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Article Citation - WoS: 38Citation - Scopus: 44Hyper-Heuristics: a Survey and Taxonomy(Pergamon-elsevier Science Ltd, 2024) Kucukyilmaz, Tayfun; Talbi, El-Ghazali; Dokeroglu, TanselHyper-heuristics are search techniques for selecting, generating, and sequencing (meta)-heuristics to solve challenging optimization problems. They differ from traditional (meta)-heuristics methods, which primarily employ search space-based optimization strategies. Due to the remarkable performance of hyper-heuristics in multi-objective and machine learning-based optimization, there has been an increasing interest in this field. With a fresh perspective, our work extends the current taxonomy and presents an overview of the most significant hyper-heuristic studies of the last two decades. Four categories under which we analyze hyperheuristics are selection hyper-heuristics (including machine learning techniques), low-level heuristics, target optimization problems, and parallel hyper-heuristics. Future research prospects, trends, and prospective fields of study are also explored.Article Citation - WoS: 2Citation - Scopus: 4Exploring Mooc Learners' Behavioural Patterns Considering Age, Gender and Number of Course Enrolments: Insights for Improving Educational Opportunities(int Council Open & Distance Education, 2024) Cagiltay, Nergiz ercil; Toker, Sacip; Cagiltay, KursatMassive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) now offer a variety of options for everyone to obtain a high -quality education. The purpose of this study is to better understand the behaviours of MOOC learners and provide some insights for taking actions that benefit larger learner groups. Accordingly, 2,288,559 learners' behaviours on 174 MITx courses were analysed. The results show that MOOCs are more attractive to the elderly, male, and highly educated groups of learners. Learners' performance improves as they register for more courses and improve their skills and experiences on MOOCs. The findings suggest that, in the long run, learners' adaptation to MOOCs will significantly improve the potential benefits of the MOOCs. Hence, MOOCs should continue by better understanding their learners and providing alternative instructional designs by considering different learner groups. MOOC providers' decision -makers may take these findings into account when making operational decisions.Article Citation - WoS: 5Citation - Scopus: 7Ranking Surgical Skills Using an Attention-Enhanced Siamese Network With Piecewise Aggregated Kinematic Data(Springer Heidelberg, 2022) Gilgien, Matthias; Ozdemir, Suat; Ogul, Burcin BuketPurpose Surgical skill assessment using computerized methods is considered to be a promising direction in objective performance evaluation and expert training. In a typical architecture for computerized skill assessment, a classification system is asked to assign a query action to a predefined category that determines the surgical skill level. Since such systems are still trained by manual, potentially inconsistent annotations, an attempt to categorize the skill level can be biased by potentially scarce or skew training data. Methods We approach the skill assessment problem as a pairwise ranking task where we compare two input actions to identify better surgical performance. We propose a model that takes two kinematic motion data acquired from robot-assisted surgery sensors and report the probability of a query sample having a better skill than a reference one. The model is an attention-enhanced Siamese Long Short-Term Memory Network fed by piecewise aggregate approximation of kinematic data. Results The proposed model can achieve higher accuracy than existing models for pairwise ranking in a common dataset. It can also outperform existing regression models when applied in their experimental setup. The model is further shown to be accurate in individual progress monitoring with a new dataset, which will serve as a strong baseline. Conclusion This relative assessment approach may overcome the limitations of having consistent annotations to define skill levels and provide a more interpretable means for objective skill assessment. Moreover, the model allows monitoring the skill development of individuals by comparing two activities at different time points.Article Citation - WoS: 5Citation - Scopus: 8Predicting the Severity of Covid-19 Patients Using a Multi-Threaded Evolutionary Feature Selection Algorithm(Wiley, 2022) Kiziloz, Hakan Ezgi; Sevinc, Ender; Dokeroglu, Tansel; Deniz, AycaThe COVID-19 pandemic has huge effects on the global community and an extreme burden on health systems. There are more than 185 million confirmed cases and 4 million deaths as of July 2021. Besides, the exponential rise in COVID-19 cases requires a quick prediction of the patients' severity for better treatment. In this study, we propose a Multi-threaded Genetic feature selection algorithm combined with Extreme Learning Machines (MG-ELM) to predict the severity level of the COVID-19 patients. We conduct a set of experiments on a recently published real-world dataset. We reprocess the dataset via feature construction to improve the learning performance