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Advances in Machine Learning and Big Data Analytics

A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417).

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 June 2025 | Viewed by 3408

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Md Liakat Ali

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Department of Computer Science & Physics, Rider University, 2083 Lawrenceville Rd, Lawrenceville, NJ 08648, USA
Interests: machine learning; artificial intelligence; behavioral biometrics; cybersecurity; data science; big data analytics
Dr. Muath Obaidat

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Computer Science Department, City University of New York, New York, NY 10019, USA
Interests: cybersecurity and networking; network security; IoT security and privacy; blockchain; machine learning
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Dr. Suzanna Schmeelk

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Department of Computer Science, Mathematics and Science, St. John's University, Queens, NY, USA
Interests: cybersecurity; machine learning; mathematics education; data breaches

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Machine learning and big data analysis have become a powerful driving force for predictive analysis and guiding data-driven decision-making. Combining the processing power of big data technology with the intelligent algorithms of machine learning provides us with unprecedented opportunities to collate actionable information from massive data sets.

In this Special Issue, we invite submissions that explore cutting-edge research and recent advances in machine learning and big data analytics. Theoretical and experimental research as well as comprehensive reviews are welcome.

Dr. Md Liakat Ali
Dr. Muath Obaidat
Dr. Suzanna Schmeelk
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • machine learning
  • deep learning
  • big data analytics
  • artificial intelligence
  • cybersecurity

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Deep Learning vs. Machine Learning for Intrusion Detection in Computer Networks: A Comparative Study
by Md Liakat Ali, Kutub Thakur, Suzanna Schmeelk, Joan Debello and Denise Dragos
Appl. Sci. 2025, 15(4), 1903; https://doi.org/10.3390/app15041903 - 12 Feb 2025
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In response to the increasing volume of network traffic and the growing sophistication of cyber threats, this study examines the use of deep learning-based intrusion detection systems (IDSs) in large-scale network environments. Traditional IDS face challenges such as high false positive rates, complex [...] Read more.
In response to the increasing volume of network traffic and the growing sophistication of cyber threats, this study examines the use of deep learning-based intrusion detection systems (IDSs) in large-scale network environments. Traditional IDS face challenges such as high false positive rates, complex feature engineering, and class imbalances in datasets, all of which impede accurate threat detection. To overcome these limitations, we implement various deep learning models, including multilayer perceptron (MLP), convolutional neural network (CNN), and long short-term memory (LSTM), alongside traditional machine learning algorithms such as logistic regression, naive Bayes, random forest, K-nearest neighbors, and decision trees. A significant contribution of this study is the application of the synthetic minority over-sampling technique (SMOTE) to address class imbalance, enhancing the representativeness of the learning process. Additionally, we conduct a comprehensive performance comparison of the models, incorporating correlation-based feature selection and hyperparameter tuning to maximize detection accuracy. Our results indicate that deep learning models, particularly CNN and LSTM, outperform traditional machine learning approaches in cyber threat detection, achieving accuracy rates of 98%. However, random forest achieves the highest accuracy at 99.9%, demonstrating its effectiveness in structured intrusion detection tasks. Moreover, we evaluate computational efficiency and practical deployment considerations, discussing trade-offs between accuracy and resource consumption. These findings highlight the potential of deep learning-based IDS for large-scale network security applications while addressing key challenges such as interpretability and computational overhead. The study provides actionable insights for selecting the most suitable IDS models based on specific network environments and security requirements. Full article
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