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Beveled-Shaped Super-Wideband Planar Antenna, Umair Rafique, Sami Ud Din Jan 2018

Beveled-Shaped Super-Wideband Planar Antenna, Umair Rafique, Sami Ud Din

Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences

In this paper, a design of beveled-shaped planar antenna has been presented for super-wideband applications. The proposed antenna consists of a beveled-shaped radiator, a tapered microstrip feed line, a partial ground plane and two ground planes on the top side of the substrate. The top ground planes are used to match the impedance at lower frequencies and to minimize spurious radiations caused by the feed line. A tapered feed line has been utilized to enhance the overall bandwidth of an antenna. It has been observed from results that a ratio bandwidth of 66.6:1 has been achieved from 0.3 to 20 …


Optimization In The Catalyst Optimizer Of Spark Sql, Meenu Chawla, Vinita Baniwal Jan 2018

Optimization In The Catalyst Optimizer Of Spark Sql, Meenu Chawla, Vinita Baniwal

Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences

Apache Spark is one of the most technically challenged frameworks for cluster computing in which data are processed in a parallel fashion. The cluster consists of unreliable machines. It processes a large amount of data faster compared to the MapReduce framework. For providing the facility of optimized and fast SQL query processing, a new unit is developed in Apache Spark named Spark SQL. It allows users to use relational processing and functional programming in one place. It provides many optimizations by leveraging the benefits of its core. This is called the catalyst optimizer. This optimizer has many rules to optimize …


Genetic Programming-Based Pseudorandom Number Generator For Wireless Identification And Sensing Platform, Cem Kösemen, Gökhan Dalkiliç, Ömer Aydin Jan 2018

Genetic Programming-Based Pseudorandom Number Generator For Wireless Identification And Sensing Platform, Cem Kösemen, Gökhan Dalkiliç, Ömer Aydin

Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences

The need for security in lightweight devices such as radio frequency identification tags is increasing and a pseudorandom number generator (PRNG) constitutes an essential part of the authentication protocols that provide security. The main aim of this research is to produce a lightweight PRNG for cryptographic applications in wireless identification and sensing platform family devices, and other related lightweight devices. This PRNG is produced with genetic programming methods using entropy calculation as the fitness function, and it is tested with the NIST statistical test suite. Moreover, it satisfies the requirements of the EPCGen2 standards.


Enlarging Multiword Expression Dataset By Co-Training, Senem Kumova Meti̇n Jan 2018

Enlarging Multiword Expression Dataset By Co-Training, Senem Kumova Meti̇n

Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences

In multiword expressions (MWEs), multiple words unite to build a new unit in language. When MWE identification is accepted as a binary classification task, one of the most important factors in performance is to train the classifier with enough number of labelled samples. Since manual labelling is a time-consuming task, the performances of MWE recognition studies are limited with the size of the training sets. In this study, we propose the comparison-based and common-decision co-training approaches in order to enlarge the MWE dataset. In the experiments, the performances of the proposed approaches were compared to those of the standard co-training …


An Enhanced Grey Wolf Optimization Algorithm With Improved Exploration Ability For Analog Circuit Design Automation, M A Mushahhid Majeed, Sreehari Rao Patri Jan 2018

An Enhanced Grey Wolf Optimization Algorithm With Improved Exploration Ability For Analog Circuit Design Automation, M A Mushahhid Majeed, Sreehari Rao Patri

Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences

A novel circuit sizing technique with improved accuracy and efficiency is proposed to resolve the sizing issues in the analog circuit design. The grey wolf optimization (GWO) algorithm has the total number of iterations divided equally for exploration and exploitation, overlooking the impact of balance between these two phases, aimed for the convergence at a globally optimal solution. An enhanced version of a typical GWO algorithm termed as enhanced grey wolf optimization (EGWO) algorithm is presented with improved exploration ability and is successfully applied in analog circuit design. A set of 23 classical benchmark functions is evaluated and the outcomes …


Path Planning And Energy Flow Control Of Wireless Power Transfer For Sensor Nodes In Wireless Sensor Networks, Chenyang Xia, Yang Zhang, Yuling Liu, Kezhang Lin, Jun Chen Jan 2018

