Review
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Dimitris Kanellopoulos, Varun Kumar Sharma
Summary: The Internet of things (IoT) extends the physical environment by allowing smart devices to sense and interact, enabling intelligent applications. Efficient load balancing and network architecture are crucial in addressing challenges in the IoT.
Article
Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
Chen Sun, Xiqi Gao, Zhi Ding
Summary: This paper investigates a novel resource allocation problem in wireless distributed computing systems, focusing on workload scheduling and power allocation optimization for multifunctional nodes. The proposed algorithm, through relaxation of integer constraints and utilization of concave-convex procedure, achieves efficient computational speed.
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS
(2022)
Article
Energy & Fuels
Sidlawende V. M. Ouoba, Azeddine Houari, Mohamed Machmoum, Josep M. Guerrero
Summary: To extend the lifespan of distributed energy storage systems (DESSs), a novel distributed control method is proposed. By evaluating the participation level of each DESS and selecting appropriate active power references, SoC balancing and frequency restoration are achieved without increasing system order. This method ensures high-performance SoC balancing, voltage regulation, and frequency restoration using only local and neighbor information.
JOURNAL OF ENERGY STORAGE
(2022)
Article
Computer Science, Theory & Methods
Tahseen Khan, Wenhong Tian, Shashikant Ilager, Rajkumar Buyya
Summary: Predicting workload and energy consumption in cloud data centers is crucial for efficient resource management. Using machine learning models and clustering algorithms, workload and energy state of virtual machines can be predicted to aid in automated resource management decisions.
FUTURE GENERATION COMPUTER SYSTEMS-THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ESCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
Luka Strezoski, Harsha Padullaparti, Fei Ding, Murali Baggu
Summary: With the rapid integration of distributed energy resources, distribution utilities face new challenges, and distribution energy resource management systems (DERMSs) provide solutions to these challenges.
JOURNAL OF MODERN POWER SYSTEMS AND CLEAN ENERGY
(2022)
Article
Computer Science, Information Systems
Mehmet Fatih Aktas, Amir Behrouzi-Far, Emina Soljanin, Philip Whiting
Summary: The study reveals that the load balancing performance in storage schemes of distributed systems exhibits different growth patterns under different conditions, and as the number of storage nodes increases, load balance may increase exponentially or multiplicatively.
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON INFORMATION THEORY
(2021)
Article
Engineering, Industrial
Sarah Vanheusden, Teun van Gils, Kris Braekers, Katrien Ramaekers, An Caris
Summary: Intensified competition leads to warehouses handling more orders in shorter timeframes, challenging timely retrieval of customer orders. Balancing workload to reduce imbalances can improve the stability of order picking operations. Various workload balancing methods have differing effectiveness, with managerial decisions impacting the choice of measure.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRODUCTION RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Analytical
Yuan Ren, Cheng Huang, Yongbo Lv, Wanjun Lv, Han Zhang
Summary: This paper proposes an overall technical architecture for a distributed real-time transcoding CDN system and designs resource storage policy models and algorithms. The technical efficiency of the system is verified through simulation experiments.
Article
Computer Science, Information Systems
Sounak Banerjee, Sarbani Roy, Sunirmal Khatua
Summary: SLAs have become crucial in maintaining quality of service as more enterprises shift their workload to the cloud. Challenges in load balancing include varying resource requirements and utilization rates, requiring improvements in efficiency and performance.
JOURNAL OF GRID COMPUTING
(2021)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
A. K. M. Ahasan Habib, Mohammad Kamrul Hasan, Shayla Islam, Rohit Sharma, Rosilah Hassan, Nazmus Nafi, Kusum Yadav, Shoayee Dlaim Alotaibi
Summary: This paper highlights the importance of energy storage technologies in electric vehicles, specifically focusing on batteries and supercapacitors. It provides a comprehensive study and evaluation of different types of batteries, supercapacitors, and balancing circuits, discussing their chemistry, advantages, disadvantages, and performance. The insights gathered from this study will aid in choosing the appropriate energy storage device for future electric vehicle systems.
SUSTAINABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES AND ASSESSMENTS
(2022)
Article
Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence
Yogesh Gupta
Summary: Cloud storage, a type of distributed storage based on cloud computing technology, emerged to efficiently manage the rapidly expanding data in cyberspace. It acts as a repository for data storage, management, and user accessibility, aiming to balance server load, reduce response time, and leverage overall system performance.
