Iskandar Ishak

Dr. Iskandar Ishak

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Academic Career Length

10Years (2017-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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22 April 2022 in IEEE Access
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MAMustafa Alabadla
Mustafa Alabadla
FSFatimah Sidi
Fatimah Sidi
IIIskandar Ishak
Iskandar Ishak
HIHamidah Ibrahim
Hamidah Ibrahim
LALilly Suriani Affendey
Lilly Suriani Affendey
MJM. Izham Mohd Jaya
M. Izham Mohd Jaya
Missing data are a universal data quality problem in many domains, leading to misleading analysis and inaccurate decisions. Much research has been done to investigate the different mechanisms of missing data and the proper techniques in handling various data types. In the last decade, machine learning has been utilized to replace conventional methods to address the problem of missing values more efficiently. By studying and analyzing recently proposed methods using machine learning approaches, vital adoptions in accuracy, performance, and time consumed can be highlighted. This study aimed to help data analysts and researchers address the limitations of machine learning imputation methods by conducting a systematic literature review to provide a comprehensive overview of using such methods to impute missing values. Novel proposed machine learning approaches used for data imputation are analyzed and summarized to assist researchers in selecting a proper machine learning method based on several factors and settings. The review was performed on research studies published between 2016 and 2021 on adopting machine learning to impute missing values, focusing on their strengths and limitations. A total of 684 research articles from various scientific databases were analyzed using search engines, and 94 of them were selected as primary studies. Finally, several recommendations were given to guide future researchers in applying machine learning to impute missing values.

10 October 2023 in IEEE Access
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CLCaiwen Li
Caiwen Li
IIIskandar Ishak
Iskandar Ishak
HIHamidah Ibrahim
Hamidah Ibrahim
MZMaslina Zolkepli
Maslina Zolkepli
FSFatimah Sidi
Fatimah Sidi
CLCaili Li
Caili Li
In recent years, recommendation systems have become essential for businesses to enhance customer satisfaction and generate revenue in various domains, such as e-commerce and entertainment. Deep learning techniques have significantly improved the accuracy and efficiency of these systems. However, there is a lack of literature on classification in systematic review papers that summarize the latest deep-learning techniques used in recommendation systems. Moreover, certain existing review papers have either overlooked state-of-the-art techniques or restricted their coverage to a narrow spectrum of domains. To address these research gaps, we present a systematic review paper that comprehensively analyzes the literature on deep learning techniques in recommendation systems, specifically using term classification.We analyzed relevant studies published between 2018 and February 2023, examining the techniques, datasets, domains, and measurement metrics used in these studies, utilizing a thorough SLR strategy. Our review reveals that deep learning techniques, such as graph neural networks, convolutional neural networks, and recurrent neural networks, have been widely used in recommendation systems. Furthermore, our study highlights the emerging area of research in domain classification, which has shown promising results in applying deep learning techniques to domains such as social networks, e-commerce, and e-learning. Our review paper offers insights into the deep learning techniques used across different recommendation systems and provides suggestions for future research. Our review fills a critical research gap and offers a valuable resource for researchers and practitioners interested in deep learning techniques for recommendation systems.

24 June 2024 in IEEE Access
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VPVisalakshi Palaniappan
Visalakshi Palaniappan
IIIskandar Ishak
Iskandar Ishak
HIHamidah Ibrahim
Hamidah Ibrahim
FSFatimah Sidi
Fatimah Sidi
Zuriati Ahmad ZukarnainZuriati Ahmad Zukarnain
Zuriati Ahmad Zukarnain
High frequency trading, often known as HFT, is a subset of algorithmic trading, which is one of the most significant improvements to the trading environment in recent years. Algorithmic trading gives traders the ability to trade or receive orders within extremely brief time intervals, such as minutes or seconds based. The very nature of high-frequency trading necessitates the use of high-speed data feeds, which deliver information in real time as well as trade executions for high-frequency traders. Due to the unpredictable nature of the market, several different methods are utilised in order to forecast the HFT time series. However none of these methods have been demonstrated to be a consistently acceptable forecast tool. The majority of HFT trading is conducted using traditional arbitrage-based methods.The conventional method of forecasting using time series does not have the capability to take into account seasonality or outliers in a dataset. The HFT time series data is consistently expanding from day to day, thereby becoming big and enormous. To solve this problem, we require a model that is both more precise and less time-consuming. The purpose of this paper work is to investigate historical models, contemporary models and hypothetical future models that can be used to anticipate HFT time series. Within the domain of HFT forecasting where accuracy and productivity are of the utmost importance, it also becomes critical to investigate state-of-the-art technologies. In light of the inherent difficulties that classical computing methods encounter when confronted with the intricacies of time series data, our focus shifts to quantum computing as a prospective resolution. This undertaking is driven by the imperative to confront prevailing obstacles in the field of forecasting, including enhancing precision, managing extensive datasets and alleviating the consequences of noise and uncertainty.The progression of quantum technologies is expected to bring significant changes that will enhance the reliability, precision and scalability of forecasting methodologies. The synergy between quantum computing and HFT forecasting holds the promise of reshaping how we approach and derive insights from time-varying datasets. The exploration and use of quantum computing for HFT forecasting marks a significant stride toward overcoming current limitations.

