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Mohd Nasir Taib
Universiti Teknologi MARA
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Robust k-NN approach for classifying Aquilaria oil species by compounds Ahmad Sabri, Noor Aida Syakira; Syafiqah Noramli, Nur Athirah; Nik Kamaruzaman, Nik Fasha Edora; Ismail, Nurlaila; Yusoff, Zakiah Mohd; Almisreb, Ali Abd; Tajuddin, Saiful Nizam; Taib, Mohd Nasir
Indonesian Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Vol 39, No 1: July 2025
Publisher : Institute of Advanced Engineering and Science

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.11591/ijeecs.v39.i1.pp178-189

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Accurate classification of Aquilaria oil species is essential for ensuring the quality and authenticity of agarwood oils, which are widely used in perfumes and traditional medicine. This study investigated the effectiveness of the k-nearest neighbours (k-NN) machine learning model for classifying Aquilaria oil species based on four significant chemical compounds: dihyro-βagarofuran, δ-guaiene, 10-epi-γ-eudesmol, and γ-eudesmol. The dataset comprised 480 samples of Aquilaria oil, which were analyzed using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) and gas chromatography-flame ionization detector (GC-FID). The k-NN model, with an optimal k-value of 10 and using euclidean distance as the distance metric, achieved 100% accuracy, sensitivity, specificity, and precision in both training and testing datasets. These results demonstrate the robustness of k-NN in species identification, highlighting the discriminative power of the selected compounds. This study verifies that the integration of chemical profiling with machine learning offers a scalable solution for accurate species identification in the essential oil industry. Future work could explore hybrid models and data expansion techniques to further enhance the classification performance in more complex environmental conditions.
Unraveling the relationships among essential oil compounds in Aquilaria species using GC-MS and GC-FID techniques Syafiqah Noramli, Nur Athirah; Ahmad Sabri, Noor Aida Syakira; Roslan, Muhammad Ikhsan; Ismail, Nurlaila; Yusoff, Zakiah Mohd; Taib, Mohd Nasir
Indonesian Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Vol 39, No 1: July 2025
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.11591/ijeecs.v39.i1.pp167-177

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Agarwood, a prized non-timber resource from the Aquilaria genus, is highly valued for its aromatic and medicinal properties, playing a significant role in the healthcare, fragrance, and pharmaceutical industries. This research analyzes essential oils from four Aquilaria species-A. beccariana, A. malaccensis, A. crassna, and A. subintegra-using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) and gas chromatography-flame ionization detection (GC-FID). The primary objective is to optimize classification efficiency by reducing computational time and reducing multicollinearity through feature selection. Pearson correlation analysis revealed strong relationships among six chemical compounds-β-selinene (A), dihydro-β-agarofuran (B), δguaiene (C), 10-epi-γ-eudesmol (D), γ-eudesmol (E), and pentadecanoic acid (F). Through feature selection, the three most significant compoundsdihydro-β-agarofuran (B), γ-eudesmol (D), and 10-epi-γ-eudesmol (E)-were identified, achieving a remarkable 90.02% reduction in computational time (from 0.0403 to 0.0040 seconds). These findings highlight the effectiveness of structured feature selection in refining essential oil profiling and enhancing species classification accuracy. Future research directions include exploring machine learning-based feature selection techniques to further streamline feature reduction processes and expand the scope of essential oil authentication. This study contributes to advancing the scientific understanding and practical utilization of agarwood essential oils, paving the way for more efficient and reliable analytical frameworks.
Application of self-organizing map for modeling the Aquilaria malaccensis oil using chemical compound Che Hassan, Mohammad Arif Fahmi; Mohd Yusoff, Zakiah; Ismail, Nurlaila; Taib, Mohd Nasir
IAES International Journal of Artificial Intelligence (IJ-AI) Vol 14, No 4: August 2025
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.11591/ijai.v14.i4.pp2889-2898

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Agarwood oil, known as ‘black gold’ or the ‘wood of God,’ is a globally prized essential oil derived naturally from the Aquilaria tree. Despite its significance, the current non-standardized grading system varies worldwide, relying on subjective assessments. This paper addresses the need for a consistent classification model by presenting an overview of Aquilaria malaccensis oil quality using the self-organizing map (SOM) algorithm. Derived from the Thymelaeaceae family, Aquilaria malaccensis is a primary source of agarwood trees in the Malay Archipelago. Agarwood oil extraction involves traditional methods like solvent extraction and hydro-distillation, yielding a complex mixture of chromone derivatives, oxygenated sesquiterpenes, and sesquiterpene hydrocarbons. This study categorizes agarwood oil into high and low grades based on chemical compounds, utilizing the SOM algorithm with inputs of three specific compounds: β-agarofuran, α-agarofuran, and 10-epi-φ-eudesmol. Findings demonstrate the efficacy of SOM-based quality grading in distinguishing agarwood oil grades, offering a significant contribution to the field. The non-standardized grading system's inefficiency and subjectivity underscore the necessity for a standardized model, making this research crucial for the agarwood industry's advancement.
Optimizing nonlinear autoregressive with exogenous inputs network architecture for agarwood oil quality assessment Roslan, Muhammad Ikhsan; Ahmad Sabri, Noor Aida Syakira; Noramli, Nur Athirah Syafiqah; Ismail, Nurlaila; Mohd Yusoff, Zakiah; Almisreb, Ali Abd; Tajuddin, Saiful Nizam; Taib, Mohd Nasir
IAES International Journal of Artificial Intelligence (IJ-AI) Vol 14, No 5: October 2025
Publisher : Institute of Advanced Engineering and Science

