Enhanced ECG Signal Classification with CNN-LSTM Networks using Aquila Optimization
Received: 7 February 2025 | Revised: 17 March 2025 and 25 March 2025 | Accepted: 28 March 2025 | Online: 4 June 2025
Corresponding author: Srikantaswamy Mallikarjunaswamy
Abstract
The importance of the Electrocardiogram (ECG) signal is that its classification is necessary to identify abnormalities in the cardiovascular system. Conventional methods have several disadvantages, such as susceptibility to noise and computational cost, which limit real-time utility and performance. Support Vector Machine (SVM), K-Nearest Neighbors (KNN), and Decision Tree (DT) perform moderately well but are noisy and require massive computational power, leading to variable performance. In response to these issues, an ideal hybrid model with Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) and Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) architecture is proposed, supplemented by Aquila Optimization (AQO). AQO-CNN-LSTM exploits the spatial feature extraction capability of CNN and the temporal learning capability of LSTM, whereas AQO fine-tunes the key parameters to make the classification more robust and efficient. The proposed AQO-CNN-LSTM model demonstrates quantifiable improvement, with a 0.15% increase in classification accuracy, a 0.20% reduction in processing time, and a 0.18% increase in classification precision compared to conventional methods. Such an improvement makes AQO-CNN-LSTM an efficient and robust solution for real-time classification of the ECG signal, making it highly suitable for cardiac monitoring and diagnosis.
Keywords:
ECG signal classification, Aquila Optimization (AQO), cardiovascular abnormalities, noise sensitivity, real-time monitoring, signal processing, hybrid model, medical diagnosticsDownloads
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