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Letsiou, A., Moothedath, V. N., Behera, A. P., Champati, J. P. & Gross, J. (2024). Hierarchical Inference at the Edge: A Batch Processing Approach. In: Proceedings - 2024 IEEE/ACM Symposium on Edge Computing, SEC 2024: . Paper presented at 9th Annual IEEE/ACM Symposium on Edge Computing, SEC 2024, Rome, Italy, December 4-7, 2024 (pp. 476-482). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
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2024 (English)In: Proceedings - 2024 IEEE/ACM Symposium on Edge Computing, SEC 2024, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) , 2024, p. 476-482Conference paper, Published paper (Refereed)
Abstract [en]

Deep learning (DL) applications have rapidly evolved to address increasingly complex tasks by leveraging large-scale, resource-intensive models. However, deploying such models on low-power devices is not practical or economically scalable. While cloud-centric solutions satisfy these computational demands, they present challenges in terms of communication costs and latencies for real-Time applications when every computation task is offloaded. To mitigate these concerns, hierarchical inference (HI) frameworks have been proposed, enabling edge devices equipped with small ML models to collaborate with edge servers by selectively offloading complex tasks. Existing HI approaches depend on immediate offloading of data upon selection, which can lead to inefficiencies due to frequent communication, especially in time-varying wireless environments. In this work, we introduce Batch HI, an approach that offloads samples in batches, thereby reducing communication overhead and improving system efficiency while achieving similar performance as existing HI methods. Additionally, we find the optimal batch size that attains a crucial balance between responsiveness and system time, tailored to specific user requirements. Numerical results confirm the effectiveness of our approach, highlighting the scenarios where batching is particularly beneficial.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2024
Keywords
batching, edge computing, Hierarchical inference, offloading decisions, regret bound, responsiveness, tiny ML
National Category
Computer Systems
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-359857 (URN)10.1109/SEC62691.2024.00055 (DOI)001424939400046 ()2-s2.0-85216793011 (Scopus ID)
Conference
9th Annual IEEE/ACM Symposium on Edge Computing, SEC 2024, Rome, Italy, December 4-7, 2024
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Part of ISBN 979-8-3503-7828-3

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Available from: 2025-02-12 Created: 2025-02-12 Last updated: 2025-08-06Bibliographically approved
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