EXPERT SYSTEMS WITH APPLICATIONS
(2021)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Mats Ehrnrooth, Alexei Koveshnikov, Heidi Wechtler, Sven Hauff
Summary: Employee wellbeing is a challenging issue in management, and both transformational leadership (TL) and high performance work system (HPWS) are believed to be important in addressing this challenge. However, their unique and relative importance in promoting wellbeing is not well understood. This study examines whether HPWS substitutes the relationships between TL and employee emotional exhaustion, shedding new light on their impact and suggesting ways to develop theory in this field.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Thermodynamics
Siqian Zheng, Xin Jin, Gongsheng Huang, Alvin C. K. Lai
Summary: Driven by advances in smart grid technologies, this paper develops a hierarchical energy management system for a commercial neighbourhood, enabling distributed prosumers to share energy and manage loads and storages. The study comprehensively analyzes the techno-economic-environmental impacts and shows the effectiveness and economic benefits of the P2P system.
Article
Computer Science, Information Systems
Avadh Kishor, Rajdeep Niyogi, Bharadwaj Veeravalli
Summary: This article studies the load balancing problem in a distributed system and proposes a distributed load balancing algorithm (DLBA). By considering both the minimization of jobs' response time and the fair utilization of servers, DLBA can effectively solve the load balancing problem. Experimental results validate the effectiveness of DLBA compared to other existing approaches.
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON SERVICES COMPUTING
(2022)
Article
Energy & Fuels
Anup Marahatta, Yaju Rajbhandari, Ashish Shrestha, Ajay Singh, Anand Gachhadar, Anup Thapa
Summary: This paper discusses the current state of DC distribution system, the benefits of isolating solar-based Micro-Grid system in rural areas, and how the priority-based approach can help MGs operate in a cost-effective and reliable manner. The study shows that the combination of algorithm and SCADA system significantly improves the system's reliability and power consistency.
Editorial Material
Computer Science, Theory & Methods
Kiho Lim, Christian Esposito, Tian Wang, Chang Choi
FUTURE GENERATION COMPUTER SYSTEMS-THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ESCIENCE
(2024)
Editorial Material
Computer Science, Theory & Methods
Jesus Carretero, Dagmar Krefting
Summary: Computational methods play a crucial role in bioinformatics and biomedicine, especially in managing large-scale data and simulating complex models. This special issue focuses on security and performance aspects in infrastructure, optimization for popular applications, and the integration of machine learning and data processing platforms to improve the efficiency and accuracy of bioinformatics.
FUTURE GENERATION COMPUTER SYSTEMS-THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ESCIENCE
(2024)
Article
Computer Science, Theory & Methods
Renhao Lu, Weizhe Zhang, Qiong Li, Hui He, Xiaoxiong Zhong, Hongwei Yang, Desheng Wang, Zenglin Xu, Mamoun Alazab
Summary: Federated Learning allows collaborative training of AI models with local data, and our proposed FedAAM scheme improves convergence speed and training efficiency through an adaptive weight allocation strategy and asynchronous global update rules.
FUTURE GENERATION COMPUTER SYSTEMS-THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ESCIENCE
(2024)
Article
Computer Science, Theory & Methods
Qiangqiang Jiang, Xu Xin, Libo Yao, Bo Chen
Summary: This paper proposes a multi-objective energy-efficient task scheduling technique (METSM) for edge heterogeneous multiprocessor systems. A mathematical model is established for the task scheduling problem, and a problem-specific algorithm (IMO) is designed for optimizing task scheduling and resource allocation. Experimental results show that the proposed algorithm can achieve optimal Pareto fronts and significantly save time and power consumption.
FUTURE GENERATION COMPUTER SYSTEMS-THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ESCIENCE
(2024)
Editorial Material
Computer Science, Theory & Methods
Weimin Li, Lu Liu, Kevin I. K. Wang, Qun Jin
FUTURE GENERATION COMPUTER SYSTEMS-THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ESCIENCE
(2024)
Article
Computer Science, Theory & Methods
Mohammed Riyadh Abdmeziem, Amina Ahmed Nacer, Nawfel Moundji Deroues
Summary: Internet of Things (IoT) devices have become ubiquitous and brought the need for group communications. However, security in group communications is challenging due to the asynchronous nature of IoT devices. This paper introduces an innovative approach using blockchain technology and smart contracts to ensure secure and scalable group communications.
FUTURE GENERATION COMPUTER SYSTEMS-THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ESCIENCE
(2024)
Article
Computer Science, Theory & Methods
Robert Sajina, Nikola Tankovic, Ivo Ipsic
Summary: This paper presents and evaluates a novel approach that utilizes an encoder-only transformer model to enable collaboration between agents learning two distinct NLP tasks. The evaluation results demonstrate that collaboration among agents, even when working towards separate objectives, can result in mutual benefits.
