Hybrid Approach for Skin Disease Classification: Integrating Machine learning and Deep Learning

- Skin diseases are among the most prevalent health problems worldwide, affecting millions of people across different age groups and regions. Early and accurate diagnosis is essential to prevent severe complications, particularly in life-threatening cases such as melanoma. However, manual diagnosis through clinical examination or biopsy is often time-consuming, costly, and subjective, leading to inconsistent outcomes. To overcome these limitations, this study proposes an automated Skin Disease Diagnosis System using Machine Learning, which leverages Deep Learning (DL) and Transfer Learning (TL) techniques for precise classification of dermatological images. The proposed system employs a Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) architecture using pre-trained MobileNetV2 and EfficientNetB0 models, fine-tuned on a curated dataset of multiple skin disease classes including benign, malignant (melanoma), eczema, psoriasis, fungal, and normal skin. The images are preprocessed through resizing, normalization, and augmentation to enhance generalization and minimize overfitting. Keywords: Skin Disease Detection, Deep Learning, Machine Learning, MobileNetV2, EfficientNetB0, Transfer Learning, CNN, Image Classification.

This study presents a comparative analysis of the classification performance of facial and emotion recognition systems using Machine Learning (ML) and Deep Learning (DL) algorithms. The primary objective of this work is to evaluate the applicability of emotion recognition in fields such as psychotherapy and crime analysis, using the FER-2013 dataset.The study was conducted with ML algorithms such as Support Vector Machines (SVM), Random Forest (RF), K-Nearest Neighbor (KNN), Decision Trees, and Gradient Boosting, as well as the DL algorithm, Convolutional Neural Network (CNN). Supported by the application of feature selection, preprocessing, and feature extraction techniques, the model’s performance was measured using standard metrics such as accuracy, precision, F1-score, and AUC-ROC.The experimental results showed that the highest classification accuracy (46.61%) was achieved with the CNN model. While the ML models generally offered lower accuracy, they provided advantages in terms of computational efficiency in specific scenarios.This study aims to contribute to the literature by providing a comparative analysis of ML and DL algorithms and by highlighting the effect of data preprocessing on performance. The findings set targets for future work, such as real-time system integration and hybrid model development.

Accurate detection of skin diseases is essential for timely intervention and treatment. This article proposes a patch-based, interpretable deep learning framework for skin disease detection using wearable sensors and clinical data. Specifically, a fully convolutional residual neural network (FCRN) is employed to extract local features from high-resolution skin images captured via wearable sensors, using a patch-level training approach. Pre-processing techniques—including image resampling, intensity normalization, and noise reduction—standardize the input data to ensure consistency across sensor variations. To enhance local feature learning, the FCRN incorporates residual modules, which mitigate gradient vanishing and improve model performance. The framework generates disease probability maps that visualize regions of high diagnostic risk, providing interpretable insights into skin anomalies. In the proposed methodology, a convolutional neural network (CNN) integrates image-derived features with clinical data such as patient demographics, symptoms, and medical history. This CNN-based multimodal fusion approach improves the model’s ability to capture spatial relationships and enhances classification performance. Experimental evaluations demonstrate that the proposed framework achieves state-of-the-art results across multiple evaluation metrics, including accuracy, sensitivity, and specificity. The interpretable disease probability maps highlight affected skin regions, enhancing model transparency and clinical usability. This approach demonstrates the potential of combining wearable sensor technology with deep learning for efficient, scalable, and explainable skin disease detection, laying the foundation for real-time clinical applications.

