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398 Citations
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34 Pages

25 August 2024

Recurrent neural networks (RNNs) have significantly advanced the field of machine learning (ML) by enabling the effective processing of sequential data. This paper provides a comprehensive review of RNNs and their applications, highlighting advanceme...

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  • Open Access
245 Citations
48,844 Views
23 Pages

Artificial Intelligence-Enabled Intelligent Assistant for Personalized and Adaptive Learning in Higher Education

  • Ramteja Sajja,
  • Yusuf Sermet,
  • Muhammed Cikmaz,
  • David Cwiertny and
  • Ibrahim Demir

30 September 2024

This paper presents a novel framework, artificial intelligence-enabled intelligent assistant (AIIA), for personalized and adaptive learning in higher education. The AIIA system leverages advanced AI and natural language processing (NLP) techniques to...

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  • Open Access
186 Citations
38,454 Views
36 Pages

19 April 2024

Support vector machines (SVMs) are well-known machine learning algorithms for classification and regression applications. In the healthcare domain, they have been used for a variety of tasks including diagnosis, prognosis, and prediction of disease o...

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177 Citations
75,129 Views
23 Pages

16 August 2023

This paper presents an in-depth study of ChatGPT, a state-of-the-art language model that is revolutionizing generative text. We provide a comprehensive analysis of its architecture, training data, and evaluation metrics and explore its advancements a...

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164 Citations
28,025 Views
28 Pages

In the realm of multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) problems, the selection of a weighting method holds a critical role. Researchers from diverse fields have consistently employed MCDM techniques, utilizing both traditional and novel methods to enh...

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158 Citations
31,841 Views
17 Pages

Transformers in the Real World: A Survey on NLP Applications

  • Narendra Patwardhan,
  • Stefano Marrone and
  • Carlo Sansone

17 April 2023

The field of Natural Language Processing (NLP) has undergone a significant transformation with the introduction of Transformers. From the first introduction of this technology in 2017, the use of transformers has become widespread and has had a profo...

  • Article
  • Open Access
128 Citations
21,956 Views
26 Pages

Effects of Generative Chatbots in Higher Education

  • Galina Ilieva,
  • Tania Yankova,
  • Stanislava Klisarova-Belcheva,
  • Angel Dimitrov,
  • Marin Bratkov and
  • Delian Angelov

7 September 2023

Learning technologies often do not meet the university requirements for learner engagement via interactivity and real-time feedback. In addition to the challenge of providing personalized learning experiences for students, these technologies can incr...

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  • Open Access
123 Citations
62,967 Views
45 Pages

27 November 2024

Deep learning (DL) has become a core component of modern artificial intelligence (AI), driving significant advancements across diverse fields by facilitating the analysis of complex systems, from protein folding in biology to molecular discovery in c...

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  • Open Access
121 Citations
12,759 Views
18 Pages

7 August 2023

Digital transformation has already begun to play a significant role in helping EU countries to achieve sustainable values by promoting environmental, social and governance (ESG) efficiency. It is rapidly changing the economic landscape, which leads t...

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113 Citations
59,468 Views
35 Pages

Deep Learning for Time Series Forecasting: Advances and Open Problems

  • Angelo Casolaro,
  • Vincenzo Capone,
  • Gennaro Iannuzzo and
  • Francesco Camastra

4 November 2023

A time series is a sequence of time-ordered data, and it is generally used to describe how a phenomenon evolves over time. Time series forecasting, estimating future values of time series, allows the implementation of decision-making strategies. Deep...

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  • Open Access
97 Citations
20,177 Views
18 Pages

8 January 2024

Artificial intelligence has been attracting the attention of educational researchers recently, especially ChatGPT as a generative artificial intelligence tool. The context of generative artificial intelligence could impact different aspects of studen...

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  • Open Access
93 Citations
66,320 Views
30 Pages

17 December 2023

Artificial intelligence (AI) has rapidly emerged as a transformative force in multiple sectors, with digital marketing being a prominent beneficiary. As AI technologies continue to advance, their potential to reshape the digital marketing landscape b...

