Safe, Secure Executions at the Network Edge: Coordinating Cloud, Edge, and Fog Computing

Niko Mäkitalo, Aleksandr Ometov, Joona Kannisto, Sergey Andreev, Yevgeni Koucheryavy, Tommi Mikkonen

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    Abstract

    System design where cyber-physical applications are securely coordinated from the cloud may simplify the development process. However, all private data are then pushed to these remote “swamps,” and human users lose actual control as compared to when the applications are executed directly on their devices. At the same time, computing at the network edge is still lacking support for such straightforward multidevice development, which is essential for a wide range of dynamic cyber-physical services. This article proposes a novel programming model as well as contributes the associated secure-connectivity framework for leveraging safe coordinated device proximity as an additional degree of freedom between the remote cloud and the safety-critical network edge, especially under uncertain environment constraints. This article is part of a special issue on Software Safety and Security Risk Mitigation in Cyber-physical Systems.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)30-37
    JournalIEEE Software
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2017
    Publication typeA1 Journal article-refereed

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