Nearest-neighbor Classifier Research Articles

Multilevel hybrid handcrafted feature extraction based depression recognition method using speech

Background and purposeDiagnosis of depression is based on tests performed by psychiatrists and information provided by patients or their relatives. In the field of machine learning (ML), numerous models have been devised to detect depression automatically through the analysis of speech audio signals. While deep learning approaches often achieve superior classification accuracy, they are notably resource-intensive. This research introduces an innovative, multilevel hybrid feature extraction-based classification model, specifically designed for depression detection, which exhibits reduced time complexity. Materials and methodsMODMA dataset consisting of 29 healthy and 23 Major depressive disorder audio signals was used. The constructed model architecture integrates multilevel hybrid feature extraction, iterative feature selection, and classification processes. During the Hybrid Handcrafted Feature (HHF) generation stage, a combination of textural and statistical methods was employed to extract low-level features from speech audio signals. To enhance this process for high-level feature creation, a Multilevel Discrete Wavelet Transform (MDWT) was applied. This technique produced wavelet subbands, which were then input into the hybrid feature extractor, enabling the extraction of both high and low-level features. For the selection of the most pertinent features from these extracted vectors, Iterative Neighborhood Component Analysis (INCA) was utilized. Finally, in the classification phase, a one-dimensional nearest neighbor classifier, augmented with ten-fold cross-validation, was implemented to achieve detailed, results. ResultsThe HHF-based speech audio signal classification model attained excellent performance, with the 94.63 % classification accuracy. ConclusionsThe findings validate the remarkable proficiency of the introduced HHF-based model in depression classification, underscoring its computational efficiency.

Research on Grading Method for Jin Guan Apples based on Machine Vision

As the demand for apples increases, so do the expectations for apple quality. To address the time-consuming and labor-intensive nature of apple grading, this paper focuses on the Jin-Guan apple variety and applies machine vision techniques to extract three key features: maximum transverse diameter, shape index, and surface color. A backpropagation neural network (BP neural network) is employed to achieve accurate grading of the apples. First, by analyzing the relationships between the RGB color space components in the original images, the apple images are extracted using the method of comparing the R channel value to the B channel value. Gaussian filtering is then applied to remove image noise. Second, the complete apple contour is extracted using an improved Sobel operator method. The maximum transverse diameter and shape index of the apple are calculated based on the pixel coordinates along the contour, and the apple's surface color is determined using a nearest-neighbor classifier. Finally, a BP neural network model is established and trained to perform the grading. A total of 160 apples were used for training, and 140 for testing. The results show that the grading accuracy reached 92.14%, and the grading efficiency was approximately 1.7 times that of a skilled human grader. This grading method provides a technical reference for apple grading processes.

Assessment of spatial distribution of schools in the northern area of Riyadh city

This paper aims to study the distribution of three types of schools in the northern area of Riyadh city in Saudi Arabia in order to uncover the aspects of imbalance distribution of schools over the 4 districts of the study area (Almalqa, Sahafa, Jasmine and Narges neighborhoods) in addition to assess the extent of compatibility between the number of schools in each district and the density of population residing in it. The used dataset is built up of mainly tow datasets for schools and districts covering the study area. This research has utilized MS Excel, ArcGIS and QGIS software and applied the Point-to-Polygon overlay to locate the three types of schools in their corresponding districts and three types of analysis were applied which are the average nearest neighbor, heat map, and district classification based on population ratio with the aim of exploring the clustering patterns of schools as well as classifying the districts based on the density of schools relative to population. The study concludes that there is a spatial disparity in the distribution of schools, mainly in terms of their density, in the different districts due to the variation in population. Moreover, a notable inequality of the distribution of schools with respect to the population has been found.

Ensemble Fusion Models Using Various Strategies and Machine Learning for EEG Classification.

