IAES Inter national J our nal of Articial Intelligence (IJ-AI) V ol. 14, No. 3, June 2025, pp. 1951 ∼ 1959 ISSN: 2252-8938, DOI: 10.11591/ijai.v14.i3.pp1951-1959 ❒ 1951 Comparati v e analysis of machine lear ning models f or fak e news detection in social media Bahaa Eddine Elbaghazaoui 1,2 , Mohamed Amnai 2 , Y oussef F akhri 2 , Ali Choukri 2 , Nor eddine Gherabi 3 1 National School of Applied Sciences of Sultan Moulay Slimane Uni v ersity , Beni Mellal, Morocco 2 Laboratory of Computer Sciences Research, F aculty of Sciences, Ibn T of ail Uni v ersity K enitra, K enitra, Morocco 3 National School of Applied Sciences of Sultan Moulay Slimane Uni v ersity , Khouribg a, Morocco Article Inf o Article history: Recei v ed Sep 2, 2024 Re vised No v 22, 2024 Accepted Jan 27, 2025 K eyw ords: Data proling F ak e ne ws Information dif fusion Machine learning Social media ABSTRA CT The rapid rise of information sharing on social media has amplied the spread of f ak e ne ws, making its detection increasingly critical. As f ak e ne ws continues to proliferate, the need for ef cient detection mechanisms has become more ur gent to protect users from misinformation and disinformation. This paper presents a comparati v e analysis of multiple machine learning models for detecting te xt- based f ak e ne ws on social media platforms. Using mode ls such as gradient boosting, XGBoost, and linear support v ector classier (SVC) on the Infor - mation Security and Object T echnology (ISO T) f ak e ne ws dataset, the study demonstrates that gradient boosting achie v es the highest accurac y of 99.61%, while XGBoost pro vides a strong balance with 99.59% accurac y and a signi- cantly lo wer e x ecution time, making it more suitable for real-time applications. These results of fer v aluable insights into the trade-of fs between accurac y and computational ef cienc y , contrib uting to the de v elopment of more practical de- tection systems and future research in the eld. This is an open access article under the CC BY -SA license . Corresponding A uthor: Bahaa Eddine Elbaghazaoui National School of Applied Sciences in Beni Mellal, Sultan Moulay Slimane Uni v ersity Beni Mellal, Morocco Email: b .elbaghazaoui@usms.ac.ma 1. INTR ODUCTION Social media users frequently share, lik e, or repost content, which leads to the widespread dis sem- ination of information, including ne ws from independent authors [1]. This uncontrolled o w of information has contrib uted to the rise of f ak e ne ws, a gro wing global issue [2]. While the concept of f ak e ne ws is not ne w , the perv asi v e use of social media has signicantly amplied its impact, f acilitating the rapid s pread of misinformation [3]. The ur genc y of addressing f ak e ne ws lies in its potential to harm both indi viduals and society [4]. F ak e ne ws, dened as intentionally misleading information disseminated through ne ws outlets or social media, can inuence elections, deepen political di vides, and shape public perception in dangerous w ays [5]. The perv asi v e spread of f ak e ne ws undermines the truth within the information ecosystem and misleads readers into accepting biased or inaccurate information, t hereby af fecting ho w people interpret real ne ws [6]. In response to this gro wing problem, this paper addresses the challenge of detecting f ak e ne ws by applying adv anced machine learning algorithms to analyze and classify f alse information shared on social media platforms. Identifying f ak e ne ws accurately is essential for preserving the inte grity of online discourse and protecting users from misinformation. J ournal homepage: http://ijai.iaescor e .com Evaluation Warning : The document was created with Spire.PDF for Python.