Path Planning And Energy Flow Control Of Wireless Power Transfer For Sensor Nodes In Wireless Sensor Networks, Chenyang Xia, Yang Zhang, Yuling Liu, Kezhang Lin, Jun Chen

Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences

In wireless sensor networks (WSNs), limited-capacity batteries are generally used for powering sensor nodes, where unbalanced electricity is the primary cause of premature death of WSNs. In this paper, wireless power transfer networks are used to power batteries in WSNs to avoid the problem of limited lifetime of traditional limited-capacity batteries. Furthermore, path planning based on the Dijkstra algorithm, which aims at minimizing the overall energy consumption in the network to improve system efficiency, is discussed in detail. Finally, three power transfer models with low contention level (LCL) topology for energy flow control are experimentally validated from the optimal path.


Q-Axis Current Perturbation Based Active Islanding Detection For Converter Interfaced Distributed Generators, Suman Murugesan, Venkatakirthiga Murali Jan 2018

Q-Axis Current Perturbation Based Active Islanding Detection For Converter Interfaced Distributed Generators, Suman Murugesan, Venkatakirthiga Murali

Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences

Thanks to the incessant developments in technology towards extracting electric power from renewable energy resources, incorporation of distributed generators has been gaining great importance in recent years. The key expedients for such power generation include reduction in power loss and improvement in the power quality and reliability. In spite of the numerous advantages, it is mandatory to ascertain the island formation and shut down the distributed generators (DGs) during an unplanned islanding. An analyzing technique subsequent to an active islanding detection technique is proposed in this work for faster and accurate detection of island formation. The proposed technique is investigated …


Multilabel Learning For The Online Transient Stability Assessment Of Electric Power Systems, Peyman Beyranvand, Veysel Murat İstemi̇han Genç, Zehra Çataltepe Jan 2018

Multilabel Learning For The Online Transient Stability Assessment Of Electric Power Systems, Peyman Beyranvand, Veysel Murat İstemi̇han Genç, Zehra Çataltepe

Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences

Dynamic security assessment of a large power system operating over a wide range of conditions requires an intensive computation for evaluating the system's transient stability against a large number of contingencies. In this study, we investigate the application of multilabel learning for improving training and prediction time, along with the prediction accuracy, of neural networks for online transient stability assessment of power systems. We introduce a new multilabel learning method, which uses a contingency clustering step to learn similar contingencies together in the same multilabel multilayer perceptron. Experimental results on two different power systems demonstrate improved accuracy, as well as …


Robust Restoration Of Distribution Systems Considering Dg Units And Direct Load Control Programs, Abolfazl Asadi, Mahmud Fotuhi Firuzabad Jan 2018

Robust Restoration Of Distribution Systems Considering Dg Units And Direct Load Control Programs, Abolfazl Asadi, Mahmud Fotuhi Firuzabad

Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences

This paper presents a new method for restoration of distribution networks after a fault occurrence. This problem is solved from the viewpoint of the distribution system operator with the main goal of minimizing the operating cost during the fault clearance period. The effects of distributed generation (DG) units and direct load control (DLC) programs are considered in designing the proposed restoration procedure. Moreover, the uncertainties associated with the predicted loads of different nodes and the availability of DG are modeled here. Robust optimization is used to model the uncertainties of restoration problems and manage their associated risks. Finally, a robust …


Performance Evaluation Of Alumina Trihydrate And Silica-Filled Silicone Rubber Composites For Outdoor High-Voltage Insulations, Hidayatullah Khan, Muhammad Amin, Ayaz Ahmad Jan 2018

Performance Evaluation Of Alumina Trihydrate And Silica-Filled Silicone Rubber Composites For Outdoor High-Voltage Insulations, Hidayatullah Khan, Muhammad Amin, Ayaz Ahmad

Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences

In recent years, silicone rubber-based composites have been widely investigated for outdoor applications due to their promising insulating properties. However, mechanical, thermal, and tracking properties of pure silicone rubber are very poor, which restrains its application for long-term performance. In this research work, the influence of microsized alumina trihydrate (ATH) and micro/nanosized silica (SiO$_{2})$ fillers on mechanical, thermal, and electrical properties of room temperature vulcanized silicone rubber (RTV-SiR) has been studied. SiR-blends with varying amounts of ATH and SiO$_{2}$ particles were prepared by blending in a two-roll mixing mill, compression molding, and postcuring processes in sequence. In order to evaluate …


Design Of A Multiagent-Based Smart Microgrid System For Building Energy And Comfort Management, Batyrkhan Omarov, Aigerim Altayeva Jan 2018

Design Of A Multiagent-Based Smart Microgrid System For Building Energy And Comfort Management, Batyrkhan Omarov, Aigerim Altayeva

Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences

Modern intelligent control system design methodology in the electric power industry and their features are considered when providing the required comfort in multizone buildings with the use of multiagent power consumption and comfort management systems. Such a control system covers all the monitored zones of a building and, if necessary, can provide the greatest possible overall comfort in the building while reducing the required electric power. The purpose of this study was to develop a comfort management system in a multizoned building that can provide comfort while reducing the required electric power.


An Analysis Of Centennial Wind Power Targets Of Turkey, Egemen Sulukan Jan 2018

An Analysis Of Centennial Wind Power Targets Of Turkey, Egemen Sulukan

Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences

Wind power has become one of the cost-effective options for improving the energy mix, while the wind farm installations reach higher shares by new capacity additions in Turkey, similar to many other countries, in order to support the sustainable development targets. Various methodologies are implemented and applied for planning and optimizing energy systems of countries, taking into consideration the energy, economy, and ecology aspects as a whole. The objective of this paper is to demonstrate the implications of "2023 energy targets" policy in terms of wind power. A futuristic scenario was tailored and applied to a comprehensive energy model for …


Comparative Analysis Of Mabc With Knn, Som, And Aco Algorithms For Ecg Heartbeat Classification, Seli̇m Di̇lmaç, Zümray Ölmez, Tamer Ölmez Jan 2018

Comparative Analysis Of Mabc With Knn, Som, And Aco Algorithms For Ecg Heartbeat Classification, Seli̇m Di̇lmaç, Zümray Ölmez, Tamer Ölmez

Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences

In this paper, we proposed a classification method based on a nature-inspired algorithm, i.e., modified artificial bee colony (MABC). This method was applied to electrocardiogram (ECG) heartbeat classification. ECG data was obtained from MITBIH database. Eight different types of heartbeats (N, j, V, F, f, A, a, and R) were analyzed. For a better classification result, both time domain and frequency domain features were used. Feature selection was done by divergence analysis. MABC classification accuracy and heartbeat sensitivity values were compared with the results of other methods. Among other classifiers, k-nearest neighbor (KNN), Kohonen's self-organizing map (SOM), and ant colony …


An Adaptive Machine Learning-Based Qoe Approach In Sdn Context For Video-Streaming Services, Asma Ben Letaifa Jan 2018

An Adaptive Machine Learning-Based Qoe Approach In Sdn Context For Video-Streaming Services, Asma Ben Letaifa

Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences

In data service applications over the Internet, user perception and satisfaction can be assessed by quality of experience (QoE) metrics. QoE depends both on the users' perception and the used service, which together form end-to-end metrics. While network optimization has traditionally focused on optimizing network properties such as QoS, we focus in this work on optimizing end-to-end QoE metrics with the aim to deliver to the client a good QoE that can be monitored in real time. We argue that end-user QoE is a relevant measurement for network operators and service providers. In this paper, we present a machine learning …


Improved Method Of Heuristic Classification Of Vowels From An Acoustic Signal, Josef Krocil, Zdenek Machacek, Jiri Koziorek, Radek Martinek, Jan Nedoma, Marcel Fajkus Jan 2018

Improved Method Of Heuristic Classification Of Vowels From An Acoustic Signal, Josef Krocil, Zdenek Machacek, Jiri Koziorek, Radek Martinek, Jan Nedoma, Marcel Fajkus

Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences

This paper describes research in the field of the improved methodology of the classification of vowels /a, a:/, /$\varepsilon$, $\varepsilon$:/, /ı, i:/, /o, o:/, and /u, u:/ (vowel symbols according to IPA, i.e. International Phonetic Alphabet). The aim is to develop an improved method enabling the automatic allocation of vowel symbols to the corresponding time segments of acoustic recordings of an undisturbed speech signal. The combined classification method is based on finding frequencies of the first two local maxims (formants) in a smoothed linear predictive amplitude spectrum (LPC, linear predictive coding) and zero-crossing values of each speech active voiced short-term …


Sar Image Time-Series Analysis Framework Using Morphological Operators And Global And Local Information-Based Linear Discriminant Analysis, Ufuk Sakarya, Caner Demi̇rpolat Jan 2018

Sar Image Time-Series Analysis Framework Using Morphological Operators And Global And Local Information-Based Linear Discriminant Analysis, Ufuk Sakarya, Caner Demi̇rpolat

Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences

Fusion of spectral, spatial, and temporal information is an effective method used in many satellite remote sensing applications. On the other hand, one drawback of this fusion is an increase in complexity. In this paper, we focus on developing a fast and well-performed classification method for agricultural crops using time-series SAR data. In order to achieve this, a novel two-stage approach is proposed. In the first stage, a high-dimensional feature space is obtained using time-series dual-pol SAR data and morphological operators. Spectral, spatial, and temporal information is combined into a single high-dimensional feature space. In the second stage, a dimension …


A Selective Frequency Reconfigurable Bandstop Metamaterial Filter For Wlan Applications, Bachir Belkadi, Zoubir Mahdjoub, Mohammed Lamine Seddiki, Mourad Nedil Jan 2018

A Selective Frequency Reconfigurable Bandstop Metamaterial Filter For Wlan Applications, Bachir Belkadi, Zoubir Mahdjoub, Mohammed Lamine Seddiki, Mourad Nedil

Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences

In this paper, two designs of bandstop filters are presented and implemented, each one composed of a coplanar waveguide loaded with a resonator. The first design has a structure with circular resonators, and the second design is a frequency reconfigurable filter with a rectangular spiral resonator and PIN diodes. The designs are based on the use of metamaterial to create notch filters for microwave applications. The Nicolson--Ross--Weir method, used to extract the refractive index, is also described to highlight the supernatural electromagnetic characteristic of metamaterials. From the simulation results, the filters exhibit high frequency selectivity via the presence of reflection …


The Measurement Of Shielding Effectiveness For Small-In-Size Ferrite-Based Flat Materials, İsa Araz Jan 2018

The Measurement Of Shielding Effectiveness For Small-In-Size Ferrite-Based Flat Materials, İsa Araz

Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences

This work presents the results of our studies on the electromagnetic interference shielding effectiveness of small-in-size samples of ferrite composition microwave absorber prepared by using the ceramic method. The shielding effectiveness measurement was performed using the complex intrinsic parameters of the material. The coaxial holder method with the well-known test technique based on transmission/reflection measurements was used in the experimental setup. Complex intrinsic parameters were measured in the frequency range of 2-18 GHz by using the Nicholson - Ross - Weir (NRW) method with an automated test setup. First, the shielding effectiveness was measured by conventional test method and then …


Management Of A Hybrid Renewable Power Plant Supplying An Isolated Rural Load Within A Changing Environment, Hichem Azli, Mohamed Mostefai Jan 2018

Management Of A Hybrid Renewable Power Plant Supplying An Isolated Rural Load Within A Changing Environment, Hichem Azli, Mohamed Mostefai

Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences

Often, authors deal with the sizing issue of hybrid power plants on horizons of several years. Proposed approaches are certainly essential to optimize energy costs. However, these solutions cannot remain optimal throughout the life cycle of the plant due to the inevitable evolution of the number of households, their consumption profiles, and possible degradation of a part of the plant. In this paper, an efficient management strategy of a sized hybrid renewable system is developed. It is based on the scheduling of the different resources of the plant. The main aim is to minimize the generated energy cost while ensuring …


