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Submitted Paper

• S.-J. Hong, C.-Y. Choi, and S.-W. Lee, "Layer-wise Query Selection to Eliminate Redundant Queries in DETR," Applied Sciences (Submitted in April 2025).

  IF: 2.500 / Rank: 24.0% (Q1)

• Z. Tissir, Y.-Y. Jang, and S.-W. Lee, "Multi-Style Ensemble Pseudo-Labeling with Uncertainty-Aware Domain Alignment for Semi-Supervised Medical Image Generalization," Applied Sciences (Submitted in April 2025).

  IF: 2.500 / Rank: 24.0% (Q1)

• H.-C. Park and S.-W. Lee, "Vulnerability Relationship between Feature Vector Scale and Convolutional Neural Networks with Adversarial Examples," Neurocomputing (Submitted in October 2022).

  IF: 5.779 / Rank: 26.74%(Q2) / GRRC-2020(B02)

• S.-W. Lee et cal., "An Energy-Focused Model for Batteryless IoT: Vortex Wireless Power Transfer and Fog Computing in 6G Networks," Internet of Things, 2025(Accepted).

  IF: 6.0 / Rank: 11.4% (Q1)

• S.-W. Lee, M. Alhussein, K. Aurangzeb, M. S. Yousefpoor, E. Yousefpoor, and M. Hosseinzadeh, "A Fire Hawk Optimizer-based Energy-efficient Clustering Scheme in Underwater Acoustic Sensor Networks (UASNs)," Ad Hoc Networks, Vol. 176, September 2025, 103889.

  IF: 4.40 / Rank: 21.0% (Q1)

• J. Tanveer. S.-W. Lee, , A. M. Rahmani, K. Aurangzeb, M. Alam, G. Zare, P. M. Alamdari, and M. Hosseinzadeh, "PGA-DRL: Progressive Graph Attention-Based Deep Reinforcement Learning for Recommender Systems," Information Fusion, Vol. 121, September 2025, 103167.

  IF: 14.70 / Rank: 1.4% (Q1)

• S.-W. Lee, A. Haider, A. M. Rahmani, B. Arasteh, F. S. Gharehchopogh, S. Tang, Z. Liu, K. Aurangzeb, and M. Hosseinzadeh, "A Survey of Beluga Whale Optimization and Its Variants: Statistical Analysis, Advances, and Structural Reviewing," Computer Science Review, Vol. 57, August 2025, 100740.

  IF: 13.30 / Rank: 0.6% (Q1)

• M. Hosseinzadeh, J. Tanveer, A. M. Rahmani, A. Alanazi, M. M. Zaldi, K. Aurangzeb, H. Alinejad-Rokny, T. Porntaveetus, and S.-W. Lee, "A Comprehensive Survey of Golden Jacal Optimization and Its Applications," Computer Science Review, Vol. 56, May 2025, 100733.

  IF: 13.30 / Rank: 0.6% (Q1)

• S.-W. Lee, J. Tanveer, A. M. Rahmani, H. Alinejad-Rockny, P. Khoshvaght, G. Zare, P. M. Alamdari, and M. Hosseinzadeh, "SFGCN: Synergetic fusion-based graph convolutional networks approach for link prediction in social networks," Information Fusion, Vol. 114, February 2025, 102684.

  IF: 14.70 / Rank: 1.4% (Q1)

• M. Hosseinzadeh, J. Tanveer, A. M. Rahmani, K. Aurangzeb, E. Yousefpoor, M. S. Yousefpoor, A. Darwesh, S. W. Lee, M. Fazlali, "A Survey of Artificial Hummingbird Algorithm and Its Variants: Statistical Analysis, Performance Evaluation, and Structural Reviewing," Archives of Computational Methods in Engineering, Vol. 30, Issue 1, January 2025, pp. 269-310.

  IF: 9.700 / Rank: 0.5% (Q1)

GBD Papers

• GBD 2021 Asthma and Allergic Diseases Collaborators, "Global, regional, and national burden of asthma and atopic dermatitis, 1990–2021, and projections to 2050: a systematic analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021," The Lancet Respiratory Medicine, March 2025(Online first).

  IF: 38.7 / Rank: 0.5%(Q1)

• A. Alabdulwahab, H.-C. Park, H. Jeong, and S. W. Lee, "An Efficient One-Dimensional Texture Representation Approach for Lung Disease Diagnosis," Appliled Sciences, Vol. 14, No. 22, November 2024, 10661.

  IF: 2.500 / Rank: 24.0% (Q1)

  GCU- 202206100001

• M. Hosseinzadeh, S. Ali, H. J. Ahmad, F. Alanazi, M. S. Yousefpoor, E. Yousefpoor, O. H. Ahmed, A. M. Rahmani, S.-W. Lee, "A novel Q-learning-based secure routing scheme with a robust defensive system against wormhole attacks in flying ad hoc networks", Vehicular Communications, Vol. 49, October 2024, 100826.