1952 ❒ ISSN: 2252-8938 T raditional computational methods, such as relying on satirical ne ws sources or f act-checking web- sites, ha v e limitations, including a narro w focus on specic topics lik e politics and the requirement for human e xpertise [7]. These constraints hinder the de v elopment of models that can generalize across multiple domains, which is necessary for an ef fecti v e and scalable f ak e ne ws detection system. The primary objecti v e of this study is to identify the most ef fecti v e machine learning model for detecting f ak e ne ws in social media posts. W e achie v e this by collecting and cleaning a dataset, applying v arious machine learning models, and comparing their performance to determine the optimal approach for f ak e ne ws detection. This study contrib utes to the eld of f ak e ne ws detection by pro viding a comparati v e analysis of multiple machine learning models, specically gradient boosting, XGBoost, and linear linear support v ector classier (SVC), applied to a lar ge social media dataset. Unlik e pre vious research that often focuses on a single detection method or narro w use cases, this study e v aluates both the accurac y and e x ecution time of v arious models, of fering insights into their trade-of fs in real-w orld applica tions. Additionally , the study demonstrates the practical rele v ance of balancing computational ef cienc y with detection precision, making it a signicant contrib ution for the de v elopment of scalable, real-time f ak e ne ws detection systems. The ndings pro vide a v aluable foundation for future research in impro ving the detection of misinformation, with a particular emphasis on real-time detection capabilities and broader generalization across domains. This paper is structured as follo ws: section 2 re vie ws the e xisting literature on f ak e ne ws detection, highlighting g aps in current approaches and outlining the objecti v es and methodology of this study . Section 3 e xamines the spread of misinformation on social media and e xplains ho w it can be proled using data, including details on data collection, cleaning, and preprocessing techniques. Section 4 describes the application of v arious machine learning models for detecting f ak e ne ws, and compares their performance based on accurac y and e x ecution time. Finally , section 5 e v aluates the results, interprets the ndings in comparison to pre vious studies, discusses the limitations of the study , and of fers suggestions for future research, including the potential for real-time detection systems and the inte gration of multimedia data. 2. RELA TED W ORKS This section outlines signicant early research on the concept of f ak e ne ws and pro vides an o v ervie w of the gro wing body of studies e xamining its dissemination [8]. The adv ent of the w orld wide web (WWW) and the rapid adoption of social media platforms lik e F acebook and T witter ha v e re v olutionized the w ay information is shared, enabling unprecedented le v els of content dissemination [9]. Social media has allo wed consumers to produce and share more information than e v er before, some of which is inaccurate or misleading, contrib uting signicantly to the spread of f ak e ne w [10]. Scholars ha v e conceptualized f ak e ne ws in v arious w ays, b ut the core denition remains consi stent across dif ferent interpretations [11]. F ak e ne ws typically refers to content that is deliberately created and dis- seminated with the intention of decei ving people into belie ving f alsehoods [12]. This includes myths, rumors, conspirac y theories, hoax es, and other forms of misleading or incorrect information, which are frequently shared on social media platforms either intentionally or inadv ertently [13]. A pertinent e xample of the impact of f ak e ne ws i s the use of articial intelligence (AI)-generated content in v olving prominent gures lik e Elon Musk [14]. F or instance, a f abricated image circulated online depicts Musk endorsing a nancial scheme called ”Quantum AI, ” f alsely claiming that it allo ws Australians to “get rich quick. ” In reality , the follo wing Figure 1, designed to mimic a CNN ne ws broadcast, is part of a broader scam that e xploit s AI to decei v e vie wers into in v esting in a fraudulent v enture. This case illustrates ho w sophisticated technologies, such as AI, can be manipulated to create con vincing f ak e content, complicating ef forts to discern truth from deception on social media platforms. The use of well-kno wn gures lik e Elon Musk, combined with credible-looking ne ws formats, can easily trick unsuspecting vie wers into belie ving f alse claims. This underscores the im portance of media literac y and the ability to critically assess the authenticit y of online content. Moreo v er , the CO VID-19 pandemic has heightened the rele v ance of f ak e ne ws research, with studies e xploring the link between social media and the spread of misinformation related to public health [15]. Dur - ing the pandemic, f ak e ne ws about the corona virus, such as e xaggerated death tolls and unfounded conspirac y theories, spread rapidly on social media, posing signicant challenges to public health ef forts [16]. This mis- information has fueled public anxiety , created confusion, and hindered the ef forts of healthcare w ork ers and public health systems in managing the crisis ef fecti v ely . 