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Enhancing engineering education through virtual reality: a systematic study on immersive engineering education practices

10.11591/ijece.v15i2.pp1889-1899
Tarek Riaji , Sanae El Hassani , Fatima Ezzahrae M'hamdi Alaoui
This article explores the integration of virtual reality (VR) and associated technologies in engineering education, focusing on the pedagogical approaches adopted in this integration, which we refer to as immersive engineering education. This study considers the application possibilities and the transformative impact of VR on engineering education. The article addresses the critical collection and analysis of VR applications in engineering education. It covers main VR-related papers published from 2015 to February 2024 and indexed in Scopus, Web of Sciences, or both, and discussing design, development challenges, and collaborative tools. Empirical evidence showcases improved engagement, motivation, and learning outcomes. The findings offer modern insights for educators and researchers on leveraging VR for impactful learning experiences, while also noting the need for further research in this evolving field.
Volume: 15
Issue: 2
Page: 1889-1899
Publish at: 2025-04-01

Planar hexagonal patch multiple input multiple output 4x4 antenna for UWB applications

10.11591/ijict.v14i1.pp174-181
Nasrul Nasrul , Firdaus Firdaus , Nurraudya Tuz Zahra , Maulidya Rachmawati
The combination of Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) antennas and Ultra-Wideband (UWB) technology offers several advantages, including reduced interference, improved isolation, and optimized dual paths. These benefits extend the range and enhance signal quality. However, designing UWB-MIMO antennas presents challenges, such as achieving low mutual coupling for high isolation and creating small-sized antennas suitable for portable devices while being effective for UWB frequencies in a MIMO configuration. The proposed antenna is a 4x4 planar MIMO antenna with a hexagon-shaped patch, a partial ground plane featuring an inverted L-stub on the left side, and a plus-shaped slot in the centre ground. It has dimensions of 32 x 32 x 1.6 mm³ and is capable of achieving a wide bandwidth of 3-12.5 GHz. The antenna's performance measurements are impressive: return loss below -10 dB at frequencies of 3-12.5 GHz, mutual coupling below -16.5 dB, Envelope Correlation Coefficient (ECC) bellow 0.005, Diversity gain of more than 9.97, Total Active Reflection Coefficient (TARC) below -10 dB. Based on these results, the proposed antenna offers excellent performance for UWB applications, featuring high efficiency, minimal interference between antenna elements, and optimal diversity performance.
Volume: 14
Issue: 1
Page: 174-181
Publish at: 2025-04-01

Vehicle side control of a wireless power transfer charger using optimized artificial neural network

10.11591/ijece.v15i2.pp1487-1498
Marouane El Ancary , Abdellah Lassioui , Hassan El Fadil , Anwar Hasni , Yassine El Asri , Zakariae El Idrissi
This paper investigates a new approach to control a wireless power transfer (WPT) charger for electric vehicles (EVs) employing an optimized artificial neural network (ANN). Enhancing the efficiency and robustness of such systems is crucial, and integrating artificial intelligence (AI)-based solutions has introduced innovative approaches in this field. The proposed method enables precise regulation of battery charging voltage even under challenging conditions, such as coil misalignment or shared grounding assemblies for multiple EVs. To assess the stability and robustness of the proposed controller, its performance was evaluated under scenarios of coil misalignment and shared grounding assemblies for EVs with varying battery voltages. The controller effectively eliminated overshoot and significantly reduced residual output voltage ripple by 4.33% compared to a conventional proportional-integral (PI) controller, demonstrating the superior performance and reliability of the ANN-based control approach.
Volume: 15
Issue: 2
Page: 1487-1498
Publish at: 2025-04-01

The integration of discrete contourlet transform in OFDM framework for future wireless communication

10.11591/ijict.v14i1.pp182-194
Mohamed Hussien Mohamed Nerma , Adam Mohamed Ahmed Abdo
In the upcoming era, the forthcoming sixth-generation (6G) wireless communication network will demand highly efficient technology to support extensive capacity, ultra-high speeds, low latency, scalability, and adaptability. While the current fifth-generation (5G) wireless communication system relies on OFDM technology, the evolution towards a beyond 5G wireless communication system necessitates a new OFDM framework. This study introduces a novel OFDM system that integrates the discrete Contourlet transform. A comparative analysis has been conducted among the proposed system, conventional OFDM, and curvelet-based OFDM systems. The results indicate that the proposed system offers improvements in bit error rate (BER), reduced computational complexity, decreased peak-to-average power ratio (PAPR), and enhanced power spectrum density (PSD) when contrasted with both the traditional and curvelet-based systems.
Volume: 14
Issue: 1
Page: 182-194
Publish at: 2025-04-01

