1st Workshop on Cloud-edge Systems in Industrial IoT Applications (CE-IIA)
Description
The convergence of cloud and edge computing has revolutionized the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), enabling real-time decision-making, improved data management, and enhanced operational efficiency. Cloud-edge architectures facilitate distributed intelligence across smart factories, energy systems, transportation, healthcare, and other industrial sectors, presenting new challenges and opportunities. This workshop aims to bring together researchers, practitioners, and industry experts to discuss the latest advancements in cloud-edge systems for IIoT and explore emerging trends, challenges, and future directions.
The main topics of interest encompass various aspects of cloud-edge systems in IIoT applications, including but not limited to:
- Architectures for Cloud-Edge Integration in IIoT
- Distributed and hybrid cloud to edge models
- Multi-access edge computing (MEC) in IIoT environments
- Cloud and edge orchestration and resource management
- Interoperability and standardization challenges
- Real-Time Data Processing and Analytics
- Edge-based real-time decision-making in IIoT
- Machine learning and AI techniques for edge intelligence
- Data management, aggregation, and reduction at the edge
- Latency and bandwidth optimization strategies
- Security, Privacy, and Trust in Cloud-Edge IIoT
- Secure communication protocols for cloud-edge systems
- Privacy-preserving edge analytics
- Threat detection, mitigation, and response in IIoT
- Blockchain and distributed ledger technologies for secure IIoT
- Edge-Enabled IIoT Applications and Case Studies
- Smart manufacturing and industrial automation
- Energy management and smart grids
- Predictive maintenance and asset monitoring
- Healthcare, transportation, and other industry applications
- Emerging Trends and Future Directions
- 5G/6G and beyond for cloud-edge in IIoT
- Edge AI and federated learning in IIoT systems
- Green computing and sustainability in cloud-edge systems
- Edge-native applications and services for Industry 4.0
Organizers
- David Hästbacka, Tampere University, Finland
- Federico Montori, University of Bologna, Italy
Paper Submission Guidelines
Papers submitted to ICIN 2025 Workshops will be assessed based on originality, technical soundness, clarity and interest to a wide audience. All submissions must be written in English and must use standard IEEE two-column conference template, available for download from the IEEE website:
https://www.ieee.org/conferences/publishing/templates.html
Workshop papers can be up to 8 pages (Full papers) and 5 pages (Short papers), including tables, figures and references.
Only PDF files will be accepted for the review process and all submissions must be done electronically through EDAS at: https://edas.info/N32464
Important Dates
- Paper submission deadline: December 16, 2024
- Acceptance notification: January 14, 2025
- Camera-ready paper submission: January 21, 2025