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Advances in Edge Computing: Massive Parallel Processing and Applications

Author : F. Xhafa
Publisher : IOS Press
ISBN 13 : 1643680633
Total Pages : 326 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (436 download)

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Download or read book Advances in Edge Computing: Massive Parallel Processing and Applications written by F. Xhafa and published by IOS Press. This book was released on 2020-03-10 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The rapid advance of Internet of Things (IoT) technologies has resulted in the number of IoT-connected devices growing exponentially, with billions of connected devices worldwide. While this development brings with it great opportunities for many fields of science, engineering, business and everyday life, it also presents challenges such as an architectural bottleneck – with a very large number of IoT devices connected to a rather small number of servers in Cloud data centers – and the problem of data deluge. Edge computing aims to alleviate the computational burden of the IoT for the Cloud by pushing some of the computations and logics of processing from the Cloud to the Edge of the Internet. It is becoming commonplace to allocate tasks and applications such as data filtering, classification, semantic enrichment and data aggregation to this layer, but to prevent this new layer from itself becoming another bottleneck for the whole computing stack from IoT to the Cloud, the Edge computing layer needs to be capable of implementing massively parallel and distributed algorithms efficiently. This book, Advances in Edge Computing: Massive Parallel Processing and Applications, addresses these challenges in 11 chapters. Subjects covered include: Fog storage software architecture; IoT-based crowdsourcing; the industrial Internet of Things; privacy issues; smart home management in the Cloud and the Fog; and a cloud robotic solution to assist medical applications. Providing an overview of developments in the field, the book will be of interest to all those working with the Internet of Things and Edge computing.

Edge Computing

Author : K. Anitha Kumari
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1000483592
Total Pages : 180 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (4 download)

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Download or read book Edge Computing written by K. Anitha Kumari and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2021-11-22 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This reference text presents the state-of-the-art in edge computing, its primitives, devices and simulators, applications, and healthcare-based case studies. The text provides integration of blockchain with edge computing systems and integration of edge with Internet of Things (IoT) and cloud computing. It will facilitate readers to setup edge-based environment and work with edge analytics. It covers important topics, including cluster computing, fog computing, networking architecture, edge computing simulators, edge analytics, privacy-preserving schemes, edge computing with blockchain, autonomous vehicles, and cross-domain authentication. Aimed at senior undergraduate, graduate students and professionals in the fields of electrical engineering, electronics engineering, computer science, and information technology, this text: Discusses edge data storage security with case studies and blockchain integration with the edge computing system Covers theoretical methods with the help of applications, use cases, case studies, and examples Provides healthcare real-time case studies elaborated by utilizing the virtues of homomorphic encryption Discusses real-time interfaces, devices, and simulators in detail

Advanced Information Networking and Applications

Author : Leonard Barolli
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030751007
Total Pages : 801 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (37 download)

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Download or read book Advanced Information Networking and Applications written by Leonard Barolli and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-04-23 with total page 801 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book covers the theory, design and applications of computer networks, distributed computing and information systems. Networks of today are going through a rapid evolution, and there are many emerging areas of information networking and their applications. Heterogeneous networking supported by recent technological advances in low-power wireless communications along with silicon integration of various functionalities such as sensing, communications, intelligence and actuations is emerging as a critically important disruptive computer class based on a new platform, networking structure and interface that enable novel, low-cost and high-volume applications. Several of such applications have been difficult to realize because of many interconnections problems. To fulfill their large range of applications, different kinds of networks need to collaborate, and wired and next-generation wireless systems should be integrated in order to develop high-performance computing solutions to problems arising from the complexities of these networks. The aim of the book “Advanced Information Networking and Applications” is to provide latest research findings, innovative research results, methods and development techniques from both theoretical and practical perspectives related to the emerging areas of information networking and applications.

