New Advances in Distributed Systems, Edge Intelligence, and Artificial Intelligence

A special issue of Mathematics (ISSN 2227-7390). This special issue belongs to the section "E1: Mathematics and Computer Science".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 September 2025 | Viewed by 659

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Hebei Key Laboratory of Marine Perception Network and Data Processing, Northeastern University at Qinhuangdao, Qinhuangdao 066004, China
Interests: artificial intelligence; edge intelligence; resource allocation; Internet of Vehicles; wireless networking
State Key Laboratory of Integrated Services Networks, Xidian University, Xi’an 710071, China
Interests: intelligent transportation systems; Internet of Vehicles; distributed computing
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Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue intends to inform readers of the latest advances in distributed systems, edge intelligence, and artificial intelligence with a mathematical lens, highlighting the transformative influence that these technologies exert on the rapidly changing digital landscape of today. As concerns distributed systems, we focus on the latest advancements in architectural optimization, fault tolerance and resource management. These advancements rely heavily on sophisticated mathematical models to enable efficient large-scale data processing and service delivery. Moreover, we explore emerging patterns, high-performance computing technologies and innovative deployment and optimization strategies. Edge intelligence integrates cloud computing and IoT, leveraging advanced mathematical models to facilitate real-time data processing and analysis. These models significantly reduce latency and enhance user experiences in diverse applications such as smart cities, autonomous driving and remote healthcare. Artificial intelligence continues to make significant strides in algorithm optimization, model training and knowledge graph construction, contributing to positive changes in various industries. We explore the algorithmic innovations, intelligent services, and ethical considerations within distributed and edge computing environments. We invite researchers and practitioners to contribute their original research and review articles, sharing their insights and experiences in relation to these exciting and rapidly evolving fields. 

Dr. Xiaoming Yuan
Dr. Lei Liu
Dr. Yulan Gao
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Keywords

  • distributed computing frameworks
  • distributed systems
  • system optimization
  • control optimization
  • mathematical optimization methods
  • edge intelligence
  • graph theory
  • distributed storage
  • computational methods
  • quality of service (QoS) optimization
  • Internet of Things (IoT)
  • deep learning
  • federated learning
  • security and privacy protection
  • generated artificial intelligence
  • prediction models
  • digital twin technologies
  • distributed multiple resource management

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Deploying AI on Edge: Advancement and Challenges in Edge Intelligence
by Tianyu Wang, Jinyang Guo, Bowen Zhang, Ge Yang and Dong Li
Mathematics 2025, 13(11), 1878; https://doi.org/10.3390/math13111878 - 4 Jun 2025
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In recent years, artificial intelligence (AI) has achieved significant progress and remarkable advancements across various disciplines, including biology, computer science, and industry. However, the increasing complexity of AI network structures and the vast number of associated parameters impose substantial computational and storage demands, [...] Read more.
In recent years, artificial intelligence (AI) has achieved significant progress and remarkable advancements across various disciplines, including biology, computer science, and industry. However, the increasing complexity of AI network structures and the vast number of associated parameters impose substantial computational and storage demands, severely limiting the practical deployment of these models on resource-constrained edge devices. Although edge intelligence methods have been proposed to alleviate the computational and storage burdens, they still face multiple persistent challenges, such as large-scale model deployment, poor interpretability, privacy and security vulnerabilities, and energy efficiency constraints. This article systematically reviews the current advancements in edge intelligence technologies, highlights key enabling techniques including model sparsity, quantization, knowledge distillation, neural architecture search, and federated learning, and explores their applications in industrial, automotive, healthcare, and consumer domains. Furthermore, this paper presents a comparative analysis of these techniques, summarizes major trade-offs, and proposes decision frameworks to guide deployment strategies under different scenarios. Finally, it discusses future research directions to address the remaining technical bottlenecks and promote the practical and sustainable development of edge intelligence. Standing at the threshold of an exciting new era, we believe edge intelligence will play an increasingly critical role in transforming industries and enabling ubiquitous intelligent services. Full article
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