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Mobile edge computing (MEC) emerges recently as a promising solution to relieve resource-limited mobile devices from computation-intensive tasks, which enables devices to offload workloads to nearby MEC servers and improve the quality of computation experience. Nevertheless, by considering a MEC system consisting of mu…
To accommodate heterogeneous tasks in Internet of Things (IoT), a new communication and computing paradigm termed mobile edge computing emerges that extends computing services from the cloud to edge, but at the same time exposes new challenges on security. The present paper studies online security-aware edge computing …
BottleNet++: An End-to-End Approach for Feature Compression in Device-Edge Co-Inference Systemscs.LG
BottleNet++ compresses deep learning features for efficient mobile inference.
problem Balancing computation and communication in mobile devices with deep learning models.
method End-to-end architecture with encoder, non-trainable channel layer, and decoder.
result Achieves high compression ratio and bandwidth reduction with minimal accuracy loss.
AMS improves video inference on edge devices by adapting a small model with online knowledge distillation.
problem High computation cost of Deep Neural Networks for real-time video inference on edge devices.
method AMS uses a remote server to continually train and adapt a small model on edge devices, using online knowledge distillation from a large model.
result 0.4--17.8 percent mean Intersection-over-Union improvement in video semantic segmentation.
Deep Reinforcement Learning Based Dynamic Trajectory Control for UAV-assisted Mobile Edge Computingeess.SP
Paper optimizes UAV-assisted mobile edge computing for energy efficiency.
problem Minimizing energy consumption in UAV-assisted mobile edge computing.
method Proposes CAT and RAT algorithms combining convex optimization and deep reinforcement learning.
result RAT achieves similar performance and outperforms traditional algorithms.
To improve the quality of computation experience for mobile devices, mobile-edge computing (MEC) is a promising paradigm by providing computing capabilities in close proximity within a sliced radio access network (RAN), which supports both traditional communication and MEC services. Nevertheless, the design of computat…
This paper tackles efficient resource control in IoT edge computing using deep reinforcement learning.
problem Efficient allocation and scheduling of limited resources in IoT edge computing systems.
method Formulated as a CTMDP model, used deep reinforcement learning (RL) to approximate value functions and solve the MDP problem.
result Significant performance improvement over baseline algorithms and RL algorithms based on other architectures.
Paper proposes an AutoML framework for efficient device-edge co-inference.
problem Finding optimal hyper-parameters for model sparsity and feature compression.
method Sequential decision problem solved using deep reinforcement learning (DRL).
result Achieves better communication-computation trade-off and significant speedup.
Optimized neural networks for Edge TPU achieve high accuracy in real-time image classification.
problem Designing neural networks for hardware accelerators to achieve optimal performance.
method Hardware-aware neural architecture search and model customization for Edge TPU.
result Improved accuracy-latency tradeoff on Pixel 4's Edge TPU compared to existing models.
This paper tackles task offloading in edge computing systems with dynamic interactions.
problem Dynamic interactions among mobile users in an edge computing system.
method Modelled as a non-cooperative stochastic game, transformed into a Markov decision process, and solved using online deep reinforcement learning.
result The proposed deep RL scheme balances age of information and energy consumption.
Dynamically Hierarchy Revolution: DirNet for Compressing Recurrent Neural Network on Mobile Devicescs.LG
Recurrent neural networks (RNNs) achieve cutting-edge performance on a variety of problems. However, due to their high computational and memory demands, deploying RNNs on resource constrained mobile devices is a challenging task. To guarantee minimum accuracy loss with higher compression rate and driven by the mobile r…
This paper proposes a new D2D data sharing approach to improve distributed machine learning training speed.
problem Straggler dilemma in distributed edge learning.
method Proposes a D2D data sharing approach to balance computation loads and optimize radio resource allocation.
result Significantly reduces training delay and enhances training accuracy in non-i.i.d. data environments.
AppStreamer reduces mobile game storage by predicting needed files.
problem Expanding storage needs of mobile games and apps.
method Predictive streaming of app files from cloud or edge servers.
result Reduces storage by 87% for Dead Effect 2 and 86% for Fire Emblem Heroes.
Paper explores sustainable machine learning with energy harvesting.
problem Energy-efficient distributed machine learning in resource-constrained devices.
method Developed a practical learning framework with theoretical guarantees for distributed learning over energy-harvesting devices.
result Demonstrated significant performance improvement over non-harvesting benchmarks.