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.11591/ijai.v14.i5.pp3493-3502

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Agarwood oil is highly valued in perfumes, incense, and traditional medicine. However, the lack of standardized grading methods poses challenges for consistent quality assessment. This study proposes a data-driven classification approach using the nonlinear autoregressive with exogenous inputs (NARX) model, implemented in MATLAB R2020a with the Levenberg-Marquardt (LM) algorithm. The dataset, sourced from the Universiti Malaysia Pahang Al-Sultan Abdullah under the Bio Aromatic Research Centre of Excellence (BARCE) and Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM), comprises chemical compound data used for model training and validation. To optimize model performance, the number of hidden neurons is systematically adjusted. Model evaluation uses performance metrics such as mean squared error (MSE), root mean squared error (RMSE), mean absolute error (MAE), coefficient of determination (R²), epochs, accuracy, and model validation. Results show that the NARX model effectively classifies agarwood oil into four quality grades which is high, medium-high, medium-low, and low. The best performance is achieved with three hidden neurons, offering a balance between accuracy and computational efficiency. This work demonstrates the potential of automated, standardized agarwood oil quality grading. Future research should explore alternative training algorithms and larger datasets to further enhance model robustness and generalizability.
Chemometric classification and authentication of four Aquilaria species from essential oil profiles using GC-MS/GC-FID and ANN Noramli, Nur Athirah Syafiqah; Ahmad Sabri, Noor Aida Syakira; Roslan, Muhammad Ikhsan; Ismail, Nurlaila; Mohd Yusoff, Zakiah; Taib, Mohd Nasir
International Journal of Advances in Intelligent Informatics Vol 11, No 4 (2025): November 2025
Publisher : Universitas Ahmad Dahlan

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.26555/ijain.v11i4.2141

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Agarwood, derived from the Aquilaria species, is among the most valuable aromatic resources, yet frequent species misidentification hampers conservation efforts and compliance with trade regulations. This study applied a chemometric ANN framework to classify four Aquilaria species (A. malaccensis, A. beccariana, A. subintegra, and A. crassna) based on essential oil composition. A total of 720 samples (180 per species, each analyzed in triplicate) were extracted by hydrodistillation and profiled using GC–MS coupled to GC–FID. Six compounds were consistently detected, and three (δ-guaiene, 10-epi-γ-eudesmol, γ-eudesmol) were retained for classification based on ≥95% detection frequency and >0.2% relative abundance. Pearson correlation guided feature selection, and ANN models were trained using both a 70:15:15 train–validation–test split and stratified 5-fold cross-validation with 1000 bootstrap resamples. The optimized network achieved near-perfect performance, with a mean accuracy of ~99.8% (95% CI: 99.6–100.0), and precision, recall, and F1 scores all exceeding 99.5%. In comparison, bootstrapped confidence intervals were tightly bounded at 100%, confirming robustness against data leakage. These findings demonstrate that correlation-guided feature selection combined with ANN modeling enables reproducible and highly accurate species authentication, offering a practical framework for integration into agarwood quality control, conservation monitoring, and international trade compliance.
Boxplot analysis of 4 grade agarwood essential oil for various grades Hasnu Al-Hadi, Anis Hazirah 'Izzati; Mohd Amidon, Aqib Fawwaz; Mohd Huzir, Siti Mariatul Hazwa; Ismail, Nurlaila; Mohd Yusoff, Zakiah; Tajuddin, Saiful Nizam; Taib, Mohd Nasir
Indonesian Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Vol 29, No 1: January 2023
Publisher : Institute of Advanced Engineering and Science

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.11591/ijeecs.v29.i1.pp238-244