  IF: 5.800 / Rank: 16.9% (Q1)

• M. Hosseinzadeh, J. Tanveer, F. Alanazi, K. Aurangzeb, M. S. Yousefpoor, E. Yousefpoor, A. Darwesh, S.-W. Lee, A. M. Rahmani "An Intelligent Clustering Scheme based on Whale Optimization Algorithm in Flying Ad Hoc Networks", Vehicular Communications, Vol. 49, October 2024, 100805.

  IF: 5.800 / Rank: 16.9% (Q1)

• M. Hosseinzadeh, P. Khoshvaght, S. Sadeghi, P. Asghari, A. N. Varzeghani, M. Mohammadi, J. Lansky, and S. W. Lee, "A Model for Epileptic Seizure Diagnosis Using the Combination of Ensemble Learning and Deep Learning," IEEE Access, Vol. 12, pp. 137132-137143, September 2024.

  IF: 3.400 / Rank: 34.4% (Q2)

• A. Adhikari and S.-W. Lee, "AM-BQA : Enhancing Blind Image Quality Assessment using Attention retractable features and Multi-Dimensional Learning," Image and vision computing, Vol. 147, July 2024, 105076.

  IF: 4.700 / Rank: 18.1% (Q1)

  GCU-2021(202109990001) / RS-2023-00250978

• M. Hosseinzadeh, S. Ali, H. J. Ahmad, F. Alanazi, M. S. Yousefpoor, E. Yousefpoor, A. Darwesh, A. M. Rahmani, and S. W. Lee, "DCFH: A Dynamic Clustering Approach based on Fire Hawk Optimizer in Flying Ad Hoc Networks," Vehicular Communications, Vol. 47, June 2024, 100778.

  IF: 6.700 / Rank: 16.5% (Q1)

• R. Baidya and S.-W. Lee, "Addressing the Non-Stationarity and Complexity of Time Series Data for Long-Term Forecasts," Applied Sciences, Vol. 14, No. 11, May 2024, 4436.

  IF: 2.7 / Rank: 46.1% (Q2)

  GCU-2020(202008450003) / RS-2023-00250978

• M. Hosseinzadeh, J. Tanveer, A. M. Rahmani, K. Aurangzeb, E. Yousefpoor, M. S. Yousefpoor, A. Darwesh, S. W. Lee, M. Fazlali, "A Model for Skin Cancer Using Combination of Ensemble Learning and Deep Learning," Plos One, Vol. 19, No. 5, May 2024, e0301275.

  IF: 3.700 / Rank: 34.9% (Q2)

• S.-H. Park, S.-Y. Ahn, and S.-W. Lee, "Deep Feature Retention Module Network for Texture Classification," Applied Sciences, Vol. 14, No. 10, May 2024, 4011.

  IF: 2.7 / Rank: 46.1% (Q2)

  RS-2023-00250978 / GCU-2020(202008450003)

• M. Hosseinzadeh, J. Tanveer, A. M. Rahmani, K. Aurangzeb, E. Yousefpoor, M. S. Yousefpoor, A. Darwesh, S. W. Lee, M. Fazlali, "A Smart Filtering-based Adaptive Optimized Link State Routing Protocol in Flying Ad Hoc Networks for Traffic Monitoring," Journal of King Saud University - Computer and Information Sciences, Vol. 36, Issue 4, April, 102034.

  IF: 6.900 / Rank: 15.5% (Q1)

• S. Poudel and S.-W. Lee, "Polyp Generalization via Diversifying Style at Feature-Level Space," Applied Sciences, Vol. 14, No. 7, March 2024, 2780.

  IF: 2.7 / Rank: 46.1% (Q2)

  RS-2023-00250978 / GCU-2019-0771

• M. Hosseinzadeh, M. R. Servati, A. M. Rahmani, M. Safkhani, J. Lansky, R. Janošcová, O. H. Ahmed, J. Tanveer, and S. W. Lee, "An Enhanced Authentication Protocol Suitable for Constrained RFID Systems," IEEE Access, Vol. 12, pp. 61610-61628, February 2024.

  IF: 3.900 / Rank: 36.2% (Q2)

• S. Y. Ahn, M. Kim, H. W. Jeong, W. Yoon, I. S. Bang, and S.-W. Lee, "Comparing in-silico Fungi Toxicity Prediction with in-vitro Cytotoxicity Assay for Indoor Airborne Fungi," Applied Sciences, Vol. 14, No. 3, February 2024, 1265.

  IF: 2.7 / Rank: 46.1% (Q2)

  MOE-2021003380003

• R. N. Asif, A. Ditta, H. Alquhayz, S. Abbas, M. A. Khan, T. M. Ghazal, and S.-W. Lee, "Detecting Electrocardiogram Arrhythmia Empowered With Weighted Federated Learning," IEEE Access, Vol. 12, January 2024, pp. 1909-1926.

