Intelligent Edge Computing: Leveraging Soft Computing and Machine Learning for Next-Generation Network Applications
A special issue of Future Internet (ISSN 1999-5903). This special issue belongs to the section "Network Virtualization and Edge/Fog Computing".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 March 2026 | Viewed by 46
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Interests: wireless sensor networks; intelligent transportation systems; Internet of things; green communications; fuzzy logic
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue aims to explore the intersection of edge computing, soft computing, and machine learning to enhance the capabilities and performance of next-generation computer networks. As the demand for real-time data processing and low-latency communication grows, particularly with the proliferation of IoT devices, the need for intelligent solutions at the edge of networks becomes increasingly critical.
The key areas of focus for this Special Issue include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Adaptive Resource Management: Investigating soft computing techniques that enable dynamic resource allocation and load balancing in edge computing environments, ensuring optimal performance and energy efficiency.
- Intelligent Data Processing: Exploring machine learning algorithms for real-time data analytics at the edge of networks, allowing for immediate insights and decision-making in applications such as smart cities, healthcare, and autonomous systems.
- Security and Privacy Solutions: Developing innovative soft computing-based security models to protect data integrity and privacy in edge computing scenarios, addressing the challenges posed by distributed data processing.
- Quality of Service (QoS) Enhancement: Proposing methods that utilize machine learning for predicting and improving the QoS in edge computing applications, ensuring reliable service delivery despite variable network conditions.
- Collaborative Edge Networks: Studying the application of artificial intelligence to enhance collaboration among edge devices, facilitating efficient communication and data sharing across network nodes.
- Resilient Edge Architectures: Examining the role of soft computing in designing resilient edge computing architectures that can withstand network disruptions and ensure continuous operation.
By providing a platform for research that integrates soft computing and machine learning with edge computing technologies, this Special Issue aims to attract high-quality submissions from both academia and industry. The innovative approaches that will be discussed in this Special Issue have the potential to significantly advance the field of computer networks, addressing current challenges while paving the way for future developments in intelligent edge computing applications.
Dr. Giovanni Pau
Dr. Fabio Arena
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- intelligent edge computing
- soft computing
- machine learning
- IoT
- Quality of Service (QoS)
- edge computing
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