Privacy in process mining: Logs conversion to images using machine learning algorithm

Abstract

In today’s digital age, log files are crucial. However, the conversion of text log files into images has only recently been developed. The security of log files is a major source of concern, and the security of the systems in which the logs are stored determines the safety of the log file in process mining. This calls for the first conversion of a text log file into an image file. Thus, this research aims to convert the log files into images in a mugshot database and detect illegal activity and criminals from the converted images employing a novel Convolutional Neural Network (CNN). The developed model has three stages: pre-processing, feature extraction, and detection and matching. The pre-processing was performed by min-max normalization, and in feature extraction, the deep learning method was used. Moreover, in the detection phase, CNN is employed for detecting illegal activities, and the matching process is performed for detecting illegal activities from converted images and criminals in the mugshot database. The model’s performance is evaluated in terms of precision, F1-score, recall, and accuracy values of 99.6%, 98.5%, 98.7%, and 99.8%, respectively. A further comparison has been performed to show the effectiveness of the suggested model over other methods.