  IF: 3.900 / Rank: 36.36% (Q2)

• M. Hosseinzadeh, J. Tanveer, A. M. Rahmani, K. Aurangzeb, E. Yousefpoor, M. S. Yousefpoor, A. Darwesh, S. W. Lee, M. Fazlali, "A Q-Learning-Based Smart Clustering Routing Method in Flying Ad Hoc Networks," Journal of King Saud University - Computer and Information Sciences, Vol. 36, Issue 1, January 2024, 101894.

  IF: 6.900 / Rank: 15.5% (Q1)

• N. Iqbal, M. A. Khan, and S.-W. Lee, "Multi-image Cipher based on the Random Walk of Knight in a Virtual 3D Chessboard," Multimedia Tools and Applications, Vol. 83, Issue 3, January 2024, pp. 8629-8661.

  IF: 3.6 / Rank: 28.2%(Q2)

• N. Ghatwary, ..., S.-W. Lee , etc., "Assessing Generalisability of Deep Learning-based Polyp Detection and Segmentation Methods through a Computer Vision Challenge," Scientific Reports, Vol. 14, January 2024, 2032.

  IF: 4.6/ Rank: 29.5%(Q2)

GBD Papers

• GBD 2021 Global Stillbirths Collaborators, "Global, regional, and national stillbirths at 20 weeks' gestation or longer in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2021: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021," The Lancet, November 2024(Online first).

  IF: 98.4 / Rank: 0.2%(Q1)

• GBD 2021 Forecasting Collaborators, "Burden of disease scenarios for 204 countries and territories, 2022–2050: a forecasting analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021," The Lancet, Vol. 403, Issue 10440, May 2024, pp. 2204-2256.

  IF: 168.9 / Rank: 0.590%(Q1)

• GBD 2021 Demographics Collaborators, "Global age-sex-specific mortality, life expectancy, and population estimates in 204 countries and territories and 811 subnational locations, 1950–2021, and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic: a comprehensive demographic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021," The Lancet, Vol. 403, Issue 10440, May 2024, pp. 1989-2056

  IF: 168.9 / Rank: 0.590%(Q1)

• GBD 2021 Diseases and Injuries Collaborators, "Global incidence, prevalence, years lived with disability (YLDs), disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs), and healthy life expectancy (HALE) for 371 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories and 811 subnational locations, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021," The Lancet, Vol. 403, Issue 10440, April 2024, pp. 2133-2161

  IF: 168.9 / Rank: 0.590%(Q1)

• GBD 2021 Nervous System Disorders Collaborators, "Global, regional, and national burden of disorders affecting the nervous system, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021," The Lancet Neurology, Vol. 23, Issue 4, March 2024, pp. 344-381

  IF: 48.0 / Rank: 0.190%(Q1)

• GBD 2019 Asia and All Cancers Collaborators, "Temporal patterns of cancer burden in Asia, 1990–2019: a systematic examination for the Global Burden of Disease 2019 study," The Lancet Regional Health Southeast Asia, Vol. 21, February 2024, 100333.

  IF: 5.0 / Rank: 7.8%(Q1)

• S.-W. Lee, M. Safkhani, Q. Le, O. H. Ahmed, M. Hosseinzadeh, A. M. Rahmani, and N. Bagheri, "Designing Secure PUF‑based Authentication Protocols for Constrained Environments," Scientific Reports, Vol. 13, December 2023, 21702.

  IF: 4.6/ Rank: 29.5%(Q2)

• M. Hosseinzadeh, D. Hussain, N. Azimi, F. A. Alenizi, B. Safaiezadeh, H. Ahmed, S. W. Lee, and A. M. Rahmani, "Design and Simulation of Full-Subtractor Based on Quantum-Dot Cellular Automata Technology," AEU-International Journal of Electronics and Communications, Vol. 171, November 2023, 154927.

  IF: 3.2/ Rank: 43%(Q2)

• R. Ghimire and S.-W. Lee, "MMNet: Mixing Module Network for Generalized Polyp Segmentation," Sensors, Vol. 23, No. 16:7258, August 2023.

  IF: 3.6 / Rank: 28.2%(Q2)

  RS-2023-00250978 / GCU-2019-0771

• N. Aryal and S.-W. Lee, "Frequency-Based CNN and Attention Module for Acoustic Scene Classification," Applied Acoustics, Vol. 210, July 2023, 109411.

  IF: 3.614 / Rank: 24.44%(Q1)

  NRF-2022R1F1A1064484 / GCU-2019-0771

GBD Papers

• GBD 2021 Osteoarthritis Collaborators, "Global, regional, and national burden of osteoarthritis, 1990-2020 and projections to 2050: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021," The Lancet Rheumatology, Vol. 5, Issue 9, September 2023, pp. e508-e522.

  IF: 25.4 / Rank: 8.820%(Q1)

• GBD 2021 Anaemia Collaborators, "Prevalence, years lived with disability, and trends in anaemia burden by severity and cause, 1990–2021: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021," The Lancet Haematology, Vol. 10, Issue 9, September 2023, pp. e713-e734.