Electroencephalography (EEG) helps to assess the electrical activities of the brain so that the neuronal activities of the brain are captured effectively. EEG is used to analyze many neurological disorders, as it serves as a low-cost equipment. To diagnose and treat every neurological disorder, lengthy EEG signals are needed, and different machine learning and deep learning techniques have been developed so that the EEG signals could be classified automatically. In this work, five ensemble models are proposed for EEG signal classification, and the main neurological disorder analyzed in this paper is epilepsy. The first proposed ensemble technique utilizes an equidistant assessment and ranking determination mode with the proposed Enhance the Sum of Connection and Distance (ESCD)-based feature selection technique for the classification of EEG signals; the second proposed ensemble technique utilizes the concept of Infinite Independent Component Analysis (I-ICA) and multiple classifiers with majority voting concept; the third proposed ensemble technique utilizes the concept of Genetic Algorithm (GA)-based feature selection technique and bagging Support Vector Machine (SVM)-based classification model. The fourth proposed ensemble technique utilizes the concept of Hilbert Huang Transform (HHT) and multiple classifiers with GA-based multiparameter optimization, and the fifth proposed ensemble technique utilizes the concept of Factor analysis with Ensemble layer K nearest neighbor (KNN) classifier. The best results are obtained when the Ensemble hybrid model using the equidistant assessment and ranking determination method with the proposed ESCD-based feature selection technique and Support Vector Machine (SVM) classifier is utilized, achieving a classification accuracy of 89.98%.

A statistical evaluation of the sexual dimorphism of the acetabulum in an Iberian population.

Sex estimation is essential for human identification within bioarchaeological and medico-legal contexts. Amongst the sexually dimorphic skeletal elements commonly utilised for this purpose, the pelvis is usually preferred because of its direct relationship with reproduction. Furthermore, the posterior part of the innominate bone has proven to have better preservation within degraded contexts. With the aim of investigating the potential of the vertical acetabular diameter as a sex marker, 668 documented individuals from three different Iberian skeletal collections were randomly divided into training and test samples and eventually analysed using different statistical approaches. Two traditional (Discriminant Function Analysis and Logistic Regression Analysis) and four Machine learning methodologies (Support Vector Classification, Decision Tree Classification, k Nearest Neighbour Classification, and Neural Networks) were performed and compared. Amongst these statistical modalities, Machine Learning methodologies yielded better accuracy outcomes, with DTC garnering highest accuracy percentages of 83.59% and 89.85% with the sex-pooled and female samples, respectively. With males, ANN yielded highest accuracy percentage of 87.70%, when compared to other statistical approaches. Higher accuracy obtained with ML, along with its minimal statistical assumptions, warrant these approaches to be increasingly utilised for further investigations involving sex estimation and human identification. In this line, the creation of a statistical platform with easier user interface can render such robust statistical modalities accessible to researchers and practitioners, effectively maximising its practical use. Future investigations should attempt to achieve this goal, alongside examining the influence of factors such as age, on the obtained accuracy outcomes.

Simultaneous Instance and Attribute Selection for Noise Filtering

The existence of noise is inherent to most real data that are collected. Removing or reducing noise can help classification algorithms focus on relevant patterns, preventing them from being affected by irrelevant or incorrect information. This can result in more accurate and reliable models, improving their ability to generalize and make accurate predictions on new data. For example, among the main disadvantages of the nearest neighbor classifier are its noise sensitivity and its high computational cost (for classification and storage). Thus, noise filtering is essential to ensure data quality and the effectiveness of supervised classification models. The simultaneous selection of attributes and instances for supervised classifiers was introduced in the last decade. However, the proposed solutions present several drawbacks because some are either stochastic or do not handle noisy domains, and the neighborhood selection of some algorithms allows very dissimilar objects to be considered as neighbors. In addition, the design of some methods is just for specific classifiers without generalization possibilities. This article introduces an instance and attribute selection model, which seeks to detect and eliminate existing noise while reducing the feature space. In addition, the proposal is deterministic and does not predefine any supervised classifier. The experiments allow us to establish the viability of the proposal and its effectiveness in eliminating noise.

