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A Data-Driven Framework for Optimizing Propranolol Dosage Using Support Vector Regression and Reinforcement Learning Njoku, Felix Anayo; Awofisayo, Sunday Olajide; Ekpar, Frank Edughom; Ozuomba, Simeon
Journal of Information System and Informatics Vol 7 No 2 (2025): June
Publisher : Universitas Bina Darma

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.51519/journalisi.v7i2.1075

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The accurate prediction and adjustment of drug dosages requires precision to maximize therapeutic benefits while minimizing harm. This research attempts to model a hybrid machine learning framework combining Support Vector Regression (SVR) and Reinforcement Learning (RL) for individualized Propranolol dosage optimization using patient-specific clinical, enzymatic, and lifestyle data. A retrospective dataset comprising patient file, lifestyle indicators, and enzyme profile was used to train an SVR model for initial dosage prediction. Reinforcement Learning was subsequently applied to refine predictions through simulated feedback loops. Model performance was assessed using Mean Squared Error (MSE), R-squared (R²), and F1-score. Statistical comparisons between SVR predictions, RL-refined dosages, and physician-prescribed doses were performed using paired t-tests and one-way ANOVA. The SVR model achieved high predictive accuracy (MSE = 0.3554; R² = 0.9835), indicating its suitability for dosage estimation. The RL-refined model demonstrated a slight decrease in accuracy (MSE = 0.9928; R² = 0.9539). Statistical tests showed no significant improvement with RL (paired t-test: t = -1.1132, p = 0.2672; ANOVA: F = 0.0165, p = 0.9836). Mean predicted dosages across SVR, RL, and physician prescriptions were closely aligned (24.85 mg, 24.83 mg, and 24.93 mg, respectively). This study demonstrates that even standalone SVR may yield Propranolol dosage estimates with high accuracy, highlighting its prospective usefulness in clinical settings as a direct yet reliable tool for use in customized healthcare. While RL does offer some level of flexibility, the statistical value of improvements made was negligible, making RL beneficial but not necessarily critical. The proposed model shows that AI systems can aid in formulating evidence-based clinical judgments for dosing medications.
Securing EEG-based Brain-Computer Interface Systems from Data Poisoning Attacks Tom, Joshua Joshua; Ekpar, Frank Edughom; Adiqwe, Wilfred
Journal of Information System and Informatics Vol 7 No 3 (2025): September
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.51519/journalisi.v7i3.1195

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Electroencephalogram (EEG)-based brain computer interface (BCI) is a widely used access technology to aid human-computer interactions. It enables communication between the human brain and external devices directly without the need for actuators such as human hands and legs. The BCI system acquires brain signals from an EEG device and uses machine learning (ML) algorithms to analyze and interpret the signals into actionable commands. However, EEG-based BCI systems are vulnerable to data poisoning attacks, which compromises the accuracy and security of the BCI system, and user safety. The objective of this paper is to protect the BCI systems against backdoor data poisoning attacks for reliable system operations. In this paper, a backdoor detect-and-clean mechanism, code named Bkd-DETCLEAN, to secure EEG-based BCI systems against data poisoning (backdoor) attacks is proposed using the Random Forest Classifier. Two models were designed, trained and validated on both clean and poisoned dataset respectively. The results of experiments on two benchmark EEG datasets shows that our solution achieves a detection accuracy of 98.5%, effectively identifying poisoned samples with a little below 5% false positive rate. Continued data cleaning iterations restored the poisoned training set, resulting in an overall system accuracy improvement from 78.9% to 93%. Based on these results, the proposed model sustained high detection and cleaning efficiency with different poisoning rates, underscoring the effectiveness of the machine learning driven proposed model in ensuring that brain signal integrity is not compromised. The proposed mechanism is also applicable in other areas including healthcare and medical data protection, protecting fraud detection models in financial systems, ensuring the integrity of sensor data in industrial control systems, protecting against user data manipulation in recommender systems, etc.