  IF: 24.7 / Rank: 2.530%(Q1)

• GBD 2019 NAME Breast Cancer Collaborators, "Burden of breast cancer and attributable risk factors in the North Africa and Middle East region, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019," Frontiers in Oncology, Vol. 13, August 2023, 1132816.

  IF: 4.7 / Rank: 35.1%(Q2)

• GBD 2019 South Korea BoD Collaborators, "Population health outcomes in South Korea 1990–2019, and projections up to 2040: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019," The Lancet Public Health, Vol. 8, Issue 8, August 2023, pp. e639-e650.

  IF: 50 / Rank: 0.560%(Q1)

• GBD 2019 Meningitis and Antimicrobial Resistance Collaborators, "Global, regional, and national burden of meningitis and its aetiologies, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019," The Lancet Neurology, Vol. 22, Issue 8, August 2023, pp. 685-711.

  IF: 48.0 / Rank: ?0.560?%(Q1)

• GBD 2021 Diabetes Collaborators, "Global, regional, and national burden of diabetes from 1990 to 2021, with projections of prevalence to 2050: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021," The Lancet, Vol. 402, Issue 10397, July 2023, pp. 203-234.

  IF: 168.9 / Rank: 0.590%(Q1)

• GBD 2019 Chronic Respiratory Diseases Collaborators, "Global burden of chronic respiratory diseases and risk factors, 1990–2019: an update from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019," eClinicalMedicine, Vol. 59, May 2023, 101936.

  IF: 17.033 / Rank: 6.980%(Q1)

• Global Burden of Disease 2021 Health Financing Collaborator Network, "Global investments in pandemic preparedness and COVID-19: development assistance and domestic spending on health between 1990 and 2026," The Lancet Global Health, Vol. 11, Issue 3, March 2023, pp. e385-e413.

  IF: 38.927 / Rank: 1.100%(Q1)

• M. Asif, S. Abbas, Fatima, M. A. Khan, and S.-W. Lee, "MapReduce Based Intelligent Model for Intrusion Detection Using Machine Learning Technique," Journal of King Saud University - Computer and Information Sciences, Vol. 34, Issue 10, Part B, November 2022, pp. 9723-9731.

  IF: 13.474 / Rank: 0.93%(Q1)

• S.-Y. Ahn, M. Kim, J.-E. Bae, I.-S. Bang, and S.-W. Lee, "Reliability of the in silico Prediction Approach to in vitro Evaluation of Bacterial Toxicity," Sensors, Vol. 22, No. 17:6557, August 2022.

  IF: 3.847 / Rank: 28.91%(Q2)

• H.-C. Park, R. Ghimire, S. Poudel, and S.-W. Lee, "Polyp Segmentation with Consistency Training and Continuous Update of Pseudo-Label," Scientific Reports, Vol. 12, August 2022, 14626.

  IF: 4.380 / Rank: 22.92%(Q1)

  GRRC-2020(B02)

• D. M. Nguyen, T. P. Le, D. M. Vo, and S.-W. Lee, "UnfairGAN: An Enhanced Generative Adversarial Network for Raindrop Removal from A Single Image," Expert Systems and Applications, Vol 210, No. 30, December 2022, 118232.

  IF: 8.665 / Rank: 8.15%(Q1)

  GRRC-2020(B02)

• H.-C. Park, R. Ghimire, S. Poudel, and S.-W. Lee, "Deep Learning for Joint Classification and Segmentation of Histopathology Image," Journal of Internet Technology, Vol. 23, No. 4, July 2022, pp. 903-910.

  IF: 1.005 / Rank: 90.37%(Q4)

  GRRC-2020(B02)

• H. Jeong, S.-W. Lee, M. H. Malik, E. Yousefpoor, M. S. Yousefpoor, O. H. Ahmed, M. Hosseinzadeh, and A. Mosavi, "SecAODV: A secure healthcare routing scheme based on hybrid cryptography in wireless body sensor networks," Frontiers in Medicine, July 2022, Vol. 9, 829055.

  IF: 5.058 / Rank: 29.94%(Q2)

• M. A. Khan, A. Abu-Khadrah, S. Y. Siddiqui, T. M Ghazal, T. Faiz, M. Ahmad, and S.-W. Lee, "Support-Vector-Machine-Based Adaptive Scheduling in Mode 4 Communication," CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol. 73, No. 2, June 2022, pp. 3319-3331.

  IF: 3.772 / Rank: 35.19%(Q2)

• A. M. Rahmani, S. Ali, E. Yousefpoor, M. S. Yousefpoor, D. Javaheri, P. Lalbakhsh, O. H. Ahmed, M. Hosseinzadeh, and S.-W. Lee, "OLSR+: A New Routing Method Based on Fuzzy Logic in Flying Ad-hoc Networks (FANETs)," Vehicular Communications, Vol 36, August 2022, 100489.