Coordination Of Distance And Directional Overcurrent Relays Using A New Algorithm: Grey Wolf Optimizer, Zahra Moravej, Omid Soleimani Ooreh Jan 2018

Coordination Of Distance And Directional Overcurrent Relays Using A New Algorithm: Grey Wolf Optimizer, Zahra Moravej, Omid Soleimani Ooreh

Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences

Optimal relay coordination has important effects on the stability, security, and reliability of a network. Hence, in this article, a method for optimal coordination of distance (D) and directional overcurrent (DOC) relays is presented. Taking into account the pickup current of the overcurrent relays as an optimization variable, in addition to the time setting multiplier (TSM) and the various characteristics of these relays, optimum and suitable settings for overcurrent and distance relays are obtained. The grey wolf optimizer algorithm has been used as an optimization tool to find optimum settings. The performance of this method has been investigated in 8-bus …


Influence Of Thyristor-Controlled Series Capacitor On Wheeling Cost Incorporating The Impact Of Real And Reactive Power Losses, Kranthi Kiran Irinjila, Jaya Laxmi Askani Jan 2018

Influence Of Thyristor-Controlled Series Capacitor On Wheeling Cost Incorporating The Impact Of Real And Reactive Power Losses, Kranthi Kiran Irinjila, Jaya Laxmi Askani

Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences

Electric power transmission and transmission pricing are the key issues in the deregulated electric power industry. Factors like fast power demand growth, competition, service outage, and scarce natural resources make transmission systems operate close to their thermal limits. However, new transmission systems cannot be built in due to economic, environmental, and political reasons. For better utilization of existing power system capacities, the power electronic technology-based power system equipment called flexible alternating current transmission system (FACTS) devices like thyristor-controlled series compensators (TCSCs) can be effectively used for operating the transmission grid economically, rapidly, dynamically, and efficiently with increased flexibility and efficiency …


L-Index Based Contingency Filtering For Voltage Stability Constrained Reactive Power Planning, Farid Karbalaei, Shahriar Abbasi Jan 2018

L-Index Based Contingency Filtering For Voltage Stability Constrained Reactive Power Planning, Farid Karbalaei, Shahriar Abbasi

Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences

One of the most important objectives in reactive power planning (RPP) is maintaining required voltage stability margin under normal and single-contingency situations. For this, an optimization problem must be formulated considering N-1 contingencies constrained for a set of predetermined contingencies. Traditionally, all these contingencies must simultaneously be addressed in the optimization problem. This can dramatically increase the problem dimension and decrease the convergence ability of its solution for large scale applications. This paper uses an L-index based contingency filtering strategy to select a small number of contingencies to be addressed in RPP problem. For this, the predetermined set of all …


Adaptive Antisingularity Terminal Sliding Mode Control For A Robotic Arm With Model Uncertainties And External Disturbances, Kiem Nguyen, Tinh Nguyen, Quyen Bui, Minhtuan Pham Jan 2018

Adaptive Antisingularity Terminal Sliding Mode Control For A Robotic Arm With Model Uncertainties And External Disturbances, Kiem Nguyen, Tinh Nguyen, Quyen Bui, Minhtuan Pham

Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences

In this paper, a radical adaptive terminal sliding mode control method for a robotic arm with model uncertainties and external disturbances is proposed in such a way that the singularity problem is completely dealt with. A radial basis function neural network (RBFNN) with an online weight tuning algorithm is employed to approximate unknown smooth nonlinear dynamic functions caused by the fact that there is no prior knowledge of the robotic dynamic model. Furthermore, a robust control law is utilized in order to eliminate total uncertainty composed of model uncertainties, external disturbances, and the inevitable approximation errors resulting from the finite …


Horizontal Diversity In Test Generation For High Fault Coverage, Arbab Alamgir, Abu Khari Bin A'Ain, Norlina Paraman, Usman Ullah Sheikh, Ian Grout Jan 2018

Horizontal Diversity In Test Generation For High Fault Coverage, Arbab Alamgir, Abu Khari Bin A'Ain, Norlina Paraman, Usman Ullah Sheikh, Ian Grout

Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences

Determination of the most appropriate test set is critical for high fault coverage in testing of digital integrated circuits. Among black-box approaches, random testing is popular due to its simplicity and cost effectiveness. An extension to random testing is antirandom that improves fault detection by maximizing the distance of every subsequent test pattern from the set of previously applied test patterns. Antirandom testing uses total Hamming distance and total cartesian distance as distance metrics to maximize diversity in the testing sequence. However, the algorithm for the antirandom test set generation has two major issues. Firstly, there is no selection criteria …


A Model-Based Transformation Framework For Designing And Analyzing Wireless Sensor Networks, Raoudha Saida, Yessine Hadj Kacem, Mohammed Sulaiman Bensaleh, Mohamed Abid Jan 2018

A Model-Based Transformation Framework For Designing And Analyzing Wireless Sensor Networks, Raoudha Saida, Yessine Hadj Kacem, Mohammed Sulaiman Bensaleh, Mohamed Abid

Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences

Wireless sensor networks (WSNs) comprise resource-constrained (e.g., memory, processing, and energy) sensor nodes that are deployed in different areas and are able to monitor environmental conditions. Simulation has been widely used in order to evaluate the network performance. In this context, software designers need to evaluate, refine, and validate high-level models for WSN applications at early stages of development via simulation tools, in particular for WSN applications supporting energy-harvesting devices. In the present paper, we propose a model-based transformation framework that allows the modeling and simulation of a WSN system supporting energy-harvesting capabilities. In this proposal, we start from a …


A Novel Optimization Method For Solving Constrained And Unconstrained Problems: Modified Golden Sine Algorithm, Erkan Tanyildizi Jan 2018

A Novel Optimization Method For Solving Constrained And Unconstrained Problems: Modified Golden Sine Algorithm, Erkan Tanyildizi

Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences

Recently, the metaheuristic optimization algorithms inspired by nature and different science branches have been powerful solution methods for unconstrained, constrained, and engineering problems. Various metaheuristic optimization algorithms have been proposed and they have been applied to problems in different fields. This paper proposes a novel optimization method based on a modified version of the Golden Sine Algorithm for solving unconstrained, constrained, and engineering problems. The basic idea behind the proposed modified Golden Sine Algorithm (GoldSA-II) depends on finding the optimum solution field in search space by using the decreasing pattern of the sine function and the golden ratio. The performance …


Estimating The Selectivity Of Like Queries Using Pattern-Based Histograms, Mehmet Ayti̇mur, Ali̇ Çakmak Jan 2018

Estimating The Selectivity Of Like Queries Using Pattern-Based Histograms, Mehmet Ayti̇mur, Ali̇ Çakmak

Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences

Accurate cost and time estimation of a query is one of the major success indicators for database management systems. SQL allows the expression of flexible queries on text-formatted data. The LIKE operator is used to search for a specified pattern (e.g., LIKE "luck %") in a string database. It is vital to estimate the selectivity of such flexible predicates for the query optimizer to choose an efficient execution plan. In this paper, we study the problem of estimating the selectivity of a LIKE query predicate over a bag of strings. We propose a new type of pattern-based histogram structure to …


A Distributed Admm Approach For Energy-Efficient Resource Allocation In Mobile Edge Computing, Weiwei Fang, Wenchen Zhou, Yangyang Li, Xuening Yao, Feng Xue, Naixue Xiong Jan 2018

A Distributed Admm Approach For Energy-Efficient Resource Allocation In Mobile Edge Computing, Weiwei Fang, Wenchen Zhou, Yangyang Li, Xuening Yao, Feng Xue, Naixue Xiong

Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences

Mobile edge computing (MEC) is a new promising technique to provide cloud-computing capabilities at the edge of cellular networks in close proximity to mobile users. In this paper, we consider joint optimization of the communication and computation resources in a multiuser, multiserver MEC system. The objective of this optimization problem is to minimize the total energy consumption of mobile devices under the time-sharing constraint. Given the fact that no coordination is involved between mobile devices, we propose a light-weight and decentralized algorithm based on the alternating direction method of multipliers (ADMM) framework. Experimental results demonstrate that the proposed algorithm performs …