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Explainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI) for Big Data

A special issue of Electronics (ISSN 2079-9292). This special issue belongs to the section "Artificial Intelligence".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 September 2024) | Viewed by 4101

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Gangmin Li

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School of Computer Science & Technology, University of Bedfordshire, Luton LU1 3JU, UK
Interests: data science; distributed AI; knowledge engineering (KE); agent and multi-agent systems; grid computing; HCI
Dr. Paul Sant

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School of Computer Science and Technology; University of Law, London EC1Y 8HQ, UK
Interests: algorithm design; combinatorics and discrete mathematics; bioinformatics; trust modelling; computer security and forensics
Dr. Kevin Yuen

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Department of Computing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong 999077, China
Interests: data sciences; machine learning algorithms; decision algorithms; social computing; operational research

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue aims to explore the intersection of Explainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI) and Big Data, addressing the challenges and opportunities in rendering complex AI models understandable and transparent. We invite researchers and practitioners to contribute to the advancement of XAI methodologies tailored for large-scale data applications.

As the reliance on AI algorithms grows in managing vast datasets, ensuring transparency and interpretability becomes imperative. This Special Issue focuses on the scientific background of XAI, emphasizing its role in overcoming the opacity of AI models. The significance of this research area lies in fostering trust, facilitating regulatory compliance, and enabling practical deployment of AI in Big Data contexts.

The aim is to provide a platform for cutting-edge research that enhances the explainability of AI systems dealing with extensive datasets. This aligns with the broader scope of Electronics, offering insights into the evolving landscape of AI applications.

In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following:

  • The importance of XAI in Big Data analytics;
  • Impact of XAI on Big Data analytics;
  • XAI techniques for Big Data analytics;
  • Complexities of XAI and Big Data analytics;
  • Challenges and opportunities in XAI for Big Data analytics;
  • Interpretable Machine Learning Models for Big Data;
  • Ethical Considerations in XAI for Large-scale Data;
  • XAI and data privacy;
  • XAI and bias in Big Data analytics;
  • Human–AI Collaboration in Understanding Complex Data Models;
  • XAI and decision-making;
  • XAI and efficiency;
  • XAI and transparency;
  • XAI and interpretability;
  • Regulatory Compliance and Transparency in AI for Big Data;
  • XAI and trust.

Dr. Gangmin Li
Dr. Paul Sant
Dr. Kevin Yuen
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • explainable artificial intelligence (XAI)
  • big data
  • transparency
  • interpretable machine learning
  • ethical AI
  • human-AI collaboration
  • regulatory compliance
  • trust in AI

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Operating Key Factor Analysis of a Rotary Kiln Using a Predictive Model and Shapley Additive Explanations
by Seongil Mun and Jehyeung Yoo
Electronics 2024, 13(22), 4413; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics13224413 - 11 Nov 2024
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The global smelting business of nickel using rotary kilns and electric furnaces is expanding due to the growth of the secondary battery market. Efficient operation of electric furnaces requires consistent calcine temperature in rotary kilns. Direct measurement of calcine temperature in rotary kilns [...] Read more.
The global smelting business of nickel using rotary kilns and electric furnaces is expanding due to the growth of the secondary battery market. Efficient operation of electric furnaces requires consistent calcine temperature in rotary kilns. Direct measurement of calcine temperature in rotary kilns presents challenges due to inaccuracies and operational limitations, and while AI predictions are feasible, reliance on them without understanding influencing factors is risky. To address this challenge, various algorithms including XGBoost, LightGBM, CatBoost, and GRU were employed for calcine temperature prediction, with CatBoost achieving the best performance in terms of MAPE and MLSE. The influential factors on calcine temperature were identified using SHAP from XAI in the context of the CatBoost model. SHAP effectively assesses model impacts, accounting for variable interdependencies, and offers visualization in high-dimensional contexts. Given the correlation and dimensionality of variables predicting calcine temperature, SHAP was preferred over Feature Importance or PDP for the analysis. By incorporating seven out of twenty operational factors like burner fuel and reductant feed rate, combustion conditions inside of the rotary kiln and RPM, the calcine temperature increased from 840 °C in 2023 to 910 °C by October 2024, concurrently reducing the electricity unit consumption of the electric furnace by 7.8%. Enhancements to the CatBoost algorithm will enable the provision of guidance values after optimizing key variables. It is expected that managing the rotary kiln’s calcine temperature according to the predictive model’s guidance values will allow for autonomous operation of the rotary kiln through inputting guidance values to the PLC. Full article
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Non-Stationary Transformer Architecture: A Versatile Framework for Recommendation Systems
by Yuchen Liu, Gangmin Li, Terry R. Payne, Yong Yue and Ka Lok Man
Electronics 2024, 13(11), 2075; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics13112075 - 27 May 2024
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Recommendation systems are crucial in navigating the vast digital market. However, user data’s dynamic and non-stationary nature often hinders their efficacy. Traditional models struggle to adapt to the evolving preferences and behaviours inherent in user interaction data, posing a significant challenge for accurate [...] Read more.
Recommendation systems are crucial in navigating the vast digital market. However, user data’s dynamic and non-stationary nature often hinders their efficacy. Traditional models struggle to adapt to the evolving preferences and behaviours inherent in user interaction data, posing a significant challenge for accurate prediction and personalisation. Addressing this, we propose a novel theoretical framework, the non-stationary transformer, designed to effectively capture and leverage the temporal dynamics within data. This approach enhances the traditional transformer architecture by introducing mechanisms accounting for non-stationary elements, offering a robust and adaptable solution for multi-tasking recommendation systems. Our experimental analysis, encompassing deep learning (DL) and reinforcement learning (RL) paradigms, demonstrates the framework’s superiority over benchmark models. The empirical results confirm our proposed framework’s efficacy, which provides significant performance enhancements, approximately 8% in LogLoss reduction and up to 2% increase in F1 score with other attention-related models. It also underscores its potential applicability across accumulative reward scenarios with pure reinforcement learning models. These findings advocate adopting non-stationary transformer models to tackle the complexities of today’s recommendation tasks. Full article
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