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Publications by Eduardo Pires

2022

A Hybrid Approach GABC-LS to Solve mTSP

Authors
Pereira, SD; Pires, EJS; Oliveira, PBD;

Publication
OPTIMIZATION, LEARNING ALGORITHMS AND APPLICATIONS, OL2A 2022

Abstract
The Multiple Traveling Salesman Problem (mTSP) is an interesting combinatorial optimization problem due to its numerous real-life applications. It is a problem where m salesmen visit a set of n cities so that each city is visited once. The primary purpose is to minimize the total distance traveled by all salesmen. This paper presents a hybrid approach called GABC-LS that combines an evolutionary algorithm with the swarm intelligence optimization ideas and a local search method. The proposed approach was tested on three instances and produced some better results than the best-known solutions reported in the literature.

2022

How can we predict the kidney graft failure of Portuguese patients?

Authors
Cerqueira, S; Campelos, MR; Leite, A; Pires, EJS; Pereira, LT; Diniz, H; Sampaio, S; Figueiredo, A; Alve, R;

Publication
REVISTA DE NEFROLOGIA DIALISIS Y TRASPLANTE

Abstract
Background: The gap between offer and need for a kidney transplant (KT) has been increasing. The Kidney Donor Profile Index (KDPI) is a measure of organ quality and allows estimation of graft survival, but could not apply to all populations. Knowledge of our kidney donor and recipient population is vital to adjust transplant strategies. Methods: We performed a retrospective evaluation of donors and recipients of KT regarding two kidney transplant units: Centro Hospitalar Universitario de Coimbra, CHUC (Coimbra, Portugal) and Centro Hospitalar Universitario de Sao Joao, CHUSJ (Porto, Portugal), between 2013 and 2018. We then did statistical analysis and modeling, correlating these KT outcomes with donor and recipient characteristics, including KDPI. Artificial intelligence methods were performed to determine the best predictors of graft survival. Results: We analyzed a total of 808 kidney donors and 829 recipients of KT. The association between KDPI and graft dysfunction was only moderate. The decision tree machine learning algorithm proved to be better at predicting graft failure than artificial neural networks. Multinomial logistic regression revealed recipient age as an important prognostic factor for graft loss. Conclusions: In this Portuguese cohort, KDPI was not a good measure of KT survival, although it correlated with GFR 1 year post-transplant. The decision tree proved to be the best algorithm to predict graft failure. Age of the recipient was the most important predictor of graft dysfunction.

2021

Classification of cardiovascular signals

Authors
Saraiva T.; Leite A.; Solteiro Pires E.J.; Faria R.;

Publication
2021 IEEE Latin American Conference on Computational Intelligence, LA-CCI 2021

Abstract
Congestive heart failure (CHF) is a severe condition that affects the pumping power of your cardiac muscle. In this work, long-term memory (LSTM) and Bidirectional LSTM (BiLSTM) networks were used to identify congestive heart failure human beings using datasets from the PhysioNET. Two approaches were adopted, the first considers beating signals directly to feed the LSTM networks, and the second one used features signals extracted from the beating signals. The BiLSTM considering features signals obtain the best results reaching an accuracy of 90%.

2021

Covid-19 Automatic Test through Human Breathing

Authors
Faria R.; Solteiro Pires E.J.; Leite A.; Saraiva T.;

Publication
2021 IEEE Latin American Conference on Computational Intelligence, LA-CCI 2021

Abstract
A classifier using a Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) network to identify human beings infected with Covid-19 is proposed in this work. This classifier has significant advantages over current testing methods: it is fast, contactless, and requires few monetary resources. The data considered for this study was extracted from the Coswara dataset using 140 individuals (70 healthy and 70 infected with Covid-19). This dataset contains respiratory signals, such as people counting numbers, coughing, or breathing. The classifier uses non-linear time sequence features extracted from the signals after a preprocessing stage. The classifier was able to discriminate whether a human is infected with Covid-19 with an accuracy of 92.1%, specificity of 85.7%, and sensitivity of 98.6% using 5-fold Cross-Validation. Based on the results obtained, the classifier can be used as an alternative for the Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) tests.

2021

Deep Learning on Automatic Fall Detection

Authors
Monteiro S.; Leite A.; Solteiro Pires E.J.;

Publication
2021 IEEE Latin American Conference on Computational Intelligence, LA-CCI 2021

Abstract
Nowadays, independent older people stay alone for long periods, which increases the risk of being seriously damaged after a fall without the quick attendance of medical services. Several smart clothing equipment was created to detect these falls using sensors such as accelerometers and gyroscopes, allowing a short intervention to the victims. This work considers the Sisfall database, where 23 adults and 15 older people performed several daily living simulations. The signals registered by three sensors were used to train a Long Short-Term Memory network and a Bi-Long Short-Term Memory network to detect everyday activities and falls. Several experiments were performed, where the BiLSTM model outperforms the LSTM model with a mean accuracy of 99.21% on the testing set.

2022

Machine Learning and Deep Learning applied to End-of-Line Systems: A rev iew

Authors
Nunes, C; Pires, EJS; Reis, A;

Publication
WSEAS Transactions on Systems

Abstract
This paper reviewed machine learning algorit hms, particularly deep learning architectures applied to end-of-line testing systems in industrial environment. In industry, data is also produced when any product is being manufactured. All this information registered when manufacturing a specific product can be manipulated and interpreted using Machine Learning algorithms. Therefore, it is possible to draw conclusions from data and infer valuable results that can positively impact the future of the production line. The reviewed papers showed that machine learning algorithms play a crucial role in detecting, isolating, and preventing anomalies, helping operators make decisions, and allowing industries to save resources. © International Journal of Emerging Technology and Advanced Engineering.All right reserved.

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