Privacy-aware enhanced homomorphic mechanism for group data sharing

10.11591/ijece.v15i2.pp1805-1816
Jayalakshmi Karemallaiah , Prabha Revaiah
Cloud-based group data sharing has gained huge popularity in recent years. Accomplishing the efficacy and security of the data in a cloud-computing framework is challenging. Sharing data in a cloud environment is quite challenging and needs to be resolved. Furthermore, while exchanging data on the cloud, it is challenging to achieve both anonymity and traceability. The main aim of this research work is to make it easier for the same group to share and store anonymous data on the cloud securely and effectively. This research work presents verifiable privacy-aware enhanced homomorphic (VPEH) encryption for multiple participants; moreover, the enhanced homomorphic encryption mechanism provides end-to-end encryption and allows the secure computation of data without revealing any data in the cloud. The proposed algorithm uses homomorphic multiplication to compute the hashes product of challenges blocks that makes it more efficient Furthermore, an additional security model is incorporated to verify the shared data integrity. The VPEH mechanism is evaluated considering parameters such as tag generation, proof generation, and verification; model efficiency is proved by observing the marginal improvisation over the other existing model by varying the number of blocks and several challenge blocks.
Volume: 15
Issue: 2
Page: 1805-1816
Publish at: 2025-04-01

Two-scale decomposition and deep learning fusion for visible and infrared images

10.11591/ijece.v15i2.pp1593-1601
Ruhan Bevi Azad , Hari Unnikrishnan , Lokesh Gopinath
The paper focuses on the fusion of visible and infrared images to generate composite images that preserve both the thermal radiation information from the infrared spectrum and the detailed texture from the visible spectrum. The proposed approach combines traditional methods, such as two-scale decomposition, with deep learning techniques, specifically employing an autoencoder architecture. The source images are subjected to two-scale decomposition, which extracts high-frequency detail and low-frequency base information. Additionally, an algorithmic unravelling technique establishes a logical connection between deep neural networks and traditional signal processing algorithms. The model consists of two encoders for decomposition and a decoder after the unravelling operation. During testing, a fusion layer merges the decomposed feature maps, and the decoder generates the fused image. Evaluation metrics including entropy, average gradient, spatial frequency and standard deviation are employed to subjectively assess fusion quality. The proposed approach demonstrates promise for effectively combining visible and infrared imagery for various applications.
Volume: 15
Issue: 2
Page: 1593-1601
Publish at: 2025-04-01

Enhancing predictive modelling and interpretability in heart failure prediction: a SHAP-based analysis

10.11591/ijict.v14i1.pp11-19
Niaz Ashraf Khan , Md. Ferdous Bin Hafiz , Md. Aktaruzzaman Pramanik
Predictive modelling plays a crucial role in healthcare, particularly in forecasting mortality due to heart failure. This study focuses on enhancing predictive modelling and interpretability in heart failure prediction through advanced boosting algorithms, ensemble methods, and SHapley Additive exPlanations (SHAP) analysis. Leveraging a dataset of patients diagnosed with cardiovascular diseases (CVD), we employed techniques such as synthetic minority over-sampling technique (SMOTE) and bootstrapping to address class imbalance. Our results demonstrated exceptional predictive performance, with the gradient boosting (GBoost) model achieving the highest accuracy of 91.39%. Ensemble techniques further enhanced performance, with the voting classifier (VC), stacking classifier (SC), and Blending achieving accuracies of 91.00%. SHAP analysis uncovered key features such as time, Serum_creatinine, and Ejection_fraction, significantly impacting mortality prediction. These findings highlight the importance of transparent and interpretable machine learning models in healthcare decision-making processes, facilitating informed interventions and personalized treatment strategies for heart failure patients.
Volume: 14
Issue: 1
Page: 11-19
Publish at: 2025-04-01

An improved key scheduling for advanced encryption standard with expanded round constants and non-linear property of cubic polynomials

10.11591/ijece.v15i2.pp2455-2467
Muthu Meenakshi Ganesan , Sabeen Selvaraj
The advanced encryption standard (AES) offers strong symmetric key encryption, ensuring data security in cloud computing environments during transmission and storage. However, its key scheduling algorithm is known to have flaws, including vulnerabilities to related-key attacks, inadequate nonlinearity, less complicated key expansion, and possible side-channel attack susceptibilities. This study aims to strengthen the independence among round keys generated by the key expansion process of AES—that is, the value of one round key does not reveal anything about the value of another round key—by improving the key scheduling process. Data sets of random, low, and high-density initial secret keys were used to evaluate the strength of the improved key scheduling algorithm through the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) frequency test, the avalanche effect, and the Hamming distance between two consecutive round keys. A related-key analysis was performed to assess the robustness of the proposed key scheduling algorithm, revealing improved resistance to key-related cryptanalysis.
Volume: 15
Issue: 2
Page: 2455-2467
Publish at: 2025-04-01

