Predictive Analytics in Cloud, Fog, and Edge Computing: Perspectives and Practices of Blockchain, Iot, and 5g
暫譯: 雲端、霧端與邊緣運算中的預測分析：區塊鏈、物聯網與5G的觀點與實踐

這本書涵蓋了最近技術（如區塊鏈、物聯網和5G）與雲計算、霧計算及邊緣計算之間的關係。這種關係不僅限於架構提案、趨勢和技術進展。此外，本書還探討了在雲計算中，針對區塊鏈、物聯網和5G的預測分析的可能性。最近在互聯網支持的分散式計算（即雲計算）方面的進展，使得以平行和分散的方式處理大量數據成為可能。這使得雲計算成為一種有利可圖的技術，能夠處理來自區塊鏈、物聯網和5G等技術生成的數據。然而，雲服務提供商（CSP）面臨著幾個問題，例如雲中的區塊鏈安全、雲中物聯網的彈性和可擴展性管理、5G的服務水平協議（SLA）合規性、資源管理、負載平衡和容錯能力。本書將討論上述問題與區塊鏈、物聯網和5G的關聯。

此外，本書討論了雲計算不足以滿足需求，必須使用霧計算和邊緣計算來有效處理來自物聯網和5G生成的數據。本書還展示了智慧城市、智慧醫療系統和智慧社區是幾個最相關的物聯網應用，其中霧計算扮演著重要角色。本書討論了霧計算的限制以及邊緣計算的必要性，以進一步降低從物聯網設備處理串流數據的網絡延遲。

本書還探討了區塊鏈、物聯網和5G數據在雲計算中與其姊妹技術的預測分析能力。隨著資源的日益增加，人工智慧（AI）工具因其能夠解決各種問題而變得越來越受歡迎，例如最小化物理伺服器的能耗、優化服務成本、改善使用體驗的質量、提高服務可用性、高效處理大量數據流、管理大量物聯網設備等。

Dr. Hiren Kumar Thakkar has received his M.Tech in Computer Science and Engineering from IIIT Bhubaneswar, India in 2012 and a Ph.D. in Computer Science and Information Engineering from Chang Gung University, Taiwan in 2018. Later, he worked as a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Occupation Therapy, Motor Behavioral Research Lab (MBRL), Chang Gung University, Taiwan. Currently, he is working as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Pandit Deendayal Energy University, Gujarat, India. His research interests include optimization, machine learning, and reinforcement learning. He has published several research papers in peer-reviewed journals such IEEE Transactions in Parallel and Distributed Systems, IEEE Sensors Journal, IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, Information Processing and Management, Elsevier. He is a member of IEEE.Dr. Chinmaya Kumar Dehury received a Bachelor's degree from Sambalpur University, India, in June 2009 and a Master's degree from Biju Pattnaik University of Technology, India, in June 2013. He received a Ph.D. Degree in the Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering, Chang Gung University, Taiwan. He is currently a Lecturer of Distributed System, member of Mobile & Cloud Lab in the Institute of Computer Science, University of Tartu, Estonia. His research interests include scheduling, resource management and fault tolerance problems of Cloud and fog Computing, the application of artificial intelligence in cloud management, edge intelligence, Internet of Things, and data management frameworks. His research results are published by top-tier journals and transactions such as IEEE TCC, JSAC, TPDS, FGCS, etc. He is a member of IEEE and ACM India. He is also serving as a PC member of several conferences and reviewer to several journals and conferences, such as IEEE TPDS, IEEE JSAC, IEEE TCC, IEEE TNNLS, Wiley Software: Practice and Experience, etc.Dr. Prasan Kumar Sahoo (Senior Member, IEEE) received the BSc degree in physics (with honors), the MSc degree in mathematics both from Utkal University, Bhubaneswar, India, in 1987 and 1994, respectively, the MTech degree in computer science from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur, India, in 2000, the first PhD degree in mathematics from Utkal University, Bhubaneswar, India, in 2002, and the second PhD degree in computer science and information engineering from the National Central University, Taiwan, in 2009. He is currently a professor with the Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering, Chang Gung University, Taiwan. He is an adjunct researcher in the Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou, Taiwan since 2018. He has worked as an associate professor with the Department of Information Management, Vanung University, Taiwan, from 2007 to 2011. He was a visiting associate professor with the Department of Computer Science, Universite Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Villeurbanne, France. His current research interests include artificial intelligence, big data analytic, cloud computing, and IoT. He is the lead guest editor, special issue of Electronics journal and an editorial board member for the International Journal of Vehicle Information and Communication Systems. He has worked as the program committee member of several IEEE and ACM conferences.Dr. Bharadwaj Veeravalli (Senior Member, IEEE) received the BSc degree in physics from Madurai-Kamaraj University, India, in 1987, the master's degree in electrical communication engineering from the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India, in 1991, and the PhD degree from the Department of Aerospace Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, in 1994. He is currently a tenured associate professor with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Communications and Information Engineering (CIE) Division, National University of Singapore, Singapore. His main research interests include cloud/grid/cluster computing, which include big data processing, analytics, and resource allocation, scheduling in parallel and distributed systems, cybersecurity, and multimedia computing. He is one of the earliest researchers in the field of divisible load theory. He is currently on the editorial board of the IEEE Transactions on Parallel and Distributed Systems as an associate editor. He is a senior member of the IEEE and the IEEE-CS. He was the recipient of Gold Medals for his bachelor's degree overall performance and outstanding PhD thesis (IISc, Bangalore, India), in 1987 and 1994, respectively.

