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A New Multiobjective Optimal Allocation Of Multitype Facts Devices For Total Transfer Capability Enhancement And Improving Line Congestion Using The Harmony Search Algorithm, Abbas Esmaeili, Saeid Esmaeili Jan 2013

A New Multiobjective Optimal Allocation Of Multitype Facts Devices For Total Transfer Capability Enhancement And Improving Line Congestion Using The Harmony Search Algorithm, Abbas Esmaeili, Saeid Esmaeili

Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences

In this paper, a new approach based on novel heuristic algorithms is used to locate and model multitype flexible alternating current transmission system (FACTS) devices (series and parallel) in order to improve the total transfer capability and decrease the line congestion and total power loss. The multitype FACTS devices, including the static synchronous series compensator, static compensator, and unified power flow controller, have been optimally sized and located simultaneously through the harmony search algorithm (HSA). To achieve this purpose, a program in MATLAB code has been developed in order to extend the conventional Newton--Raphson algorithm for multitype facts applications. Since …


Wavelet Multiscale Analysis Of A Power System Load Variance, Samir Avdakovic, Amir Nuhanovic, Mirza Kusljugic, Elvisa Becirovic, Elma Turkovic Jan 2013

Wavelet Multiscale Analysis Of A Power System Load Variance, Samir Avdakovic, Amir Nuhanovic, Mirza Kusljugic, Elvisa Becirovic, Elma Turkovic

Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences

Wavelet transform (WT) represents a very attractive mathematical area for just more than 15 years of its research in applications in electrical engineering. This is mainly due to its advantages over other processing techniques and signal analysis, which is reflected in the time-frequency analysis, and so it has an important application in the processing and analysis of time series. In this paper, for example, the analysis of the hourly load of a real power system over the past few years was performed by applying the continuous WT and using the Morlet wavelet function. The results show that this approach of …


Linear Switched Reluctance Motor Control With Pic18f452 Microcontroller, Mahi̇r Dursun, Fatmagül Koç Jan 2013

Linear Switched Reluctance Motor Control With Pic18f452 Microcontroller, Mahi̇r Dursun, Fatmagül Koç

Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences

This paper presents the simulation, control, and experimental results of the velocity of a double-sided, 6/4-poled, 3-phased, 8 A, 24 V, 250 W, and 250 N pull force linear switched reluctance motor (LSRM). In the simulation and experimental study, the reference velocity is constant depending on the position and time. The velocity versus the position of the translator was controlled with fuzzy logic control (FLC) and proportional-integral (PI) control techniques. The motor was controlled by PI control method with a PIC18F452 microcontroller due to its low cost. The results of the velocity of a translator were compared with the simulation …


Complexity Reduction Of Rbf Multiuser Detector For Ds-Cdma Using A Genetic Algorithm, Mustafa Uğur Torun, Damla Gürkan Kuntalp Jan 2013

Complexity Reduction Of Rbf Multiuser Detector For Ds-Cdma Using A Genetic Algorithm, Mustafa Uğur Torun, Damla Gürkan Kuntalp

Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences

The optimal receiver for detecting direct sequence code division multiple access (DS-CDMA) signals suffers from computational complexity that increases exponentially with the number of users. Several suboptimal multiuser detectors (MUDs) have been proposed to overcome this problem. Due to the nonlinear nature of the decision boundary of the optimal receiver, it is known that nonlinear receivers outperform linear receivers. Radial basis function (RBF) MUD is a nonlinear suboptimal receiver that can perfectly approximate this decision boundary and it needs no training since it is fully determined when the spreading codes of all users and the channel impulse response (CIR) are …


Capability-Based Task Allocation In Emergency-Response Environments: A Coalition-Formation Approach, Afsaneh Fatemi, Kamran Zamanifar, Naser Nematbakhsh Jan 2013

Capability-Based Task Allocation In Emergency-Response Environments: A Coalition-Formation Approach, Afsaneh Fatemi, Kamran Zamanifar, Naser Nematbakhsh

Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences

This paper addresses coalition formation, based on agent capabilities, centered on task allocation in emergency-response environments (EREs). EREs are environments that need fast task completion as their main requirement. We propose a team-based organization model, based on an existing organization model for adaptive complex systems. The model has some key characteristics that are beneficial for EREs: agents act in dynamic, open domains; agents collaborate in completing group tasks; agents may have similar types of capabilities, but at different levels; tasks need different agent capabilities, at collective different levels; and agents are supervised in a partially decentralized manner. We formulate task …


