{"title":"Accounting Information Systems and Strategic Performance: The Interplay of Digital Technology and Edge Computing Devices","authors":"Xi Zhen, Li Zhen","doi":"10.1007/s10723-023-09720-8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10723-023-09720-8","url":null,"abstract":"<p>With the rapid development of digital technologies, scholars and industries are pushing into the information age, where data processing is the accounting industry's major challenge. This study aimed to analyze the use of these digital technologies for strategic performance attainment and mediating the accounting information system (AIS). Further, this study also explores the moderation of the DT and strategic performance linkage. In this rapid change, the business organization is crucial to competition. Hence, technology is the key factor for maintaining the competitiveness of the industrialists, specifically where information plays a vital role in making management decisions. Accounting software is a significant tool that efficiently collects data and makes timely decisions to declare the business strategy to respond quickly to the market. However, the available accounting software is costly, and small-scale businesses cannot afford it. Therefore, this paper developed a digital accounting system using artificial intelligence (AI) and edge computing (EC) to process and store the accounting data. This article introduces novel edge framework for digital data processing with advanced data processing methods. The with the growth of IoT, the data sizes have increased significantly. Moreover, the traditional cloud platforms are enriched with EC to process the vast amount of data where it is collected. Therefore, the business can adapt to new size data and raise its standards in terms of technical content. It will define the distributed storage in the cloud and test the cluster performance of the system once the system design and its effects on the system. In the end, the system operation time, load balancing and rows of data is tested experimentally. The results and its analysis demonstrated that the data processing with EC for AIS utilized is improved acceleration rate, operational efficiency and execution rate.</p>","PeriodicalId":54817,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Grid Computing","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":5.5,"publicationDate":"2023-12-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139069792","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"计算机科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Development of Analytical Offloading for Innovative Internet of Vehicles Based on Mobile Edge Computing","authors":"Ming Zhang","doi":"10.1007/s10723-023-09719-1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10723-023-09719-1","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The current task offloading technique needs to be performed more effectively. Onboard terminals cannot execute efficient computation due to the explosive expansion of data flow, the quick increase in vehicle population, and the growing scarcity of spectrum resources. As a result, this study suggests a task-offloading technique based on reinforcement learning computing for the Internet of Vehicles edge computing architecture. The system framework for the Internet of Vehicles has been initially developed. Although the control centre gathers all vehicle information, the roadside unit collects vehicle data from the neighborhood and sends it to a mobile edge computing server for processing. Then, to guarantee that job dispatching in the Internet of Vehicles is logical, the computation model, communications approach, interfering approach, and concerns about confidentiality are established. This research examines the best way to analyze and design a computation offloading approach for a multiuser smart Internet of Vehicles (IoV) based on mobile edge computing (MEC). We present an analytical offloading strategy for various MEC networks, covering one-to-one, one-to-two, and two-to-one situations, as it is challenging to determine an analytical offloading proportion for a generic MEC-based IoV network. The suggested analytic offload strategy may match the brute force (BF) approach with the best performance of the Deep Deterministic Policy Gradient (DDPG). For the analytical offloading design for a general MEC-based IoV, the analytical results in this study can be a valuable source of information.</p>","PeriodicalId":54817,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Grid Computing","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":5.5,"publicationDate":"2023-12-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139051107","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"计算机科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Edge Computing with Fog-cloud for Heart Data Processing using Particle Swarm Optimized Deep Learning Technique","authors":"Sheng Chai, Lantian Guo","doi":"10.1007/s10723-023-09706-6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10723-023-09706-6","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Chronic illnesses such as heart disease, diabetes, cancer, and respiratory diseases are complex and pose a significant threat to global health. Processing heart data is particularly challenging due to the variability of symptoms. However, advancements in smart wearable devices, computing technologies, and IoT solutions have made heart data processing easier. This proposed model integrates Edge-Fog-Cloud computing to provide rapid and accurate results, making it a promising solution for heart data processing. Patient data is collected using hardware components, and cardiac feature extraction is used to obtain crucial features from data signals. The Optimized