Within the paradigm of smart cities, smart devices can be considered as a tool to enhance
safety. Edge sensing, Internet of Things (IoT), big data, social media analytics, edge …

Container-based Internet of Things (IoT) applications in an edge computing environment
require autoscaling to dynamically adapt to fluctuations in IoT device requests. Although …

Kubernetes (K8s) is expected to be a key container orchestration tool for edge computing
infrastructures owing to its various features for supporting container deployment and …

Hajj and Umrah are Muslims' religious pilgrimages to Makkah, Saudi Arabia. Hajj is
considered the largest annual gathering in the world. In Islam, every adult is obligated to …

The goal of smart cities is to improve efficiencies, enhance sustainability, advance quality of
life and reduce energy consumption. One of the key factors to accomplish a smart city …

KubeEdge (KE) is a container orchestration platform for deploying and managing
containerized IoT applications in an edge computing environment based on Kubernetes. It is …

Crowd management is crucial for countries and organizations as it can lead to severe
consequences or serious safety concerns. Most of the existing research focus on addressing …

Nowadays, extremely large amounts of structured and unstructured types of data are stored
in public, private, and hybrid cloud storage using object storage systems. Among these …

The Internet of Things (IoT) operates as a network connecting computer devices, mechanical
and digital machines, objects, or individuals. With distinctive system identifiers, it enables the …

This work revolves around proper handling and monitoring of crowds at big events like
concerts and public gatherings. To ensure appropriate management of the crowd at these …