A multi-average based pseudo nearest neighbor classifier

Conventional k nearest neighbor (KNN) rule is a simple yet effective method for classification, but its classification performance is easily degraded in the case of small size training samples with existing outliers. To address this issue, A multi-average based pseudo nearest neighbor classifier (MAPNN) rule is proposed. In the proposed MAPNN rule, k ( k − 1 ) / 2 ( k > 1) local mean vectors of each class are obtained by taking the average of two points randomly from k nearest neighbors in every category, and then k pseudo nearest neighbors are chosen from k ( k − 1 ) / 2 local mean neighbors of every class to determine the category of a query point. The selected k pseudo nearest neighbors can reduce the negative impact of outliers in some degree. Extensive experiments are carried out on twenty-one numerical real data sets and four artificial data sets by comparing MAPNN to other five KNN-based methods. The experimental results demonstrate that the proposed MAPNN is effective for classification task and achieves better classification results in the small-size samples cases comparing to five relative KNN-based classifiers.

Supervised star, galaxy, and QSO classification with sharpened dimensionality reduction

We explored the use of broadband colors to classify stars, galaxies, and quasi-stellar objects (QSOs). Specifically, we applied sharpened dimensionality reduction (SDR)-aided classification to this problem, with the aim of enhancing cluster separation in the projections of high-dimensional data clusters to allow for better classification performance and more informative projections. The main objective of this work was to apply SDR to large sets of broadband colors derived from the CPz catalog to obtain projections with clusters of star, galaxy, and QSO data that exhibit a high degree of separation. The SDR method achieves this by combining density-based clustering with conventional dimensionality-reduction techniques. To make SDR scalable and have the ability to project samples using the earlier-computed projection, we used a deep neural network trained to reproduce the SDR projections. Subsequently classification was done by applying a $k$-nearest neighbors ($k$-NN) classifier to the sharpened projections. Based on a qualitative and quantitative analysis of the embeddings produced by SDR, we find that SDR consistently produces accurate projections with a high degree of cluster separation. A number of projection performance metrics are used to evaluate this separation, including the trustworthiness, continuity, Shepard goodness, and distribution consistency metrics. Using the $k$-NN classifier and consolidating the results of various data sets, we obtain precisions of 99.7<!PCT!>, 98.9<!PCT!>, and 98.5<!PCT!> for classifying stars, galaxies, and QSOs, respectively. Furthermore, we achieve completenesses of 97.8<!PCT!>, 99.3<!PCT!>, and 86.8<!PCT!>, respectively. In addition to classification, we explore the structure of the embeddings produced by SDR by cross-matching with data from Gaia DR3, Galaxy Zoo 1, and a catalog of specific star formation rates, stellar masses, and dust luminosities. We discover that the embeddings reveal astrophysical information, which allows one to understand the structure of the high-dimensional broadband color data in greater detail. We find that SDR-aided star, galaxy, and QSO classification performs comparably to another unsupervised learning method using hierarchical density-based spatial clustering of applications with noise (HDBSCAN) but offers advantages in terms of scalability and interpretability. Furthermore, it outperforms traditional color selection methods in terms of QSO classification performance. Overall, we demonstrate the potential of SDR-aided classification to provide an accurate and physically insightful classification of astronomical objects based on their broadband colors.

REVOLUTIONIZING POWER TRANSFORMER FAULT DIAGNOSIS THROUGH COGNITIVE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND DISSOLVED GAS ANALYSIS INTEGRATION