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Int J Artif Intell ISSN: 2252-8938 ❒ 1953 The primary objecti v e of this article is to de v elop methods for identifying f ak e ne ws across v arious databases. By le v eraging appropriate machine learning models, we aim to accurately predict and detect f ak e ne ws and misinformation. The outcomes of this study will aid in identifying f alse information and help users a v oid being misled by decepti v e content, thereby reducing the impact of f ak e ne ws on public discourse. While pre vious studies ha v e focused on either indi vidual machine learning models or specic doma ins such as politics or public health, the no v elty of this w ork lies in its comprehensi v e comparati v e analysis of mul- tiple machine learning models for detecting f ak e ne ws acr o s s a broader domain. Unlik e e xisting research that often emphasizes accurac y alone, our study e v aluates both t he accurac y and e x ecution time of models lik e gradient boosting, XGBoost, and linear SVC, making it one of the fe w w orks to consider computational ef cienc y alongside detection performance. This dual focus on precision and speed is critical for de v eloping real-time f ak e ne ws detection systems that can be applied across di v erse datasets and social media platforms. Furthermore, by e xploring the trade-of fs between model ef fecti v eness and resource ef cienc y , our w ork of fers practical insights that can be applied to the real-w orld deplo yment of scalable detection systems. Figure 1. AI-generated f ak e CNN broadcast featuring Elon Musk promoting fraudulent ’Quantum AI’ scheme 3. CHALLENGES IN F AKE NEWS DETECTION Once ne ws is released, a lar ge number of users may eng age in its spread across online social media netw orks, where users can share their thoughts and opinions [17]. F or each ne ws item, numerous posts can be observ ed and collected on these platforms. Ho we v er , man y of these un v eried posts are f alse [18]. Pre vious attempts to utilize ne ws propag ation for f ak e ne ws detection ha v e emplo yed v arious feature s. Most research in thi s area has focused on supervised learning approaches, while fe wer studies ha v e e xplored unsupervised models. Additionally , man y of these methods rely on a single machine learning model to b uild a special- ized frame w ork for detection. In contrast, this paper aims to tackle the c hallenge of f ak e ne ws detection by e v aluating multiple models to identify the one that of fers the best balance of speed and accurac y . 4. SPEADING F AKE NEWS F ak e ne ws is disseminated through social and mainstream electronic media in v arious forms, i ncluding comments, political agendas, ne ws articles, rumors, and satire. It is widely used to spread misleading informa- tion, f alse persuasion, and confusion, posing a signicant t hreat to public trust in online acti vities such as social interactions, e-commerce, and media consumption [19]. The challenge of detecting and mitig ating f ak e ne ws is comple x due to its dynamic and heterogeneous nature. Researchers in natural language processing (NLP) ha v e de v eloped numerous solutions to address this issue [20]. The k e y challenges f aced by academic researchers in this eld include the di v ersity , speed, quantity , and persistence of f ak e ne ws, as illustrated in Figure 2. F ak e ne ws often starts as disinformation, which is deliberately f abricated for a specic purpose, and later spreads as misinformation, when people unkno wingly share incorrect information. The primary moti v a- tions behind the creation of f ak e ne ws include: – Misinterpretation or distortion of true ne ws – Prot generation through clicks or website traf c – Promotion of indi viduals, political parties, or specic vie wpoints – Misunderstandings from jok es or parody content being tak en seriously Due to conrmation bias, people are more lik ely to accept information as true if it aligns with their e xisting beliefs [21]. Ev en those who do not typically belie v e in such content may be inuenced by its shocking nature, leading them to share it. Compar ative analysis of mac hine learning models for ... (Bahaa Eddine Elba ghazaoui) Evaluation Warning : The document was created with Spire.PDF for Python.