希倫·庫馬·塔卡爾博士於2012年在印度布巴內斯瓦爾的IIIT獲得計算機科學與工程碩士學位，並於2018年在台灣的長庚大學獲得計算機科學與資訊工程博士學位。之後，他在長庚大學職業治療系的運動行為研究實驗室（MBRL）擔任博士後研究員。目前，他在印度古吉拉特邦的潘迪特·丁達亞爾能源大學計算機科學與工程系擔任助理教授。他的研究興趣包括優化、機器學習和強化學習。他在同行評審的期刊上發表了多篇研究論文，包括《IEEE平行與分佈系統匯刊》、《IEEE傳感器期刊》、《IEEE通訊選定領域期刊》、《資訊處理與管理》和Elsevier等。他是IEEE的成員。欽馬亞·庫馬·德赫里博士於2009年6月在印度桑巴爾普爾大學獲得學士學位，並於2013年6月在印度比朱·帕特奈克科技大學獲得碩士學位。他在台灣長庚大學的計算機科學與資訊工程系獲得博士學位。目前，他是愛沙尼亞塔爾圖大學計算機科學系的分佈系統講師，並且是移動與雲實驗室的成員。他的研究興趣包括雲計算和霧計算的排程、資源管理和容錯問題，人工智慧在雲管理、邊緣智能、物聯網和數據管理框架中的應用。他的研究成果發表在頂級期刊和交易中，如《IEEE TCC》、《JSAC》、《TPDS》、《FGCS》等。他是IEEE和ACM印度的成員。他還擔任多個會議的程序委員會成員，並為多個期刊和會議擔任審稿人，如《IEEE TPDS》、《IEEE JSAC》、《IEEE TCC》、《IEEE TNNLS》、《Wiley Software: Practice and Experience》等。普拉桑·庫馬·薩胡博士（IEEE資深會員）於1987年和1994年分別在印度布巴內斯瓦爾的烏卡爾大學獲得物理學學士學位（榮譽）和數學碩士學位，於2000年在印度理工學院（IIT）卡哈爾古爾獲得計算機科學碩士學位，於2002年在烏卡爾大學獲得數學博士學位，並於2009年在台灣國立中央大學獲得計算機科學與資訊工程博士學位。目前，他是台灣長庚大學計算機科學與資訊工程系的教授。自2018年以來，他在長庚紀念醫院的結腸與直腸外科部門擔任兼任研究員。他曾於2007年至2011年在台灣萬能科技大學資訊管理系擔任副教授。他曾在法國里昂1號克勞德·伯納大學計算機科學系擔任訪問副教授。他目前的研究興趣包括人工智慧、大數據分析、雲計算和物聯網。他是《電子學期刊》特刊的主編，並擔任《國際車輛資訊與通訊系統期刊》的編輯委員會成員。他曾擔任多個IEEE和ACM會議的程序委員會成員。巴哈德瓦·維拉瓦利博士（IEEE資深會員）於1987年在印度馬杜賴-卡馬拉吉大學獲得物理學學士學位，於1991年在印度班加羅爾的印度科學院獲得電氣通信工程碩士學位，並於1994年在印度科學院航空航天工程系獲得博士學位。目前，他是新加坡國立大學電氣與計算機工程系通訊與資訊工程（CIE）部門的終身副教授。他的主要研究興趣包括雲/網格/集群計算，包括大數據處理、分析和資源分配、平行和分佈系統中的排程、網絡安全和多媒體計算。他是可分配負載理論領域的早期研究者之一。目前，他是《IEEE平行與分佈系統匯刊》的副編輯，並且是IEEE和IEEE-CS的資深會員。他曾因其學士學位的整體表現和優秀的博士論文（印度班加羅爾的IISc）而獲得金獎，分別於1987年和1994年。