Cascaded Convolution Neural Network (CCNN) processes these features, and the CCNN's hyperparameters are optimized using both PSO (Particle Swarm Optimization) and GSO(Galactic Swarm Optimization) techniques. The proposed system leverages the strengths of both optimization algorithms to improve the accuracy and efficiency of the heart data processing system. The GSO-CCNN optimizes the CCNN's hyperparameters, while the PSO-CCNN optimizes the feature selection process. Combining both algorithms enhances the system's ability to identify relevant features and optimize the CCNN's architecture. Performance analysis demonstrates that the proposed technique, which integrates Edge-Fog-Cloud computing with combined PSO-CCNN and GSO-CCNN techniques, outperforms traditional models such as PSO-CCNN, GSO-CCNN, WOA-CCNN, and DHOA-CCNN, which utilize traditional cloud and edge technologies. The proposed model is evaluated in terms of time, energy consumption, bandwidth, and the standard performance metrics of accuracy, precision, recall, specificity, and F1-score. Therefore, the proposed system's comparative analysis ensures its efficiency over conventional models for heart data processing.</p>","PeriodicalId":54817,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Grid Computing","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":5.5,"publicationDate":"2023-12-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139030887","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"计算机科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yu Song, Xin He, Xiwang Tang, Bo Yin, Jie Du, Jiali Liu, Zhongbao Zhao, Shigang Geng
{"title":"DEEPBIN: Deep Learning Based Garbage Classification for Households Using Sustainable Natural Technologies","authors":"Yu Song, Xin He, Xiwang Tang, Bo Yin, Jie Du, Jiali Liu, Zhongbao Zhao, Shigang Geng","doi":"10.1007/s10723-023-09722-6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10723-023-09722-6","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Today, things that are accessible worldwide are upgrading to innovative technology. In this research, an intelligent garbage system will be designed with State-of-the-art methods using deep learning technologies. Garbage is highly produced due to urbanization and the rising population in urban areas. It is essential to manage daily trash from homes and living environments. This research aims to provide an intelligent IoT-based garbage bin system, and classification is done using Deep learning techniques. This smart bin is capable of sensing more varieties of garbage from home. Though there are more technologies successfully implemented with IoT and machine learning, there is still a need for sustainable natural technologies to manage daily waste. The innovative IoT-based garbage system uses various sensors like humidity, temperature, gas, and liquid sensors to identify the garbage condition. Initially, the Smart Garbage Bin system is designed, and then the data are collected using a garbage annotation application. Next, the deep learning method is used for object detection and classification of garbage images. Arithmetic Optimization Algorithm (AOA) with Improved RefineDet (IRD) is used for object detection. Next, the EfficientNet-B0 model is used for the classification of garbage images. The garbage content is identified, and the content is prepared to train the deep learning model to perform efficient classification tasks. For result evaluation, smart bins are deployed in real-time, and accuracy is estimated. Furthermore, fine-tuning region-specific litter photos led to enhanced categorization.</p>","PeriodicalId":54817,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Grid Computing","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":5.5,"publicationDate":"2023-12-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138745456","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"计算机科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yuliang Gai, Yuxin Liu, Minghao Li, Shengcheng Yang
{"title":"Markovian with Federated Deep Recurrent Neural Network for Edge—IoMT to Improve Healthcare in Smart Cities","authors":"Yuliang Gai, Yuxin Liu, Minghao Li, Shengcheng Yang","doi":"10.1007/s10723-023-09709-3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10723-023-09709-3","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The architectural design of smart cities should prioritize the provision of critical medical services. This involves establishing improved connectivity and leveraging supercomputing capabilities to enhance the quality of services (QoS) offered to residents. Edge computing is vital in healthcare applications by enabling low network latencies necessary for real-time data processing. By implementing edge computing, smart cities can benefit from reduced latency, increased bandwidth, and improved power consumption efficiency. In the context of Mobile Edge Computing (MEC), the study proposes a novel approach called the Markovian Decision Process with Federated Deep Recurrent Neural Network (MDP-FDRNN) as the primary algorithm for managing resource allocation. MEC focuses on utilizing edge computing capabilities to process data and perform computations at the network's edges. The conducted tests demonstrate that the MDP-FDRNN algorithm is superior and well-suited for effectively resolving high-processing traffic at the network's edges. It significantly reduces processing time, particularly crucial for healthcare operations related to patients' health problems. By employing the MDP-FDRNN algorithm in resource allocation management, smart cities can efficiently utilize their edge computing infrastructure to handle complex processing tasks. The superior performance of this algorithm in reducing processing time showcases its potential to support critical healthcare operations within smart cities, thereby enhancing the overall quality of healthcare services provided to residents. This article underscores the significance of implementing appropriate technology, including edge computing and the IoM, in developing prosperous smart cities. It also highlights the effectiveness of the MDP-FDRNN algorithm in managing resource allocation and addressing processing challenges at the network's edges, particularly in healthcare operations.