An intrusion detection system (IDS) is an important protection instrument for detecting complex network attacks. Various machine learning (ML) or deep learning (DL) algorithms have been proposed for implementing anomaly-based IDS (AIDS). Our review of the AIDS literature identifies some issues in related work, including the randomness of the selected algorithms, parameters, and testing criteria, the application of old datasets, or shallow analyses and validation of the results. This paper comprehensively reviews previous studies on AIDS by using a set of criteria with different datasets and types of attacks to set benchmarking outcomes that can reveal the suitable AIDS algorithms, parameters, and testing criteria. Specifically, this paper applies 10 popular supervised and unsupervised ML algorithms for identifying effective and efficient ML-AIDS of networks and computers. These supervised ML algorithms include the artificial neural network (ANN), decision tree (DT), k-nearest neighbor (k-NN), naive Bayes (NB), random forest (RF), support vector machine (SVM), and convolutional neural network (CNN) algorithms, whereas the unsupervised ML algorithms include the expectation-maximization (EM), k-means, and self-organizing maps (SOM) algorithms. Several models of these algorithms are introduced, and the turning and training parameters of each algorithm are examined to achieve an optimal classifier evaluation. Unlike previous studies, this study evaluates the performance of AIDS by measuring the true positive and negative rates, accuracy, precision, recall, and F-Score of 31 ML-AIDS models. The training and testing time for ML-AIDS models are also considered in measuring their performance efficiency given that time complexity is an important factor in AIDSs. The ML-AIDS models are tested by using a recent and highly unbalanced multiclass CICIDS2017 dataset that involves real-world network attacks. In general, the k-NN-AIDS, DT-AIDS, and NB-AIDS models obtain the best results and show a greater capability in detecting web attacks compared with other models that demonstrate irregular and inferior results.

In the era of artificial intelligence, machine learning methods are successfully used in various fields. Machine learning has attracted extensive attention from investors in the financial market, especially in stock price prediction. However, one argument for the machine learning methods used in stock price prediction is that they are black-box models which are difficult to interpret. In this paper, we focus on the future stock price prediction with the historical stock price by machine learning and deep learning methods, such as support vector machine (SVM), random forest (RF), Bayesian classifier (BC), decision tree (DT), multilayer perceptron (MLP), convolutional neural network (CNN), bi-directional long-short term memory (BiLSTM), the embedded CNN, and the embedded BiLSTM. Firstly, we manually design several financial time series where the future price correlates with the historical stock prices in pre-designed modes, namely the curve-shape-feature (CSF) and the non-curve-shape-feature (NCSF) modes. In the CSF mode, the future prices can be extracted from the curve shapes of the historical stock prices. Conversely, in the NCSF mode, they can’t. Secondly, we apply various algorithms to those pre-designed and real financial time series. We find that the existing machine learning and deep learning algorithms fail in stock price prediction because in the real financial time series, less information of future prices is contained in the CSF mode, and perhaps more information is contained in the NCSF. Various machine learning and deep learning algorithms are good at handling the CSF in historical data, which are successfully applied in image recognition and natural language processing. However, they are inappropriate for stock price prediction on account of the NCSF. Therefore, accurate stock price prediction is the key to successful investment, and new machine learning algorithms handling the NCSF series are needed.

Caveolae are plasma membrane invaginations whose formation requires caveolin-1 (Cav1), the adaptor protein polymerase I, and the transcript release factor (PTRF or CAVIN1). Caveolae have an important role in cell functioning, signaling, and disease. In the absence of CAVIN1/PTRF, Cav1 forms non-caveolar membrane domains called scaffolds. In this work, we train machine learning models to automatically distinguish between caveolae and scaffolds from single molecule localization microscopy (SMLM) data. We apply machine and deep learning algorithms to discriminate biological structures from SMLM data. Our work is the first that is leveraging machine and deep learning approaches to automatically identifying biological structures from SMLM data. In particular, we develop and compare three binary classification methods to identify whether or not a given 3D cluster of Cav1 proteins is a caveolae. The first uses a random forest classifier applied to 28 hand-picked features, the second uses a convolutional neural net (CNN) applied to a projection of the point clouds onto three planes, and the third uses a PointNet model, a recent development that can directly take point clouds as its input. We validate our methods on a dataset of super-resolution microscopy images of PC3 prostate cancer cells labeled for Cav1. Specifically, we have images from two cell populations: 10 PC3 and 10 CAVIN1/PTRF-transfected PC3 cells (PC3-PTRF cells) that form caveolae. We obtained a balanced set of 1714 different cellular structures. Our results show that both the random forest on hand selected features and the deep learning approach achieve high accuracy in distinguishing the intrinsic features of the caveolae and non-caveolae biological structures. More specifically, both random forest and deep CNN classifiers achieve classification accuracy reaching 94% on our test set, while the PointNet model only reached 83% accuracy. We also discuss the pros and cons of the different approaches. Additional information about individual files is in the accompanying CSV file (item_metadata.csv). This dataset was originally deposited in the Simon Fraser University institutional repository.

