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The development of methods to automatically determine the chemical nature of microplastics by FTIR-ATR spectra is an important challenge. A machine learning method, named k-nearest neighbors classification, has been applied on spectra of microplastics collected during Tara Expedition in the Mediterranean Sea (2014). To realize these tests, a learning database composed of 969 microplastic spectra has been created. Results show that the machine learning process is very efficient to identify spectra of classical polymers such as poly(ethylene), but also that the learning database must be enhanced with less common microplastic spectra. Finally, this method has been applied on more than 4000 spectra of unidentified microplastics. The verification protocol showed less than 10% difference in the results between the proposed automated method and a human expertise, 75% of which can be very easily corrected.

The development of methods to automatically determine the chemical nature of microplastics by FTIR-ATR spectra is an important challenge. A machine learning method, named k-nearest neighbors classification, has been applied on spectra of microplastics collected during Tara Expedition in the Mediterranean Sea (2014). To realize these tests, a learning database composed of 969 microplastic spectra has been created. Results show that the machine learning process is very efficient to identify spectra of classical polymers such as poly(ethylene), but also that the learning database must be enhanced with less common microplastic spectra. Finally, this method has been applied on more than 4000 spectra of unidentified microplastics. The verification protocol showed less than 10% difference in the results between the proposed automated method and a human expertise, 75% of which can be very easily corrected.

The development of methods to automatically determine the chemical nature of microplastics by FTIR-ATR spectra is an important challenge. A machine learning method, named k-nearest neighbors classification, has been applied on spectra of microplastics collected during Tara Expedition in the Mediterranean Sea (2014). To realize these tests, a learning database composed of 969 microplastic spectra has been created. Results show that the machine learning process is very efficient to identify spectra of classical polymers such as poly(ethylene), but also that the learning database must be enhanced with less common microplastic spectra. Finally, this method has been applied on more than 4000 spectra of unidentified microplastics. The verification protocol showed less than 10% difference in the results between the proposed automated method and a human expertise, 75% of which can be very easily corrected.

Feature selection is a key step in data analysis. However, most of the existing feature selection techniques are serial and inefficient to be applied to massive data sets. We propose a feature selection method based on a multi-population weighted intelligent genetic algorithm to enhance the reliability of diagnoses in e-Health applications. The proposed approach, called PIGAS, utilizes a weighted intelligent genetic algorithm to select a proper subset of features that leads to a high classification accuracy. In addition, PIGAS takes advantage of multi-population implementation to further enhance accuracy. To evaluate the subsets of the selected features, the KNN classifier is utilized and assessed on UCI Arrhythmia dataset. To guarantee valid results, leave-one-out validation technique is employed. The experimental results show that the proposed approach outperforms other methods in terms of accuracy and efficiency. The results of the 16-class classification problem indicate an increase in the overall accuracy when using the optimal feature subset. Accuracy achieved being 99.70% indicating the potential of the algorithm to be utilized in a practical auto-diagnosis system. This accuracy was obtained using only half of features, as against an accuracy of66.76% using all the features., QC 20180212