Cited by 101IoT and Edge/Fog ComputingAdvanced Neural Network ApplicationsInternet of Things and AI

Artificial Intelligence in the IoT Era: A Review of Edge AI Hardware and Software

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Sipola, Tuomo, Alatalo, Janne, Kokkonen, Tero, Rantonen, Mika·2022·2022 31st Conference of Open Innovations Association (FRUCT)

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The modern trend of moving artificial intelligence computation near to the origin of data sources has increased the demand for new hardware and software suitable for such environments. We carried out a scoping study to find the current resources used when developing Edge AI applications. Due to the nature of the topic, the research combined scientific sources with product information and software project sources. The paper is structured as follows. In the first part, Edge AI applications are briefly discussed followed by hardware options and finally, the software used to develop AI models is described. There are various hardware products available, and we found as many as possible for this research to identify the best-known manufacturers. We describe the devices in the following categories: artificial intelligence accelerators and processors, field-programmable gate arrays, system-on-a-chip devices, system-on-modules, and full computers from development boards to servers. There seem to be three trends in Edge AI software development: neural network optimization, mobile device software and microcontroller software. We discussed these emerging fields and how the special challenges of low power consumption and machine learning computation are being taken into account. Our findings suggest that the Edge AI ecosystem is currently developing, and it has its own challenges to which vendors and developers are responding.

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  • Edge computing processes data at the network's edge instead of a data centre, providing real-time processing and lower latency, but AI implementation is complicated by constrained CPU cores and network access.

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Authors
Sipola, T., Alatalo, J., Kokkonen, T., & Rantonen, M.
Affiliations
JAMK University of Applied Sciences (FI)
Venue
2022 31st Conference of Open Innovations Association (FRUCT)
Publisher
IEEE
Published
2022-04-27
Pages
320-331
OpenAlex
W4280500134
Cited by
100
References
59
Citations by year
2026: 13 · 2025: 42 · 2024: 24 · 2023: 18 · 2022: 3
FWCI
20.55
Type
conference paper
Language
en
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Locations
  • Conference of Open Innovations Association (FRUCT) (publishedVersion)
  • Theseus (Ammattikorkeakoulujen) (submittedVersion)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
Funders
European Regional Development Fund
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Computer Networks and Communications › IoT and Edge/Fog Computing
  • Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition › Advanced Neural Network Applications
  • Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Information Systems › Internet of Things and AI
Keywords
edge AI, Internet of Things, AI accelerators, FPGA, system-on-chip, system-on-module, neural network optimization, microcontroller software, low power consumption

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