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Confronting Network Congestion at the Edge

As explained in research by TSYS School professor of computer science Mohamed Riduan Abid and his colleagues Salmane Douch, Khalid Zine-Dine and Driss Bouzidi of Mohammed V University, along with Driss Benhaddou of the University of Houston, increasingly stringent constraints related to bandwidth and jitter that have been imposed by novel applications (e.g., e-Health, autonomous vehicles and smart cities) are now combining with the rapidly increasing number of connected Internet of Things devices so that the core network is becoming overly congested. To deal with this concern, edge computing is emerging as an innovative computing paradigm that leverages Cloud computing to process and cache data at the edge, thus reducing network congestion and latency. Given this backdrop, Abid and his co-authors present, in a forthcoming issue of IEEE Access, a detailed, thorough, and well-structured assessment of edge computing and its enabling technologies. That assessment begins with a foundational definition of edge computing, including its architecture and evolution from cloudlets to multi-access edge computing. According to Abid, “We survey[ed] recent studies on the main cornerstones of an edge computing system, including resource management, computation offloading, data management, and network management. Additionally, we moved on to 5G and its empowering technologies, and explored how edge computing and 5G complement each other.” The comprehensive approach taken by Abid and his colleagues not only explores virtualization and containerization as promising hosting runtime for edge applications, it also includes the role of edge computing integration with future concerns regarding green energy and standardization, both areas of current concern around the globe.

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Grant Hits Ground Running as New Turner College Marketing Intern

The Turner College's new marketing intern Lizzy Grant , a senior marketing major from Newnan who previously attended Gordon State College, where she played varsity soccer, and is scheduled to graduate from the Turner College in May of 2024, has hit the ground running in her new position. She recently played a large role in the creation of a video tour of the Synovus Center, the main campus home of the Turner College. The video helps to guide new students on where to go in the building and who they can talk to if they help. The video showcases the Student Services Center, the main lobby, and more. The video is played as part of a loop on video screens placed throughout the Synovus Center. Lizzy's list of activities at CSU is impressive. She is the Treasurer of the Turner College's Marketing Club, the President of Marketing for the Turner College's chapter of the Financial Management Association, and an Ambassador for the Turner College. She is also the Treasurer of her s

Jung Exploring Influence of Confucianism on Luxury Brand Performance in China, Japan and South Korea

In a recent chat with Turner Business , Turner College professor of marketing Sungwoo Jung made the point that luxury brands are gaining the degree of influence in many developing countries that they enjoy now in developed countries. He has been pondering this issue as part of his international marketing research program, which typically focuses on advertising, pioneering advantages and multi-cultural analysis. Currently, Jung is concentrating his energies on a cross-cultural analysis of brand equity that highlights luxury brands’ performance. His research finds that China, Japan and South Korea have each seen an increase in market share for luxury brands in recent years. As Jung explained to Turner Business , “These three countries share a common philosophical background – Confucianism.” With that point in mind, Jung and his coauthors are currently engaged in an investigation of how Confucianism influences consumer behavior in these three Asian countries, and how that behavior im

Turner College Grad Publishes Academic Study on Corporate Culture and Strategy

Former Turner College student Tamara Todorova , now an associate professor of economics at American University in Bulgaria (AUB), recently published a study on corporate culture and strategy. Todorova earned an MBA from the Turner College in 1996 and then went on to earn a doctorate in international economics from the University of Economics - Varna in 2001. She has been on the faculty at AUB since August of 2000. Todorova's study, which appears in the current issue of the International Journal of Business Performance Management , investigates how corporate culture helps to economize on the transaction costs of internal organization. As she explains, the dimensions of corporate culture that assist in this task include increasing trust and reducing intrafirm opportunism. Todorova's study demonstrates that setting common goals and a common direction reduces the sizeable costs of internal organization. Tamara's prior research appears in Economics of Transition , International

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