Cervical cancer is a highly prevalent malignancy affecting women worldwide, ranking as the seventh most common cancer globally. This study aims to systematically review and analyze cervical cancer survival predictions using machine learning (ML) algorithms. A comprehensive search was conducted across Scopus and PubMed databases in February 2024. Extracted articles were screened using Hubmeta software, with duplicates and non-relevant studies excluded. The final selection, comprising 24 articles, focused on survival predictions through ML techniques. These studies, published mostly post-2019, included datasets ranging from 75 to 9,462 cervical cancer patients and up to 91,294 squamous cell samples. The most commonly applied ML models were Random Forest (RF), Neural Networks (NN), Support Vector Machines (SVM), Ensemble and Hybrid Learning, and Deep Learning (DL). The area under the curve (AUC) for these models ranged from 0.84 to 0.9875, demonstrating their strong predictive capabilities. Clinical patient records were the primary data source. Meta-analysis was performed on the extracted data using GraphPad Prism for descriptive statistics and One-Way ANOVA. No significant differences were found between group means, as evidenced by an R-squared value of 0.1459. This result indicates that the independent variable (year of study) explained only 14.59% of the variance in ML model performance. The study found that the use of ML models has increased over time, particularly with Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs) such as the ResNet50 model, which demonstrated superior accuracy metrics, including over 90% accuracy for the ResNet152 variant. These findings suggest that integrating multi-dimensional data with ML models holds significant potential for improving survival predictions in cervical cancer patients. Future research is recommended to develop tailored ML algorithms with even higher predictive accuracy for cervical cancer survival.

The process of building new dataset and the existence of such a data followed the urgent need for the existence of datasets that are specialized in educational lectures, so this will need an accurate classification algorithm to classify it, the benefit of classify such dataset is to minimize the workload of classifying each file manually and individually. In the present paper, authors perform experimentations for conducting an empirical deep learning study, especially, convolutional neural network, for three new datasets of educational lectures which are (PDF, Word and PowerPoint datasets), The three new datasets using real data educational resources lectures collected from various document projects of different universities and institutions. The architecture has been applied to the task of the text classification in the domain of the document with documents data-sets have been obtained from a variety of projects on actual document cases. The aim of the present study is to initially test the performance of each dataset (PDF, Word, and PowerPoint dataset) through using four machine learning classification algorithms which are (Bayes Net, Random Forest, Random Committee, and OneR). Second goal is experimenting the efficiency of the approach of the deep learning in the tasks of classification and after that, comparing the efficiencies with the efficiencies of traditional machine learning classification methods. Mainly two classification techniques used to maximize the benefits of the classification process, the first one is to use the deep learning algorithm which shows an accuracy of classifying file between (95 and 96%) for three new dataset files and standard machine learning algorithms (OneR, Random forest, Bayes net, and Random Committee ) these algorithm shows accuracy 91% for PDF Dataset using random forest and random committee algorithms, for Word dataset the accuracy is 46% using random committee, and for the last dataset PowerPoint the accuracy is 77% using random forest, Therefore, we will choose Deep learning algorithm because it gives higher results and accuracy than machine learning algorithms.

Application of machine learning in carbon capture and storage: An in-depth insight from the perspective of geoscience

This paper proposes a method to detect and classify gliomas using Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)... Brain tumors are severe diseases affecting over 200 varieties and have increased by 300% in the last three decades. Early detection and treatment are crucial for patient survival. Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) is the most commonly used method for diagnosing brain tumors. Advances in machine learning, particularly deep learning, have led to the identification and classification of medical imaging patterns. Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs) and autoencoders are successful techniques in image processing for high diagnostic accuracy. Various deep learning and machine learning algorithms have been used to identify tumors and detect cardiovascular stenosis, with high diagnostic accuracy. However, many studies have limitations, such as a lack of performance comparison between proposed models and traditional machine learning methods. Brain tumors are diseases caused by abnormal cell growth in the brain, with non-cancerous and malignant types.