Advances in Parallel Computing Technologies and Applications

Author : D.J. Hemanth
Publisher : IOS Press
ISBN 13 : 1643682199
Total Pages : 450 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (436 download)

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Download or read book Advances in Parallel Computing Technologies and Applications written by D.J. Hemanth and published by IOS Press. This book was released on 2021-11-25 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recent developments in parallel computing mean that the use of machine learning techniques and intelligence to handle the huge volume of available data have brought the faster solutions offered by advanced technologies to various fields of application. This book presents the proceedings of the Virtual International Conference on Advances in Parallel Computing Technologies and Applications (ICAPTA 2021), hosted in Justice Basheer Ahmed Sayeed College for women (formerly "S.I.E.T Women's College"), Chennai, India, and held online as a virtual event on 15 and 16 April 2021. The aim of the conference was to provide a forum for sharing knowledge in various aspects of parallel computing in communications systems and networking, including cloud and virtualization solutions, management technologies, and vertical application areas. It also provided a platform for scientists, researchers, practitioners and academicians to present and discuss the most recent innovations and trends, as well as the concerns and practical challenges encountered in this field. Included here are 52 full length papers, selected from over 100 submissions based on the reviews and comments of subject experts. Topics covered include parallel computing in communication, machine learning intelligence for parallel computing and parallel computing for software services in theoretical and practical aspects. Providing an overview of the latest developments in the field, the book will be of interest to all those whose work involves the use of parallel computing technologies.

Parallel Computing: Technology Trends

Author : I. Foster
Publisher : IOS Press
ISBN 13 : 1643680714
Total Pages : 806 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (436 download)

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Download or read book Parallel Computing: Technology Trends written by I. Foster and published by IOS Press. This book was released on 2020-03-25 with total page 806 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The year 2019 marked four decades of cluster computing, a history that began in 1979 when the first cluster systems using Components Off The Shelf (COTS) became operational. This achievement resulted in a rapidly growing interest in affordable parallel computing for solving compute intensive and large scale problems. It also directly lead to the founding of the Parco conference series. Starting in 1983, the International Conference on Parallel Computing, ParCo, has long been a leading venue for discussions of important developments, applications, and future trends in cluster computing, parallel computing, and high-performance computing. ParCo2019, held in Prague, Czech Republic, from 10 – 13 September 2019, was no exception. Its papers, invited talks, and specialized mini-symposia addressed cutting-edge topics in computer architectures, programming methods for specialized devices such as field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) and graphical processing units (GPUs), innovative applications of parallel computers, approaches to reproducibility in parallel computations, and other relevant areas. This book presents the proceedings of ParCo2019, with the goal of making the many fascinating topics discussed at the meeting accessible to a broader audience. The proceedings contains 57 contributions in total, all of which have been peer-reviewed after their presentation. These papers give a wide ranging overview of the current status of research, developments, and applications in parallel computing.

Smart Intelligent Computing and Communication Technology

Author : V.D. Ambeth Kumar
Publisher : IOS Press
ISBN 13 : 1643682032
Total Pages : 650 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (436 download)

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Download or read book Smart Intelligent Computing and Communication Technology written by V.D. Ambeth Kumar and published by IOS Press. This book was released on 2021-10-07 with total page 650 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recent developments in the fields of intelligent computing and communication have paved the way for the handling of current and upcoming problems and brought about significant technological advancements. This book presents the proceedings of IConIC 2021, the 4th International Conference on Intelligent Computing, held on 26 and 27 March 2021 in Chennai, India. The principle objective of the annual IConIC conference is to provide an international scientific forum where participants can exchange innovative ideas in relevant fields and interact in depth through discussion with their peer group. The theme of the 2021 conference and this book is ‘Smart Intelligent Computing and Communication Technology’, and the 109 papers included here focus on the technological innovations and trendsetting initiatives in medicine, industry, education and security that are improving and optimizing business and technical processes and enabling inclusive growth. The papers are grouped under 2 headings: Evolution of Computing Intelligence; and Computing and Communication, and cover a broad range of intelligent-computing research and applications. The book provides an overview of the cutting-edge developments and emerging areas of study in the technological fields of intelligent computing, and will be of interest to researchers and practitioners from both academia and industry.

