The embracing of ICTs and related technologies has enhanced different approaches for governments worldwide to deliver services to their citizens in a smart way. However, the usage of e-government services by common ci...The embracing of ICTs and related technologies has enhanced different approaches for governments worldwide to deliver services to their citizens in a smart way. However, the usage of e-government services by common citizens is recognized as one of the major setbacks of e-government development in both developed and developing countries. Moreover, government agencies in these countries are facing great challenges in keeping the citizens motivated enough to continue to use e-government services. This research aims to investigate the factors that influence citizens’ trust towards continue use of e-government services in Cameroon. The proposed research model consisted of three main constructs including technological, governmental, risk factors as well as six demographic characteristics (age, gender, educational level, income, internet experience and cultural perception). A five-point Likert scale questionnaire was designed to collect data physically and electronically, 352 valid questionnaires were retrieved. Simple and Multiple regression analysis methods were applied to build an adequate model based on the verification of hypotheses proposed. Based on results obtained, four demographic characteristics (age, education, occupation and income) have influence on citizens’ trust in e-government meanwhile gender and cultural affiliation have no influence. Furthermore, technological factors and governmental factors positively influence trust level in e-government, whereas risk factors have a negative influence on trust level. Deducing from the results, a list of recommendations is proposed to the government of Cameroon in order to reinforce citizens’ trust in e-government services.展开更多
Recently,a trust system was introduced to enhance security and cooperation between nodes in wireless sensor networks(WSN).In routing,the trust system includes or avoids nodes related to the estimated trust values in t...Recently,a trust system was introduced to enhance security and cooperation between nodes in wireless sensor networks(WSN).In routing,the trust system includes or avoids nodes related to the estimated trust values in the routing function.This article introduces Enhanced Metaheuristics with Trust Aware Secure Route Selection Protocol(EMTA-SRSP)for WSN.The presented EMTA-SRSP technique majorly involves the optimal selection of routes in WSN.To accomplish this,the EMTA-SRSP technique involves the design of an oppositional Aquila optimization algorithm to choose safe routes for data communication.For the clustering process,the nodes with maximum residual energy will be considered cluster heads(CHs).In addition,the OAOA technique gets executed to choose optimal routes based on objective functions with multiple parameters such as energy,distance,and trust degree.The experimental validation of the EMTA-SRSP technique is tested,and the results exhibited a better performance of the EMTA-SRSP technique over other approaches.展开更多
Matrix factorization （MF） has been proved to be a very effective technique for collaborative filtering （ CF）, and hence has been widely adopted in today＇s recommender systems, Yet due to its lack of consideration...Matrix factorization （MF） has been proved to be a very effective technique for collaborative filtering （ CF）, and hence has been widely adopted in today＇s recommender systems, Yet due to its lack of consideration of the users＇ and items＇ local structures, the recommendation accuracy is not fully satisfied. By taking the trusts among users＇ and between items＇ effect on rating information into consideration, trust-aware recommendation systems （TARS） made a relatively good performance. In this paper, a method of incorporating trust into MF was proposed by building user-based and item-based implicit trust network under different contexts and implementing two implicit trust-based context-aware MF （]TMF） models. Experimental results proved the effectiveness of the methods.展开更多
The wireless sensor network is an emerging technology, which is used to sense and monitor the environment. As the nodes are deployed in an open environment, the security is one of the essential factors. The cryptograp...The wireless sensor network is an emerging technology, which is used to sense and monitor the environment. As the nodes are deployed in an open environment, the security is one of the essential factors. The cryptography techniques can ensure confidentiality, integrity and authentication. However, wireless sensor network also needs to deal with inside and outside attackers. To deal with outside attackers, attacks by compromised or malicious nodes, trust management system is suggested by many researchers in the area of wireless sensor network. Trust management system can be implemented in various applications for security management such as secure data aggregation, secure cluster head selection, trusted routing, access control, etc. Many researchers provide different kind of solutions for these secure applications based on trust management. However, to incorporate, all such applications on a single sensor node in the network, it is essential to design and develop a trust management system, which considers various aspects and applications of wireless sensor network. As a result, in this paper, we would like to propose a parameter and trust factor based secure communication framework and design a trust management system for wireless sensor networks. Our main contribution is to identify various parameters and trust factors which influences on trust in wireless sensor network and developing a framework for a trust management system based on various parameters and trust factors. The working of the proposed model is shown by simulation experiments conducted in MATLAB for the application of secure communication, data aggregation and intrusion detection in wireless sensor networks.展开更多
