PSO-based support vector machine with cuckoo search technique for clinical disease diagnoses.

Support Vector Machine (SVM) has become a popular method in machine learning in recent years. SVM is widely used as a tool in many classifiction areas. The selection optimum values of the parameters (model selection) for SVM is an important step in SVM design. This paper presents the results of research and testing method Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) in selecting the parameters for SVM. Here we focus on the selection parameter γ of the RBF function and soft margin parameter C of SVM for classification problems. In this paper we propose a Particle Swarm Optimization variation model which combine the cognition-only model with the social-only model and use randomised low discrepancy sequences for initialising particle swarms. We then evaluate the suggested strategies with a series of experiments on 6 benchmark datasets. Experimental results demonstrate the model we proposed better than grid search and full PSO-SVM model.

Automatic recognition of skin symptom plays an importance role in the skin diagnosis and treatment. Feature selection is to increase the classification performance of skin symptom. In this paper, the effects of feature selection on the classification of 4-class skin symptoms (chloasma, blackhead, freckled and comedone) are analyzed. Support vector machine (SVM) is employed to construct classifier, the parameters setting is very crucial to the learning results and generalization ability of SVM, and many irrelevant and redundant features degrade the performance of classification, furthermore, the choice of SVM parameters is influenced by the feature subset taken into account and vice versa. So a joint optimization method for selecting features and SVM parameters is proposed. Genetic algorithms, which have a lot of improvements about fitness, crossover and mutation in comparison with simple genetic algorithms, is to achieve a balance between the classification accuracy and the size of the feature subsets selected and have a fast convergence rate. Furthermore, ‘one-against-one’ approach is used to solve multi-class classification problems and a comparison of the model performances is made among the results of the joint optimization and the single optimization of features or SVM parameters in the experiments. The simulation result shows that our approach can find subsets of features for 4-class skin symptoms classification with higher average cross validation accuracy and a higher rate of convergence compared with single optimization of features or SVM parameters.

Software defect prediction could improve the reliability of software and reduce development costs. Traditional prediction models usually have a lower prediction accuracy. In order to solve this problem, a new model for software defect prediction using Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) and Support Vector Machine (SVM) named P-SVM model is proposed in this paper, which takes advantage of non-linear computing capability of SVM and parameters optimization capability of PSO. Firstly, P-SVM model uses PSO algorithm to calculate the best parameters of SVM, and then it adopts the optimized SVM model to predict software defect. P-SVM model and other three different prediction models are used to predict the software defects in JM1 data set as an experiment, the results show that P-SVM model has a higher prediction accuracy than BP Neural Network model, SVM model, GA-SVM model.

Forecasting agriculture water consumption is significant to optimize confiration of water resources. In the paper, we have combined particle swarm optimization (PSO) and support vector machines (SVM) for agriculture water consumption forecasting. Compared to GA, the advantages of PSO are that PSO is easy to implement and there are few parameters to adjust. Thus, PSO is very suitable to determine training parameters of support vector machine. The experimental results demonstrate that the proposed PSOSVM model has good forecasting results in agriculture water consumption Forecasting.

Network traffic prediction performs a main function in characterizing network community performance. An approach which could appropriately seize the salient characteristics of the network visitors could be very useful for network analysis and simulation. Network traffic prediction methods could be divided into two classes: one is the single models and the opposite is the hybrid fashions. The hybrid models integrate the merits of several single models and consequently can enhance the network traffic prediction accuracy. In this paper, a new hybrid network traffic prediction method (EPSVM) primarily based on Empirical Mode Decomposition (EMD), Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO), and Support Vector Machines (SVM) is presented. The EPSVM first utilizes EMD to eliminate the impact of noise signals. Then, SVM is applied to model training and fitting, and the parameters of SVM are optimized by PSO. The effectiveness of the presented method is examined by evaluating it with different methods, including basic SVM (BSVM), Empirical Mode Decomposition processed by SVM (ESVM), and SVM optimized by Particle Swarm Optimization (PSVM). Case studies have demonstrated that EPSVM performed better than the other three network traffic prediction models.

Scene classification based on single-layer SAE and SVM

Support Vector Machine (SVM) is a relatively novel classification technology, which has shown higher performance than traditional learning methods in many applications. Therefore, some security researchers have proposed an intrusion detection method based on SVM. However, the SVM algorithm is very sensitive to the choice of kernel function and parameter adjustment. Once the parameter selection is unscientific, it will lead to poor classification accuracy. To solve this problem, this paper presents a Grey Wolf Optimizer Algorithm based on Particle Swarm Optimization (PSOGWO) algorithm to improve the Intrusion Detection System (IDS) based on SVM. This method uses PSOGWO algorithm to optimize the parameters of SVM to improve the overall performance of intrusion detection based on SVM. The "optimal detection model" of SVM classifier is determined by the fusion of PSOGWO algorithm and SVM. The comparison experiments based on NSL-KDD dataset show that the intrusion detection method based on PSOGWO-SVM achieves the optimization of the parameters of SVM, and has improved significantly in terms of detection rate, convergence speed and model balance. This shows that the method has better performance for network intrusion detection.