FUTURE GENERATION COMPUTER SYSTEMS-THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ESCIENCE
(2024)
Article
Computer Science, Theory & Methods
Hebert Cabane, Kleinner Farias
Summary: Event-driven architecture has been widely adopted in the software industry for its benefits in software modularity and performance. However, there is a lack of empirical evidence to support its impact on performance. This study compares the performance of an event-driven application with a monolithic application and finds that the monolithic architecture consumes fewer computational resources and has better response times.
FUTURE GENERATION COMPUTER SYSTEMS-THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ESCIENCE
(2024)
Article
Computer Science, Theory & Methods
Haroon Wahab, Irfan Mehmood, Hassan Ugail, Javier Del Ser, Khan Muhammad
Summary: Wireless capsule endoscopy (WCE) is a revolutionary diagnostic method for small bowel pathology. However, the manual analysis of WCE videos is cumbersome and the privacy concerns of WCE data hinder the adoption of AI-based diagnoses. This study proposes a federated learning framework for collaborative learning from multiple data centers, demonstrating improved anomaly classification performance while preserving data privacy.
FUTURE GENERATION COMPUTER SYSTEMS-THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ESCIENCE
(2024)
Article
Computer Science, Theory & Methods
Maruf Monem, Md Tamjid Hossain, Md. Golam Rabiul Alam, Md. Shirajum Munir, Md. Mahbubur Rahman, Salman A. AlQahtani, Samah Almutlaq, Mohammad Mehedi Hassan
Summary: Bitcoin, the largest cryptocurrency, faces challenges in broader adaption due to long verification times and high transaction fees. To tackle these issues, researchers propose a learning framework that uses machine learning to predict the ideal block size in each block generation cycle. This model significantly improves the block size, transaction fees, and transaction approval rate of Bitcoin, addressing the long wait time and broader adaption problem.
FUTURE GENERATION COMPUTER SYSTEMS-THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ESCIENCE
(2024)
Article
Computer Science, Theory & Methods
Rafael Duque, Crescencio Bravo, Santos Bringas, Daniel Postigo
Summary: This paper introduces the importance of user interfaces for digital twins and presents a technique called ADD for modeling requirements of Human-DT interaction. A study is conducted to assess the feasibility and utility of ADD in designing user interfaces, using the virtualization of a natural space as a case study.
FUTURE GENERATION COMPUTER SYSTEMS-THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ESCIENCE
(2024)
Article
Computer Science, Theory & Methods
Xiulin Li, Li Pan, Wei Song, Shijun Liu, Xiangxu Meng
Summary: This article proposes a novel multiclass multi-pool analytical model for optimizing the quality of composite service applications deployed in the cloud. By considering embarrassingly parallel services and using differentiated parallel processing mechanisms, the model provides accurate prediction results and significantly reduces job response time.
FUTURE GENERATION COMPUTER SYSTEMS-THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ESCIENCE
(2024)
Article
Computer Science, Theory & Methods
Seongwan Park, Woojin Jeong, Yunyoung Lee, Bumho Son, Huisu Jang, Jaewook Lee
Summary: In this paper, a novel MEV detection model called ArbiNet is proposed, which offers a low-cost and accurate solution for MEV detection without requiring knowledge of smart contract code or ABIs.
FUTURE GENERATION COMPUTER SYSTEMS-THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ESCIENCE
(2024)
Article
Computer Science, Theory & Methods
Sacheendra Talluri, Nikolas Herbst, Cristina Abad, Tiziano De Matteis, Alexandru Iosup
Summary: Serverless computing is increasingly used in data-processing applications. This paper presents ExDe, a framework for systematically exploring the design space of scheduling architectures and mechanisms, to help system designers tackle complexity.
FUTURE GENERATION COMPUTER SYSTEMS-THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ESCIENCE
(2024)
Article
Computer Science, Theory & Methods
Chao Wang, Hui Xia, Shuo Xu, Hao Chi, Rui Zhang, Chunqiang Hu
Summary: This paper introduces a Federated Learning framework called FedBnR to address the issue of potential data heterogeneity in distributed entities. By breaking up the original task into multiple subtasks and reconstructing the representation using feature extractors, the framework improves the learning performance on heterogeneous datasets.
FUTURE GENERATION COMPUTER SYSTEMS-THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ESCIENCE
(2024)