of the algorithm. Upon comprehensive experiments, we report the most impactful features and symptoms for predicting the patients' severity level. Moreover, we investigate the effects of multi-threaded implementation with statistical analysis. In order to verify the efficiency of MG-ELM, we compare our results with traditional and state-of-the-art techniques. The proposed algorithm outperforms other algorithms in terms of prediction accuracy.Article Citation - WoS: 2Citation - Scopus: 4An Intelligent System for Detecting Mediterranean Fruit Fly [Medfly; Ceratitis Capitata (Wiedemann)](Pagepress Publ, 2022) Eyyuboglu, Halil Tanyer; Sari, Filiz; Uzun, Yusuf; Tolun, Mehmet ResitNowadays, the most critical agriculture-related problem is the harm caused to fruit, vegetable, nut, and flower crops by harmful pests, particularly the Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata, named Medfly. Medfly's existence in agricultural fields must be monitored systematically for effective combat against it. Special traps are utilised in the field to catch Medflies which will reveal their presence and applying pesticides at the right time will help reduce their population. A technologically supported automated remote monitoring system should eliminate frequent site visits as a more economical solution. This paper develops a deep learning system that can detect Medfly images on a picture and count their numbers. A particular trap equipped with an integrated camera that can take photos of the sticky band where Medflies are caught daily is utilised. Obtained pictures are then transmitted by an electronic circuit containing a SIM card to the central server where the object detection algorithm runs. This study employs a faster region-based convolutional neural network (Faster R-CNN) model in identifying trapped Medflies. When Medflies or other insects stick on the trap's sticky band, they spend extraordinary effort trying to release themselves in a panic until they die. Therefore, their shape is badly distorted as their bodies, wings, and legs are buckled. The challenge is that the deep learning system should detect these Medflies of distorted shape with high accuracy. Therefore, it is crucial to utilise pictures containing trapped Medfly images with distorted shapes for training and validation. In this paper, the success rate in identifying Medflies when other insects are also present is approximately 94%, achieved by the deep learning system training process, owing to the considerable amount of purpose-specific photographic data. This rate may be seen as quite favourable when compared to the success rates provided in the literature.Article Citation - WoS: 238Citation - Scopus: 308A Comprehensive Survey on Recent Metaheuristics for Feature Selection(Elsevier, 2022) Dokeroglu, Tansel; Deniz, Ayca; Kiziloz, Hakan EzgiFeature selection has become an indispensable machine learning process for data preprocessing due to the ever-increasing sizes in actual data. There have been many solution methods proposed for feature selection since the 1970s. For the last two decades, we have witnessed the superiority of metaheuristic feature selection algorithms, and tens of new ones are being proposed every year. This survey focuses on the most outstanding recent metaheuristic feature selection algorithms of the last two decades in terms of their performance in exploration/exploitation operators, selection methods, transfer functions, fitness value evaluations, and parameter setting techniques. Current challenges of the metaheuristic feature selection algorithms and possible future research topics are examined and brought to the attention of the researchers as well.Article Müfredat Tabanlı Ders Çizelgeleme Problemi için Yeni Bir Açgözlü Algoritma(2023) Batuhan,; Say, Bilge; Dokeroglu, TanselBu çalışma, iyi bilinen Müfredat Tabanlı Ders Çizelgeleme Problemini optimize etmek için yeni bir açgözlü algoritmayı açıklamaktadır. Açgözlü algoritmalar, en iyi çözümü bulmak için yürütülmesi uzun zaman alan kaba kuvvet ve evrimsel algoritmalara iyi bir alternatiftir. Birçok açgözlü algoritmanın yaptığı gibi tek bir buluşsal yöntem kullanmak yerine, aynı problem örneğine 120 yeni buluşsal yöntem tanımlıyor ve uyguluyoruz. Dersleri müsait odalara atamak için, önerilen açgözlü algoritmamız En Büyük-İlk, En Küçük-İlk, En Uygun, Önce Ortalama Ağırlık ve En Yüksek Kullanılamaz ders-ilk buluşsal yöntemlerini kullanır. İkinci Uluslararası Zaman Çizelgesi Yarışması'nın (ITC-2007) kıyaslama setinden 21 problem örneği üzerinde kapsamlı deneyler gerçekleştirilir. Önemli ölçüde azaltılmış yumuşak kısıtlama değerlerine sahip 18 problem için, önerilen açgözlü algoritma sıfır sabit kısıtlama ihlali (uygulanabilir çözümler) rapor edebilir. Önerilen algoritma, performans açısından son teknoloji ürünü açgözlü buluşsal yöntemleri geride bırakıyor.Article Citation - WoS: 8Citation - Scopus: 7Assessment of Improvement of the Iri Model for Fof2 Variability Over Three Latitudes in Different Hemispheres During Low and High Solar Activities(Pergamon-elsevier Science Ltd, 2021) Timocin, Erdinc; Temucin, Huseyin; Inyurt, Samed; Shah, Munawar; Jamjareegulgarn, PunyawiThis paper discusses the diurnal and seasonal