Edge-Centric Efficient Regression Analytics

Abstract

We introduce an edge-centric parametric predictive analytics methodology, which contributes to real-time regression model caching and selective forwarding in the network edge where communication overhead is significantly reduced as only model's parameters and sufficient statistics are disseminated instead of raw data obtaining high analytics quality. Moreover, sophisticated model selection algorithms are introduced to combine diverse local models for predictive modeling without transferring and processing data at edge gateways. We provide mathematical modeling, performance and comparative assessment over real data showing its benefits in edge computing environments.