners. Research data provided by Hyerle (2000) has clearly shown 90% of information in the human brain is visual. Thus, it is no wonder that visual information processing in the brain is 60,000 times faster than text-based information (3M Corporation, 2001). Recently, we have witnessed a significant surge in conversing with images due to the popularity of social networking platforms. The other reason for embracing usage of image data is the mass availability of high-resolution cellphone cameras. Wide usage of image data in diversified application areas including medical science, media, sports, remote sensing, and so on, has spurred the need for further research in optimizing archival, maintenance, and retrieval of appropriate image content to leverage data-driven decision-making. This book demonstrates several techniques of image processing to represent image data in a desired format for information identification. It discusses the application of machine learning and deep learning for identifying and categorizing appropriate image data helpful in designing automated decision support systems. The book offers comprehensive coverage of the most essential topics, including: Image feature extraction with novel handcrafted techniques (traditional feature extraction) Image feature extraction with automated techniques (representation learning with CNNs) Significance of fusion-based approaches in enhancing classification accuracy MATLAB (R) codes for implementing the techniques Use of the Open Access data mining tool WEKA for multiple tasks The book is intended for budding researchers, technocrats, engineering students, and machine learning/deep learning enthusiasts who are willing to start their computer vision journey with content-based image recognition. The readers will get a clear picture of the essentials for transforming the image data into valuable means for insight generation. Readers will learn coding techniques necessary to propose novel mechanisms and disruptive approaches. The WEKA guide provided is beneficial for those uncomfortable coding for machine learning algorithms. The WEKA tool assists the learner in implementing machine learning algorithms with the click of a button. Thus, this book will be a stepping-stone for your machine learning journey. Please visit the author's website for any further guidance at https://www.rikdas.com/

This volume comprises eight well-versed contributed chapters devoted to report the latest findings on the intelligent approaches to multimedia data analysis. Multimedia data is a combination of different discrete and continuous content forms like text, audio, images, videos, animations and interactional data. At least a single continuous media in the transmitted information generates multimedia information. Due to these different types of varieties, multimedia data present varied degrees of uncertainties and imprecision, which cannot be easy to deal by the conventional computing paradigm. Soft computing technologies are quite efficient to handle the imprecision and uncertainty of the multimedia data and they are flexible enough to process the real-world information. Proper analysis of multimedia data finds wide applications in medical diagnosis, video surveillance, text annotation etc. This volume is intended to be used as a reference by undergraduate and post graduate students of the disciplines of computer science, electronics and telecommunication, information science and electrical engineering. THE SERIES: FRONTIERS IN COMPUTATIONAL INTELLIGENCE The series Frontiers In Computational Intelligence is envisioned to provide comprehensive coverage and understanding of cutting edge research in computational intelligence. It intends to augment the scholarly discourse on all topics relating to the advances in artifi cial life and machine learning in the form of metaheuristics, approximate reasoning, and robotics. Latest research fi ndings are coupled with applications to varied domains of engineering and computer sciences. This field is steadily growing especially with the advent of novel machine learning algorithms being applied to different domains of engineering and technology. The series brings together leading researchers that intend to continue to advance the fi eld and create a broad knowledge about the most recent state of the art.

