{"id":"https://openalex.org/W7104056381","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1109/jiot.2025.3629135","title":"REPA: Resilient and Proactive Resource Allocation for Last-Mile Heterogeneous Edge-IoT Systems","display_name":"REPA: Resilient and Proactive Resource Allocation for Last-Mile Heterogeneous Edge-IoT Systems","publication_year":2025,"publication_date":"2025-11-05","ids":{"openalex":"https://openalex.org/W7104056381","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1109/jiot.2025.3629135"},"language":null,"primary_location":{"id":"doi:10.1109/jiot.2025.3629135","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1109/jiot.2025.3629135","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S2480266640","display_name":"IEEE Internet of Things Journal","issn_l":"2327-4662","issn":["2327-4662","2372-2541"],"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":true,"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/P4310319808","host_organization_name":"Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/P4310319808"],"host_organization_lineage_names":["Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers"],"type":"journal"},"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"IEEE Internet of Things Journal","raw_type":"journal-article"},"type":"article","indexed_in":["crossref"],"open_access":{"is_oa":false,"oa_status":"closed","oa_url":null,"any_repository_has_fulltext":false},"authorships":[{"author_position":"first","author":{"id":null,"display_name":"Ismail Alqerm","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5960-0663"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I139325414","display_name":"University of Central Oklahoma","ror":"https://ror.org/02n455404","country_code":"US","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I139325414"]}],"countries":["US"],"is_corresponding":true,"raw_author_name":"Ismail Alqerm","raw_affiliation_strings":["School of Engineering, University of Central Oklahoma, Edmond, OK, USA"],"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"School of Engineering, University of Central Oklahoma, Edmond, OK, USA","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I139325414"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":null,"display_name":"Nuo Cheng","orcid":null},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I162714631","display_name":"George Mason University","ror":"https://ror.org/02jqj7156","country_code":"US","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I162714631"]}],"countries":["US"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Nuo Cheng","raw_affiliation_strings":["Department of Information Sciences and Technology, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, USA"],"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Department of Information Sciences and Technology, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, USA","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I162714631"]}]},{"author_position":"last","author":{"id":null,"display_name":"Jianli Pan","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4881-5711"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I162714631","display_name":"George Mason University","ror":"https://ror.org/02jqj7156","country_code":"US","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I162714631"]}],"countries":["US"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Jianli Pan","raw_affiliation_strings":["Department of Information Sciences and Technology, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, USA"],"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Department of Information Sciences and Technology, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, USA","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I162714631"]}]}],"institutions":[],"countries_distinct_count":1,"institutions_distinct_count":3,"corresponding_author_ids":[],"corresponding_institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I139325414"],"apc_list":null,"apc_paid":null,"fwci":0.0,"has_fulltext":false,"cited_by_count":0,"citation_normalized_percentile":{"value":0.58758209,"is_in_top_1_percent":false,"is_in_top_10_percent":false},"cited_by_percentile_year":null,"biblio":{"volume":"13","issue":"2","first_page":"1988","last_page":"2005"},"is_retracted":false,"is_paratext":false,"is_xpac":false,"primary_topic":{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10273","display_name":"IoT and Edge/Fog Computing","score":0.6539000272750854,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1705","display_name":"Computer Networks and Communications"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/17","display_name":"Computer Science"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},"topics":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10273","display_name":"IoT and Edge/Fog Computing","score":0.6539000272750854,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1705","display_name":"Computer Networks and Communications"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/17","display_name":"Computer Science"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T13553","display_name":"Age of Information Optimization","score":0.08760000020265579,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1705","display_name":"Computer Networks and Communications"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/17","display_name":"Computer Science"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T12127","display_name":"Software