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Agarwood essential oil is used in most perfumery ingredients, as an incense and in traditional medical preparations. Agarwood essential oil, called "Black Gold," is extremely valued to the global community due to its numerous benefits. As of now, there is still no standard technique of grading different grades of agarwood essential oil. The current grading technique is inefficient since the agarwood essential oil is graded by using human sensory panel. Different people might have different perspective on grading the agarwood essential oil hence, the technique is not practical to adapt it globally. Due to the current technology, numerous intelligent techniques for verifying the grades of agarwood essential oil have been proposed and implemented. The study has conducted a statistical analysis on 4 grade agarwood essential oil using boxplot. Boxplot analysis summarizes the abundances for each chemical compounds from four different grades of agarwood essential oil with a high grade as a reference. This study shows the analysis of boxplot investigated 10-epi-δ-eudesmol, α-agarofuran, β-agarofuran, δ-eudesmol and dihydrocollumellarin as most important chemical compounds in high grade of agarwood essential oil. The chemical compounds that have been identified in high grade of agarwood essential oil can be a reference for future research studies.
Identification of chemical markers for species differentiation in Aquilaria essential oils using self-organizing maps Noramli, Nur Athirah Syafiqah; Roslan, Muhammad Ikhsan; Ahmad Sabri, Noor Aida Syakira; Ismail, Nurlaila; Mohd Yusoff, Zakiah; Taib, Mohd Nasir
IAES International Journal of Artificial Intelligence (IJ-AI) Vol 15, No 2: April 2026
Publisher : Institute of Advanced Engineering and Science

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.11591/ijai.v15.i2.pp1339-1348

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This study analyzes the chemical diversity of essential oils from four Aquilaria species, A. beccariana, A. malaccensis, A. crassna, and A. subintegra, which are important sources of agarwood used in perfumery and traditional medicine. Despite their economic and ecological value, the chemical profiles of these species remain insufficiently characterized, hindering accurate species differentiation and resource management. This research aims to identify distinctive chemical patterns to improve species classification. Self-organizing maps (SOMs) were employed to analyze complex chemical composition data and to identify significant compounds responsible for species separation. The analysis revealed several compounds with strong discriminatory power and species-specific distribution patterns, with compounds C, D, and E identified as the most significant markers. These findings demonstrate substantial biochemical diversity among Aquilaria species and confirm the effectiveness of SOM for essential oil profiling. The results support improved species identification and have important implications for ecological conservation, sustainable agarwood management, and pharmacological development.
Applications of artificial intelligence in analyzing Aquilaria essential oils: a review of current machine learning techniques Ahmad Sabri, Noor Aida Syakira; Noramli, Nur Athirah Syafiqah; Roslan, Muhammad Ikhsan; Ismail, Nurlaila; Mohd Yusoff, Zakiah; Almisreb, Ali Abd; Taib, Mohd Nasir
IAES International Journal of Artificial Intelligence (IJ-AI) Vol 15, No 2: April 2026
Publisher : Institute of Advanced Engineering and Science

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.11591/ijai.v15.i2.pp1087-1096

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This study explores the application of machine learning (ML) techniques in the classification of agarwood oil, focusing on the use of various algorithms such as k-nearest neighbors (KNN), support vector machines (SVM), random forest (RF), and artificial neural networks (ANN). Since 2013, ML has played a pivotal role in analyzing agarwood oil, particularly by leveraging data from a variety of chemical compounds found in the Aquilaria genus. Through a systematic review and bibliometric analysis using the SCOPUS database, this study compiles and highlights recent works that have successfully employed ML techniques for the quality assessment of agarwood oil. These studies utilize chemical data, such as gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), for the classification and detection of different oil grades. The review reveals a broad range of ML applications, demonstrating their growing importance in the field of essential oil analysis. By systematically presenting the findings from recent research, this work emphasizes the potential for further exploration of ML in the standardization and improvement of agarwood oil classification techniques.
Co-Authors Abdul Aziz, Mohd Azri Abdullah, Hasnain Abdullah, Samihah Ahmad Sabri, Noor Aida Syakira Ahmad, Azizah Alias, Muhamad Aqif Hadi Almisreb, Ali Abd Anuar, Nur Qaisarah Aziz, Mohd Azri Abdul Che Hassan, Mohammad Arif Fahmi Hambali, Najidah Haron, Mohamad Hushni Haron, Mohamad Hushnie Hasnu Al-Hadi, Anis Hazirah 'Izzati Idris, Hasnain Abdullah Ismail, Noor Azila Ismail, Nurlaila Kasim, Linda Mohd Kasim, Nazirah Mohamat Kasim, Shafaq Mardhiyana Mohamat Mohamad Noor, Norhayati Mohd Amidon, Aqib Fawwaz Mohd Huzir, Siti Mariatul Hazwa Mohd Kasim, Linda Mohd Yusoff, Zakiah Nik Kamaruzaman, Nik Fasha Edora Noor, Norhayati Mohamad Noor, Norhayati Mohd Noramli, Nur Athirah Syafiqah Roslan, Muhammad Ikhsan Rosli, Nur Shafikah Rozita Jailani, Rozita Syafiqah Noramli, Nur Athirah Tajuddin, Saiful Nizam Yassin, Ahmad Ihsan Mohd Yusoff, Zakiah Mohd Zaidi, Amir Hussairi