Mobile Data Science and Intelligent Apps: Concepts,AI-Based Modeling and Research Directions

Artificial intelligence (AI) techniques have grown rapidly in recent years in the context of computing with smart mobile phones that typically allows the devices to function in an intelligent manner. Popular AI techniques include machine learning and deep learning methods, natural language processing, as well as knowledge representation and expert systems, can be used to make the target mobile applications intelligent and more effective. In this paper, we present a comprehensive view on “mobile data science and intelligent apps” in terms of concepts and AI-based modeling that can be used to design and develop intelligent mobile applications for the betterment of human life in their diverse day-to-day situation. This study also includes the concepts and insights of various AI-powered intelligent apps in several application domains, ranging from personalized recommendation to healthcare services, including COVID-19 pandemic management in recent days. Finally, we highlight several research issues and future directions relevant to our analysis in the area of mobile data science and intelligent apps. Overall, this paper aims to serve as a reference point and guidelines for the mobile application developers as well as the researchers in this domain, particularly from the technical point of view.

     

Cultural influence on requirements engineering activities: a systematic literature review and analysis

Requirements Engineering - Requirements engineering (RE) involves the critical activities required to capture customers’ requirements/needs accurately. RE is a communication-intensive...     

An Improved Fully Automated Breast Cancer Detection and Classification System

More than 500,000 patients are diagnosed with breast cancer annually. Authorities worldwide reported a death rate of 11.6% in 2018. Breast tumors are considered a fatal disease and primarily affect middle-aged women. Various approaches to identify and classify the disease using different technologies, such as deep learning and image segmentation, have been developed. Some of these methods reach 99% accuracy. However, boosting accuracy remains highly important as patients’ lives depend on early diagnosis and specified treatment plans. This paper presents a fully computerized method to detect and categorize tumor masses in the breast using two deep-learning models and a classifier on different datasets. This method specifically uses ResNet50 and AlexNet, convolutional neural networks (CNNs), for deep learning and a K-Nearest-Neighbor (KNN) algorithm to classify data. Various experiments have been conducted on five datasets: the Mammographic Image Analysis Society (MIAS), Breast Cancer Histopathological Annotation and Diagnosis (BreCaHAD), King Abdulaziz University Breast Cancer Mammogram Dataset (KAU-BCMD), Breast Histopathology Images (BHI), and Breast Cancer Histopathological Image Classification (BreakHis). These datasets were used to train, validate, and test the presented method. The obtained results achieved an average of 99.38% accuracy, surpassing other models. Essential performance quantities, including precision, recall, specificity, and F-score, reached 99.71%, 99.46%, 98.08%, and 99.67%, respectively. These outcomes indicate that the presented method offers essential aid to pathologists diagnosing breast cancer. This study suggests using the implemented algorithm to support physicians in analyzing breast cancer correctly.     

An Effective Diagnosis System for Brain Tumor Detection and Classification

A brain tumor is an excessive development of abnormal and uncontrolled cells in the brain. This growth is considered deadly since it may cause death. The brain controls numerous functions, such as memory, vision, and emotions. Due to the location, size, and shape of these tumors, their detection is a challenging and complex task. Several efforts have been conducted toward improved detection and yielded promising results and outcomes. However, the accuracy should be higher than what has been reached. This paper presents a method to detect brain tumors with high accuracy. The method works using an image segmentation technique and a classifier in MATLAB. The utilized classifier is a Support Vector Machine (SVM). Discrete Wavelet Transform (DWT) and Principal Component Analysis (PCA) are also involved. A dataset from the Kaggle website is used to test the developed approach. The obtained results reached nearly 99.2% of accuracy. The paper provides a confusion matrix of applying the proposed approach to testing images and a comparative evaluation between the developed method and some works in the literature. This evaluation shows that the presented system outperforms other approaches regarding the accuracy, precision, and recall. This research discovered that the developed method is extremely useful in detecting brain tumors, given the high accuracy, precision, and recall results. The proposed system directs us to believe that bringing this kind of technology to physicians diagnosing brain tumors is crucial.     

A Novel Cluster Analysis-Based Crop Dataset Recommendation Method in Precision Farming

Data mining and analytics involve inspecting and modeling large pre-existing datasets to discover decision-making information. Precision agriculture uses data mining to advance agricultural developments. Many farmers aren’t getting the most out of their land because they don’t use precision agriculture. They harvest crops without a well-planned recommendation system. Future crop production is calculated by combining environmental conditions and management behavior, yielding numerical and categorical data. Most existing research still needs to address data preprocessing and crop categorization/classification. Furthermore, statistical analysis receives less attention, despite producing more accurate and valid results. The study was conducted on a dataset about Karnataka state, India, with crops of eight parameters taken into account, namely the minimum amount of fertilizers required, such as nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, and pH values. The research considers rainfall, season, soil type, and temperature parameters to provide precise cultivation recommendations for high productivity. The presented algorithm converts discrete numerals to factors first, then reduces levels. Second, the algorithm generates six datasets, two from Case-1 (dataset with many numeric variables), two from Case-2 (dataset with many categorical variables), and one from Case-3 (dataset with reduced factor variables). Finally, the algorithm outputs a class membership allocation based on an extended version of the K-means partitioning method with lambda estimation. The presented work produces mixed-type datasets with precisely categorized crops by organizing data based on environmental conditions, soil nutrients, and geo-location. Finally, the prepared dataset solves the classification problem, leading to a model evaluation that selects the best dataset for precise crop prediction.