1954 ❒ ISSN: 2252-8938 Figure 2. Core research areas in f ak e ne ws studies 5. D A T A PR OFILING AND F AKE NEWS The core b usiness of man y technology companies in v olv es creating identity systems based on data collection and proling [22]. This has signicant implications for ne ws or g anizations, which often struggle to deli v er content ef fecti v ely on platforms lik e F acebook and T witter [23]. These technology platforms ha v e the po wer to shape audiences and inuence their demands, holding much of the data necessary to fully understand ho w informati on reaches i ts intended audience. This situa tion creates modern data blind spots and contrib utes to a gro wing mistrust between ne ws or g anizations and the public. W ithout accurate and comprehensi v e com- munication of vital f acts, the reality of information can become distorted. Data proling is crucial in understanding the v alue of information and identifying tools that can detect f ak e ne ws on social media [24]. It supports the de v elopment of systems that automatically detect misinforma- tion in ne ws. Metadata feat u r es such as account names, images, follo wers, number of lik es, tags, and release dates can pro vide signals that indicate suspicious acti vities and help identify f ak e ne ws. The internet hosts data in v arious formats, including te xt, images, video, and audio. Detecting and classifying unstructured ne ws published online can be challenging, often requiring human e xpertise. Ho we v er , computational techniques, including data proling, can be emplo yed to detect anomalies that dif ferentiate decepti v e te xt articles from f ac t-based ones. Additionally , data proling can be used to analyze the spread of f ak e ne ws compared to real ne ws, pro viding insights into ho w the dissemination of f alse information on the internet dif fers from that of accurate reporting. 6. MA CHINE LEARNING AND F AKE NEWS AI, machine learning, and data science are v aluable tools for addressing interdisciplinary problems, including the chal lenge of f ak e ne ws [25]. These elds are often distrib uted across multiple sub-disciplines within the data analysis community . The spread of f ak e ne ws has led to widespread distrus t in media, politics, and established institutions globally . While emer ging technologies lik e AI ha v e the potential to e xacerbate the problem, the y can also be harnessed to combat misinformation. F or e xample , deepf ak e technology , which uses AI to manipulate audio, images, and videos, can cause indi viduals to appear to say or do things the y ne v er actually did [26]. This inno v ation could usher in a ne w w a v e of misinformation, easily distrib uted via social media. The creation and dissem ination of f alse information are often dri v en by economic and ideological moti v es [27]. Unfortunately , ef forts to combat f ak e ne ws are unlik ely to deter t hose with v ested interests from de v eloping ne w methods to spread misinformation [28]. Research in this area often focuses on understanding wh y people are susceptible to f alse information, as these vulnerabilities are frequently e xploited by those who create and spread f ak e ne ws. Identifying f ak e ne ws requires a deep understanding of the issue, which is challenging because man y people tend to belie v e misinformation without v erifying it, simply becaus e the y are not a w are of the full conte xt. Numerous studies ha v e focused on identifying and cate gorizing f ak e ne ws on social media platforms such as F acebook and T witter . F ak e ne ws is conceptually classied into v arious forms, and this clas sication is then used to de v elop machine learning models that can generalize across dif ferent domains. Int J Artif Intell, V ol. 14, No. 3, June 2025: 1951–1959 Evaluation Warning : The document was created with Spire.PDF for Python.
Int J Artif Intell ISSN: 2252-8938 ❒ 1955 Machine learning of fers a po werful and automated w ay to detect f ak e ne ws. When f ak e ne ws i s posted, a machine learning system can analyze the content and determine its authenticity . Researchers are acti v ely w orking on de v eloping the most ef fecti v e machine learning classiers to identify f ak e ne ws. The accurac y of these classiers is crucial; if a classier f ails to correctly identify f alse ne ws, it could ha v e harmful consequences for man y indi viduals. The accurac y of a classier depends on the quality of its training. A well- trained model can achie v e higher accurac y in detecting f ak e ne ws, and v arious machine learning classiers can be emplo yed for this purpose. 7. EXPERIMENT AL EV ALU A TION In our study , we utilized the ISO T F ak e Ne ws Dataset, which w as sourced from Kaggle. This d a taset is widely used for f ak e ne ws detection research and cont ains a comprehensi v e collection of real and f ak e ne ws articles. The ISO T F ak e Ne ws Dataset, created by the Information Security and Object T echnology (ISO T) research group at the Uni v ersity of V ictoria, is widely used for f ak e ne ws detection tasks [29]. The dataset is structured into tw o cate gories: real ne ws and f ak e ne ws. The follo wing are the k e y statistics: a) T otal number of articles: the dataset contains a total of 44,898 articles. b) Real ne ws: 21,417 real ne ws articles were collected from credible ne ws sources such as Reuters. c) F ak e ne ws: 23,481 f ak e ne ws articles were g