A unique YOLO-based gated attention deep convolution network-Lichtenberg optimization algorithm model for a precise breast cancer segmentation and classification

10.11591/ijece.v15i2.pp1670-1685
Vinoth Rathinam , Sasireka Rajendran , Valarmathi Krishnasamy
A novel you only look once (YOLO)-based gated attention deep convolution network (GADCN) classification algorithm is developed and utilized in this present study for the detection of breast cancer. In this framework, contrast enhancement-based histogram equalization is applied initially to produce the normalized breast image with reduced noise artifacts. Then, the breast region is accurately segmented from the preprocessed images with low complexity and segmentation error using the YOLO-based attention network model. To diagnose breast cancer with better accuracy, the GADCN model is used to predict the exact class of image (i.e., benign or malignant). During classification, the activation function is optimally computed with the use of the Lichtenberg optimization algorithm (LOA). It aids in achieving improved classification performance with little complexity in training and assessment. The significance of the present study includes the use of a unique, YOLO-based GADCN-LOA model that helps in the prediction of breast cancer with higher accuracy. It was observed that the model exhibited 99% accuracy for the datasets utilized. In addition, the selected model outperforms well with sensitivity, specificity, precision, and F1-score. Hence the proposed model could be exploited for the diagnosis of breast cancer at an early stage to enable preventive care.
Volume: 15
Issue: 2
Page: 1670-1685
Publish at: 2025-04-01

Maximum expansion with contiguity constraints scheduling algorithm: enhancing uplink transmission in long-term evolution vehicular environments

10.11591/ijece.v15i2.pp1709-1719
Shafinaz Ismail , Shajahan Maidin , Darmawaty Mohd Ali , Mohd Kamarulnizam Abdul Rahim
Uplink scheduling has become increasingly important due to increased activities like uploading videos, photos, and file sharing. Many users share or stream live videos and engage with social networks, significantly increasing uplink data traffic volume. Single carrier frequency division multiple access (SC-FDMA) is favored for its power efficiency and high data rates, benefiting user equipment (UE) battery life. However, maintaining the contiguity of resource blocks (RBs) poses challenges in uplink scheduling. The maximum expansion with contiguity constraints (MECC) algorithm has been introduced to address this challenge. MECC prioritizes contiguity, fairness, and throughput for users at the cell edge. The algorithm operates in two phases: initially allocating RBs proportionally and assigning RBs with the highest metrics while ensuring contiguity. Performance evaluation of MECC, conducted under conditions simulating vehicular movement at 30 km/h, demonstrates its superiority over other algorithms. MECC provides high fairness and throughput for both real-time (RT) and non-real-time (NRT) traffic, making it the preferred scheduler for ensuring quality of service (QoS) for both traffic types. Its focus on contiguity, fairness, throughput, and spectral efficiency establishes MECC as a valuable tool for optimizing uplink transmission in mobile networks, addressing the evolving needs of users in today's digital landscape.
Volume: 15
Issue: 2
Page: 1709-1719
Publish at: 2025-04-01

Tackling the anomaly detection challenge in large-scale wireless sensor networks

10.11591/ijece.v15i2.pp2479-2490
Tamara Zhukabayeva , Aigul Adamova , Lazzat Zholshiyeva , Yerik Mardenov , Nurdaulet Karabayev , Dilaram Baumuratova
One of the areas of ensuring the security of a wireless sensor network (WSN) is anomaly detection, which identifies deviations from normal behavior. In our paper, we investigate the optimal anomaly detection algorithms in a WSN. We highlight the problems in anomaly detection, and we also propose a new methodology using machine learning. The effectiveness of the k-nearest neighbor (kNN) and Z Score methods is evaluated on the data obtained from WSN devices in real time. According to the experimental study, the Z Score methodology showed a 98.9% level of accuracy, which was much superior to the kNN 43.7% method. In order to ensure accurate anomaly detection, it is crucial to have access to high-quality data when conducting a study. Our research enhances the field of WSN security by offering a novel approach for detecting anomalies. We compare the performance of two methods and provide evidence of the superior effectiveness of the Z Score method. Our future research will focus on exploring and comparing several approaches to identify the most effective anomaly detection method, with the ultimate goal of enhancing the security of WSN.
Volume: 15
Issue: 2
Page: 2479-2490
Publish at: 2025-04-01

Data analysis and visualization on titanic and student’s performance datasets-an exploratory study