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  • Open Access
89 Citations
8,769 Views
15 Pages

Determinants of Humanities and Social Sciences Students’ Intentions to Use Artificial Intelligence Applications for Academic Purposes

  • Konstantinos Lavidas,
  • Iro Voulgari,
  • Stamatios Papadakis,
  • Stavros Athanassopoulos,
  • Antigoni Anastasiou,
  • Andromachi Filippidi,
  • Vassilis Komis and
  • Nikos Karacapilidis

Recent research emphasizes the importance of Artificial Intelligence applications as supporting tools for students in higher education. Simultaneously, an intensive exchange of views has started in the public debate in the international educational c...

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85 Citations
62,190 Views
27 Pages

28 October 2024

(1) Background: The development of generative artificial intelligence (GAI) is transforming higher education. This systematic literature review synthesizes recent empirical studies on the use of GAI, focusing on its impact on teaching, learning, and...

  • Review
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83 Citations
30,291 Views
28 Pages

Deep Convolutional Neural Networks in Medical Image Analysis: A Review

  • Ibomoiye Domor Mienye,
  • Theo G. Swart,
  • George Obaido,
  • Matt Jordan and
  • Philip Ilono

3 March 2025

Deep convolutional neural networks (CNNs) have revolutionized medical image analysis by enabling the automated learning of hierarchical features from complex medical imaging datasets. This review provides a focused analysis of CNN evolution and archi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
82 Citations
19,937 Views
14 Pages

16 July 2023

The prompt and accurate diagnosis of breast lesions, including the distinction between cancer, non-cancer, and suspicious cancer, plays a crucial role in the prognosis of breast cancer. In this paper, we introduce a novel method based on feature extr...

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  • Open Access
79 Citations
42,608 Views
32 Pages

The Convergence of Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain: The State of Play and the Road Ahead

  • Dhanasak Bhumichai,
  • Christos Smiliotopoulos,
  • Ryan Benton,
  • Georgios Kambourakis and
  • Dimitrios Damopoulos

Artificial intelligence (AI) and blockchain technology have emerged as increasingly prevalent and influential elements shaping global trends in Information and Communications Technology (ICT). Namely, the synergistic combination of blockchain and AI...

  • Feature Paper
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  • Open Access
77 Citations
16,824 Views
23 Pages

IoT-Enabled Precision Agriculture: Developing an Ecosystem for Optimized Crop Management

  • Shadi Atalla,
  • Saed Tarapiah,
  • Amjad Gawanmeh,
  • Mohammad Daradkeh,
  • Husameldin Mukhtar,
  • Yassine Himeur,
  • Wathiq Mansoor,
  • Kamarul Faizal Bin Hashim and
  • Motaz Daadoo

27 March 2023

The Internet of Things (IoT) has the potential to revolutionize agriculture by providing real-time data on crop and livestock conditions. This study aims to evaluate the performance scalability of wireless sensor networks (WSNs) in agriculture, speci...

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  • Open Access
77 Citations
4,583 Views
16 Pages

Machinability of Titanium Grade 5 Alloy for Wire Electrical Discharge Machining Using a Hybrid Learning Algorithm

  • Manikandan Natarajan,
  • Thejasree Pasupuleti,
  • Jayant Giri,
  • Neeraj Sunheriya,
  • Lakshmi Narasimhamu Katta,
  • Rajkumar Chadge,
  • Chetan Mahatme,
  • Pallavi Giri,
  • Saurav Mallik and
  • Kanad Ray

3 August 2023

Titanium alloys have found widespread use in aviation, automotive, and marine applications, which makes their implementation in mass production more challenging. Conventional methods of removing these alloy materials are unsuitable because of the hig...

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  • Open Access
73 Citations
10,069 Views
14 Pages

Multi-Class Skin Cancer Classification Using Vision Transformer Networks and Convolutional Neural Network-Based Pre-Trained Models

  • Muhammad Asad Arshed,
  • Shahzad Mumtaz,
  • Muhammad Ibrahim,
  • Saeed Ahmed,
  • Muhammad Tahir and
  • Muhammad Shafi

18 July 2023

Skin cancer, particularly melanoma, has been recognized as one of the most lethal forms of cancer. Detecting and diagnosing skin lesions accurately can be challenging due to the striking similarities between the various types of skin lesions, such as...

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  • Open Access
73 Citations
35,527 Views
43 Pages

This study delves into the dual nature of artificial intelligence (AI), illuminating its transformative potential that has the power to revolutionize various aspects of our lives. We delve into critical issues such as AI hallucinations, misinformatio...

