💻 computer science

Gender bias in the diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease

This study demonstrates that fairness-aware machine learning models, specifically those employing bias mitigation techniques like Disparate Impact Remover and adversarial debiasing, can significantly reduce sex-related disparities in Alzheimer's disease classification using ADNI data while maintaining high predictive accuracy and enhancing the interpretability of clinical and gender-related determinants.

Susanne Neufang, Atae Akhrif, Oya D Beyan, Neuroimaging Initiative2026-09-11
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An Automated, Contamination-Controlled VQA Benchmark for Evaluating Vision-Language Models on 3D Oncology Imaging

This paper introduces an automated, contamination-controlled benchmarking pipeline that generates multiple-choice questions from private 3D oncology imaging and radiology reports to rigorously evaluate Vision-Language Models, revealing that current models often rely on text cues or dataset familiarity rather than genuine visual perception.

Bo Liu, Hanxue Gu, Xiangru Li, Zheren Zhu, Jacob Ellison, Kang Wang, Ke Sheng, Steve Braunstein, Janine Lupo, Yang Yang (…)2026-09-11
💻 computer science

DualAttentionNet: A Lightweight Dual-Attention Framework for Robust Multi-Class EEG Digit Decoding

This paper introduces DualAttentionNet, a lightweight deep learning framework that enhances traditional EEGNet by incorporating dual channel-attention blocks to achieve a state-of-the-art 92.36% accuracy in multi-class EEG digit decoding while ensuring robustness, interpretability, and computational efficiency.

Md Rashidul Islam, Md Shakil Hossain, Md Saiful Arefin, Md Ridwan Ali, Nick Rahimi, Saydul Akbar Murad2026-09-11
💻 computer science

Enhancing the Robustness of Android Malware Detection Systems Against Adversarial Attacks: A Systematic Review of Defense Strategies and Emerging Challenges

This paper presents a systematic literature review (2020–2025) of AI-based Android malware detection systems, analyzing their vulnerabilities to adversarial attacks, evaluating existing defense strategies, and identifying critical gaps and future research directions for achieving robust and trustworthy security.

Zahraddeen Bala, Fatima Umar Zambuk, Badamasi Imam Ya’u, Kabiru Ibrahim Musa2026-09-11
💻 computer science

Automatic detection of depression in clinical interviews with large language models

This study demonstrates that automated language analysis of clinical interviews using transformer-based models and ensemble strategies can effectively detect major depressive disorder in Cantonese speakers, significantly improving processing efficiency while highlighting the importance of transcription quality and conversational context for optimal performance.

Longdi Xian, Kit Ying Chan, Jie Chen, Joey W Y Chan, Ngan Yin Chan, Bei Huang, Yun-Kwok Wing, Tim M H Li2026-09-11
💻 computer science

GMD-YOLO26: A Lightweight Detector with Cooperative Three-Stage Feature Processing for UAVs

This paper presents GMD-YOLO26, a lightweight UAV-based detector that employs a synergistic three-stage pipeline comprising Gated Convolutional Feature Enhancement, Multi-Scale Dilated Attention, and Dynamic Cross-scale Feature Aggregation to effectively address small-object detection challenges while achieving a favorable accuracy-efficiency trade-off on the VisDrone2019 benchmark.

Shicheng Xu2026-09-11