The research introduces a cognitive artificial intelligence (CAI) model that leverages dissolved gas analysis (DGA) to investigate power transformer faults. Conventional fault interpretation methods using DGA are limited in accuracy and uncertainty. In response, the proposed CAI model utilizes cognitive learning and direct interaction to achieve remarkably accurate fault identification without the need for supervised training. By extracting fault features through key gas ratio limitations. However, the CAI model also has a gap in data perception due to the information sensory challenges. Using gas ratios based on the conventional fault interpretation methods in the latest study still limited data perception of the CAI model to only three or four gas ratios. Thus, this study aims to increase data perception by extracting fault features through ten gas ratio limitations. The proposed CAI model's performance is validated, outperforming traditional methods like the Duval triangle method, Duval pentagon method, Doernenburg ratio method, and Roger ratio method, as well as common AI approaches including artificial neuron network, long short-term memory, nearest neighbor classifiers, support vector machine, ensemble classifiers, and decision trees. Notably, the CAI model's success rate in fault type identification stands at an impressive 98.04%. A distinctive trait of the CAI model is its autonomous knowledge accumulation and enhancement, enabled by inferring-fusion information and sensor-based knowledge integration. This intrinsic learning ability further contributes to its exceptional fault diagnosis accuracy. The proposed CAI model showcases promising potential for revolutionizing power transformer fault investigation and diagnosis, mitigating unplanned outages, and ultimately bolstering power system reliability.

Unveiling relevant acoustic features for bird species automatic classification

The alarming rates of biodiversity loss has draw attention of the scientific community in developing quantitative characterization methods of the state of life variety, ecosystem and habitats. One way to address such aspects involves acoustically monitoring the bird population, given its relation with the health and status of the ecosystem. Automated computational tools can be adopted to enhance the processing and interpretation of birdsongs. The performance and reliability of the system heavily depends on the input features extracted from the acoustic recordings. Numerous acoustical features for characterizing birdsongs are reported in the literature, however the determination of the most relevant ones remains elusive. Moreover, literature evidences a marked focus on classification or detection performance, providing limited details on the set of features that contribute to high performance. This study investigates the problem of discerning relevant acoustical features when dealing with the automatic classification of eight Colombian bird species. We adopt different audio signal processing techniques, namely temporal, spectral, cepstral and chroma analyses, to construct a heterogeneous set of features. Feature selection is implemented using principal components analysis, ReliefF feature ranking, and genetic algorithms. By considering nearest neighbors classifiers, support vector machines, neural networks and bayesian classifiers, 49 distinct machine learning models are tested. Selection schemes are fine-tuned looking for maximizing the classification performance. Our results demonstrate that effective machine learning classification of bird species can be achieved by refining a heterogeneous set of features through feature selection. Consistently, our work identifies Mel frequency Cepstral coefficients, spectral decrease, and spectral rolloff point as the most recurrent features across various feature selection schemes. By incorporating these features in a heterogenous subset totaling a minimum of 19 features, classification performances above 95% can be achieved using a nearest neighbor classifier with the Manhattan distance. These findings are particularly notable as they are derived from processing field-noise corrupted acoustic recordings. The outcomes of this study yield potential acoustical features suitable for the characterization of birdsongs. In addition, our methodological design may serve as a reference for extending the assessment of new features and machine learning models, thereby contributing to the development of effective and feasible conservation tools.

Research on a transmission line defect identification method based on voiceprint recognition

Abstract With the continuous development and improvement of China’s power system, the length and coverage of transmission lines are getting larger and larger, making it inevitable that transmission lines will pass through areas with harsh environments and complex geographical environments. If defects are not discovered and handled properly, over time, serious losses will be caused. Traditional manual inspections can no longer meet actual requirements due to low efficiency. This paper proposes a transmission line defect identification method based on voiceprint recognition. First, the sound signal collected by the sensor is divided into frames and windowed for preprocessing. Then, feature extraction is performed based on the Mel frequency cepstral coefficient. Finally, the extracted vector is used to train the nearest neighbor classifier, and the trained classifier can identify defects in transmission lines.