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68 Citations
24,933 Views
27 Pages

8 February 2024

GPT (Generative Pre-trained Transformer) represents advanced language models that have significantly reshaped the academic writing landscape. These sophisticated language models offer invaluable support throughout all phases of research work, facilit...

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67 Citations
8,003 Views
19 Pages

17 March 2023

Cyber attack detection technology plays a vital role today, since cyber attacks have been causing great harm and loss to organizations and individuals. Feature selection is a necessary step for many cyber-attack detection systems, because it can redu...

  • Review
  • Open Access
64 Citations
31,389 Views
25 Pages

Privacy-Preserving Techniques in Generative AI and Large Language Models: A Narrative Review

  • Georgios Feretzakis,
  • Konstantinos Papaspyridis,
  • Aris Gkoulalas-Divanis and
  • Vassilios S. Verykios

4 November 2024

Generative AI, including large language models (LLMs), has transformed the paradigm of data generation and creative content, but this progress raises critical privacy concerns, especially when models are trained on sensitive data. This review provide...

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62 Citations
16,826 Views
25 Pages

16 March 2023

Transfer learning is a technique utilized in deep learning applications to transmit learned inference to a different target domain. The approach is mainly to solve the problem of a few training datasets resulting in model overfitting, which affects m...

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  • Open Access
62 Citations
42,692 Views
61 Pages

Advances in Facial Expression Recognition: A Survey of Methods, Benchmarks, Models, and Datasets

  • Thomas Kopalidis,
  • Vassilios Solachidis,
  • Nicholas Vretos and
  • Petros Daras

28 February 2024

Recent technological developments have enabled computers to identify and categorize facial expressions to determine a person’s emotional state in an image or a video. This process, called “Facial Expression Recognition (FER)”, has b...

  • Article
  • Open Access
60 Citations
8,601 Views
15 Pages

Recent advances in machine learning (ML) have shown great promise in detecting heart disease. However, to ensure the clinical adoption of ML models, they must not only be generalizable and robust but also transparent and explainable. Therefore, this...

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59 Citations
12,327 Views
31 Pages

22 June 2023

The metaverse represents an immersive digital environment that has garnered significant attention as a result of its potential to revolutionize various industry sectors and its profound societal impact. While academic interest in the metaverse has su...

  • Review
  • Open Access
57 Citations
41,893 Views
30 Pages

AI in the Financial Sector: The Line between Innovation, Regulation and Ethical Responsibility

  • Nurhadhinah Nadiah Ridzuan,
  • Masairol Masri,
  • Muhammad Anshari,
  • Norma Latif Fitriyani and
  • Muhammad Syafrudin

25 July 2024

This study examines the applications, benefits, challenges, and ethical considerations of artificial intelligence (AI) in the banking and finance sectors. It reviews current AI regulation and governance frameworks to provide insights for stakeholders...

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  • Open Access
56 Citations
9,475 Views
26 Pages

A Blockchain-Inspired Attribute-Based Zero-Trust Access Control Model for IoT

  • Samia Masood Awan,
  • Muhammad Ajmal Azad,
  • Junaid Arshad,
  • Urooj Waheed and
  • Tahir Sharif

16 February 2023

The connected or smart environment is the integration of smart devices (sensors, IoT devices, or actuator) into the Internet of Things (IoT) paradigm, in which a large number of devices are connected, monitoring the physical environment and processes...

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  • Open Access
56 Citations
8,102 Views
19 Pages

7 October 2023

With the increasing severity and frequency of cyberattacks, the rapid expansion of smart objects intensifies cybersecurity threats. The vast communication traffic data between Internet of Things (IoT) devices presents a considerable challenge in defe...

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  • Open Access
56 Citations
13,810 Views
29 Pages

Analyzing Sentiments Regarding ChatGPT Using Novel BERT: A Machine Learning Approach

  • Sudheesh R,
  • Muhammad Mujahid,
  • Furqan Rustam,
  • Rahman Shafique,
  • Venkata Chunduri,
  • Mónica Gracia Villar,
  • Julién Brito Ballester,
  • Isabel de la Torre Diez and
  • Imran Ashraf

25 August 2023

Chatbots are AI-powered programs designed to replicate human conversation. They are capable of performing a wide range of tasks, including answering questions, offering directions, controlling smart home thermostats, and playing music, among other fu...