  IF: 6.910 / Rank: 9.45%(Q1)

• M. A. Khan, T. M Ghazal, S.-W. Lee, and A. Rehman, "Data Fusion-Based Machine Learning Architecture for Intrusion Detection," CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol. 70, No. 2, February 2022, pp. 3399-3413.

  IF: 3.772 / Rank: 35.19%(Q2)

GBD Papers

• GBD 2019 Hepatitis B Collaborators, "Global, regional, and national burden of hepatitis B, 1990-2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019," The Lancet Gastroenterology&Hepatology, Vol. 7, Issue 9, June 2022, pp. 796-829.

  IF: 45.042 / Rank: 1.61%(Q1)

• GBD 2019 Antimicrobial Resistance Collaborators, "Global mortality associated with 33 bacterial pathogens in 2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019," The Lancet, Vol. 400, Issue 10369, November 2022, pp. 2221-2248.

  IF: 202.731 / Rank: 0.29%(Q1)

• GBD 2019 LRI Collaborators, "Age-sex differences in the global burden of lower respiratory infections and risk factors, 1990-2019: results from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019," The Lancet Infectious Diseases, August 2022, https://doi.org/10.1016/S1473-3099(22)00510-2.

  IF: 72.421 / Rank: 1.6%(Q1)

• GBD 2019 Cancer Risk Factors Collaborators, "The global burden of cancer attributable to risk factors, 2010-2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019," The Lancet, Vol. 400, Issue 10352, August 2022, pp. 563-591.

  IF: 202.731 / Rank: 0.29%(Q1)

• GBD 2020 Alcohol Collaborators, "Population-level risks of alcohol consumption by amount, geography, age, sex, and year: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2020," The Lancet, Vol. 400, Issue 10347, July 2022, pp. 185-235.

  IF: 202.731 / Rank: 0.29%(Q1)

• *GBD 2019 Colorectal Cancer Collaborators, "Global, regional, and national burden of colorectal cancer and its risk factors, 1990-2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019," The Lancet Gastroenterology&Hepatology, Vol. 7, Issue 7, July 2022, pp. 627-647.

  IF: 45.042 / Rank: 1.61%(Q1)

• *GBD 2019 Adolescent Transport and Unintentional Injuries Collaborators, "Adolescent transport and unintentional injuries: a systematic analysis using the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019," The Lancet Public Health, Vol. 22, June 2022.

  IF: 72.427 / Rank: 0.24%(Q1)

• *Global Burden of Disease 2019 Cancer Collaboration, "Cancer Incidence, Mortality, Years of Life Lost, Years Lived With Disability, and Disability-Adjusted Life Years for 29 Cancer Groups From 2010 to 2019: A Systematic Analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019," JAMA Oncology, Vol. 8, No. 3, March 2022, pp. 420-444.

  IF: 31.777 / Rank: 3.10%(Q1)

• GBD 2019 Adolescent Young Adult Cancer Collaborators, "The Global Burden of Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer in 2019: a Systematic Analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019," The Lancet Oncology, Vol. 23, No. 1, January 2022, pp. 27-52.

  IF: 41.316 / Rank: 1.86%(Q1)

• S.-W. Lee, S. Hussain, G. Issa, S. Abbas, T. Ghazal, T. Sohail, M. Ahmad, and M. A. Khan, "Multi-dimensional Trust Quantification by Artificial Agents through Evidential Fuzzy Multi Criteria Decision Making," IEEE Access, Vol. 9, November 2021, pp. 159399-159412.

  IF: 3.367 / Rank: 25.78%(Q2)

• S. Poudel and S.-W. Lee, "Explainable U-Net model for Medical Image Segmentation," Nordic Machine Intelligence, Vol. 1, No. 1, November 2021, pp. 41-43.

  IITP-2020-0-01907 / GRRC-2020(B02)

• S.-W. Lee, S. Ali, M. S. Yousefpoor, E. Yousefpoor, P. Lalbakhsh, D. Javaheri, A. M. Rahmani, and M. Hosseinzadeh, "An Energy-aware and Predictive Fuzzy Logic-based Routing Scheme in Flying Adhoc Networks (FANETs)," IEEE Access, Vol. 9, 2021, pp. 129977-130005.

  IF: 3.367 / Rank: 25.78%(Q2)

  NRF-2021R1F1A1053043

• S. Poudel and S.-W. Lee, "Deep Multi-Scale Attentional Features for Medical Image Segmentation," Applied Soft Computing, Vol. 109, September 2021, 107445.

  IF: 6.725 / Rank: 9.37%(Q1)

  GRRC-2020(B02)

• S.-W. Lee, H. M. Sidqi, M. Mohammadi, S. Rashidi, A. M. Rahmani, M. Masdari, and M. Hosseinzadeha, "Towards Secure Intrusion Detection Systems Using Deep Learning Techniques: Comprehensive Analysis and Review," Journal of Network and Computer Applications, Vol. 187, August 2021, 103111.

