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An Optimized U-Net and MobileNetV2 Framework for Accurate and Efficient Brain Tumour Classification from MRI Images R Elavarasi; S Murugesan; S Ramalingam; P Kanimozhi; Harprith Kaur R S
Journal of Applied Data Sciences Vol 7, No 3: September 2026
Publisher : Bright Publisher

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.47738/jads.v7i3.1468

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Accurate brain tumour identification from magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) requires models that can effectively localize tumour regions while maintaining high classification performance and computational efficiency. This study presents an integrated U-Net–MobileNetV2 framework for automated brain tumour analysis using MRI images. The proposed pipeline incorporates image thresholding, morphological processing, contour-based cropping, bicubic resizing, normalization, and data augmentation prior to model training. U-Net is employed to segment tumour regions and preserve diagnostically relevant spatial information, while MobileNetV2 performs lightweight classification using segmentation-guided representations. The dataset consists of 512 × 512-pixel brain MRI images divided into 80% training, 10% validation, and 10% testing subsets. Model performance is evaluated using accuracy, precision, recall, and F1-score and compared with CNN, Random Forest, Naïve Bayes, and Support Vector Machine classifiers. The proposed framework achieves 99.52% accuracy, 97.57% precision, 98.05% recall, and 97.81% F1-score, outperforming all evaluated baseline models. Compared with the strongest baseline, SVM, the proposed method improves accuracy by 1.43 percentage points. These results demonstrate that combining segmentation-driven tumour localization with lightweight deep feature learning provides an effective framework for accurate and computationally efficient MRI-based brain tumour classification.
An Optimized U-Net and MobileNetV2 Framework for Accurate and Efficient Brain Tumour Classification from MRI Images R Elavarasi; S Murugesan; S Ramalingam; P Kanimozhi; Harprith Kaur R S
Journal of Applied Data Sciences Vol 7, No 3: September 2026
Publisher : Bright Publisher

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.47738/jads.v7i3.1468

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Accurate brain tumour identification from magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) requires models that can effectively localize tumour regions while maintaining high classification performance and computational efficiency. This study presents an integrated U-Net–MobileNetV2 framework for automated brain tumour analysis using MRI images. The proposed pipeline incorporates image thresholding, morphological processing, contour-based cropping, bicubic resizing, normalization, and data augmentation prior to model training. U-Net is employed to segment tumour regions and preserve diagnostically relevant spatial information, while MobileNetV2 performs lightweight classification using segmentation-guided representations. The dataset consists of 512 × 512-pixel brain MRI images divided into 80% training, 10% validation, and 10% testing subsets. Model performance is evaluated using accuracy, precision, recall, and F1-score and compared with CNN, Random Forest, Naïve Bayes, and Support Vector Machine classifiers. The proposed framework achieves 99.52% accuracy, 97.57% precision, 98.05% recall, and 97.81% F1-score, outperforming all evaluated baseline models. Compared with the strongest baseline, SVM, the proposed method improves accuracy by 1.43 percentage points. These results demonstrate that combining segmentation-driven tumour localization with lightweight deep feature learning provides an effective framework for accurate and computationally efficient MRI-based brain tumour classification.
Enhancing Network Security and Content Control in Academic Environments Using Pi-hole R Elavarasi; P Gajalakshmi; D Kadhiravan; M Naresh; Harprith Kaur R S
Journal of Applied Data Sciences Vol 7, No 3: September 2026
Publisher : Bright Publisher

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.47738/jads.v7i3.1472

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Academic institutions require reliable internet access to support teaching, research, communication, and digital learning activities. However, unrestricted connectivity may expose institutional networks to non-academic content, malicious domains, excessive bandwidth consumption, and unauthorized access attempts. This study develops and evaluates a lightweight DNS-based internet filtering architecture using Pi-hole for centralized content control in academic environments. The system was deployed on a Raspberry Pi 3B+ as the primary DNS resolver, enabling domain requests to be processed through configurable blocklists, whitelists, scheduled policies, and centralized query logging. Its performance was compared with firewall-based filtering, proxy-server filtering, and browser-extension filtering using five evaluation dimensions: blocking effectiveness, CPU efficiency, cost-effectiveness, scalability, and bypass resistance. The results show that Pi-hole achieved the highest overall score of 9.0, with scores of 9 for blocking effectiveness, CPU efficiency, and bypass resistance, 10 for cost-effectiveness, and 8 for scalability. The enterprise firewall provided greater client capacity but required substantially higher infrastructure and operational costs. Proxy servers offered application-level control but imposed higher computational overhead, while browser extensions were inexpensive but limited in scalability and resistance to circumvention. The findings demonstrate that Pi-hole provides a balanced, centralized, and resource-efficient filtering solution for small- and medium-sized academic networks. Its effectiveness can be further strengthened through forced DNS redirection, firewall integration, role-based policies, and automated domain classification.