  • Article
  • Open Access
55 Citations
4,273 Views
14 Pages

Co-Channel Interference Management for Heterogeneous Networks Using Deep Learning Approach

  • Ishtiaq Ahmad,
  • Sajjad Hussain,
  • Sarmad Nozad Mahmood,
  • Hala Mostafa,
  • Ahmed Alkhayyat,
  • Mohamed Marey,
  • Ali Hashim Abbas and
  • Zainab Abdulateef Rashed

20 February 2023

The co-channel interference for mobile users (MUs) of a public safety network (PSN) in the co-existence of heterogeneous networks such as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and LTE-based railway networks (LRNs) needs a thorough investigation, where UAVs...

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  • Open Access
54 Citations
2,818 Views
28 Pages

A Multi-Objective Improved Cockroach Swarm Algorithm Approach for Apartment Energy Management Systems

  • Bilal Naji Alhasnawi,
  • Basil H. Jasim,
  • Ali M. Jasim,
  • Vladimír Bureš,
  • Arshad Naji Alhasnawi,
  • Raad Z. Homod,
  • Majid Razaq Mohamed Alsemawai,
  • Rabeh Abbassi and
  • Bishoy E. Sedhom

25 September 2023

The electrical demand and generation in power systems is currently the biggest source of uncertainty for an electricity provider. For a dependable and financially advantageous electricity system, demand response (DR) success as a result of household...

  • Review
  • Open Access
54 Citations
17,972 Views
22 Pages

Generative AI, Research Ethics, and Higher Education Research: Insights from a Scientometric Analysis

  • Saba Mansoor Qadhi,
  • Ahmed Alduais,
  • Youmen Chaaban and
  • Majeda Khraisheh

In the digital age, the intersection of artificial intelligence (AI) and higher education (HE) poses novel ethical considerations, necessitating a comprehensive exploration of this multifaceted relationship. This study aims to quantify and characteri...

  • Review
  • Open Access
53 Citations
25,417 Views
62 Pages

Construction of Knowledge Graphs: Current State and Challenges

  • Marvin Hofer,
  • Daniel Obraczka,
  • Alieh Saeedi,
  • Hanna Köpcke and
  • Erhard Rahm

22 August 2024

With Knowledge Graphs (KGs) at the center of numerous applications such as recommender systems and question-answering, the need for generalized pipelines to construct and continuously update such KGs is increasing. While the individual steps that are...

  • Article
  • Open Access
51 Citations
11,229 Views
14 Pages

5 April 2024

The growing impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on Humanity is unavoidable, and therefore, “AI literacy” is extremely important. In the field of education—AI in education (AIED)—this technology is having a huge impact on th...

  • Article
  • Open Access
49 Citations
4,636 Views
19 Pages

The Impact of Digital Business on Energy Efficiency in EU Countries

  • Aleksy Kwilinski,
  • Oleksii Lyulyov and
  • Tetyana Pimonenko

29 August 2023

Digital business plays a crucial role in driving energy efficiency and sustainability by enabling innovative solutions such as smart grid technologies, data analytics for energy optimization, and remote monitoring and control systems. Through digital...

  • Article
  • Open Access
48 Citations
8,282 Views
30 Pages

In smart education, adaptive e-learning systems personalize the educational process by tailoring it to individual learning styles. Traditionally, identifying these styles relies on learners completing surveys and questionnaires, which can be tedious...

  • Review
  • Open Access
44 Citations
11,497 Views
20 Pages

A Survey of Internet of Things and Cyber-Physical Systems: Standards, Algorithms, Applications, Security, Challenges, and Future Directions

  • Kwok Tai Chui,
  • Brij B. Gupta,
  • Jiaqi Liu,
  • Varsha Arya,
  • Nadia Nedjah,
  • Ammar Almomani and
  • Priyanka Chaurasia

The smart city vision has driven the rapid development and advancement of interconnected technologies using the Internet of Things (IoT) and cyber-physical systems (CPS). In this paper, various aspects of IoT and CPS in recent years (from 2013 to May...

