A joint time and energy-efficient federated learning-based computation offloading method for mobile edge computing

Anwesha Mukherjee; Rajkumar Buyya

doi:10.1016/j.future.2025.108295

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A joint time and energy-efficient federated learning-based computation offloading method for mobile edge computing

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A joint time and energy-efficient federated learning-based computation offloading method for mobile edge computing

May 1, 2026
Future Generation Computer Systems
Anwesha Mukherjee +1 more

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Computation offloading at lower time and lower energy consumption is crucial for resource-constrained mobile devices. This paper proposes an offloading decision-making model using federated learning. Based on the device configuration, task type, and input, the proposed decision-making model predicts whether the task is computationally intensive or not. If the predicted result is computationally intensive , then based on the network parameters the proposed decision-making model predicts whether to offload or locally execute the task. The experimental results show that the proposed method achieves above 90 % prediction accuracy in offloading decision-making, and reduces the response time and energy consumption of the user device by ∼ 11-31 %. A secure partial computation offloading method for federated learning is also proposed to deal with the Straggler effect of federated learning. The results present that the proposed partial computation offloading method for federated learning has achieved a prediction accuracy of above 98 % for the global model.

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