Intelligent Systems and Computer Technology

Author : D.J. Hemanth
Publisher : IOS Press
ISBN 13 : 1643681036
Total Pages : 672 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (436 download)

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Download or read book Intelligent Systems and Computer Technology written by D.J. Hemanth and published by IOS Press. This book was released on 2020-12-15 with total page 672 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recent developments in soft-computation techniques have paved the way for handling huge volumes of data, thereby bringing about significant changes and technological advancements. This book presents the proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Emerging Current Trends in Computing & Expert Technology (COMET 2020), held at Panimalar Engineering College, Chennai, India on 6 and 7 March 2020. The aim of the book is to disseminate cutting-edge developments taking place in the technological fields of intelligent systems and computer technology, thereby assisting researchers and practitioners from both institutions and industry to upgrade their knowledge of the latest developments and emerging areas of study. It focuses on technological innovations and trendsetting initiatives to improve business values, optimize business processes and enable inclusive growth for corporates, industries and education alike. The book is divided into two sections; ‘Next Generation Soft Computing’ is a platform for scientists, researchers, practitioners and academics to present and discuss their most recent innovations, trends and concerns, as well as the practical challenges encountered in the field. The second section, ‘Evolutionary Networking and Communications’ focuses on various aspects of 5G communications systems and networking, including cloud and virtualization solutions, management technologies, and vertical application areas. It brings together the latest technologies from all over the world, and also provides an excellent international forum for the sharing of knowledge and results from theory, methodology and applications in networking and communications. The book will be of interest to all those working in the fields of intelligent systems and computer technology.

Fog and Edge Computing

Author : Rajkumar Buyya
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1119524989
Total Pages : 512 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (195 download)

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Download or read book Fog and Edge Computing written by Rajkumar Buyya and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2019-01-30 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive guide to Fog and Edge applications, architectures, and technologies Recent years have seen the explosive growth of the Internet of Things (IoT): the internet-connected network of devices that includes everything from personal electronics and home appliances to automobiles and industrial machinery. Responding to the ever-increasing bandwidth demands of the IoT, Fog and Edge computing concepts have developed to collect, analyze, and process data more efficiently than traditional cloud architecture. Fog and Edge Computing: Principles and Paradigms provides a comprehensive overview of the state-of-the-art applications and architectures driving this dynamic field of computing while highlighting potential research directions and emerging technologies. Exploring topics such as developing scalable architectures, moving from closed systems to open systems, and ethical issues rising from data sensing, this timely book addresses both the challenges and opportunities that Fog and Edge computing presents. Contributions from leading IoT experts discuss federating Edge resources, middleware design issues, data management and predictive analysis, smart transportation and surveillance applications, and more. A coordinated and integrated presentation of topics helps readers gain thorough knowledge of the foundations, applications, and issues that are central to Fog and Edge computing. This valuable resource: Provides insights on transitioning from current Cloud-centric and 4G/5G wireless environments to Fog Computing Examines methods to optimize virtualized, pooled, and shared resources Identifies potential technical challenges and offers suggestions for possible solutions Discusses major components of Fog and Edge computing architectures such as middleware, interaction protocols, and autonomic management Includes access to a website portal for advanced online resources Fog and Edge Computing: Principles and Paradigms is an essential source of up-to-date information for systems architects, developers, researchers, and advanced undergraduate and graduate students in fields of computer science and engineering.

Mobile Edge Computing

Author : Anwesha Mukherjee
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030698939
Total Pages : 598 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (36 download)

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Download or read book Mobile Edge Computing written by Anwesha Mukherjee and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-11-18 with total page 598 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mobile Edge Computing (MEC) provides cloud-like subscription-oriented services at the edge of mobile network. For low latency and high bandwidth services, edge computing assisted IoT (Internet of Things) has become the pillar for the development of smart environments and their applications such as smart home, smart health, smart traffic management, smart agriculture, and smart city. This book covers the fundamental concept of the MEC and its real-time applications. The book content is organized into three parts: Part A covers the architecture and working model of MEC, Part B focuses on the systems, platforms, services and issues of MEC, and Part C emphases on various applications of MEC. This book is targeted for graduate students, researchers, developers, and service providers interested in learning about the state-of-the-art in MEC technologies, innovative applications, and future research directions.

