Volume 18, Issue 2 (2022) | Journal of Computer Science

Optimization of Multi-Layer Perceptron Deep Neural Networks using Genetic Algorithms for Hand Gesture Recognition

Khanh Nguyen-Trong — 2022-02-08

Journal of Computer Science, Published online: 8 February 2022; doi:10.3844/jcssp.2022.57.66

Applications of wearable sensors for Hand Gesture Recognition (HGR) have been gaining popularity in recent years. Among the proposed methods, deep neural networks with many hidden layers are promising...

Diagnosing Alzheimer’s Disease using Convolution Neural Networks

Sarita — 2022-02-21

Journal of Computer Science, Published online: 21 February 2022; doi:10.3844/jcssp.2022.67.77

Alzheimer’s is a disease wherein constant degeneration of neurons and their synapses result in impaired brain functioning which leads to personality changes, memory loss, thinking and speech disorde...

Evaluation of Transfer Learning for Mask Detection

Zahin Akram — 2022-03-03

Journal of Computer Science, Published online: 3 March 2022; doi:10.3844/jcssp.2022.78.89

The use of masks has become crucial in combating the Coronavirus pandemic. Unfortunately, the regulation of wearing a mask is not being upheld by many citizens which is contributing to the spread of t...

Improving the Exploration Strategy of an Automated Android GUI Testing Tool based on the Q-Learning Algorithm by Selecting Potential Actions

Goh Kwang Yi — 2022-03-02

Journal of Computer Science, Published online: 2 March 2022; doi:10.3844/jcssp.2022.90.102

Researchers have proposed automated testing tools to minimise the effort and resources spent on testing GUIs. A relatively simple strategy employed by the proposed tools thus far is the observe-select...

Evaluating Common Reconnaissance Tools and Techniques for Information Gathering

Isaac Odun-Ayo — 2022-03-16

Journal of Computer Science, Published online: 16 March 2022; doi:10.3844/jcssp.2022.103.115

A reconnaissance attack is a commonly overlooked step in penetration testing but a critical step that could help increase the effectiveness of an attack on a target. However, it is a common attack fac...