System Performance and Reliability","score":0.07129999995231628,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1705","display_name":"Computer Networks and Communications"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/17","display_name":"Computer Science"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}}],"keywords":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/resource-allocation","display_name":"Resource allocation","score":0.6891999840736389},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/workload","display_name":"Workload","score":0.6067000031471252},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/enhanced-data-rates-for-gsm-evolution","display_name":"Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution","score":0.5763999819755554},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/reliability","display_name":"Reliability (semiconductor)","score":0.5584999918937683},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/resource-management","display_name":"Resource management (computing)","score":0.4966000020503998},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/edge-computing","display_name":"Edge computing","score":0.4846000075340271},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/fault-tolerance","display_name":"Fault tolerance","score":0.4510999917984009},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/resource","display_name":"Resource (disambiguation)","score":0.447299987077713}],"concepts":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/C41008148","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21198","display_name":"Computer science","level":0,"score":0.8438000082969666},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C29202148","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q287260","display_name":"Resource allocation","level":2,"score":0.6891999840736389},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C120314980","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q180634","display_name":"Distributed computing","level":1,"score":0.6274999976158142},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2778476105","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q628539","display_name":"Workload","level":2,"score":0.6067000031471252},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C162307627","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q204833","display_name":"Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution","level":2,"score":0.5763999819755554},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C43214815","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7310987","display_name":"Reliability (semiconductor)","level":3,"score":0.5584999918937683},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2780609101","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17156588","display_name":"Resource management (computing)","level":2,"score":0.4966000020503998},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2778456923","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5337692","display_name":"Edge computing","level":3,"score":0.4846000075340271},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C63540848","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3140932","display_name":"Fault tolerance","level":2,"score":0.4510999917984009},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C206345919","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20380951","display_name":"Resource (disambiguation)","level":2,"score":0.447299987077713},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2779679103","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5251805","display_name":"Degradation (telecommunications)","level":2,"score":0.42989999055862427},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C97541855","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q830687","display_name":"Reinforcement learning","level":2,"score":0.39079999923706055},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C138236772","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q25098575","display_name":"Edge device","level":3,"score":0.38850000500679016},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C26517878","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q228039","display_name":"Key (lock)","level":2,"score":0.37630000710487366},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2780378061","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q25351891","display_name":"Service (business)","level":2,"score":0.3598000109195709},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C81860439","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q251212","display_name":"Internet of Things","level":2,"score":0.3431999981403351},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C51332947","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1172305","display_name":"Shared resource","level":2,"score":0.32030001282691956},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2777958785","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17120940","display_name":"Resource efficiency","level":2,"score":0.28119999170303345},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C31258907","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1301371","display_name":"Computer network","level":1,"score":0.2784000039100647},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2779585090","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3457762","display_name":"Resilience (materials science)","level":2,"score":0.26840001344680786},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C181889124","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q380204","display_name":"Service level","level":2,"score":0.25940001010894775},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C200601418","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2193887","display_name":"Reliability engineering","level":1,"score":0.2531999945640564},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C158207573","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5747224","display_name":"Heterogeneous network","level":4,"score":0.25279998779296875}],"mesh":[],"locations_count":1,"locations":[{"id":"doi:10.1109/jiot.2025.3629135","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1109/jiot.2025.3629135","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S2480266640","display_name":"IEEE Internet of Things Journal","issn_l":"2327-4662","issn":["2327-4662","2372-2541"],"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":true,"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/P4310319808","host_organization_name":"Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/P4310319808"],"host_organization_lineage_names":["Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers"],"type":"journal"},"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"IEEE Internet of Things Journal","raw_type":"journal-article"}],"best_oa_location":null,"sustainable_development_goals":[],"awards":[],"funders":[],"has_content":{"grobid_xml":false,"pdf":false},"content_urls":null,"referenced_works_count":25,"referenced_works":["https://openalex.org/W1969852690","https://openalex.org/W2904246096","https://openalex.org/W2980728767","https://openalex.org/W3010301175","https://openalex.org/W3123212791","https://openalex.org/W3167156693","https://openalex.org/W3174888501","https://openalex.org/W3183673024","https://openalex.org/W3189948720","https://openalex.org/W3208229128","https://openalex.org/W3208830075","https://openalex.org/W3209713517","https://openalex.org/W3213348092","https://openalex.org/W3214225081","https://openalex.org/W4206626397","https://openalex.org/W4210982773","https://openalex.org/W4226137608","https://openalex.org/W4226371534","https://openalex.org/W4284894162","https://openalex.org/W4313887720","https://openalex.org/W4319878926","https://openalex.org/W4381194885","https://openalex.org/W4382372243","https://openalex.org/W4384080502","https://openalex.org/W4400188066"],"related_works":[],"abstract_inverted_index":{"The":[0,19,130],"emerging":[1],"heterogeneous":[2,65],"Edge-IoT":[3,46,101,159,205],"systems":[4,25],"are":[5,26,84,186,200],"supporting":[6],"various":[7],"essential":[8],"and":[9,17,21,35,59,73,96,123,136,145,172,183,207,210],"critical":[10],"applications":[11,34,235],"in":[12,150],"public":[13],"safety,":[14],"transportation,":[15],"education,":[16],"health.":[18],"reliability":[20],"resiliency":[22,47,122],"of":[23,32,55,93,99,127,141,223,232,237],"such":[24,177],"crucial":[27],"given":[28],"the":[29,36,53,97,100,138,170,179,203,215,221,229,233],"varied":[30],"demands":[31],"IoT":[33,94,128,234],"potential":[37],"for":[38,64,72,196,202],"edge":[39,90,142,154,174],"failure.":[40],"This":[41],"paper":[42],"tackles":[43],"two":[44],"key":[45],"challenges:":[48],"i)":[49],"how":[50,68],"to":[51,69,77,88,119,152,227],"cushion":[52],"impact":[54],"sudden":[56],"workload":[57,143],"increase":[58],"allow":[60],"graceful":[61,125,147],"performance":[62,81,181,231],"degradation":[63,126,149,182],"applications;":[66],"ii)":[67],"better":[70],"prepare":[71],"handle":[74],"severe":[75,153],"disruptions":[76],"avoid":[78],"significant":[79],"application":[80,148],"loss.":[82],"These":[83],"complicated":[85],"challenges":[86],"due":[87],"limited":[89],"resources,":[91],"heterogeneity":[92],"applications,":[95],"dynamicity":[98],"environment.":[102],"Therefore,":[103],"we":[104],"develop":[105],"a":[106,163],"novel":[107,190],"intelligent":[108],"resource":[109,175,197],"allocation":[110,176,198],"framework":[111],"named":[112],"<italic":[113,224],"xmlns:mml=\"http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML\"":[114,225],"xmlns:xlink=\"http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink\">REPA</i>":[115,226],"that":[116,167,178,199],"is":[117],"application-centric":[118],"enable":[120],"proactive":[121],"offer":[124],"applications.":[129],"new":[131],"framework:":[132],"1)":[133],"proactively":[134],"cushions":[135],"absorbs":[137],"disruptive":[139,238],"impacts":[140],"increases,":[144],"provides":[146],"moderate":[151],"system":[155],"loads,":[156],"across":[157],"multiple":[158],"systems;":[160],"2)":[161],"features":[162],"two-level":[164],"optimization":[165],"model":[166],"jointly":[168],"optimizes":[169],"intra-zone":[171],"inter-zone":[173],"application\u2019s":[180],"service":[184],"disruption":[185],"minimized;":[187],"3)":[188],"includes":[189],"deep":[191],"reinforcement":[192],"learning":[193],"(DRL)":[194],"designs":[195],"specialized":[201],"complex":[204],"environment":[206],"provide":[208],"faster":[209],"stable":[211],"decision-making":[212],"capabilities":[213],"than":[214],"existing":[216],"methods.":[217],"Performance":[218],"evaluation":[219],"demonstrates":[220],"ability":[222],"maintain":[228],"best":[230],"regardless":[236],"situations.":[239]},"counts_by_year":[],"updated_date":"2026-01-14T23:40:02.550235","created_date":"2025-11-06T00:00:00"}