IoT-based Intelligent Modelling for Environmental and Ecological Engineering

Author : Paul Krause
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030711722
Total Pages : 318 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (37 download)

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Book Synopsis IoT-based Intelligent Modelling for Environmental and Ecological Engineering by : Paul Krause

Download or read book IoT-based Intelligent Modelling for Environmental and Ecological Engineering written by Paul Krause and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-05-31 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book brings to readers thirteen chapters with contributions to the benefits of using IoT and Cloud Computing to agro-ecosystems from a multi-disciplinary perspective. IoT and Cloud systems have prompted the development of a Cloud digital ecosystem referred to as Cloud-to-thing continuum computing. The key success of IoT computing and the Cloud digital ecosystem is that IoT can be integrated seamlessly with the physical environment and therefore has the potential to leverage innovative services in agro-ecosystems. Areas such as ecological monitoring, agriculture, and biodiversity constitute a large area of potential application of IoT and Cloud technologies. In contrast to traditional agriculture systems that have employed aggressive policies to increase productivity, new agro-ecosystems aim to increase productivity but also achieve efficiency and competitiveness in modern sustainable agriculture and contribute, more broadly, to the green economy and sustainable food-chain industry. Fundamental research as well as concrete applications from various real-life scenarios, such as smart farming, precision agriculture, green agriculture, sustainable livestock and sow farming, climate threat, and societal and environmental impacts, is presented. Research issues and challenges are also discussed towards envisioning efficient and scalable solutions to agro-ecosystems based on IoT and Cloud technologies. Our fundamental belief is that we can collectively trigger a new revolution that will transition agriculture into an equable system that not only feeds the world, but also contributes to mitigating the climate change and biodiversity crises that our historical actions have triggered.

Advances in Distributed and Parallel Processing: Applications in optimization, fluid dynamics, and VLSI

Author : Harry W. Tyrer
Publisher : Intellect Books
ISBN 13 : 9780893918804
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (188 download)

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Download or read book Advances in Distributed and Parallel Processing: Applications in optimization, fluid dynamics, and VLSI written by Harry W. Tyrer and published by Intellect Books. This book was released on 1994 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The progress in distributed and parallel computing has been accompanied by the concurrent arrival of hardware architectures, software, and algorithms. This series reviews particular areas in this field based on fundamental issues and the state of the art. It provides in-depth contributions that should be valuable to all professionals involved in the design, development, research, production and use of parallel and distributed processing systems.

Edge Computing

Author : Fadi Al-Turjman
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319990616
Total Pages : 188 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (199 download)

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Download or read book Edge Computing written by Fadi Al-Turjman and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-11-09 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book, contributors provide insights into the latest developments of Edge Computing/Mobile Edge Computing, specifically in terms of communication protocols and related applications and architectures. The book provides help to Edge service providers, Edge service consumers, and Edge service developers interested in getting the latest knowledge in the area. The book includes relevant Edge Computing topics such as applications; architecture; services; inter-operability; data analytics; deployment and service; resource management; simulation and modeling; and security and privacy. Targeted readers include those from varying disciplines who are interested in designing and deploying Edge Computing. Features the latest research related to Edge Computing, from a variety of perspectives; Tackles Edge Computing in academia and industry, featuring a variety of new and innovative operational ideas; Provides a strong foundation for researchers to advance further in the Edge Computing domain.

Applications, Tools and Techniques on the Road to Exascale Computing

Author : Koen de Bosschere
Publisher : IOS Press
ISBN 13 : 1614990409
Total Pages : 688 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (149 download)

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Download or read book Applications, Tools and Techniques on the Road to Exascale Computing written by Koen de Bosschere and published by IOS Press. This book was released on 2012 with total page 688 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Single processing units have now reached a point where further major improvements in their performance are restricted by their physical limitations. This is causing a slowing down in advances at the same time as new scientific challenges are demanding exascale speed. This has meant that parallel processing has become key to High Performance Computing (HPC). This book contains the proceedings of the 14th biennial ParCo conference, ParCo2011, held in Ghent, Belgium. The ParCo conferences have traditionally concentrated on three main themes: Algorithms, Architectures and Applications. Nowadays though, the focus has shifted from traditional multiprocessor topologies to heterogeneous and manycores, incorporating standard CPUs, GPUs (Graphics Processing Units) and FPGAs (Field Programmable Gate Arrays). These platforms are, at a higher abstraction level, integrated in clusters, grids and clouds. The papers presented here reflect this change of focus. New architectures, programming tools and techniques are also explored, and the need for exascale hardware and software was also discussed in the industrial session of the conference.This book will be of interest to all those interested in parallel computing today, and progress towards the exascale computing of tomorrow.

