In the last decade, users have been able to access their applications, data, and services via
the cloud from any location with an internet connection. The scale of heterogeneous cloud …

In the 5G core and the upcoming 6G core, the User Plane Function (UPF) is responsible for
the transportation of data from and to subscribers in Protocol Data Unit (PDU) sessions. The …

Heuristic approaches require fixed knowledge of how resource allocation should be carried
out, and this can be limiting when managing variable cloud workloads. Solutions based on …

Environmental sustainability is a worldwide key challenge attracting increasing attention due
to climate change, pollution, and biodiversity decline. Reinforcement learning, initially …

Cloud computing is a thriving and ever-expanding sector in the industry world. This growth
has sparked increased interest from organizations seeking to harness its potential. However …

Virtual machine consolidation (VMC) is an effective way to solve the problems of high power
consumption and low utilization in cloud data centers. However, large-scale virtual machine …

Artificial intelligence (AI) technology has rapidly advanced and transformed the nature of
scientific inquiry. The recent release of the large language model Chat Generative Pre …

The green power sector is revolutionizing energy production, grid management, and
sustainability by integrating cloud computing and machine learning techniques. This chapter …

Financial costs and energy savings are considered to be more critical on average for
computationally intensive workflows, as such workflows which generally require extended …

The serverless model represents a paradigm shift in the cloud: as opposed to traditional
cloud computing service models, serverless customers do not reserve hardware resources …