Deep learning approach for efficient IoT task scheduling in MEC networks.
problem Minimizing task latency in IoT users with large-scale MEC systems.
method Stacked auto-encoder for data compression, adaptive simulated annealing, experience replay.
result Near-optimal performance with significantly reduced computational time.
In the edge computing paradigm, mobile devices offload the computational tasks to an edge server by routing the required data over the wireless network. The full potential of edge computing becomes realized only if a smart device selects the most appropriate server in terms of the latency and energy consumption, among …
FrostNet improves INT8 quantization efficiency in mobile networks.
problem The importance of network architecture for optimal INT8 quantization.
method Quantization-aware training (QAT) with StatAssist and GradBoost, hardware-aware NAS.
result FrostNets achieve higher recognition accuracy with comparable latency when quantized.
PruneFL reduces FL training time on edge devices by pruning model size.
problem Limited computation and communication resources on edge devices in FL.
method Adaptive and distributed parameter pruning during FL process.
result Pruned model converges to similar accuracy as original model with reduced training time.
A framework for privacy-preserving DNN pruning and acceleration.
problem Privacy concerns in DNN weight pruning for mobile devices.
method ADMM-based iterative pruning with synthetic data, compiler optimizations.
result 4.2X, 2.5X, and 2.0X speedup with almost no accuracy loss.
As mobile devices become more and more popular, mobile gaming has emerged as a promising market with billion-dollar revenues. A variety of mobile game platforms and services have been developed around the world. A critical challenge for these platforms and services is to understand the churn behavior in mobile games, w…
POET enables large neural network training on tiny devices with reduced energy.
problem Training large neural networks on memory-limited edge devices.
method Jointly optimizes rematerialization and paging for memory reduction, formulating an MILP for energy-efficient training.
result POET trains ResNet-18 and BERT within Cortex-M memory constraints, outperforming current methods in energy efficiency.
Astraea improves federated learning accuracy on imbalanced data.
problem Accuracy degradation in federated learning due to imbalanced data distribution.
method Self-balancing federated learning framework with data augmentation and client rescheduling.
result Astraea shows +5.59% and +5.89% improvement in top-1 accuracy on imbalanced datasets.
Multi-Agent Meta-Reinforcement Learning for Self-Powered and Sustainable Edge Computing Systemscs.LG
Paper proposes MAMRL for efficient energy dispatch in self-powered edge computing systems.
problem High energy consumption in self-powered edge computing systems.
method Developed a semi-distributed data-driven MAMRL framework to solve a two-stage linear stochastic programming problem.
result The proposed MAMRL framework reduces up to 11% non-renewable energy usage and 22.4% energy cost.
The paper optimizes neural network inference on mobile GPUs.
problem Limited computing power and thermal constraints on mobile CPUs.
method Leverage mobile GPUs for neural network inference.
result Real-time inference of deep neural networks on Android and iOS devices.
A new quantization strategy reduces Transformer model size and inference time.
problem Heavy computation load and memory overhead in Transformer models for mobile devices.
method Mixed precision quantization with varying bits per word in embedding blocks.
result 11.8x smaller model size and 3.5x speed up for on-device NMT.
Paper proposes FMore to incentivize edge nodes in federated learning with MEC.
problem Incentivizing edge nodes in federated learning with MEC resources.
method Multi-dimensional procurement auction with K winners.
result FMore improves model accuracy and reduces training rounds for AI tasks.
Mobile big data contains vast statistical features in various dimensions, including spatial, temporal, and the underlying social domain. Understanding and exploiting the features of mobile data from a social network perspective will be extremely beneficial to wireless networks, from planning, operation, and maintenance…
A new approach for efficient data compression in split DNN computing.
problem Optimizing data compression for DNN models split between mobile devices and edge servers.
method Systematic design and training of bottleneck units that can be inserted at the split point.
result Achieves excellent rate-distortion performance with minimal compute and storage overhead.
MDLdroid improves mobile deep learning for personal sensing with faster training.
problem Continuous local changes and resource constraints in personal mobile sensing affect global model performance.
method ChainSGD-reduce approach to reduce overhead and balance resources.
result 2x to 3.5x faster training on off-the-shelf mobile devices compared to single-device training.
Mobile SoCs can improve ML inference by 2x when all components are used concurrently.
problem Power-performance trade-offs in mobile ML inference on heterogeneous SoCs.
method Quantitative evaluation of different ML components on mobile SoCs.
result Mobile SoCs can achieve up to 2x improvement in inference performance by using all components concurrently.