Analysis Of Conducted Emi With A Standalone Solar-Powered Dc Motor, Krishna Kumar Chittibabu, Nirmal Kumar Alphonse Jan 2013

Analysis Of Conducted Emi With A Standalone Solar-Powered Dc Motor, Krishna Kumar Chittibabu, Nirmal Kumar Alphonse

Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences

The green environment warrants not only researchers, but rather all citizens, to adopt renewable energy sources. One such option is the use of solar energy, especially the conversion of light energy from the sun to electric energy. The conversion of light to electricity with the help of photovoltaic cells (PV), though widely used, has its own problems, such as undesirable electromagnetic interference (EMI), both in radiation and conduction modes. The present research aims to mitigate the unwanted EMI in the conduction mode (to limit the scope of the research). The mitigation of the conducted EMI on a DC/DC buck converter …


Mitigation Of Ssr And Lfo With A Tcsc Based-Conventional Damping Controller Optimized By The Pso Algorithm And A Fuzzy Logic Controller, Hasan Gahramani, Akbar Lak, Murtaza Farsadi, Hossein Hosseini Jan 2013

Mitigation Of Ssr And Lfo With A Tcsc Based-Conventional Damping Controller Optimized By The Pso Algorithm And A Fuzzy Logic Controller, Hasan Gahramani, Akbar Lak, Murtaza Farsadi, Hossein Hosseini

Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences

The subsynchronous resonance (SSR) phenomenon may occur when a steam turbine-generator is connected to a long transmission line with series compensation. Flexible AC transmission systems (FACTS) devices are widely applied to damp the SSR and low-frequency oscillation (LFO). A thyristor-controlled series capacitor (TCSC) is a commercially available FACTS device that was developed for damping the SSR and LFO. In this paper, 2 control methods for damping the SSR and LFO are added to the TCSC main controller in order to demonstrate that the SSR damping capability of the TCSC can be enhanced by proper modulation of the firing angle. The …


A Control Algorithm For A Simple Flywheel Energy Storage System To Be Used In Space Applications, Kutlay Aydin, Mehmet Ti̇mur Aydemi̇r Jan 2013

A Control Algorithm For A Simple Flywheel Energy Storage System To Be Used In Space Applications, Kutlay Aydin, Mehmet Ti̇mur Aydemi̇r

Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences

Flywheels have been under consideration to be used for energy storage purposes in space applications to replace electrochemical batteries. An electrical machine is used as a motor to store kinetic energy when the solar energy is available, and then the stored energy is converted back to electrical energy by running the machine as a generator when the solar energy is no longer available. A control algorithm for these systems is proposed in this paper. The proposed method uses a current reference rather than a speed reference in the motor mode. A method is also suggested to properly determine the current …


Optimal Placement Of Pmus Using Improved Tabu Search For Complete Observability And Out-Of-Step Prediction, Amany El Zonkoly, Samah El Safty, Rana Maher Jan 2013

Optimal Placement Of Pmus Using Improved Tabu Search For Complete Observability And Out-Of-Step Prediction, Amany El Zonkoly, Samah El Safty, Rana Maher

Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences

This paper proposes an optimization method for the optimal placement of phasor measurement units (PMUs) for the complete observability of power systems. The proposed method is based on numerical observability and artificial intelligence. The artificial intelligence algorithm used is the improved tabu search (ITS) algorithm. The ITS is used to find the optimal placement for the PMU to keep the system completely observable. In addition, the paper describes a predictive out-of-step (OOS) algorithm based on the observation of the voltage phase difference between the substations. The proposed optimal placement of the PMUs and the OOS algorithm is tested using the …


Anticipating The Friction Coefficient Of Friction Materials Used In Automobiles By Means Of Machine Learning Without Using A Test Instrument, Mustafa Ti̇mur, Fati̇h Aydin Jan 2013

Anticipating The Friction Coefficient Of Friction Materials Used In Automobiles By Means Of Machine Learning Without Using A Test Instrument, Mustafa Ti̇mur, Fati̇h Aydin

Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences

The most important factor for designs in which friction materials are used is the coefficient of friction. The coefficient of friction has been determined taking such variants as velocity, temperature, and pressure into account, which arise from various factors in friction materials, and by analyzing the effects of these variants on friction materials. Many test instruments have been produced in order to determine the coefficient of friction. In this article, a study about the use of machine learning algorithms instead of test instruments in order to determine the coefficient of friction is presented. Isotonic regression was selected as the machine …


