An AI-powered mobile application for aroid identification and interactive learning: Enhancing pharmacognosy education through deep learning and NLP
| dc.authorid | 0000-0001-9840-4211 | |
| dc.authorid | 0009-0007-4392-3162 | |
| dc.authorid | 0009-0009-4492-9405 | |
| dc.authorid | 0000-0001-6000-2479 | |
| dc.contributor.author | Tokatlı, Nazlı | |
| dc.contributor.author | Bilmez, Yakuphan | |
| dc.contributor.author | Kılıç, Yusuf | |
| dc.contributor.author | Alpınar, Abdülkerim | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-01-22T14:25:10Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-01-22T14:25:10Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2025 | |
| dc.department | Fakülteler, Mühendislik ve Doğa Bilimleri Fakültesi, Bilgisayar Mühendisliği Bölümü | |
| dc.department | Fakülteler, Mühendislik ve Doğa Bilimleri Fakültesi, Yazılım Mühendisliği Bölümü | |
| dc.department | Fakülteler, Eczacılık Fakültesi, Eczacılık Meslek Bilimleri Bölümü, Farmakognozi Ana Bilim Dalı | |
| dc.description.abstract | Aroid plants (Araceae family), recognized for their distinct inflorescence, possess significant botanical, pharmaceutical, and practical importance due to their content of both beneficial compounds and toxins such as calcium oxalate crystals. Accurate identification of these species is particularly crucial in pharmacy education; however, morphological similarities among Aroid species often lead to confusion among students. This paper presents a deep learning-based mobile application designed to support both plant identification and interactive learning. The solution leverages EfficientNet and Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) architectures, achieving up to 96 % accuracy in classifying Aroid species. The visual classification model, trained on a comprehensive dataset, is deployed via a RESTful API and integrated within a Flutter-based mobile application. In addition, the app incorporates a Natural Language Processing (NLP)-powered chatbot to address user inquiries regarding plant characteristics and care. While technical evaluations demonstrate robust model performance, a comprehensive user evaluation aimed at assessing the system's educational value, usability, and chatbot interaction is planned as future work. This study underscores the potential of AI-driven mobile solutions in advancing pharmacognosy education, with future developments aimed at expanding the app's botanical scope and enhancing user engagement based on forthcoming survey results. | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Tokatlı, N., Bilmez, Y., Kılıç, Y., & Alpınar, A. (2025). An AI-powered mobile application for aroid identification and interactive learning: Enhancing pharmacognosy education through deep learning and NLP. 2025 Innovations in Intelligent Systems and Applications Conference, ASYU 2025, (ss. 1-6). IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/ASYU67174.2025.11208294 | |
| dc.identifier.doi | 10.1109/ASYU67174.2025.11208294 | |
| dc.identifier.endpage | 6 | |
| dc.identifier.isbn | 9798331597276 | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 2770-7946 | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 2770-7938 | |
| dc.identifier.scopus | 2-s2.0-105022457116 | |
| dc.identifier.startpage | 1 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://doi.org/10.1109/ASYU67174.2025.11208294 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.13055/1261 | |
| dc.indekslendigikaynak | Scopus | |
| dc.institutionauthor | Tokatlı, Nazlı | |
| dc.institutionauthor | Bilmez, Yakuphan | |
| dc.institutionauthor | Kılıç, Yusuf | |
| dc.institutionauthor | Alpınar, Abdülkerim | |
| dc.institutionauthorid | 0000-0001-9840-4211 | |
| dc.institutionauthorid | 0009-0007-4392-3162 | |
| dc.institutionauthorid | 0009-0009-4492-9405 | |
| dc.institutionauthorid | 0000-0001-6000-2479 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | IEEE | |
| dc.relation.ispartof | 2025 Innovations in Intelligent Systems and Applications Conference, ASYU 2025 | |
| dc.relation.publicationcategory | Konferans Öğesi - Uluslararası - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı | |
| dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess | |
| dc.subject | Aroid Plants | |
| dc.subject | Chatbot | |
| dc.subject | Convolutional Neural Network | |
| dc.subject | Deep Learning | |
| dc.subject | EfficientNet | |
| dc.subject | Mobile Application | |
| dc.subject | Pharmaceutical Education | |
| dc.subject | Plant Identification | |
| dc.title | An AI-powered mobile application for aroid identification and interactive learning: Enhancing pharmacognosy education through deep learning and NLP | |
| dc.type | Conference Object | |
| dspace.entity.type | Publication |