variations of the F2 layer critical frequency (foF2) and the improvement of performance of the IRI-2016 model in predicting foF2 over three latitudes in different hemispheres during low and high solar activities. We extracted the foF2 data from six ionosonde stations which are Manila (14.7 degrees N, 121.1 degrees E), Yamagawa (31.2 degrees N, 130.6 degrees E), Yakutsk (62.0 degrees N,129.6 degrees E), Townsville (19.6 degrees S, 146.8 degrees E), Hobart (42.9 degrees S, 147.3 degrees E) and Terre Adelie (66.6 degrees S, 140.0 degrees E). The data of both low solar activity (LSA) period and high solar activity (HSA) periods were divided into three seasons as Northern Summer (May, June, July and August), Equinoxes (March, April, September and October) and Northern Winter (November, December, January and February). The present study showed that the IRI-2016 performance is strongly dependent on the solar activity, latitude, season, local time and hemisphere. For both hemispheres, the foF2 values at low latitude station are larger than those at middle latitude station, whereas the foF2 values at middle latitude station are larger than those at high latitude station. The agreement between IRI2016-modelled foF2 and foF2 measurements on all stations selected in the northern hemisphere is best for North Summer and worst for North Winter. For northern hemisphere, the values of relative deviations during both solar activities are largest in high latitudes and smallest in middle latitudes. As for southern hemisphere, the values of relative deviations during LSA are largest in middle latitudes and smallest in high latitudes, whereas the values of relative deviations during HSA are largest in low latitudes and smallest in high latitudes. It is thought that the relative deviations in the observed foF2 values are caused by solar activity that strongly alter chemical and electromagnetic processes in the ionosphere. These results are important for future improvements depending on solar activity and seasons in the IRI model for foF2 values over three latitudes in different hemispheres.Article Otomatik Konuşma Tanımaya Genel Bakış, Yaklaşımlar ve Zorluklar: Türkçe Konuşma Tanımanın Gelecekteki Yolu(2019) Oyucu, Saadin; Polat, Huseyin; Sever, Hayriİnsanlar arasındaki en önemli iletişim yöntemi olan konuşmanın, bilgisayarlar tarafından tanınması önemli bir çalışma alanıdır. Bu araştırma alanında farklı diller temel alınarak birçok çalışma gerçekleştirilmiştir. Literatürdeki çalışmalar konuşma tanıma teknolojilerinin başarımının artmasında önemli rol oynamıştır. Bu çalışmada konuşma tanıma ile ilgili bir literatür taraması yapılmış ve detaylı olarak sunulmuştur. Ayrıca farklı dillerde bu araştırma alanında kaydedilen ilerlemeler tartışılmıştır. Konuşma tanıma sistemlerinde kullanılan veri setleri, özellik çıkarma yaklaşımları, konuşma tanıma yöntemleri ve performans değerlendirme ölçütleri incelenerek konuşma tanımanın gelişimi ve bu alandaki zorluklara odaklanılmıştır. Konuşma tanıma alanında son zamanlarda yapılan çalışmaların olumsuz koşullara (çevre gürültüsü, konuşmacıda ve dilde değişkenlik) karşı çok daha güçlü yöntemler geliştirmeye odaklandığı izlenmiştir. Bu nedenle araştırma alanı olarak genişleyen olumsuz koşullardaki konuşma tanıma ile ilgili yakın geçmişteki gelişmelere yönelik genel bir bakış açısı sunulmuştur. Böylelikle olumsuz koşullar altında gerçekleştirilen konuşma tanımadaki tıkanıklık ve zorlukları aşabilmek için kullanılabilecek yöntemleri seçmede yardımcı olunması amaçlanmıştır. Ayrıca Türkçe konuşma tanımada kullanılan ve iyi bilinen yöntemler karşılaştırılmıştır. Türkçe konuşma tanımanın zorluğu ve bu zorlukların üstesinden gelebilmek için kullanılabilecek uygun yöntemler irdelenmiştir. Buna bağlı olarak Türkçe konuşma tanımanın gelecekteki rotasına ilişkin bir değerlendirme ortaya konulmuştur.Article Sessizliğin Kaldırılması ve Konuşmanın Parçalara Ayrılması İşleminin Türkçe Otomatik Konuşma Tanıma Üzerindeki Etkisi(2020) Sever, Hayri; Polat, Huseyin; Oyucu, SaadinOtomatik Konuşma Tanıma sistemleri temel olarak akustik bilgiden faydalanılarak geliştirilmektedir. Akustikbilgiden fonem bilgisinin elde edilmesi için eşleştirilmiş konuşma ve metin verileri kullanılmaktadır. Bu verilerile eğitilen akustik modeller gerçek hayattaki bütün akustik bilgiyi modelleyememektedir. Bu nedenle belirli önişlemlerin yapılması ve otomatik konuşma tanıma sistemlerinin başarımını düşürecek akustik bilgilerin ortadankaldırılması gerekmektedir. Bu çalışmada konuşma içerisinde geçen sessizliklerin kaldırılması için bir yöntemönerilmiştir. Önerilen yöntemin amacı sessizlik bilgisinin ortadan kaldırılması ve akustik bilgide uzunbağımlılıklar sağlayan konuşmaların parçalara ayrılmasıdır. Geliştirilen yöntemin sonunda elde edilen sessizlikiçermeyen ve parçalara ayrılan konuşma bilgisi bir Türkçe Otomatik Konuşma Tanıma sistemine girdi olarakverilmiştir. Otomatik Konuşma Tanıma sisteminin çıkışında sisteme giriş olarak verilen konuşma parçalarınakarşılık gelen metinler birleştirilerek sunulmuştur. Gerçekleştirilen deneylerde sessizliğin kaldırılması vekonuşmanın parçalara ayrılması işleminin Otomatik Konuşma Tanıma sistemlerinin başarımını artırdığıgörülmüştür.