Classification Of Power Quality Disturbances Using S-Transform And Tt-Transform Based On The Artificial Neural Network, Sajad Jashfar, Saeed Esmaeili, Mehdi Zareian Jahromi, Mohsen Rahmanian Jan 2013

Classification Of Power Quality Disturbances Using S-Transform And Tt-Transform Based On The Artificial Neural Network, Sajad Jashfar, Saeed Esmaeili, Mehdi Zareian Jahromi, Mohsen Rahmanian

Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences

The classification of power quality (PQ) disturbances to improve the PQ is an important issue in utilities and industrial factories. In this paper, an approach to classify PQ disturbances is presented. First, a signal containing one of the PQ disturbances, like sag, swell, flicker, interruption, transient, or harmonics, is evaluated using the proposed approach. Afterwards, S-transform and TT-transform are applied to the signal and an artificial neural network is used to recognize the disturbance using S-transform and TT-transform data, like the variance and mean values of S-transform and TT-transform matrices. The main features of the proposed approach are the real-time …


Bidding Strategy Of Generation Companies In A Competitive Electricity Market Using The Shuffled Frog Leaping Algorithm, Vijaya Kumar Jonnalagadda, Vinod Kumar Dulla Mallesham Jan 2013

Bidding Strategy Of Generation Companies In A Competitive Electricity Market Using The Shuffled Frog Leaping Algorithm, Vijaya Kumar Jonnalagadda, Vinod Kumar Dulla Mallesham

Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences

In a competitive electricity market, generation companies need suitable bidding models to maximize their profit. Therefore, each supplier will bid strategically for choosing the bidding coefficients to counter the competitors' bidding strategies. In this paper, the optimal bidding strategy problem is solved using a novel algorithm based on the shuffled frog leaping algorithm (SFLA). It is a memetic metaheuristic that is designed to seek a global optimal solution by performing a heuristic search. It combines the benefits of the genetic-based memetic algorithm (MA) and the social behavior-based particle swarm optimization (PSO). This allows it to have a more precise search …


K-Means Algorithm With A Novel Distance Measure, Shadi Abudalfa, Mohammad Mikki Jan 2013

K-Means Algorithm With A Novel Distance Measure, Shadi Abudalfa, Mohammad Mikki

Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences

In this paper, we describe an essential problem in data clustering and present some solutions for it. We investigated using distance measures other than Euclidean type for improving the performance of clustering. We also developed an improved point symmetry-based distance measure and proved its efficiency. We developed a k-means algorithm with a novel distance measure that improves the performance of the classical k-means algorithm. The proposed algorithm does not have the worst-case bound on running time that exists in many similar algorithms in the literature. Experimental results shown in this paper demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed algorithm. We compared …


Interaction Analysis Of Multi-Function Facts And D-Facts Controllers By Mrga, Maghsood Mokhtari, Javad Khazaie, Daryoush Nazarpour, Morteza Farsadi Jan 2013

Interaction Analysis Of Multi-Function Facts And D-Facts Controllers By Mrga, Maghsood Mokhtari, Javad Khazaie, Daryoush Nazarpour, Morteza Farsadi

Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences

With the growing application of flexible AC transmission systems (FACTS) and distributed FACTS (D-FACTS), the coordinating problem of FACTS and D-FACTS controllers in joint operation must be considered in modern power systems. The main purpose of this paper is to investigate the possible interaction that may occur between the distributed static series compensator (DSSC) and the static synchronous compensator (STATCOM) when they operate concurrently in the power system. The modified relative gain array (MRGA) is implemented to analyze the interactions. The application of MRGA for the effective design of multiobjective controllers of the STATCOM and DSSC is demonstrated by 2 …


Performance Evolution Of A Newly Developed General-Use Hybrid Ais-Ann System: Aaa-Response, Seral Özşen, Sali̇h Güneş Jan 2013

Performance Evolution Of A Newly Developed General-Use Hybrid Ais-Ann System: Aaa-Response, Seral Özşen, Sali̇h Güneş

Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences

In this study, we have developed a nonlinear recognition system in the artificial immune systems (AIS) field named `AaA-response (artificial neural network (ANN)-aided AIS-response)', which is different from previous AIS methods in that it uses a different modeling strategy in the formation of the memory response. Because it also uses ANNs in the determination of the correct output, it can be seen as a hybrid system that involves AIS and ANN approaches. Unlike the other AIS methods, AaA-response uses multiple system units (or antibodies) to form an output for a presented input. This property gives the proposed system the ability …


Cada: Channel And Delay Aware Scheduler For Real-Time Applications In Wimax Networks, Melek Oktay, Haci Ali̇ Mantar Jan 2013

Cada: Channel And Delay Aware Scheduler For Real-Time Applications In Wimax Networks, Melek Oktay, Haci Ali̇ Mantar

Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences

Scheduling is the core of the worldwide interoperability for microwave access (WiMAX) technology that directly affects the performance of the network. In this study, we focus on scheduling and present a novel algorithm called the channel and delay aware scheduler (CADA) for real-time applications, such as voice over Internet protocol, video-on-demand, and video streaming. CADA has 2 important modules: wireless and network delay monitoring tools. The wireless module, including the compensation and channel state monitoring modules, increases the network throughput and provides fairness among all of the flows in the network. The network delay monitoring tool calculates the estimated network …


Improving Power Systems Operation Through Multiobjective Optimal Location Of Optimal Unified Power Flow Controller, Afshin Lashkar Ara, Ahad Kazemi, Mohammad Behshad Jan 2013

Improving Power Systems Operation Through Multiobjective Optimal Location Of Optimal Unified Power Flow Controller, Afshin Lashkar Ara, Ahad Kazemi, Mohammad Behshad

Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences

This paper presents a multiobjective optimization methodology to find the optimal location for an optimal unified power flow controller (OUPFC) device. Moreover, the installation cost function of the OUPFC device is developed. The objective functions are the total fuel cost, power losses, and system loadability with and without the minimum cost of the OUPFC installation. The \varepsilon-constraint approach is implemented for the multiobjective mathematical programming formulation. The proposed algorithm is implemented in the IEEE 30- and 118-bus test systems. The solution procedure uses nonlinear programming to optimally locate the OUPFC incorporated in an optimal power flow problem considering these objective …


A 5-Bit 5 Gs/S Flash Adc Using Multiplexer-Based Decoder, Oktay Aytar, Ali̇ Tangel, Kudret Şahi̇n Jan 2013

A 5-Bit 5 Gs/S Flash Adc Using Multiplexer-Based Decoder, Oktay Aytar, Ali̇ Tangel, Kudret Şahi̇n

Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences

This paper presents a 5-bit flash analog-to-digital converter design using the 0.18-\mu m Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company's CMOS technology library. The designed system consists of 2 main blocks, a comparator array, and a digital decoder. The digital decoder contains a latch, 1-of-N decoder, and fat-tree encoder units. The 1-of-N decoder is implemented using 2 \times 1 multiplexers. As a result, the active die area and the power consumption are reduced, in addition to an increase in the sampling frequency. The power supply voltage range for the overall system is \pm 0.9 V. For testing purposes, a ramp signal of between …


Using The Csm And Vsm Techniques To Speed Up The Ica Algorithm Without A Loss Of Quality, Mahdi Mahdikhani, Mohammad Hosein Kahaei Jan 2013

Using The Csm And Vsm Techniques To Speed Up The Ica Algorithm Without A Loss Of Quality, Mahdi Mahdikhani, Mohammad Hosein Kahaei

Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences

In blind source separation problems that are implemented based on the independent component analysis (ICA) algorithm, the separation speed and quality are related inversely. In this paper, the proposed algorithms eliminate this tradeoff by generating a faster separation while maintaining the quality. In the proposed algorithms, in each frequency bin and in all of the learning steps, the separation quality of the separating matrix is compared with another one that we define as a situated matrix, and the best matrix is considered as an initial separating matrix in the next learning step. In this paper, we propose 2 algorithms based …


Data Hiding In Digital Images Using A Partial Optimization Technique Based On The Classical Lsb Method, Feyzi̇ Akar, Yildiray Yalman, Hüseyi̇n Selçuk Varol Jan 2013

Data Hiding In Digital Images Using A Partial Optimization Technique Based On The Classical Lsb Method, Feyzi̇ Akar, Yildiray Yalman, Hüseyi̇n Selçuk Varol

Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences

This paper presents a new partial optimization approach for the least significant bit (LSB) data hiding technique that can be used for protecting any secret information or data. A deterioration effect of as little as possible in an image is intended using the LSB data hiding technique and this is well realized utilizing the proposed partial optimization approach achieving the same data embedding bit rates. In the proposed approach, all of the image pixels are classified into 8 regions and then the 8 distinct ordering codings are applied to each region by the developed partial optimization encoder. Thus, the most …


Power Efficient Linear Transmitters Using Sigma-Delta Modulation With Switching Amplifiers, Tayfun Nesimoglu Jan 2013

Power Efficient Linear Transmitters Using Sigma-Delta Modulation With Switching Amplifiers, Tayfun Nesimoglu

Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences

In conventional envelope elimination and restoration transmitters, the envelope information of the carrier is reconstructed by modulating the supply voltage of the switching amplifier. In this paper, it is shown that the supply voltage modulation introduces nonlinearity and reduces the average power efficiency of the transmitter. Here, novel transmitter architectures using sigma-delta--modulated carrier signals are proposed to overcome these shortcomings. The proposed architecture's and conventional envelope elimination and restoration transmitter's linearity and efficiency performances are compared at various oversampling rates and signal bandwidths. It is demonstrated that the proposed architectures may provide better linearity and efficiency than conventional envelope elimination …


Prediction Of Emissions And Exhaust Temperature For Direct Injection Diesel Engine With Emulsified Fuel Using Ann, Görkem Kökkülünk, Erhan Akdoğan, Vezi̇r Ayhan Jan 2013

Prediction Of Emissions And Exhaust Temperature For Direct Injection Diesel Engine With Emulsified Fuel Using Ann, Görkem Kökkülünk, Erhan Akdoğan, Vezi̇r Ayhan

Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences

Exhaust gases have many effects on human beings and the environment. Therefore, they must be kept under control. The International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL), which is concerned with the prevention of marine pollution, limits the emissions according to the regulations. In Emission Control Area (ECA) regions, which are determined by MARPOL as ECAs, the emission rates should be controlled. Direct injection (DI) diesel engines are commonly used as a propulsion system on ships. The prediction and control of diesel engine emission rates is not an easy task in real time. Therefore, in this study, an …


A Low-Voltage And Low-Power Sinh-Domain Universal Biquadratic Filter For Low-Frequency Applications, Farooq Khanday, Nisar Shah Jan 2013

A Low-Voltage And Low-Power Sinh-Domain Universal Biquadratic Filter For Low-Frequency Applications, Farooq Khanday, Nisar Shah

Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences

Sinh-domain CMOS filters have favorable properties, such as a wide dynamic range at low supply voltage, compactness, linearity, and low power consumption. These properties are becoming increasingly important for biomedical applications that require extremely low-power dissipation and neuromorphic circuits that attempt to reproduce the biophysics of biological neurons and synapses. In this paper, a low-voltage sinh-domain universal biquadratic filter circuit is introduced. The circuit, aside from permitting the independent adjustment of pole frequency (\omega_0) and the quality factor (Q), is free from matching conditions, capable of absorbing the shunt parasitic capacitances, amenable for monolithic integration, and composed of merely a …


Control Of Diesel Engines Mounted On Vehicles In Mobile Cranes Via Can Bus, Muci̇z Özcan, Hi̇dayet Günay Jan 2013

Control Of Diesel Engines Mounted On Vehicles In Mobile Cranes Via Can Bus, Muci̇z Özcan, Hi̇dayet Günay

Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences

In this study, the aim was to lift loads that required more force using the infrastructure of existing vehicles. To this end, a truck-mounted diesel engine was selected to be used in mobile crane applications. A control system was designed and implemented to obtain the appropriate hydraulic force by accessing the diesel engine with a controller area network bus via an electronic control unit (ECU). For this purpose, hydraulic pumps to be used to operate the crane were mounted on the selected mobile diesel engine with an ECU. Firms that manufacture cranes in the world produce cranes with infrastructure. This …


Stopping Spam With Sending Session Verification, Ahmet Baran Jan 2013

Stopping Spam With Sending Session Verification, Ahmet Baran

Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences

Spam has become one of the most significant problems for Internet communication and users today. The traditional filtering methods and signature-based spam blocking systems that have come into prominence recently fall short, as statistics demonstrate that spam further mounts up day after day. In this study, a new method is recommended to block spam mails. In this recommended method, a mail sending session is verified during mail envelope communication by adding small attachments to the simple mail transfer protocol, so spam mails can be blocked before leaving the sender domain or relay machine. Additionally, hijacked user accounts are able to …