Feedback analysis of tunnel construction using a hybrid arithmetic based on Support Vector Machine and Particle Swarm Optimisation

This abstract presents the influence of meteorological and hydrological droughts on groundwater drought conditions through the calculation and analysis of four widely used drought indices: Standardized Precipitation Index (SPI), Reconnaissance Drought index (RDI), Streamflow Drought Index (SDI), and Groundwater Resource Index (GRI). These indices were computed using long-term observed data including precipitation, temperature, discharge, and groundwater levels to capture the temporal and spatial variability of drought events in the Chaliyar River Basin. By analyzing the spatial and temporal variability of groundwater levels and discharge rates and measuring the impact of future drought events under climate change conditions. The research utilizes historical data to understand the relationship between drought and groundwater availability, informing sustainable water management strategies. A Support Vector Machine (SVM) model was developed to simulate groundwater storage by using the Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) to optimize SVM parameters. It begins with the collection of groundwater storage data, discharge data, and climate data, alongside outputs from global climate models (GCMs). The data is processed with a Gamma Test to determine the best combination of meteorological and hydrological drought indices as input variables. A Support Vector Machine (SVM) for groundwater simulation, which is optimized through Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) to select the best SVM parameters. The developed SVM model undergoes validation using 5-fold cross- validation to ensure accuracy. Climate data downscaled for future scenarios, specifically RCP4.5 and RCP8.5, is then utilized to project drought events for the period 2022-2050. This enables an assessment of anticipated changes in groundwater storage and its behavior during future drought events under different climate conditions. This study investigates the interconnected effects of meteorological and hydrological droughts on groundwater storage in a changing climate. Using a combination of observational data, hydrological modelling, and climate projections, it assesses the impacts of drought on groundwater recharge and storage.

Vis-NIR hyperspectral imaging for the classification of bacterial foodborne pathogens based on pixel-wise analysis and a novel CARS-PSO-SVM model

Recently, focus on maintenance strategies has been shifted towards prognostic health management (PHM) and a number of state of the art algorithms based on data-driven prognostics have been developed to predict the health states of degrading components based on sensory data. Amongst these algorithms, Multiclass Support Vector Machines (MC-SVM) has gained popularity due to its relatively high classification accuracy, ability to classify multiple patterns and capability to handle noisy / incomplete data. However, its application is limited by the difficulty in determining the required kernel function and penalty parameters. To address this problem, this paper proposes a hybrid differential evolution – particle swarm optimization (DE-PSO) algorithm to optimize the MC-SVM kernel function and penalty parameters. The differential algorithm (DE) obtains the search limit for the SVM parameters, while the particle swarm optimization algorithm (PSO) determines the global optimum parameters for a given training data set. Since degrading machinery components display several degradation stages in their lifetime, the MC-SVM trained with optimum parameters are used to estimate the health states of a degrading machinery component, from which the remaining useful life (RUL) is predicted. This method improves the classification accuracy of MC-SVM in predicting the health states of a machinery component and consequently increases the accuracy of RUL predictions. The feasibility of the method is validated using bearing prognostic run-to-failure data obtained from NASA public data repository. A comparative study between MC-SVM with parameters obtained using simple grid search with n-fold cross validation and MC- SVM with DE-PSO based on prognostic performance metrics reveals that the proposed method has better performance, with all the cases considered falling within a 10 % error margin. The method also outperforms other soft computing methods proposed in literature.

Health monitoring and prognostics of axial piston pump is very helpful for the safety of aerial hydraulic system. Directing to the difficulties of measuring the wear loss between the valve plate and cylinder barrel, this paper presents a hybrid prediction method based on EMD (Empirical Mode Decomposition) and SVM (Support Vector Machine), in which EMD is used to get the pump's health state and PSO (Particle Swarm Optimization)-SVM is used to make a prediction for the pump's remaining useful lifetime. Oil-return flow was selected to indicate the wear condition of pump with several IMFs. SVM was trained by these IMFs, and then be used to predict the oil-return flow one-step ahead or multi-step ahead. In the SVM's training process, PSO was used to search the optimal parameter of SVM's kernel function. Applications show that hybrid prediction method has higher prediction precision and could be applied for the remaining useful lifetime prognostics.

The types of kernel function and relevant parameters’ selection in support vector machine (SVM) have a major impact on the performance of the classifier. In order to improve the accuracy and generalization ability of the model, we used mixed kernel function SVM classification algorithm based on the information entropy particle swarm optimization (PSO): on the one hand, the generalization ability of classifier is effectively enhanced by constructing a mixed kernel function with global kernel function and local kernel function; on the other hand, the accuracy of classification is improved through optimization for related kernel parameters based on information entropy PSO. Compared with PSO-RBF kernel and PSO-mixed kernel, the improved PSO-mixed kernel SVM can effectively improve the classification accuracy through the classification experiment on biomedical datasets, which would not only prove the efficiency of this algorithm, but also show that the algorithm has good practical application value in biomedicine prediction.

Based on soft morphological filters and support vector machine (SVM), a roller bearing fault diagnosis method is proposed. It is very difficult to filter the fault vibration signals from the strong noise background because the roller bearing fault diagnosis is a problem of multi-class classification. Soft morphology filter can not only identify the features of fringe and shape of the signals but also give improved performance under certain conditions. Support vector machine has good classification performance especially in the small-sample, nonlinear and high dimensional features and so on. The penalty factors and kernel parameters of SVM are optimized by using particle swarm optimization to avoid dependence on initial parameters and training samples. Firstly, vibration signals are filtered by the soft morphological filters. Secondly, the normalized energy of the different characteristic frequencies is utilized to identify the fault features of input parameters of SVM classifier. The SVM parameters are optimized by using the canonical particle swarm optimization. The experiment results indicate that the modeling method is correct.

A geometric method for model selection in support vector machine