This paper tackles computational bottlenecks in federated learning on mobile devices.
problem Computationally heterogeneous mobile devices hinder federated learning efficiency.
method Proposes efficient algorithms to schedule mobile devices based on data heterogeneity.
result Achieves up to 100x speedup and 7% accuracy gain in federated learning.
Despite showing state-of-the-art performance, deep learning for speech recognition remains challenging to deploy in on-device edge scenarios such as mobile and other consumer devices. Recently, there have been greater efforts in the design of small, low-footprint deep neural networks (DNNs) that are more appropriate fo…
This paper tackles URLLC in 6G networks with deep learning.
problem Stringent requirements on end-to-end delay and reliability for mission-critical applications.
method Develops a multi-level architecture combining theoretical models and real-world data, using deep transfer learning and federated learning.
result Demonstrates improved performance in URLLC for mission-critical applications.
A Semi-Supervised and Inductive Embedding Model for Churn Prediction of Large-Scale Mobile Gamescs.LG
Mobile gaming has emerged as a promising market with billion-dollar revenues. A variety of mobile game platforms and services have been developed around the world. One critical challenge for these platforms and services is to understand user churn behavior in mobile games. Accurate churn prediction will benefit many st…
MTFL improves UA and speeds convergence in personalised DNNs on edge devices.
problem Non-IID user data harms FL convergence and global UA is not always the goal.
method Introduces non-federated BN layers into federated DNNs for personalised training.
result MTFL reduces UA rounds by up to 5x and convergence time by up to 3x.
Client-based machine learning uses mobile devices for computation, improving privacy and reducing data upload.
problem Exploiting mobile devices for machine learning tasks to protect privacy and reduce data upload.
method Leveraging local hardware and data on mobile devices for computation-intensive tasks, only uploading results.
result Client-based machine learning can relieve server burdens and protect user privacy.
Paper presents runtime-throttleable neural networks for resource-constrained devices.
problem Resource constraints in edge computing platforms.
method Runtime-throttleable neural networks using block-level gating.
result Smooth performance throttling with minimal accuracy loss.
Much of the focus in the design of deep neural networks has been on improving accuracy, leading to more powerful yet highly complex network architectures that are difficult to deploy in practical scenarios, particularly on edge devices such as mobile and other consumer devices given their high computational and memory …
A real-time federated neural architecture search approach reduces costs and improves performance.
problem High communication and computational demands in federated learning for large models.
method Evolutionary approach with double-sampling technique to optimize model performance and reduce costs.
result Effective real-time federated neural architecture search for deep models on edge devices.
Federated learning enables resource-constrained edge compute devices, such as mobile phones and IoT devices, to learn a shared model for prediction, while keeping the training data local. This decentralized approach to train models provides privacy, security, regulatory and economic benefits. In this work, we focus on …
Graphs model human mobility patterns, reducing errors in data matching.
problem Lack of high-quality data and computational resources for graph-based mobility analysis.
method Embedding graphs into a continuous space to address matching, modeling, and visualization challenges.
result Approx 40% decrease in error on average in matched graphs vs unmatched ones.
New method reduces cloud usage for mobile/IoT predictions.
problem Minimizing cloud usage for mobile/IoT predictions while maintaining accuracy.
method Formulating the BL problem via bracketing functions from a simple class.
result Improved performance over prior methods, validated on real-world datasets.
AutoShrink optimizes neural architectures by shrinking cell structures.
problem Resource constraints in deploying DNNs on mobile devices.
method Topology-aware node-based Neural Architecture Search (NAS).
result AutoShrink achieves up to 48% parameter reduction and 34% MACs savings.
The stringent requirements for low-latency and privacy of the emerging high-stake applications with intelligent devices such as drones and smart vehicles make the cloud computing inapplicable in these scenarios. Instead, edge machine learning becomes increasingly attractive for performing training and inference directl…
We propose a real-time context-aware learning system along with the architecture that runs on the mobile devices, provide services to the user and manage the IoT devices. In this system, an application running on mobile devices collected data from the sensors, learned about the user-defined context, made predictions in…
Paper proposes Q-learning for efficient aerial BS placement to improve fairness in mobile networks.
problem Optimal placement of aerial base stations to enhance fairness in a dynamic user mobility environment.
method Reinforcement learning approach to solve the NP-hard problem of 3D placement.
result Simulation results show increased fairness among users with a reasonable computing time and solution close to optimal.
This paper analyzes mobile device training of deep learning models.
problem Performance characterization of training deep learning models on mobile devices.
method Experiments on NVIDIA TX2, benchmark suite, and tools for performance analysis.
result Interesting performance problems and opportunities revealed.