  IF: 6.281 / Rank: 6.69%(Q1)

• D. M. Vo, D. M. Nguyen, T. P. Le, and S.-W. Lee, "BoostNet: A Boosted Convolutional Neural Network for Image Blind Denoising," IEEE Access, Vol. 9, 2021, pp. 115145-115164.

  IF: 3.367 / Rank: 25.78%(Q2)

  IITP-2020-0-01907

• D. M. Vo, D. M. Nguyen, and S.-W. Lee, "HI-GAN: A Hierarchical Generative Adversarial Network for Blind Denoising of Real Photographs," Information Sciences, Vol. 570, pp. 225-240, September 2021.

  IF: 6.795 / Rank: 3.99%(Q1)

  IITP-2020-0-01907 / GRRC-2020(B02)

• S.-W. Kim and S.-W. Lee, "Deep Learning Approach for Cosmetic Product Detection and Classification," CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol. 69, No. 1, June 2021, pp. 713-725.

  IF: 3.772 / Rank: 35.19%(Q2)

  GRRC-2020(B02) / GCU-2020-02500001

• D. M. Vo, D. M. Nguyen, and S.-W. Lee, "Deep Softmax Collaborative Representation for Robust Degraded Face Recognition," Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence, Vol. 97, January 2021, 104052.

  IF: 4.201 / Rank: 13.5%(Q1)

  GRRC-2020(B02)

• Y. Gupta, R. K. Lama, S.-W. Lee, and G.-R. Kwon, "An MRI Brain Disease Classification System Using PDFB-CT and GLCM with Kernel-SVM for Medical Decision Support," Multimedia Tools and Applications, Vol. 79, No. 43, November 2020, 32195-32224.

  IF: 2.313 / Rank: 31.1%(Q2)

• H.-C. Park, S.-W. Lee, and H. Jeong, "Image-Based Gimbal Control in a Drone for Centering Photovoltaic Modules in a Thermal Image," Applied Sciences, Vol. 10, Issues 13:4646, July 2020.

  IF: 2.474 / Rank: 34.7%(Q2)

• H. Jeong, G.-R. Kwon, and S.-W. Lee, "Deterioration diagnosis of solar module using thermal and visible image processing," Energies, Vol. 13, Issues 11:2856, June 2020.

  IF: 2.707 / Rank: 53.9%(Q3)

• C. Henry, S. Poudel, S.-W. Lee, and H. Jeong, "Automatic Detection System of Deteriorated PV Modules Using Drone with Thermal Camera," Applied Sciences, Vol. 10, Issues 11:3802, May 2020.

  IF: 2.217 / Rank: 45.9%(Q2)

• S. Poudel, Y.-J. Kim, D. M. Vo, and S.-W. Lee, "Colorectal Disease Classification using Efficiently Scaled Dilation in Convolutional Neural Network," IEEE Access, Vol. 8, Issue 1, June 2020, pp. 99227-99238.

  IF: 4.098 / Rank: 14.5%(Q1)

  GIL-2017-06 / GRRC-2017(B01)

• N.-Q. Nguyen, D. M. Vo, and S.-W. Lee, "Contour-aware Polyp Segmentation in Colonoscopy Images using Detailed Upsamling Encoder-Decoder Networks," IEEE Access, Vol. 8, Issues 1, June 2020, pp. 99495-99508.

  IF: 4.098 / Rank: 14.5%(Q1)

  GRRC-2017(B01)

• N.-Q. Nguyen, D. M. Vo, and S.-W. Lee, "Contour-aware Polyp Segmentation in Colonoscopy Images using Detailed Upsamling Encoder-Decoder Networks," IEEE Access, Vol. 8, Issues 1, June 2020, pp. 99495-99508.

  IF: 2.810 / Rank: 37.3%(Q2)

  GRRC-2017(B01)

• J.-K. Choi and S.-W. Lee, "Improving FastText with Inverse Document Frequency of Subwords," Pattern Recognition Letter, Vol. 133, May 2020, pp. 165-172.

  IF: 2.810 / Rank: 37.3%(Q2)

  GRRC-2017(B01)

• C. Henry, S.-Y. Ahn, and S.-W. Lee, "Multinational License Plate Recognition Using Generalized Character Sequence Detection," IEEE Access, Vol. 8, February 2020. pp. 35185-35199.

  IF: 4.098 / Rank: 14.5%(Q1)

  GRRC-2017(B01)

• R. K. Lama and S.-W. Lee, "White Matter Network Alterations in Alzheimer's Disease Patients," Applied Sciences, Vol. 10, Issue 3:919, January 2020.

  IF: 2.217 / Rank: 44.9%(Q2)

  GRRC-2017(B01)

• C. Henry and S.-W. Lee, "Automatic Trimap Generation and Artifact Reduction in Alpha Matte using Unknown Region Detection," Expert Systems with Applications, Vol. 133, November 2019, pp. 242-259.

