Internet of things in space: a review of opportunities and challenges from satellite-aided computing to digitally-enhanced space living

J Kua, SW Loke, C Arora, N Fernando, C Ranaweera - Sensors, 2021 - mdpi.com
Recent scientific and technological advancements driven by the Internet of Things (IoT),
Machine Learning (ML) and Artificial Intelligence (AI), distributed computing and data …

A survey of next-generation computing technologies in space-air-ground integrated networks

Z Shen, J **, C Tan, A Tagami, S Wang, Q Li… - ACM Computing …, 2023 - dl.acm.org
Space-air-ground integrated networks (SAGINs) are key elements for facilitating high-speed
seamless connectivity to the devices/users in infrastructure-less environments, where the …

The Φ-Sat-1 mission: The first on-board deep neural network demonstrator for satellite earth observation

G Giuffrida, L Fanucci, G Meoni, M Batič… - … on Geoscience and …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Artificial intelligence (AI) is paving the way for a new era of algorithms focusing directly on
the information contained in the data, autonomously extracting relevant features for a given …

Orbital edge computing: Nanosatellite constellations as a new class of computer system

B Denby, B Lucia - Proceedings of the Twenty-Fifth International …, 2020 - dl.acm.org
Advances in nanosatellite technology and a declining cost of access to space have fostered
an emergence of large constellations of sensor-equipped satellites in low-Earth orbit. Many …

Aerial edge computing on orbit: A task offloading and allocation scheme

Y Zhang, C Chen, L Liu, D Lan… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
As the communication mode with the greatest attention and global network coverage, the
Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite network has the characteristics of low propagation delay, low …

Satellite edge computing for real-time and very-high resolution earth observation

I Leyva-Mayorga, M Martinez-Gost… - IEEE Transactions …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In high-resolution Earth observation imagery, Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites capture and
transmit images to ground to create an updated map of an area of interest. Such maps …

Orbital edge offloading on mega-LEO satellite constellations for equal access to computing

P Cassará, A Gotta, M Marchese… - IEEE Communications …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Mega-LEO satellite constellations are becoming a concrete reality. Companies such as
SpaceX, Virgin Orbit, and OneWeb have already started launching hundreds of LEO …

Virtual network function placement in satellite edge computing with a potential game approach

X Gao, R Liu, A Kaushik - IEEE Transactions on Network and …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Satellite networks, as a supplement to terrestrial networks, can provide effective computing
services for Internet of Things (IoT) users in remote areas. Due to the resource limitation of …

Edge computing technology enablers: A systematic lecture study

S Douch, MR Abid, K Zine-Dine, D Bouzidi… - IEEE …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
With the increasing stringent QoS constraints (eg, latency, bandwidth, jitter) imposed by
novel applications (eg, e-Health, autonomous vehicles, smart cities, etc.), as well as the …

{StarryNet}: empowering researchers to evaluate futuristic integrated space and terrestrial networks

Z Lai, H Li, Y Deng, Q Wu, J Liu, Y Li, J Li… - … USENIX Symposium on …, 2023 - usenix.org
Futuristic integrated space and terrestrial networks (ISTN) not only hold new opportunities
for pervasive, low-latency Internet services, but also face new challenges caused by satellite …