</p>","PeriodicalId":54817,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Grid Computing","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":5.5,"publicationDate":"2023-12-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138745508","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"计算机科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Integration of a Lightweight Customized 2D CNN Model to an Edge Computing System for Real-Time Multiple Gesture Recognition","authors":"Hulin Jin, Zhiran Jin, Yong-Guk Kim, Chunyang Fan","doi":"10.1007/s10723-023-09715-5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10723-023-09715-5","url":null,"abstract":"<h3>Abstract</h3> <p>The human-machine interface (HMI) collects electrophysiology signals incoming from the patient and utilizes them to operate the device. However, most applications are currently in the testing phase and are typically unavailable to everyone. Developing wearable HMI devices that are intelligent and more comfortable has been a focus of study in recent times. This work developed a portable, eight-channel electromyography (EMG) signal-based device that can distinguish 21 different types of motion. To identify the EMG signals, an analog front-end (AFE) integrated chip (IC) was created, and an integrated EMG signal acquisition device combining a stretchy wristband was made. Using the EMG movement signals of 10 volunteers, a SIAT database of 21 gestures was created. Using the SIAT dataset, a lightweight 2D CNN-LSTM model was developed and specialized training was given. The signal recognition accuracy is 96.4%, and the training process took a median of 14 min 13 s. The model may be used on lower-performance edge computing devices because of its compact size, and it is anticipated that it will eventually be applied to smartphone terminals.</p>","PeriodicalId":54817,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Grid Computing","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":5.5,"publicationDate":"2023-12-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138682052","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"计算机科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Healthcare and Fitness Services: A Comprehensive Assessment of Blockchain, IoT, and Edge Computing in Smart Cities","authors":"Yang-Yang Liu, Ying Zhang, Yue Wu, Man Feng","doi":"10.1007/s10723-023-09712-8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10723-023-09712-8","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Edge computing, blockchain technology, and the Internet of Things have all been identified as key enablers of innovative city initiatives. A comprehensive examination of the research found that IoT, blockchain, and edge computing are now major factors in how efficiently smart cities provide healthcare. IoT has been determined to be the most used of the three technologies. In this observation, edge computing and blockchain technology are more applicable to the healthcare industry for assessing intelligent and secured data. Edge computing has been touted as an important technology for low-cost remote access, cutting latency, and boosting efficiency. Smart cities are incorporated with intelligent devices to enhance the person's day-to-day life. Intelligent of Medical Things (IoMT) and Edge computing (EC) are these things’ bases. The increasing Quality of Services (QoS) of healthcare services requires supercomputing that connects IoMT with intelligent devices with edge processing. The healthcare applications of smart cities need reduced latencies. Therefore, EC is necessary to reduce latency, energy, bandwidth, and scalability. This paper developed a deep Q reinforcement learning algorithm with evolutionary optimization and compared it with the traditional deep learning approaches for process congestion to reduce the time and latency related to patient health monitoring. The energy consumption, latency computation, and cost computation of the proposed model is less when compared to existing techniques. Among 100 tasks, nearly 95% of the tasks are offloaded efficiently in the minimum time.</p>","PeriodicalId":54817,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Grid Computing","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":5.5,"publicationDate":"2023-12-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138682200","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"计算机科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Cost-Availability Aware Scaling: Towards Optimal Scaling of Cloud Services","authors":"Andre Bento, Filipe Araujo, Raul Barbosa","doi":"10.1007/s10723-023-09718-2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10723-023-09718-2","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Cloud services have become increasingly popular for developing large-scale applications due to the abundance of resources they offer. The scalability and accessibility of these resources have made it easier for organizations of all sizes to develop and implement sophisticated and demanding applications to meet demand instantly. As monetary fees are involved in the use of the cloud, one of the challenges for application developers and operators is to balance their budget constraints with crucial quality