26 October 2022 in Sustainability
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MAMOHAMMED ABDO ALBAOM
MOHAMMED ABDO ALBAOM
FSFatimah Sidi
Fatimah Sidi
MJMarzanah A. Jabar
Marzanah A. Jabar
RARusli Abdulah
Rusli Abdulah
IIIskandar Ishak
Iskandar Ishak
DADhakir Abbas Ali
Dhakir Abbas Ali
Rapid technological development has led to an information explosion in the current Web environment. Recently, tourists have become reliant on the Internet as a tool to obtain information about the places they intend to visit. However, due to the overload of information, tourists face many challenges and difficulties in making the right choice. Despite the promise of Web 3.0’s revolutionary solutions to address all of Web 2.0’s shortcomings, there is still a significant gap between currently implemented systems and the useful innovation of future technologies in the tourism industry. This study proposes a theoretical model to examine the role of personal innovativeness in tourists’ intention to use Web 3.0 based on the DeLone and McLean model. Although many attempts were made in prior work to address this issue, most of those studies focused on the evolution of Web 3.0 from the technical side and did not investigate it from the theoretical perspective in different domains in general and tourism in particular. The method of this study was based on a survey questionnaire with 643 participants. SmartPLS version 3.3.3 was used to analyze the study data. The results of this study reveal that information quality, system quality, service quality, social influence, and personal innovativeness had significant effects on tourists’ intention to use Web 3.0, while awareness did not have a significant effect. This study provides further insights, expands our understanding of the study topic, and contributes to this growing research area, and the novel research framework can act as a fundamental theoretical model for future studies in different contexts.

12 May 2022 in Sustainability
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UBUmar Ali Bukar
Umar Ali Bukar
FSFatimah Sidi
Fatimah Sidi
MJMarzanah A. Jabar
Marzanah A. Jabar
RNRozi Nor Haizan Nor
Rozi Nor Haizan Nor
SASalfarina Abdullah
Salfarina Abdullah
AAAli Alkhalifah
Ali Alkhalifah
The end goal of technological advancement used in crisis response and recovery is to prevent, reduce or mitigate the impact of a crisis, thereby enhancing sustainable recovery. Advanced technological approaches such as social media, machine learning (ML), social network analysis (SNA), and big data are vital to a sustainable crisis management decisions and communication. This study selects 28 articles via a systematic process that focuses on ML, SNA, and related technological tools to understand how these tools are shaping crisis management and decision making. The analysis shows the significance of these tools in advancing sustainable crisis management to support decision making, information management, communication, collaboration and cooperation, location-based services, community resilience, situational awareness, and social position. Moreover, the findings noted that managing diverse outreach information and communication is increasingly essential. In addition, the study indicates why big data and language, cross-platform support, and dataset lacking are emerging concerns for sustainable crisis management. Finally, the study contributes to how advanced technological solutions effectively affect crisis response, communication, decision making, and overall crisis management.

5 March 2024 in IEEE Access
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KSKarim Sattar
Karim Sattar
IIIskandar Ishak
Iskandar Ishak
LALilly Suriani Affendey
Lilly Suriani Affendey
SRSiti Nurulain Mohd Rum
Siti Nurulain Mohd Rum
Crash severity prediction is a challenging research area, where the objective is to accurately assess the extent of severity of an injury resulting from road traffic accidents. The main aim of existing studies is to precisely assess the potential severity of crashes under diverse circumstances, such as weather conditions, vehicle attributes, road characteristics and layout, and traffic control factors. This effort aids authorities in establishing effective emergency response systems. The novelty and objective of our work involve contributing to this research area by employing a graph architecture to capture relationships among various crash records to uncover any hidden patterns that traditional ML models might overlook. The current study extends existing knowledge by leveraging Graph Neural Networks (GNN) and comparing their performance to popular ensemble-based models, which include Extreme Gradient Boosting (XGBoost) and Random Forest (RF) and Artificial Neural Networks (ANNs). Real data from the United Kingdom (UK) was employed to achieve our goal. All models underwent training using the training dataset, followed by performance evaluation using diverse metrics such as the accuracy, precision, recall, f1-score, Matthews Correlation Coefficient (MCC), confusion matrix, and computational cost on the test dataset. Overall, our proposed GNN-based model demonstrated better performance when compared to other models. Specifically, the GNN model outperformed all other models across all metrics. For instance, the accuracy stood at 85.55% for GNN as compared to 83.36%, 83.18%, and 83.27% for XGBoost, RF, and ANNs models, respectively. The GNN model assisted in identifying hidden patterns by considering non-linear relationships among crash records. Thus, the model had the potential to improve its ability to predict severe accidents, which could in turn significantly improve emergency response efforts and reduce the likelihood of severe accidents resulting in fatalities.