athered from unreliable websites agged by Politif act and W ikipedia. d) T ime period: the dataset co v ers articles published mainly in 2016 and 2017, particularly during signi- cant political e v ents. e) Data format: the dataset is pro vided in CSV format with the follo wing columns: – T itle: the title or headline of the article. – T e xt: the full te xt or body content of the article. – Label: a binary label indicating whether the article is real (1) or f ak e (0). This dataset is frequently used for training and e v aluating machine learning models to detect f ak e ne ws [30]. Common metrics for e v aluation include accurac y , precision, recall, and F1-score. From this dataset, we obtained a le containing the title, content, creation date, and the truth label (real or f ak e) for each article. Using this data, we processed all inputs according to the w orko w sho wn in Figure 3. Figure 3. Data cleaning process: steps in v olv ed in preparing te xt data for analysis The methodology be gins with preprocessing the collected data, where all non-essential elements li k e links, emojis, numbers, and special characters are remo v ed. The remaining te xt is then standardized to consist only of the alphabet. F ollo wing this, we tok enize the te xt into indi vidual w ords and remo v e common stopw ords that do not contrib ute meaningfully to f ak e ne ws detection. Adv anced techniques lik e stemming and lemmati- zation are applied to group w ords by their root forms. F or e xample, ”boating” and ”boats” are reduced to their base form ”boat. ” W e also remo v e numbers and links (both HTTP and HTTPS). Ne xt, we tok enize each te xt by con v erting it into tok ens. F or e xample, the sentence ”The earth is round” w ould be tok enized into ”the, ” ”earth, ” ”is, ” and ”round. ” Ho we v er , common w ords lik e ”the” and ”is” do not signicantly contrib ute to the understanding of the sentence’ s meaning. T o reduce unnecessary comple xity , we remo v e stopw ords—w ords lik e ”the” and ”is”—lea ving us with meaningful tok ens such as ”earth” and ”round. ” Compar ative analysis of mac hine learning models for ... (Bahaa Eddine Elba ghazaoui) Evaluation Warning : The document was created with Spire.PDF for Python.
1956 ❒ ISSN: 2252-8938 W e also apply stemming, which in v olv es reducing w ords to their root form. F or instance, a search for ”boat” will also return results for ”boats, ” ”boating, ” and ”boater , ” as the y all share the root ”boat. ” In contrast, lemmatization tak es into account the broader v ocab ulary of the language, con v erting w ords lik e ”w as” to ”be” and ”mice” to ”mouse. ” After stopw ord remo v al and stemming, we proceed with v ectorizing the te xt using term frequenc y- in v erse document frequenc y (TF-IDF). The TF-IDF method assigns a weight to each w ord in the document based on ho w frequently it appears within the document term frequenc y (TF) and ho w rare the w ord is across the entire corpus in v erse document frequenc y (IDF). This approach helps emphasize w ords that are important to a particular document b ut not common across man y documents. The result is a numerical representation of the te xt, which can then be fed into machine learni ng algorithms for classication. F or e xample, in the sentence ”earth is round, ” after stopw ord remo v al and stemming, the im p or tant w ord ”earth” w ould ha v e a higher TF- IDF score if it appears infrequently in the dataset, making it a strong feature for distinguishing f ak e ne ws from real ne ws. After cleaning the dataset, we mo v ed on to applying machine learning models to the processed data. The input to our models consists of the e xtracted w ord features from the ne ws articles, with the output being the ne ws v alidity (f ak e or real). W e implemented v arious machine learning algorithms using Python and ran them on the same machine, producing the results sho wn in T able 1. T able 1. Model comparison for f ak e ne ws detection Model Accurac y (%) Recall (%) F1-score (%) Duration (s) Linear SVC 99.43 99.40 99.42 21.2639 Logistic re gression 98.89 98.85 98.87 38.6611 Multinomial nai v e Bayes 93.66 93.50 93.58 22.0979 Bernoulli nai v e Bayes 95.84 95.70 95.77 22.7570 Gradient boost 99.61 99.60 99.60 159.8904 XGBoost 99.59 99.55 99.57 64.7849 Decision tree 99.55 99.50 99.52 41.5180 K nearest neighbour 90.43 90.00 90.21 101.2192 Aggressi v e classier 99.38 99.30 99.34 20.4679 The results sho w that gradi ent boosting achie v ed the highest accurac y and F1-score, making it the top-performing model in terms of precision. Ho we v er , when considering e x ecution time, XGBoost emer ges as a more practical choice, pro viding nearly the s ame accurac y b ut with signicantly reduced processing time, as sho wn in Figure 4 and T able 1. This trade-of f between speed and accurac y is critical for applications requiring real-time analysis. Additionally , the Linear SVC model , though slightly less accurate, of fers the f astest e x e- cution, which can be benecial in resource-constrained en vironments. The main chall enges encountered were optimizing these models for both speed and accurac y , particularly when w orking with lar ge datasets. Figure 4. Comparison of machine learning models: accurac y vs. e x ecution time for f ak e ne ws detection Int J Artif Intell, V ol. 14, No. 3, June 2025: 1951–1959 Evaluation Warning : The document was created with Spire.PDF for Python.