EARLY-STAGE DIABETES RISK PREDICTION USING MACHINE LEARNING TECHNIQUES BASED ON ENSEMBLE APPROACH

Diabetes Mellitus which is considered as one of the deadliest is a common, chronic disease. It also causes the emergence of many diseases, especially neuropathy, nephropathy and retinopathy. In this context, early diagnosis of the disease by accurately evaluating the symptoms and initiating a rapid treatment process is very important. The aim of this study is to present an effective model that can determine the diabetes risk in eary-stage with the best accuracy. To do so, the classification algorithms that are frequently used in diabetes risk estimation are supported with ensemble approaches. Firstly, the performance of Naive Bayes (NB), Trees-J48, k Nearest Neighbor (kNN) and Sequential Minimal Optimization (SMO) classifiers is analyzed separately by using a dataset of 520 samples collected with direct questionnaires from Sylhet Diabetes Hospital patients in Sylhet, Bangladesh. Then, the effects of Adabost, Bagging and Random Sub-Space (RSS) algorithms on classifier success are investigated and it is shown that the j48 classifier based on Adabost approach has the best accuracy in this dataset. Finally, the Wrapper Subset Eval (WSE) feature extraction algorithm is applied to reduce the estimation cost of diabetes and increase classification success. Thus, the best accuracy at 99% is achieved using reduced data set with proposed classifier method.

Comparative Study among Term Frequency-Inverse Document Frequency and Count Vectorizer towards K Nearest Neighbor and Decision Tree Classifiers for Text Dataset

Background: Text classification techniques are increasingly important with the exponential growth of textual data on the internet. Term Frequency-Inverse Document Frequency (TF-IDF) and Count Vectorizer(CV) are commonly used methods for feature extraction. TF-IDF assigning weights to terms based on their frequency. CV simply counts the occurrences of terms. The performance of CV as well as TF-IDF are evaluated and compared with KNN and DT classifiers across text datasets. Methodology: The investigation begins with preprocessing. The feature vectors are created using both TF-IDF and CV. Feature vectors are passed into the KNN and DT classifiers at in training stage. Experiments are executed the usage of Kaggle's public database Ukraine 10K tweets sentiment_analysis dataset and the Womens ecommerce clothing reviews dataset. Findings: The average of precision, recall, f1 score and accuracy of KNN with TF-IDF were 84.5%, 87%, 83%, 87% respectively and KNN with CV were 83.5%, 87%, 83.5%, 87% respectively. Similarly, average of precision, recall, f1 score and accuracy of DT with TF-IDF were 89%, 89%, 89%, 89% respectively and DT with CV were 89%, 89.5%, 89.5%, 89.5% respectively. The results obtained in this research is consistent with previous similar research result. Conclusions: The performance of TF-IDF is almost similar as CV for a particular dataset and a particular classifier in this study. Novelty: The experiment performed using these classifiers and feature extraction methods on the datasets is a novelty and contribution of this research.

Prediction of effective parameters for 3D printing of poly lactic acid-carbon fibre composites using intelligent frameworks based on mechanical response

Purpose This paper aims to find the effective 3D printing process parameters based on mechanical characteristics such as tensile strength and hardness of poly lactic acid (PLA)/carbon fibre composites (CF-PLA) by implementing intelligent frameworks. Design/methodology/approach The experiment trials are conducted based on design of experiments (DoE) using Taguchi L9 orthogonal array with three factors (speed, infill % and pattern type) and three levels. The factors have been optimized by solving the regression equation which is obtained from analysis of variance (ANOVA). The contour plots are generated by response surface methodology (RSM). The influencing parameters are found by using Box–Behnken design. The second order response surface model demonstrated the optimal combination of input parameters for higher tensile strength and hardness. Findings The influencing parameters are found by using Box–Behnken design. The second order response surface model demonstrated the optimal combination of input parameters for higher tensile strength and hardness. The results obtained from RSM are also confirmed by implementing the machine learning classifiers, such as logistic regression, ridge classifier, random forest, K nearest neighbour and support vector classifier (SVC). The results show that the SVC can predict the optimized process parameters with an accuracy of 95.65%. Originality/value 3D printing parameters which are considered in this work such as pattern types for PLA/CF-PLA composites based on intelligent frameworks has not been attempted previously.