attributes, such as availability. Industry standards usually default to simplified solutions that cannot simultaneously consider competing objectives. Our research addresses this challenge by proposing a Cost-Availability Aware Scaling (CAAS) approach that uses multi-objective optimization of availability and cost. We evaluate CAAS using two open-source microservices applications, yielding improved results compared to the industry standard CPU-based Autoscaler (AS). CAAS can find optimal system configurations with higher availability, between 1 and 2 nines on average, and reduced costs, 6% on average, with the first application, and 1 nine of availability on average, and reduced costs up to 18% on average, with the second application. The gap in the results between our model and the default AS suggests that operators can significantly improve the operation of their applications.</p>","PeriodicalId":54817,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Grid Computing","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":5.5,"publicationDate":"2023-12-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138545561","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"计算机科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Deep Learning-Based Multi-Domain Framework for End-to-End Services in 5G Networks","authors":"Yanjia Tian, Yan Dong, Xiang Feng","doi":"10.1007/s10723-023-09714-6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10723-023-09714-6","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Over the past few years, network slicing has emerged as a pivotal component within the realm of 5G technology. It plays a critical role in effectively delineating network services based on a myriad of performance and operational requirements, all of which draw from a shared pool of common resources. The core objective of 5G technology is to facilitate simultaneous network slicing, thereby enabling the creation of multiple distinct end-to-end networks. This multiplicity of networks serves the paramount purpose of ensuring that the traffic within one network slice does not impede or adversely affect the traffic within another. Therefore, this paper proposes a Deep learning-based Multi Domain framework for end-to-end network slicing in traffic-aware prediction. The proposed method uses Deep Reinforcement Learning (DRL) for in-depth resource allocation analysis and improves the Quality of Service (QOS). The DRL-based Multi-domain framework provides traffic-aware prediction and enhances flexibility. The study results demonstrate that the suggested approach outperforms conventional, heuristic, and randomized methods and enhances resource use while maintaining QoS.</p>","PeriodicalId":54817,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Grid Computing","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":5.5,"publicationDate":"2023-12-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138536972","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"计算机科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A Bibliometric Analysis of Convergence of Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain for Edge of Things","authors":"Deepak Sharma, Rajeev Kumar, Ki-Hyun Jung","doi":"10.1007/s10723-023-09716-4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10723-023-09716-4","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The convergence of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Blockchain technologies has emerged as a powerful paradigm to address the challenges of data management, security, and privacy in the Edge of Things (EoTs) environment. This bibliometric analysis aims to explore the research landscape and trends surrounding the topic of convergence of AI and Blockchain for EoTs to gain insights into its development and potential implications. For this, research published during the past six years (2018-2023) in the Web of Science indexed sources has been considered as it has been a new field. VoSViewer-based full counting methodology has been used to analyze citation, co-citation, and co-authorship based collaborations among authors, organizations, countries, sources, and documents. The full counting method in VoSViewer involves considering all authors or sources with equal weight when calculating various bibliometric indicators. Co-occurrence, timeline, and burst detection analysis of keywords and published articles were also carried out to unravel significant research trends on the convergence of AI and Blockchain for EoTs. Our findings reveal a steady growth in research output, indicating the increasing importance and interest in AI-enabled Blockchain solutions for EoTs. Further, the analysis uncovered key influential researchers and institutions driving advancements in this domain, shedding light on potential collaborative networks and knowledge hubs. Additionally, the study examines the evolution of research themes over time, offering insights into emerging areas and future research directions. This bibliometric analysis contributes to the understanding of the state-of-the-art in convergence of AI and Blockchain for EoTs, highlighting the most influential works and identifying knowledge gaps. Researchers, industry practitioners, and policymakers can leverage these findings to inform their research strategies and decision-making processes, fostering innovation and advancements in this cutting-edge interdisciplinary field.</p>","PeriodicalId":54817,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Grid Computing","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":5.5,"publicationDate":"2023-12-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138536987","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"计算机科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}