Guide to Industrial Analytics

Author : Richard Hill
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030791041
Total Pages : 285 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (37 download)

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Download or read book Guide to Industrial Analytics written by Richard Hill and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-09-27 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This textbook describes the hands-on application of data science techniques to solve problems in manufacturing and the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT). Monitoring and managing operational performance is a crucial activity for industrial and business organisations. The emergence of low-cost, accessible computing and storage, through Industrial Digital Technologies (IDT) and Industry 4.0, has generated considerable interest in innovative approaches to doing more with data. Data science, predictive analytics, machine learning, artificial intelligence and general approaches to modelling, simulating and visualising industrial systems have often been considered topics only for research labs and academic departments. This textbook debunks the mystique around applied data science and shows readers, using tutorial-style explanations and real-life case studies, how practitioners can develop their own understanding of performance to achieve tangible business improvements. All exercises can be completed with commonly available tools, many of which are free to install and use. Readers will learn how to use tools to investigate, diagnose, propose and implement analytics solutions that will provide explainable results to deliver digital transformation.

Edge Intelligence in the Making

Author : Sen Lin
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3031023803
Total Pages : 17 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (31 download)

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Download or read book Edge Intelligence in the Making written by Sen Lin and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-06-01 with total page 17 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With the explosive growth of mobile computing and Internet of Things (IoT) applications, as exemplified by AR/VR, smart city, and video/audio surveillance, billions of mobile and IoT devices are being connected to the Internet, generating zillions of bytes of data at the network edge. Driven by this trend, there is an urgent need to push the frontiers of artificial intelligence (AI) to the network edge to fully unleash the potential of IoT big data. Indeed, the marriage of edge computing and AI has resulted in innovative solutions, namely edge intelligence or edge AI. Nevertheless, research and practice on this emerging inter-disciplinary field is still in its infancy stage. To facilitate the dissemination of the recent advances in edge intelligence in both academia and industry, this book conducts a comprehensive and detailed survey of the recent research efforts and also showcases the authors' own research progress on edge intelligence. Specifically, the book first reviews the background and present motivation for AI running at the network edge. Next, it provides an overview of the overarching architectures, frameworks, and emerging key technologies for deep learning models toward training/inference at the network edge. To illustrate the research problems for edge intelligence, the book also showcases four of the authors' own research projects on edge intelligence, ranging from rigorous theoretical analysis to studies based on realistic implementation. Finally, it discusses the applications, marketplace, and future research opportunities of edge intelligence. This emerging interdisciplinary field offers many open problems and yet also tremendous opportunities, and this book only touches the tip of iceberg. Hopefully, this book will elicit escalating attention, stimulate fruitful discussions, and open new directions on edge intelligence.

Advanced Parallel Processing Technologies

Author : Yong Dou
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 331967952X
Total Pages : 129 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (196 download)

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Download or read book Advanced Parallel Processing Technologies written by Yong Dou and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-09-13 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book constitutes the proceedings of the 12th International Symposium on Advanced Parallel Processing Technologies, APPT 2017, held in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, in August 2017.The 11 regular papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 18 submissions. They deal with the recent advances in big data processing; parallel architectures and systems; parallel software; parallel algorithms and artificial intelligence applications; and distributed and cloud computing.

Input/Output Intensive Massively Parallel Computing

Author : Peter Brezany
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9783540628408
Total Pages : 318 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (284 download)

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Download or read book Input/Output Intensive Massively Parallel Computing written by Peter Brezany and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 1997-04-09 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Massively parallel processing is currently the most promising answer to the quest for increased computer performance. This has resulted in the development of new programming languages and programming environments and has stimulated the design and production of massively parallel supercomputers. The efficiency of concurrent computation and input/output essentially depends on the proper utilization of specific architectural features of the underlying hardware. This book focuses on development of runtime systems supporting execution of parallel code and on supercompilers automatically parallelizing code written in a sequential language. Fortran has been chosen for the presentation of the material because of its dominant role in high-performance programming for scientific and engineering applications.