An improved Differential evolution with Sailfish optimizer (DESFO) for handling feature selection problem

As a preprocessing for machine learning and data mining, Feature Selection plays an important role. Feature selection aims to streamline high-dimensional data by eliminating irrelevant and redundant features, which reduces the potential curse of dimensionality of a given large dataset. When working with datasets containing many features, algorithms that aim to identify the most valuable features to improve dataset accuracy may encounter difficulties because of local optima. Many studies have been conducted to solve this problem. One of the solutions is to use meta-heuristic techniques. This paper presents a combination of the Differential evolution and the sailfish optimizer algorithms (DESFO) to tackle the feature selection problem. To assess the effectiveness of the proposed algorithm, a comparison between Differential Evolution, sailfish optimizer, and nine other modern algorithms, including different optimization algorithms, is presented. The evaluation used Random forest and key nearest neighbors as quality measures. The experimental results show that the proposed algorithm is a superior algorithm compared to others. It significantly impacts high classification accuracy, achieving 85.7% with the Random Forest classifier and 100% with the Key Nearest Neighbors classifier across 14 multi-scale benchmarks. According to fitness values, it gained 71% with the Random forest and 85.7% with the Key Nearest Neighbors classifiers.

Tiny Machine Learning for Concept Drift.

Tiny machine learning (TML) is a new research area whose goal is to design machine and deep learning (DL) techniques able to operate in embedded systems and the Internet-of-Things (IoT) units, hence satisfying the severe technological constraints on memory, computation, and energy characterizing these pervasive devices. Interestingly, the related literature mainly focused on reducing the computational and memory demand of the inference phase of machine and deep learning models. At the same time, the training is typically assumed to be carried out in cloud or edge computing systems (due to the larger memory and computational requirements). This assumption results in TML solutions that might become obsolete when the process generating the data is affected by concept drift (e.g., due to periodicity or seasonality effect, faults or malfunctioning affecting sensors or actuators, or changes in the users' behavior), a common situation in real-world application scenarios. For the first time in the literature, this article introduces a TML for concept drift (TML-CD) solution based on deep learning feature extractors and a k -nearest neighbors ( k -NNs) classifier integrating a hybrid adaptation module able to deal with concept drift affecting the data-generating process. This adaptation module continuously updates (in a passive way) the knowledge base of TML-CD and, at the same time, employs a change detection test (CDT) to inspect for changes (in an active way) to quickly adapt to concept drift by removing obsolete knowledge. Experimental results on both image and audio benchmarks show the effectiveness of the proposed solution, whilst the porting of TML-CD on three off-the-shelf micro-controller units (MCUs) shows the feasibility of what is proposed in real-world pervasive systems.

A geometric algebra-based approach for myoelectric pattern recognition control and faster prosthesis recalibration

ObjectiveAlthough many advancements have been made on myoelectric pattern-recognition, the control of poly-articulated upper-limb prostheses remains insufficiently robust. Electrode-shift, sweat or fatigue degrade the performance of classifiers over time, resulting in unfruitful device usage and frequent re-calibration. To tackle this issue, here we introduce two models − µP6 and µP8 − that combine Geometric Algebra with nearest-neighbor classification. We aim at reducing both the necessary training data and training time and, unlike most current state-of-the-art algorithms, we exploit an alternative geometric representation (and visualization) of the EMG signal as different polygons for different types of gestures, facilitating the explanation of the decision-making process to a layman. Moreover, we explore four abstention strategies to reduce the number of misclassifications. MethodsWe perform an offline analysis on two datasets, alongside two other standard models: nonlinear logistic regression (NLR) and linear discriminant analysis (LDA). ResultsEven with few training data, the proposed algorithms achieve high F1-scores (>0.95), significantly higher or non-significantly different from the values obtained with NLR and LDA, while maintaining relatively low abstentions rates and training times (<2 ms). ConclusionThe proposed algorithms allow to reduce the amount of training data and training times without compromising recognition rates. SignificanceThe proposed algorithms may contribute for a faster prosthesis re-calibration procedure while allowing to re-gain high recognition rates. Furthermore, the decision-making process is explainable and interpretable, potentially improving user trust and acceptance.