10.11591/ijict.v14i1.pp68-76
Seong-Cheol Kim , Surender Reddy Salkuti , Alka Manvayalar Suresh , Madhu Sree Sankaran
Exploratory data analysis (EDA) is all about exploring the data in order to identify any underlying pattern before you try to use it to make a predictive model. It also plays a major role in the data discovery process as it is used to analyze data and to recapitulate their different characteristics, which is displayed efficiently with the help of data visualization methods. This paper aims to identify errors in the dataset, to understand the existing hidden structure and to identify new ones, to detect points in a dataset that deviate to a greater extent from the collected data (outliers), and also to find any relationship or intersection between the variables and constants. Two datasets are used namely ‘Titanic’ and ‘student’s performance’ to perform data analysis and ‘data visualization’ to depict ‘exploratory data analysis’ which acts as an important set of tools for recognizing a qualitative understanding. The datasets were explored and hence it assisted with identifying patterns, outliers, corrupt data, and discovering the relationship between the fields in the dataset.
Volume: 14
Issue: 1
Page: 68-76
Publish at: 2025-04-01

The role of disruptive technologies in the metaverse worlds: state of the art survey

10.11591/ijece.v15i2.pp2211-2223
Jamal N. Al-Karaki , Amjad Gawanmeh , Ahmed Awad , Natnael Zerai Teklesenbet
The metaverse has emerged as an immersive and interactive virtual world that has the potential to revolutionize various industries. The use of disruptive technologies, such as blockchain, artificial intelligence (AI), digital twin, internet of things (IoT), cloud, big data, and cybersecurity, has and will play a significant role in enhancing the capabilities of the metaverse. This paper provides a state-of-the-art survey on the role of disruptive technologies in the metaverse. The paper presents a taxonomy of the use of disruptive technologies in the metaverse and a comprehensive literature review on the application areas of the metaverse in education, healthcare, tourism, gaming, and smart cities. The paper compares the adoption of technologies in the metaverse and identifies current and future research directions. The paper contributes to understanding disruptive technologies’ potential in the metaverse. It provides insights for researchers, practitioners, and policymakers to explore the opportunities and challenges of the metaverse.
Volume: 15
Issue: 2
Page: 2211-2223
Publish at: 2025-04-01

Enhancing spatiotemporal weather forecasting accuracy with 3D convolutional kernel through the sequence to sequence model

10.11591/ijece.v15i2.pp2022-2030
Renaldy Fredyan , Karli Eka Setiawan , Kelvin Asclepius Minor
Accurate weather forecasting is important when dealing with various sectors, such as retail, agriculture, and aviation, especially during extreme weather events like heat waves, droughts, and storms to prevent disaster impact. Traditional methods rely on complex, physics-based models to predict the Earth's stochastic systems. However, some technological advancements and the availability of extensive satellite data from beyond Earth have enhanced meteorological predictions and sent them to Earth's antennae. Deep learning models using this historical data show promise in improving forecast accuracy to enhance how models learn the data pattern. This study introduces a novel architecture, convolutional sequence to sequence (ConvSeq2Seq) network, which employs 3D convolutional neural networks (CNN) to address the challenges of spatiotemporal forecasting. Unlike recurrent neural network (RNN)--based models, which are time-consuming due to sequential processing, 3D CNNs capture spatial context more efficiently. ConvSeq2Seq overcomes the limitations of traditional CNN models by ensuring causal constraints and generating flexible length output sequences. Our experimental results demonstrate that ConvSeq2Seq outperforms traditional and modern RNN-based architectures in both prediction accuracy and time efficiency, leveraging historical meteorological data to provide a robust solution for weather forecasting applications. The proposed architecture outperforms the previous method, giving new insight when dealing with spatiotemporal with high density.
Volume: 15
Issue: 2
Page: 2022-2030
Publish at: 2025-04-01

An model for structured the NoSQL databases based on machine learning classifiers

10.11591/ijict.v14i1.pp229-239
Amine Benmakhlouf
Today, the majority of data generated and processed in organizations is unstructured. NoSQL database management systems perform the management of this data. The problem is that these unstructured databases cannot be analyzed by traditional OLAP analytical treatments. The latter are mainly used in structured relational databases. In order to apply OLAP analyses on NoSQL data, the structuring of this data is essential. In this paper, we propose a model for structuring the data of a document-oriented NoSQL database using machine learning (ML). This method is broken down into three steps, first the vectorization of documents, then the learning via different ML algorithms and finally the classification, which guarantees that documents with the same structure will belong to the same collection. Therefore, the modeling of a data warehouse can be carried out in order to create OLAP cubes. Since the models found by learning allow the parallel computation of the classifier, our approach represents an advantage in terms of speed since we will avoid doubly iterative algorithms, which rely on textual comparisons (TC). A comparative study of the performances is carried out in this work in order to detect the most efficient methods to perform this type of classification.
Volume: 14
Issue: 1
Page: 229-239
Publish at: 2025-04-01
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