Int J Artif Intell ISSN: 2252-8938 ❒ 1957 W e cannot deniti v ely say that gradient boosting is optimal model, as other models achie v ed simi lar accurac y with shorter e x ecution times. It’ s also w orth noting that e x ecution time might not be the best metric for model comparison, gi v en dif ferences in system architectures. Performance can be impro v ed by using GPUs or adding more cores to the CPU, potentially reducing e x ecution time and further optimizing the models. 8. CONCLUSION This research primarily focused on addressing the four fundamental challenges associated with big data: data collection, storage, analysis, and prediction. In the conte xt of processing te xt data, we implemented v arious machine learning models to detect f ak e ne ws on social media platforms. Through a comparati v e anal- ysis of se v eral models, we determined which model best met our requirements based on accurac y and perfor - mance. Our ndings indicate that the gradient boosting model is the most ef f ecti v e, achie vi ng an accurac y of 99.61% in predicting f ak e ne ws. Additionally , the XGBoost model also demonstrated high performance, with an accurac y of 99.59%. XGBoost pro vided a strong balance between accurac y and e x ecution time, making it an e xcellent choice for applications where both precision and speed are critical. The consistent performance of both models highlights their rob ustness in handling comple x data and deli v ering reliable predictions. This study is limited by its focus on te xt-based f ak e ne ws detection, which does not account for the multimedia elements often in v olv ed in misinformation, such as images or videos. Additionally , the dataset used, while comprehen- si v e, is constrained to specic time periods and domains. Future research should e xplore inte grating image and video analysis into f ak e ne ws detection systems to impro v e accurac y further . Moreo v er , e xpanding the scope to real-time detection could pro vide more dynamic and responsi v e solutions for combating misinformation on social media platforms. FUNDING INFORMA TION The authors declare that no specic funding w as recei v ed for this research. A UTHOR CONTRIB UTIONS ST A TEMENT This journal uses the Contrib utor Roles T axonomy (CRediT) to recognize indi vidual author contrib u- tions, reduce authorship disputes, and f acilitate collaboration. Name of A uthor C M So V a F o I R D O E V i Su P Fu Bahaa Eddine Elbaghazaoui ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Mohamed Amnai ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Y oussef F akhri ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Ali Choukri ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Noreddine Gherabi ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ C : C onceptualization I : I n v estig ation V i : V i sualization M : M ethodology R : R esources Su : Su pervision So : So ftw are D : D ata Curation P : P roject Administration V a : V a lidation O : Writing - O riginal Draft Fu : Fu nding Acquisition F o : F o rmal Analysis E : Writing - Re vie w & E diting CONFLICT OF INTEREST ST A TEMENT The authors declare that the y ha v e no kno wn competing nancial interests or personal relati onships that could ha v e appeared to inuence the w ork reported in this paper . D A T A A V AILABILITY The data used in this study is the ISO T f ak e ne ws dataset, created by the Information Security and Object T echnology (ISO T) research group at the Uni v ersity of V ictoria. This dataset is publicly a v ailable and widely used for f ak e ne ws detection tasks. It consists of tw o cate gories: real ne ws and f ak e ne ws. The dataset Compar ative analysis of mac hine learning models for ... (Bahaa Eddine Elba ghazaoui) Evaluation Warning : The document was created with Spire.PDF for Python.