Cosmology is the study of the universe comprising stars and galaxies. Advancement in the telescope has made it possible to capture high-resolution images, which can be analyzed using machine learning (ML) algorithms. This paper classifies the star galaxy dataset into two classes: star and galaxy using ML algorithms and compares their classification performance. It is observed that random forest provides better accuracy of 78% as compared to other ML classifiers. Further to improve the classification accuracy, we proposed a CNN (Convolution Neural Network) model and achieved an accuracy of 92.44%. Since the CNN model itself extracts the characteristics, it exhibits superior classification accuracy.

- The Plant Disease Detection and Classification project is designed to help farmers identify crop diseases at an early stage using images of plant leaves. By applying advanced machine learning (ML) and deep learning (DL) techniques, this system aims to automatically detect and classify various plant diseases with high accuracy. Early identification of plant diseases plays a vital role in improving crop yield, reducing unnecessary pesticide usage, and encouraging sustainable farming practices. Once a disease is detected, the system not only identifies it but also provides a brief description and recommends appropriate prevention and treatment methods. To enhance performance, the project uses data augmentation and normalization techniques—helping the model handle variations in lighting, angles, and environmental conditions. The system is trained on a diverse dataset containing images of both healthy and diseased leaves from different plant species, categorized into 38 different classes. The project incorporates various machine learning algorithms such as Support Vector Machines (SVM), K-Nearest Neighbors (KNN), Decision Trees, and Random Forests, as well as a Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) for deep learning. Among these, CNNs have shown outstanding performance due to their ability to learn spatial features from images effectively. While existing research has shown promising results, real-world challenges such as varying image quality, lighting conditions, and background clutter still affect accuracy. This project aims to overcome these issues by training on large, diverse datasets and fine-tuning model parameters. Ultimately, this project hopes to empower farmers with an intelligent tool to monitor crop health, make informed decisions, and contribute to food security through precision agriculture. Keywords: Plant Disease Detection, Automated Disease Detection System, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Data Augmentation, Data Normalization, Support Vector Machine, KNN Classifier, Convolutional Neural Network, Decision Trees, Random Forest

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The accurate estimation of aboveground biomass (AGB) in rubber plantations is essential for predicting rubber production and assessing carbon storage. Multispectral sensors mounted on unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) can obtain high spatiotemporal resolution imagery of rubber plantations, offering significant advantages in capturing fine structural details and heterogeneity. However, most previous studies primarily focused on developing biomass estimation models for rubber using machine learning (ML) algorithms in conjunction with feature selection methods based on UAV-acquired multispectral imagery. The reliance on feature selection methods limits the model’s generalizability, robustness, and predictive accuracy. In contrast, deep learning (DL) exhibits considerable promise in extracting features from high-resolution UAV-based multispectral imagery without the need for manual selection. Nonetheless, it remains unclear whether DL can surpass traditional ML methods in improving the AGB estimation accuracy in rubber plantations. To address this, our study evaluated the performance of three ML algorithms (random forest regression, RFR; XGBoost regression, XGBR; categorical boosting regression, CatBoost) combined with feature selection techniques and a deep convolutional neural network (DCNN) using multispectral imagery obtained from UAV for the AGB estimation of rubber plantations. The results indicate that the RFR combined with a principal component analysis (PCA) for feature selection yielded the best performance (R2 = 0.81, RMSE = 11.63 t/ha, MAE = 9.27 t/ha) between the three ML algorithms. Meanwhile, the DCNN model derived from the G, R, and NIR spectral bands achieved the highest estimation accuracy (R2 = 0.89, RMSE = 6.44 t/ha, MAE = 5.72 t/ha), where it outperformed the other ML methods. Our study highlights the great potential of combining UAV-based multispectral imagery with DL techniques to improve AGB estimation in rubber plantations, offering a new perspective for estimating the physiological and biochemical growth parameters of forests.

Modeling time series of vegetation indices in tallgrass prairie using machine and deep learning algorithms