Applied Smart Health Care Informatics Explores how intelligent systems offer new opportunities for optimizing the acquisition, storage, retrieval, and use of information in healthcare Applied Smart Health Care Informatics explores how health information technology and intelligent systems can be integrated and deployed to enhance healthcare management. Edited and authored by leading experts in the field, this timely volume introduces modern approaches for managing existing data in the healthcare sector by utilizing artificial intelligence (AI), meta-heuristic algorithms, deep learning, the Internet of Things (IoT), and other smart technologies. Detailed chapters review advances in areas including machine learning, computer vision, and soft computing techniques, and discuss various applications of healthcare management systems such as medical imaging, electronic medical records (EMR), and drug development assistance. Throughout the text, the authors propose new research directions and highlight the smart technologies that are central to establishing proactive health management, supporting enhanced coordination of care, and improving the overall quality of healthcare services. Provides an overview of different deep learning applications for intelligent healthcare informatics management Describes novel methodologies and emerging trends in artificial intelligence and computational intelligence and their relevance to health information engineering and management Proposes IoT solutions that disseminate essential medical information for intelligent healthcare management Discusses mobile-based healthcare management, content-based image retrieval, and computer-aided diagnosis using machine and deep learning techniques Examines the use of exploratory data analysis in intelligent healthcare informatics systems Applied Smart Health Care Informatics: A Computational Intelligence Perspective is an invaluable text for graduate students, postdoctoral researchers, academic lecturers, and industry professionals working in the area of healthcare and intelligent soft computing.

Interdisciplinary approaches using Machine Learning and Deep Learning techniques are smartly addressing real life challenges and have emerged as an inseparable element of disruption in current times. Applications of Disruptive Technology in Management practices are an ever interesting domain for researchers and professionals. This volume entitled Emerging Trends in Disruptive Technology Management for Sustainable Development has attempted to collate five different interesting research approaches that have innovatively reflected diverse potential of disruptive trends in the era of 4th. Industrial Revolution. The uniqueness of the volume is going to cater the entrepreneurs and professionals in the domain of artificial intelligence, machine learning, deep learning etc. with its unique propositions in each of the chapters. The volume is surely going to be a significant source of knowledge and inspiration to those aspiring minds endeavouring to shape their futures in the area of applied research in machine learning and computer vision. The expertise and experiences of the contributing authors to this volume is encompassing different fields of proficiencies. This has set an excellent prelude to discover the correlation among multidisciplinary approaches of innovation. Covering a broad range of topics initiating from IoT based sustainable development to crowd sourcing concepts with a blend of applied machine learning approaches has made this volume a must read to inquisitive wits. Features Assorted approaches to interdisciplinary research using disruptive trends Focus on application of disruptive technology in technology management Focus on role of disruptive technology on sustainable development Promoting green IT with disruptive technology The book is meant to benefit several categories of students and researchers. At the students' level, this book can serve as a treatise/reference book for the special papers at the masters level aimed at inspiring possibly future researchers. Newly inducted PhD aspirants would also find the contents of this book useful as far as their compulsory course-works are concerned. At the researchers' level, those interested in interdisciplinary research would also be benefited from the book. After all, the enriched interdisciplinary contents of the book would always be a subject of interest to the faculties, existing research communities and new research aspirants from diverse disciplines of the concerned departments of premier institutes across the globe. This is expected to bring different research backgrounds (due to its cross platform characteristics) close to one another to form effective research groups all over the world. Above all, availability of the book should be ensured to as much universities and research institutes as possible through whatever graceful means it may be. Hope this volume will cater as a ready reference to your quest for diving deep into the ocean of technology management for 4th. Industrial Revolution.

The publication is attempted to address emerging trends in machine learning applications. Recent trends in information identification have identified huge scope in applying machine learning techniques for gaining meaningful insights. Random growth of unstructured data poses new research challenges to handle this huge source of information. Efficient designing of machine learning techniques is the need of the hour. Recent literature in machine learning has emphasized on single technique of information identification. Huge scope exists in developing hybrid machine learning models with reduced computational complexity for enhanced accuracy of information identification. This book will focus on techniques to reduce feature dimension for designing light weight techniques for real time identification and decision fusion. Key Findings of the book will be the use of machine learning in daily lives and the applications of it to improve livelihood. However, it will not be able to cover the entire domain in machine learning in its limited scope. This book is going to benefit the research scholars, entrepreneurs and interdisciplinary approaches to find new ways of applications in machine learning and thus will have novel research contributions. The lightweight techniques can be well used in real time which will add value to practice.