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Int J Artif Intell ISSN: 2252-8938 ❒ 1959 BIOGRAPHIES OF A UTHORS Bahaa Eddine Elbaghazaoui be g an his academic journe y in mathematical sciences, earning his baccalaureate in this eld. After completing preparatory classes in 2013, he adv anced to the National School of Applied Sciences of Khouribg a, where he pursued computer engineer - ing, ulti mately earning an engineering diploma in softw are engineering in 2019. In December 2023, he obtained his Ph.D. in computer sciences & articial intelligence. W ith o v er 5 years of e xperience as a softw are engineer and full-stack de v eloper , he continues to contrib ute to the eld through his w ork and research. He is no w an Assistant Professor at ENSA Beni Mellal. He can be contacted at email: elbaghazaoui.bahaa@gmail.com, bahaaeddine.elba ghazaoui@uit.ac.ma, or b .elbaghazaoui@usms.ac.ma. Mohamed Amnai completed his under graduate studies in computers, elect ronics, electri- cal, and automation at Molay Ismail Uni v ersity in Errachidia in 2000. He later obtained his master’ s de gree in the same eld from Ibn T of ail Uni v ersit y in K enitra in 2007. In 2011, he earned a Ph.D. in computer science and telecommunications from Ibn T of ail Uni v ersity . Since 2014, he has been serving as an Assistant Professor at the National School of Applied Sciences Khouribg a of Settat Uni v ersity . In 2018, he w as appointed as an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Mathe matics at the F aculty of Sciences in K enitra, Ibn T of ail Uni v ersity . He is also a member of the Netw orks and T elecommunications T eam at the K enitra F aculty of Science and a researcher in the LaRIT Laboratory . He can be contacted at email: mohamed.amnai@uit.ac.ma. Y oussef F akhri obtained his Bachelor of Science de gre e in electronic ph ysics from the Uni v ersity Mohammed V’ s F aculty of Sciences in Rabat in 2001. He then pursued a master’ s de gree in computer and telecommunication, where he completed a project with the Moroccan ICI Com- pan y in 2003. In 2007, he recei v ed his Ph.D. from the Uni v ersity Mohammed V -Agdal in Rabat, Morocco, in collaboration with the Polytechnic Uni v ersity of Catalonia in Spain. F ollo wing his aca- demic achie v ements, he joined Ibn T of ail Uni v ersity’ s F aculty of Sciences in K enitra as an Associate Professor in 2009, where he currently teaches in the Department of Compute r Science and Mathemat- ics. He also serv es as an associate researcher at the Rabat F aculty of Sciences and is the Laboratory Head at LaRIT . He can be contacted at email: f akhri@uit.ac.ma. Ali Choukri is an Assistant Professor at the National Academy of Applied Sciences. He recei v ed his mast er’ s de gree in computer science and telecommunic ations from the Uni v ersity of Ibn T of ail, K enitra, Morocco, in 2008, and in 1992, he earned a de gree from ENSET (Higher Normal School of T echnical T eaching). He hol ds a Ph.D. from the School of Computer Science and Systems Analysis (ENSIAS). He is part of the MIS team in the SIME Laboratory , where his research focuses on mobile intelligent ad hoc communication systems and wireles s sensor netw orks. His research interests span a wide range of topics, including ubiquitous computing, the internet of things, delay/f ault-tolerant netw orks, wireless netw orks, QoS routing, mathematical modeling and performance analysis of netw orks, control and decision theory , g ame theory , trust and reputation management, distrib uted algorithms, meta-heuristics and optimization, and genetic algorithms. He can be contacted at email: choukriali@gmail.com. Nor eddine Gherabi is a Professor of computer science with e xtensi v e e xperience i n both academia and industry . He holds a doctorate in computer science and has been teaching at Mohamed Ben Abdellah Uni v ersity since 2013, and at Sultan Moulay Sli mane Uni v ersity in Morocco as a research professor since 2015. A member of the International Association of Engineers, he has made signicant contrib utions to information systems, focusing on big data, semantic web, pattern recognition, and intelligent systems. He has numerous publications in computer science, including book chapters, journal artic les, and conference papers, and has edited se v eral books. He has also chaired and con v ened o v er 52 conferences and w orkshops. His recent books published by Springer include intelligent systems in big data, semantic web, and machine learning, adv ances in information, communication, c ybersecurity , and information technology and communication systems. He can be contacted at email: gherabi@gmail.com or n.gherabi@usms.ma. Compar ative analysis of mac hine learning models for ... (Bahaa Eddine Elba ghazaoui) Evaluation Warning : The document was created with Spire.PDF for Python.