Research Article
Privacy-Aware Data Forensics of VRUs Using Machine Learning
and Big Data Analytics
Muhammad Babar ,
1
Muhammad Usman Tariq,
2
Ahmed S. Almasoud,
3
and Mohammad Dahman Alshehri
4
1
Department of Computer Science, Allama Iqbal Open University, Islamabad, Pakistan
2
Abu Dhabi School of Management, Abu Dhabi, UAE
3
College of Computer and Information Sciences, Prince Sultan University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
4
Department of Computer Science, College of Computers and Information Technology, Taif University, P.O. Box 11099,
Taif 21944, Saudi Arabia
CorrespondenceshouldbeaddressedtoMuhammadBabar;muhammad.babar@aiou.edu.pk
Received 27 September 2021; Revised 4 November 2021; Accepted 12 November 2021; Published 28 November 2021
AcademicEditor:FarhanUllah
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epresentspreadingoutofbigdatafoundtherealizationofAIandmachinelearning.Withtheriseofbigdataandmachine
learning, the idea of improving accuracy and enhancing the efficacy of AI applications is also gaining prominence. Machine
learning solutions provide improved guard safety in hazardous traffic circumstances in the context of traffic applications. e
existingarchitectureshavevariouschallenges,wheredataprivacyistheforemostchallengeforvulnerableroadusers(VRUs).e
keyreasonforfailureintrafficcontrolforpedestriansisflawedintheprivacyhandlingoftheusers.euserdataareatriskandare
prone to several privacy and security gaps. If an invader succeeds to infiltrate the setup, exposed data can be malevolently
influenced, contrived, and misrepresented for illegitimate drives. In this study, an architecture is proposed based on machine
learningtoanalyzeandprocessbigdataefficientlyinasecureenvironment.eproposedmodelconsiderstheprivacyofusers
during big data processing. e proposed architecture is a layered framework with a parallel and distributed module using
machine learning on big data to achieve secure big data analytics. e proposed architecture designs a distinct unit for privacy
managementusingamachinelearningclassifier.Astreamprocessingunitisalsointegratedwiththearchitecturetoprocessthe
information.eproposedsystemisapprehendedusingreal-timedatasetsfromvarioussourcesandexperimentallytestedwith
reliabledatasetsthatdisclosetheeffectivenessoftheproposedarchitecture.edataingestionresultsarealsohighlightedalong
with training and validation results.
1. Introduction
In a recent technological globe, data are mounting rapidly,
andhumansaremostlyrelyingondata.Besidesthepaceat
whichthedatarise,itisbecomingimpracticabletostockup
the data into any specific server. Today the planet holds an
enormous quantity of data that persists to grow exponen-
tially at very high speed and is insecure [1]. Moreover, the
entire globe has gone online with the invention of the web,
and every single action we do puts down a digital map out
that is prone to vulnerability [2]. With the rise of big data
andmachinelearning,thenotionofimprovingaccuracyand
enhancing the efficacy of AI projects is also gaining im-
portanceandislargelyrecognized[3].Someofthesefactors
oftheevolutionofdataaretheenhancementoftechnology,
socialmedia,andInternetofings(IoT).IoTisoneofthe
latestconceptsinthecurrentagethatismostlyapplicablein
trafficcontrollingandmonitoringapplications.efutureof
this globe is secure IoT that will be going to alter today’s
world objects into intelligent and smart objects [4]. Smart
systems include IoTdevices, such as sensors and actuators,
process input connectivity, and people. Sensors and
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Security and Communication Networks
Volume 2021, Article ID 3320436, 9 pages
https://doi.org/10.1155/2021/3320436