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Cloud and Edge Computing for the Next-Generation Networks

A special issue of Future Internet (ISSN 1999-5903). This special issue belongs to the section "Internet of Things".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 June 2025 | Viewed by 1657

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Jordi Mateo-Fornés

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Department of Computer Engineering and Digital Design, University of Lleida, Jaume II 69, 25001 Lleida, Spain
Interests: distributed computing; cloud computing; edge computing; fog computing; e-health; decision support systems; agriculture; parallel computing; IoT
Prof. Dr. Choong Seon Hong

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Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Kyung Hee University, Yongin-si 17104, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea
Interests: edge computing; machine learning; networking intelligence
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Dear Colleagues,

The computing world is rapidly transforming into an expansive, interconnected, highly diverse distributed system. Internet of Things (IoT) devices are at the forefront of this evolution, generating unprecedented volumes of data. This surge in data production is forerunning a new era of computing paradigms, necessitating a fundamental shift from centralized cloud to decentralized edge computation. This transformation requires enabling distributed intelligence for efficient data processing and communication and ensuring a seamless continuum between the edge and cloud. This evolution shapes the future of resilient, efficient, and intelligent next-generation networks.

This Special Issue delves into the challenges and opportunities presented by this transition. Our focus is on cloud and edge computing, particularly in the context of distributed intelligence and networking. Distributed intelligence empowers a system to make autonomous decisions, stay updated, and operate based on local data and models without centralized control and coordination.

Potential submission topics include the following:

  • Edge computing in IoT and 5G networks.
  • Next-generation network architectures for the cloud-edge continuum.
  • Strategies for task offloading in the cloud-edge continuum.
  • Resource management and allocation using distributed intelligence.
  • Update mechanisms for distributed learning systems.
  • Policies for resilient, fault-tolerant distributed computing.
  • Privacy-aware processing and communication in distributed systems.

Dr. Jordi Mateo-Fornés
Prof. Dr. Choong Seon Hong
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • task offloading
  • cloud-edge continuum
  • 5G network architectures
  • Internet of Things (IoT)
  • distributed intelligence
  • resource management
  • resilience
  • privacy-aware processing
  • trust mechanisms
  • edge AI models

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Railway Cloud Resource Management as a Service
by Ivaylo Atanasov, Dragomira Dimitrova, Evelina Pencheva and Ventsislav Trifonov
Future Internet 2025, 17(5), 192; https://doi.org/10.3390/fi17050192 - 24 Apr 2025
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Cloud computing has the potential to accelerate the digital journey of railways. Railway systems are big and complex, involving a lot of parts, like trains, tracks, signaling systems, and control systems, among others. The application of cloud computing technologies in the railway industry [...] Read more.
Cloud computing has the potential to accelerate the digital journey of railways. Railway systems are big and complex, involving a lot of parts, like trains, tracks, signaling systems, and control systems, among others. The application of cloud computing technologies in the railway industry has the potential to enhance operational efficiency, data management, and overall system performance. Cloud management is essential for complex systems, and the automation of management services can speed up the provisioning, deployment, and maintenance of cloud infrastructure and applications by enabling visibility across the environment. It can provide consistent and unified management over resource allocation, streamline security processes, and automate the monitoring of key performance indicators. Key railway cloud management challenges include the lack of open interfaces and standardization, which are related to the vendor lock-in problem. In this paper, we propose an approach to design the railway cloud resource management as a service. Based on typical use cases, the requirements to fault and performance management of the railway cloud resources are identified. The main functionality is designed as RESTful services. The approach feasibility is proved by formal verification of the cloud resource management models supported by cloud management application and services. The proposed approach is open, in contrast to any proprietary solutions and feature scalability and interoperability. Full article
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A Cross-Chain-Based Access Control Framework for Cloud Environment
by Saad Belcaid, Mostapha Zbakh, Siham Aouad, Abdellah Touhafi and An Braeken
Future Internet 2025, 17(4), 149; https://doi.org/10.3390/fi17040149 - 27 Mar 2025
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Cloud computing presents itself as one of the leading technologies in the IT solutions field, providing a variety of services and capabilities. Meanwhile, blockchain-based solutions emerge as advantageous as they permit data immutability, transaction efficiency, transparency, and trust due to decentralization and the [...] Read more.
Cloud computing presents itself as one of the leading technologies in the IT solutions field, providing a variety of services and capabilities. Meanwhile, blockchain-based solutions emerge as advantageous as they permit data immutability, transaction efficiency, transparency, and trust due to decentralization and the use of smart contracts. In this paper, we are consolidating these two technologies into a secure framework for access control in cloud environments. A cross-chain-based methodology is used, in which transactions and interactions between multiple blockchains and cloud computing systems are supported, such that no separate third-party certificates are required in the authentication and authorization processes. This paper presents a cross-chain-based framework that integrates a full, fine-grained, attribute-based access control (ABAC) mechanism that evaluates cloud user access transaction attributes. It grants or denies access to the cloud resources by inferring knowledge about the attributes received using semantic reasoning based on ontologies, resulting in a more reliable method for information sharing over the cloud network. Our implemented cross-chain framework on the Cosmos ecosystem with the integrated semantic ABAC scored an overall access control (AC) processing time of 9.72 ms. Full article
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A Survey on Edge Computing (EC) Security Challenges: Classification, Threats, and Mitigation Strategies
by Abdul Manan Sheikh, Md. Rafiqul Islam, Mohamed Hadi Habaebi, Suriza Ahmad Zabidi, Athaur Rahman Bin Najeeb and Adnan Kabbani
Future Internet 2025, 17(4), 175; https://doi.org/10.3390/fi17040175 - 16 Apr 2025
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Edge computing (EC) is a distributed computing approach to processing data at the network edge, either by the device or a local server, instead of centralized data centers or the cloud. EC proximity to the data source can provide faster insights, response time, [...] Read more.
Edge computing (EC) is a distributed computing approach to processing data at the network edge, either by the device or a local server, instead of centralized data centers or the cloud. EC proximity to the data source can provide faster insights, response time, and bandwidth utilization. However, the distributed architecture of EC makes it vulnerable to data security breaches and diverse attack vectors. The edge paradigm has limited availability of resources like memory and battery power. Also, the heterogeneous nature of the hardware, diverse communication protocols, and difficulty in timely updating security patches exist. A significant number of researchers have presented countermeasures for the detection and mitigation of data security threats in an EC paradigm. However, an approach that differs from traditional data security and privacy-preserving mechanisms already used in cloud computing is required. Artificial Intelligence (AI) greatly improves EC security through advanced threat detection, automated responses, and optimized resource management. When combined with Physical Unclonable Functions (PUFs), AI further strengthens data security by leveraging PUFs’ unique and unclonable attributes alongside AI’s adaptive and efficient management features. This paper investigates various edge security strategies and cutting-edge solutions. It presents a comparison between existing strategies, highlighting their benefits and limitations. Additionally, the paper offers a detailed discussion of EC security threats, including their characteristics and the classification of different attack types. The paper also provides an overview of the security and privacy needs of the EC, detailing the technological methods employed to address threats. Its goal is to assist future researchers in pinpointing potential research opportunities. Full article
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