文摘The embracing of ICTs and related technologies has enhanced different approaches for governments worldwide to deliver services to their citizens in a smart way. However, the usage of e-government services by common citizens is recognized as one of the major setbacks of e-government development in both developed and developing countries. Moreover, government agencies in these countries are facing great challenges in keeping the citizens motivated enough to continue to use e-government services. This research aims to investigate the factors that influence citizens’ trust towards continue use of e-government services in Cameroon. The proposed research model consisted of three main constructs including technological, governmental, risk factors as well as six demographic characteristics (age, gender, educational level, income, internet experience and cultural perception). A five-point Likert scale questionnaire was designed to collect data physically and electronically, 352 valid questionnaires were retrieved. Simple and Multiple regression analysis methods were applied to build an adequate model based on the verification of hypotheses proposed. Based on results obtained, four demographic characteristics (age, education, occupation and income) have influence on citizens’ trust in e-government meanwhile gender and cultural affiliation have no influence. Furthermore, technological factors and governmental factors positively influence trust level in e-government, whereas risk factors have a negative influence on trust level. Deducing from the results, a list of recommendations is proposed to the government of Cameroon in order to reinforce citizens’ trust in e-government services.
基金This research was supported by the Universiti Sains Malaysia(USM)and the Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia through Fundamental Research GrantScheme(FRGS-Grant No:FRGS/1/2020/TK0/USM/02/1).
文摘Recently,a trust system was introduced to enhance security and cooperation between nodes in wireless sensor networks(WSN).In routing,the trust system includes or avoids nodes related to the estimated trust values in the routing function.This article introduces Enhanced Metaheuristics with Trust Aware Secure Route Selection Protocol(EMTA-SRSP)for WSN.The presented EMTA-SRSP technique majorly involves the optimal selection of routes in WSN.To accomplish this,the EMTA-SRSP technique involves the design of an oppositional Aquila optimization algorithm to choose safe routes for data communication.For the clustering process,the nodes with maximum residual energy will be considered cluster heads(CHs).In addition,the OAOA technique gets executed to choose optimal routes based on objective functions with multiple parameters such as energy,distance,and trust degree.The experimental validation of the EMTA-SRSP technique is tested,and the results exhibited a better performance of the EMTA-SRSP technique over other approaches.
文摘Matrix factorization （MF） has been proved to be a very effective technique for collaborative filtering （ CF）, and hence has been widely adopted in today＇s recommender systems, Yet due to its lack of consideration of the users＇ and items＇ local structures, the recommendation accuracy is not fully satisfied. By taking the trusts among users＇ and between items＇ effect on rating information into consideration, trust-aware recommendation systems （TARS） made a relatively good performance. In this paper, a method of incorporating trust into MF was proposed by building user-based and item-based implicit trust network under different contexts and implementing two implicit trust-based context-aware MF （]TMF） models. Experimental results proved the effectiveness of the methods.
文摘The wireless sensor network is an emerging technology, which is used to sense and monitor the environment. As the nodes are deployed in an open environment, the security is one of the essential factors. The cryptography techniques can ensure confidentiality, integrity and authentication. However, wireless sensor network also needs to deal with inside and outside attackers. To deal with outside attackers, attacks by compromised or malicious nodes, trust management system is suggested by many researchers in the area of wireless sensor network. Trust management system can be implemented in various applications for security management such as secure data aggregation, secure cluster head selection, trusted routing, access control, etc. Many researchers provide different kind of solutions for these secure applications based on trust management. However, to incorporate, all such applications on a single sensor node in the network, it is essential to design and develop a trust management system, which considers various aspects and applications of wireless sensor network. As a result, in this paper, we would like to propose a parameter and trust factor based secure communication framework and design a trust management system for wireless sensor networks. Our main contribution is to identify various parameters and trust factors which influences on trust in wireless sensor network and developing a framework for a trust management system based on various parameters and trust factors. The working of the proposed model is shown by simulation experiments conducted in MATLAB for the application of secure communication, data aggregation and intrusion detection in wireless sensor networks.
