An End-to-End Brain Computer Interface System for Mental Workload Estimation through Hybrid Deep Learning Model

Abstract In this paper, a new cascade one-dimensional convolutional neural network (1DCNN) and bidirectional long short-term memory (BLSTM) model has been developed for binary and ternary classification of mental workload (MWL). MWL assessment is important to increase the safety and efficiency in br...

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Main Authors: Vipul Sharma, Mitul Kumar Ahirwal
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Language:English
Published: Springer Nature 2024-11-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/s44230-024-00086-y
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description Abstract In this paper, a new cascade one-dimensional convolutional neural network (1DCNN) and bidirectional long short-term memory (BLSTM) model has been developed for binary and ternary classification of mental workload (MWL). MWL assessment is important to increase the safety and efficiency in brain–computer interface (BCI) systems and professions, where multi-tasking is required. Keeping in mind the necessity of MWL assessment, a two-fold study is presented, firstly binary classification is done to classify MWL into low and high classes. Secondly, ternary classification is applied to classify MWL into low, moderate, and high classes. The cascaded1DCNN-BLSTM deep learning architecture has been developed and tested over the Simultaneous task EEG workload (STEW) dataset. Unlike recent research in MWL, handcrafted feature extraction and engineering are not done, rather end-to-end deep learning is used over 14 channel EEG signals for classification. Accuracies exceeding the previous state-of-the-art studies have been obtained. In binary and ternary classification accuracies of 96.77% and 95.36%have been achieved with sevenfold cross-validation, respectively.
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spelling doaj-art-8274cf4cbde8485fb9714e33b636f6f72025-01-12T12:26:41ZengSpringer NatureHuman-Centric Intelligent Systems2667-13362024-11-014459960910.1007/s44230-024-00086-yAn End-to-End Brain Computer Interface System for Mental Workload Estimation through Hybrid Deep Learning ModelVipul Sharma0Mitul Kumar Ahirwal1Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Maulana Azad National Institute of TechnologyDepartment of Computer Science and Engineering, Maulana Azad National Institute of TechnologyAbstract In this paper, a new cascade one-dimensional convolutional neural network (1DCNN) and bidirectional long short-term memory (BLSTM) model has been developed for binary and ternary classification of mental workload (MWL). MWL assessment is important to increase the safety and efficiency in brain–computer interface (BCI) systems and professions, where multi-tasking is required. Keeping in mind the necessity of MWL assessment, a two-fold study is presented, firstly binary classification is done to classify MWL into low and high classes. Secondly, ternary classification is applied to classify MWL into low, moderate, and high classes. The cascaded1DCNN-BLSTM deep learning architecture has been developed and tested over the Simultaneous task EEG workload (STEW) dataset. Unlike recent research in MWL, handcrafted feature extraction and engineering are not done, rather end-to-end deep learning is used over 14 channel EEG signals for classification. Accuracies exceeding the previous state-of-the-art studies have been obtained. In binary and ternary classification accuracies of 96.77% and 95.36%have been achieved with sevenfold cross-validation, respectively.https://doi.org/10.1007/s44230-024-00086-yBidirectional long short-term memoryBrain–computer interfaceMultivariate time series classificationConvolutional neural networksDeep learningElectroencephalography
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An End-to-End Brain Computer Interface System for Mental Workload Estimation through Hybrid Deep Learning Model
Human-Centric Intelligent Systems
Bidirectional long short-term memory
Brain–computer interface
Multivariate time series classification
Convolutional neural networks
Deep learning
Electroencephalography
title An End-to-End Brain Computer Interface System for Mental Workload Estimation through Hybrid Deep Learning Model
title_full An End-to-End Brain Computer Interface System for Mental Workload Estimation through Hybrid Deep Learning Model
title_fullStr An End-to-End Brain Computer Interface System for Mental Workload Estimation through Hybrid Deep Learning Model
title_full_unstemmed An End-to-End Brain Computer Interface System for Mental Workload Estimation through Hybrid Deep Learning Model
title_short An End-to-End Brain Computer Interface System for Mental Workload Estimation through Hybrid Deep Learning Model
title_sort end to end brain computer interface system for mental workload estimation through hybrid deep learning model
topic Bidirectional long short-term memory
Brain–computer interface
Multivariate time series classification
Convolutional neural networks
Deep learning
Electroencephalography
url https://doi.org/10.1007/s44230-024-00086-y
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