  IF: 4.292 / Rank: 7.7%(Q1)

  NRF-2018R1D1A1B07049388 / GRRC-2017-B01

• N.-Q. Nguyen and S.-W. Lee, "Robust Boundary Segmentation in Medical Images using a Consecutive Deep Encoder-Decoder Network," IEEE Access, Vol. 7, No. 1, March 2019, pp. 33795-33808.

  IF: 4.098/ Rank: 14.5%(Q1)

  GRRC-2017(B01)

• D. M. Vo, N.-Q. Nguyen, and S.-W. Lee, "Classification of Breast Cancer Histology Images Using Incremental Boosting Convolution Networks," Information Sciences, Vol. 482, May 2019, pp. 123-138.

  IF: 4.305 / Rank: 7.8%(Q1)

  NRF-2015R1D1A1A01060422 / IITP-SW-2015-0-00932

• S. Nurullayev and S.-W. Lee, "Generalized Parking Occupancy Analysis based on Dilated Convolutional Neural Network," Sensors, Vol. 19, No. 2:277, January 2019, pp. 1-25.

  IF: 2.475 / Rank: 25.5%(Q2)

  GACHON-2017 / NRF-2018R1D1A1B07049388

• H. A. Hajj, M. Lamard, P.-H. Conze, S. Roychowdhury, X. Hu, G. Marsalkaite, O. Zisimopoulos, M. A. Dedmari, F. Zhao, J. Prellberg, M. Sahu, A. Galdran, T. Araujo, D. M. Vo, C. Panda, N. Dahiya, S. Kondo, Z. Bian, A. Vahdat, J. Bialopetravicius, E. Flouty, C. Qiu, S. Dill, A. Mukhopadhyay, P. Costa, G. Aresta, S. Ramamurthy, S.-W. Lee, A. Campilho, S. Zachow, S. Xia, S. Conjeti, D. Stoyanov, J. Armaitis, P.-A. Heng, W. G Macready, B. Cochener, G. Quellec, "CATARACTS: Challenge on Automatic Tool Annotation for cataRACT Surgery," Medical Image Analysis, Vol. 52, February 2019, pp. 24-41.

  IF: 5.356 / Rank: 5.3%(Q1)

• Z. Ali, U. Park, S.-W. Lee, N.-J. Jung, M. Choi, C. Lim, and J.-H. Seo, "Robust Powerline Equipment Inspection System Based on a Convolutional Neural Network," Sensors, Vol. 18, No. 11:3837, November 2018, pp. 1-25.

  IF: 2.475 / Rank: 25.5%(Q2)

  NRF-2018R1D1A1B07049388: 50%

• D. M. Vo and S.-W. Lee, "Semantic Image Segmentation Using Fully Convolutional Neural Networks with Multi-scale Images and Multi-scale Dilated Convolutions," Multimedia Tools and Applications, Vol. 77, Issue 14, July 2018, pp. 18689-18707.

  IF: 1.531 / Rank: 44.9%

  GRRC2017(B01): 100%

• D. M. Vo and S.-W. Lee, "Robust Face Recognition via Hierarchical Collaborative Representation," Information Sciences, Vol. 432, March 2018, pp. 332-346.

  IF: 4.832 / Rank: 4.5%(Q1)

  NRF-2015R1D1A1A01060422: 50% / IITP-SW-2015-0-00932: 50%

• S.-W. Lee, H. Jeong, and J.-S. Park, "Recursive Reconstruction of Non-facial Components using Support Vector Data Description," Pattern Analysis and Application, Vol. 2, No. 2, May 2018, pp. 337-350.

  IF: 1.352 / Rank: 62.8%

  NRF-2012R1A1A3015620: 30% / NRF-2015R1D1A1A01060422: 50% / NRF-2014M3C7A1046050: 20%

• R. K. Lama, J. Gwak, J.-S. Park, and S.-W. Lee, "Diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease Based on Structural MRI Images Using a Regularized Extreme Learning Machine and PCA Features," Journal of Healthcare Engineering, Vol. 2017, 5485080, June 2017, pp. 1-11.

  IF: 0.965 / Rank: 88.4%

  NRF-2015R1D1A1A01060422: 50% / NRF-2014M3C7A1046050: 30% / NRF-2016M3C7A1905477: 10% / IITP-SW-2015-0-00932: 10%

• U. Park, S.-W. Lee, and J.-S. Park, "R-Peak Detection Method using Wavelet Transform and Modified Shannon Energy Envelope," Journal of Healthcare Engineering, Vol. 2017, 4901017, June 2017, pp. 1-14.

  IF: 0.965 / Rank: 88.4%

  NRF-2012R1A1A3015620: 20% / NRF-2015R1D1A1A01060422: 50% / NRF-2014M3C7A1046050: 30%

• R. Sidra, U. Park, and S.-W. Lee, "A Photograph Reconstruction by Object Retargeting for Better Composition," Multimedia Tools and Applications, Vol. 75, Issue 23, December 2016, pp. 16439-16460.