  • Article
  • Open Access
43 Citations
12,025 Views
30 Pages

A Survey of AI Techniques in IoT Applications with Use Case Investigations in the Smart Environmental Monitoring and Analytics in Real-Time IoT Platform

  • Yohanes Yohanie Fridelin Panduman,
  • Nobuo Funabiki,
  • Evianita Dewi Fajrianti,
  • Shihao Fang and
  • Sritrusta Sukaridhoto

9 March 2024

In this paper, we have developed the SEMAR (Smart Environmental Monitoring and Analytics in Real-Time) IoT application server platform for fast deployments of IoT application systems. It provides various integration capabilities for the collection, d...

  • Review
  • Open Access
43 Citations
30,517 Views
25 Pages

AI Chatbots in Education: Challenges and Opportunities

  • Narius Farhad Davar,
  • M. Ali Akber Dewan and
  • Xiaokun Zhang

17 March 2025

With the emergence of artificial intelligence (AI), machine-learning (ML), and chatbot technologies, the field of education has been transformed drastically. The latest advancements in AI chatbots (such as ChatGPT) have proven to offer several benefi...

  • Review
  • Open Access
42 Citations
15,738 Views
33 Pages

12 October 2023

Blockchain technology has emerged as a tool with the potential to enhance transparency, trust, security, and decentralization in supply chain management (SCM). This study presents a comprehensive review of the interplay between blockchain technology...

  • Article
  • Open Access
42 Citations
8,183 Views
33 Pages

31 January 2024

Industry 4.0 has revolutionized manufacturing processes and facilities through the creation of smart and sustainable production facilities. Blockchain technology (BCT) has emerged as an invaluable asset within Industrial Revolution 4.0 (IR4.0), offer...

  • Article
  • Open Access
42 Citations
3,105 Views
14 Pages

An Enhanced Multi-Layer Blockchain Security Model for Improved Latency and Scalability

  • Basem Mohamed Elomda,
  • Taher Abouzaid Abdelaty Abdelbary,
  • Hesham Ahmed Hassan,
  • Kamal S. Hamza and
  • Qasem Kharma

18 March 2025

The Multi-Layer Blockchain Security Model (MLBSM) proposed in 2024 was designed to safeguard Internet of Things (IoT) networks, as well as similar network architectures, against transaction privacy leakage in public blockchain systems. MLBSM also add...

  • Article
  • Open Access
40 Citations
9,455 Views
14 Pages

16 July 2023

In recent years, artificial intelligence (AI) has emerged as a valuable resource for teaching and learning, and it has also shown promise as a tool to help solve problems. A tool that has gained attention in education is ChatGPT, which supports teach...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
40 Citations
8,366 Views
19 Pages

IPFS-Blockchain Smart Contracts Based Conceptual Framework to Reduce Certificate Frauds in the Academic Field

  • Shaik Arshiya Sultana,
  • Chiramdasu Rupa,
  • Ramanadham Pavana Malleswari and
  • Thippa Reddy Gadekallu

7 August 2023

In the digital age, ensuring the authenticity and security of academic certificates is a critical challenge faced by educational institutions, employers, and individuals alike. Traditional methods for verifying academic credentials are often cumberso...

  • Systematic Review
  • Open Access
40 Citations
38,689 Views
15 Pages

8 April 2025

This systematic literature review rigorously evaluates the impact of Generative AI (GenAI) on academic integrity within higher education settings. The primary objective is to synthesize how GenAI technologies influence student behavior and academic h...

  • Article
  • Open Access
38 Citations
7,439 Views
32 Pages

30 November 2023

Brain tumors (BT) present a considerable global health concern because of their high mortality rates across diverse age groups. A delay in diagnosing BT can lead to death. Therefore, a timely and accurate diagnosis through magnetic resonance imaging...

  • Article
  • Open Access
38 Citations
10,380 Views
20 Pages

Cyberbullying Detection on Social Media Using Stacking Ensemble Learning and Enhanced BERT

  • Amgad Muneer,
  • Ayed Alwadain,
  • Mohammed Gamal Ragab and
  • Alawi Alqushaibi

18 August 2023

The prevalence of cyberbullying on Social Media (SM) platforms has become a significant concern for individuals, organizations, and society as a whole. The early detection and intervention of cyberbullying on social media are critical to mitigating i...

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