Xor-Based Artificial Bee Colony Algorithm For Binary Optimization, Mustafa Servet Kiran, Mesut Gündüz Jan 2013

Xor-Based Artificial Bee Colony Algorithm For Binary Optimization, Mustafa Servet Kiran, Mesut Gündüz

Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences

The artificial bee colony (ABC) algorithm, which was inspired by the foraging and dance behaviors of real honey bee colonies, was first introduced for solving numerical optimization problems. When the solution space of the optimization problem is binary-structured, the basic ABC algorithm should be modified for solving this class of problems. In this study, we propose XOR-based modification for the solution-updating equation of the ABC algorithm in order to solve binary optimization problems. The proposed method, named binary ABC (binABC), is examined on an uncapacitated facility location problem, which is a pure binary optimization problem, and the results obtained by …


Hybrid Spr Algorithm To Select Predictive Genes For Effectual Cancer Classification, Aruna Sundaram, Nandakishore Lellapalli Venkata, Rajagopalan Sarukai Parthasarathy Jan 2013

Hybrid Spr Algorithm To Select Predictive Genes For Effectual Cancer Classification, Aruna Sundaram, Nandakishore Lellapalli Venkata, Rajagopalan Sarukai Parthasarathy

Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences

Designing an automated system for classifying DNA microarray data is an extremely challenging problem because of its high dimension and low amount of sample data. In this paper, a hybrid statistical pattern recognition algorithm is proposed to reduce the dimensionality and select the predictive genes for the classification of cancer. Colon cancer gene expression profiles having 62 samples of 2000 genes were used for the experiment. A gene subset of 6 highly informative genes was selected by the algorithm, which provided a classification accuracy of 93.5%.


Flow Velocity Measurement And Analysis Based On Froth Image Sift Features And Kalman Filter For Froth Flotation, Jinping Liu, Weihua Gui, Zhaohui Tang Jan 2013

Flow Velocity Measurement And Analysis Based On Froth Image Sift Features And Kalman Filter For Froth Flotation, Jinping Liu, Weihua Gui, Zhaohui Tang

Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences

The flow velocity of flotation froth involves important information about the concentrate grade and the mineral recovery. It is significant to maintain the flow velocity of the froth at proper levels to achieve a good production performance in the machine vision-based process monitoring and control. However, the accurate velocity field measurement for the heavily deformed and seriously fragile froth bubbles is still a great challenge. Scale-invariant feature transform (SIFT) feature-based image matching provides an effective registration method for deformed objects, but most of the processing time would be wasted on the feature extraction and matching in irrelevant regions of the …


Book Review: Placing The Suspect Behind The Keyboard: Using Digital Forensics And Investigative Techniques To Identify Cybercrime Suspects, Thomas Nash Jan 2013

Book Review: Placing The Suspect Behind The Keyboard: Using Digital Forensics And Investigative Techniques To Identify Cybercrime Suspects, Thomas Nash

Journal of Digital Forensics, Security and Law

In this must read for any aspiring novice cybercrime investigator as well as the seasoned professional computer guru alike, Brett Shaver takes the reader into the ever changing and dynamic world of Cybercrime investigation. Shaver, an experienced criminal investigator, lays out the details and intricacies of a computer related crime investigation in a clear and concise manner in his new easy to read publication, Placing the Suspect behind the Keyboard. Using Digital Forensics and Investigative techniques to Identify Cybercrime Suspects. Shaver takes the reader from start to finish through each step of the investigative process in well organized …


Automating Vendor Fraud Detection In Enterprise Systems, Kishore Singh, Peter Best, Joseph Mula Jan 2013

Automating Vendor Fraud Detection In Enterprise Systems, Kishore Singh, Peter Best, Joseph Mula

Journal of Digital Forensics, Security and Law

Fraud is a multi-billion dollar industry that continues to grow annually. Many organizations are poorly prepared to prevent and detect fraud. Fraud detection strategies are intended to quickly and efficiently identify fraudulent activities that circumvent preventative measures. In this paper, we adopt a DesignScience methodological framework to develop a model for detection of vendor fraud based on analysis of patterns or signatures identified in enterprise system audit trails. The concept is demonstrated by developing prototype software. Verification of the prototype is achieved by performing a series of experiments. Validation is achieved by independent reviews from auditing practitioners. Key findings of …