  IF: 1.331 / Rank: 28.8%(Q2)

  CHOSUN2015: 100%

• G.-R. Kwon, D. Basukala, S.-W. Lee, K. H. Lee, and M. Kang, "Brain Image Segmentation Using a Combinationof Expectation-Maximization Algorithmand Watershed Transform," International Journal of Imaging Systems and Technology, Vol. 26, Issus 3, September 2016, pp. 225-232.

• R. Sidra, D.-Y Choi, J.-Y. Pyun, and S.-W. Lee, "Automatic Segmentation Improvement Based on Parameter-Free Spectral Matting," Journal of the Chinese Institute of Engineers, Vol. 38, Issue 4, June 2015, pp. 437-446.

• R. Sidra and S.-W. Lee, "A Robust Multimedia Authentication and Restoration Scheme in Digital Photography," Multimedia Tools and Applications, Vol. 73, No. 3, December 2014, pp. 1291-1321.

  IF: 1.058 / Rank: 33.9%(Q2)

  CHOSUN2015: 100%

• K. Thapaliya, S.-W. Lee, J.-Y. Pyun, H. Jeong, and G.-R. Kwon, "An Advanced Segmentation Using Area and Boundary Tracing Technique in Extraction of Lungs Region," Journal of Central South University, Vol. 21, Issue 10, October 2014, pp. 3811-3820.

• B.-W. Hwang, S.-J. Kwon, and S.-W. Lee, "Facial Image Reconstruction from a Corrupted Image by Support Vector Data Description," Computing and Informatics, Vol. 32, No. 6, December 2013, pp. 1212-1228.

• W.-I Lee, J.-Y. Pyun, Y.-S. Lee, and S.-W. Lee, "Relative Velocity Based Vehicle-to-Vehicle Routing Protocol over Ad-Hoc Networks," International Journal of Ad Hoc and Ubiquitous Computing, Vol. 12, No. 1, January 2013, pp. 14-22.

• S.-S. Park, S.-J. Kwon, S. H. Jung, and S.-W. Lee, "Modeling of Water Permeability in Early Aged Concrete with Cracks based on Micro Pore Structure," Construction and Building Materials, Vol. 27, Issue 1, February 2012, pp. 597-604.

  IF: 1.834 / Rank: 13.4%(Q1)

• D. Y. Choi, J.-Y. Pyun, S. K. Noh, and S.-W. Lee, "Comparison of Measured Rain Attenuation in the 12.25GHz Band with Predictions by the ITU-R Model," International Journal of Antennas and Propagation, Vol. 2012, 415398, pp. 1-5, January 2012.

• S.-W. Lee and J.-S. Park, "Microscopic Image Recognition-based Fish Disease Diagnosis System," Journal of Convergence Information Technology, Vol. 6, No. 10, October 2011, pp. 355-364.

• W. Zhao, D.-Y. Choi, J.-S. Park, and S.-W. Lee, "Novel Dynamic Bayesian Networks for Facial Action Element Recognition and Understanding," Optical Engineering, Vol. 50, 127209, December 2011.

• G.-R. Kwon, R. K. Lama, J.-Y. Pyun, and S.-W. Lee, "Reduction of blocking artifact based on edge information in discrete cosine transform-coded images," Optical Engineering, Vol. 50, 097403, September 2011.

• S.-W. Lee, S. Kang, and S.-W. Lee, "A Walking Guidance System for the Visually Impaired," International Journal of Pattern Recognition and Artificial Intelligence, Vol. 22, No. 6, September 2008, pp. 1171-1186.

• S.-W. Lee, P. S. P. Wang, S. N. Yanushkevich, and S.-W. Lee, "Non-Iterative 3D Face Reconstruction Based on Photometric Stereo,"" International Journal of Pattern Recognition and Artificial Intelligence, Vol. 22, No. 3, May 2008, pp. 389-410.

• S.-W. Lee, S.-H. Moon, and S.-W. Lee, "Face Recognition under Arbitrary Illumination Using Illuminated Exemplars," Pattern Recognition, Vol. 40, No. 5, May 2007, pp. 1605-1620.

  IF: 1.822 / Rank: 13.4%(Q1)

• S.-W. Lee, J. Park, S.-W. Lee, "Low Resolution Face Recognition Based on Support Vector Data Description," Pattern Recognition, Vol. 39, No. 9, September 2006, pp. 1809-1812.

  IF: 2.153 / Rank: 10.9%(Q1)

• S.-W. Lee, H.-C Jung, B.-W. Hwang and S.-W. Lee, "Authenticating Corrupted Photo Images Based on Noise Parameter Estimation," Pattern Recognition, Vol. 39, No. 5, May 2006, pp. 910-920.

  IF: 2.153 / Rank: 10.9%(Q1)

• H.-D. Yang, S.-W. Lee and S.-W. Lee, "Multiple Human Detection and Tracking Based on Weighted Temporal Texture Features," International Journal of Pattern Recognition and Artificial Intelligence, Vol. 20, No. 3, May 2006, pp. 377-391.

  IF: 2.153 / Rank: 10.9%(Q1)