PIRAP: A Study on Optimized Multi-Language Classification and Text Categorization Using Supervised Hybrid Machine Learning Approaches

Nowadays, all the records in various languages are accessible with their advanced structures. For simple recovery of these digitized records, these reports should be ordered into a class as indicated by their content. Text Categorization is an area of Text Mining which helps to overcome this challenge. Text Classification is a demonstration of allotting classes to records. This paper investigates Text Classification works done in foreign Languages, regional languages and a list of books’ content. Messages available in different languages force the difficulties of NLP approaches. This study shows that supervised ML algorithms such as Logistic regression, Naive Bayes classifier, [Formula: see text]-Nearest-Neighbor classifier, Decision Tree and SVMs performed better for Text Classification tasks. The automated document classification technique is useful in our day-to-day life to find out the type of language and different department books based on their text content. We have been using different foreign and regional languages here to classify such as Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Bengali, English, Spanish, French, Russian and German. Here, we utilize one versus all SVMs for multi-characterization with 3-crease Cross Validation in all cases and see that SVMs outperform different classifiers. This implementation is done by using hybrid classifiers and it depicts analyses with delicate edge straight SVMs as well as bit-based SVMs.

Interpretable metric learning in comparative metagenomics: The adaptive Haar-like distance.

Random forests have emerged as a promising tool in comparative metagenomics because they can predict environmental characteristics based on microbial composition in datasets where β-diversity metrics fall short of revealing meaningful relationships between samples. Nevertheless, despite this efficacy, they lack biological insight in tandem with their predictions, potentially hindering scientific advancement. To overcome this limitation, we leverage a geometric characterization of random forests to introduce a data-driven phylogenetic β-diversity metric, the adaptive Haar-like distance. This new metric assigns a weight to each internal node (i.e., split or bifurcation) of a reference phylogeny, indicating the relative importance of that node in discerning environmental samples based on their microbial composition. Alongside this, a weighted nearest-neighbors classifier, constructed using the adaptive metric, can be used as a proxy for the random forest while maintaining accuracy on par with that of the original forest and another state-of-the-art classifier, CoDaCoRe. As shown in datasets from diverse microbial environments, however, the new metric and classifier significantly enhance the biological interpretability and visualization of high-dimensional metagenomic samples.

Enhancing Speaker Recognition Models with Noise-Resilient Feature Optimization Strategies

This paper delves into an in-depth exploration of speaker recognition methodologies, with a primary focus on three pivotal approaches: feature-level fusion, dimension reduction employing principal component analysis (PCA) and independent component analysis (ICA), and feature optimization through a genetic algorithm (GA) and the marine predator algorithm (MPA). This study conducts comprehensive experiments across diverse speech datasets characterized by varying noise levels and speaker counts. Impressively, the research yields exceptional results across different datasets and classifiers. For instance, on the TIMIT babble noise dataset (120 speakers), feature fusion achieves a remarkable speaker identification accuracy of 92.7%, while various feature optimization techniques combined with K nearest neighbor (KNN) and linear discriminant (LD) classifiers result in a speaker verification equal error rate (SV EER) of 0.7%. Notably, this study achieves a speaker identification accuracy of 93.5% and SV EER of 0.13% on the TIMIT babble noise dataset (630 speakers) using a KNN classifier with feature optimization. On the TIMIT white noise dataset (120 and 630 speakers), speaker identification accuracies of 93.3% and 83.5%, along with SV EER values of 0.58% and 0.13%, respectively, were attained utilizing PCA dimension reduction and feature optimization techniques (PCA-MPA) with KNN classifiers. Furthermore, on the voxceleb1 dataset, PCA-MPA feature optimization with KNN classifiers achieves a speaker identification accuracy of 95.2% and an SV EER of 1.8%. These findings underscore the significant enhancement in computational speed and speaker recognition performance facilitated by feature optimization strategies.