A Learning-Guided Meta-Heuristic Approach for Task Offloading in Four-Tier IoT Networks: A Hybrid UCB-ACO Algorithm

Lütfiye Özlem Akkan

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DOI: 10.3390/biomimetics11070509
Published: 2026-07-20
Container: Biomimetics
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@article{allodium:10.3390/biomimetics11070509,
  title = {A Learning-Guided Meta-Heuristic Approach for Task Offloading in Four-Tier IoT Networks: A Hybrid UCB-ACO Algorithm},
  author = {Lütfiye Özlem Akkan},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Biomimetics},
  doi = {10.3390/biomimetics11070509},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.3390/biomimetics11070509}
}

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Akkan, L. Ö. (2026). A Learning-Guided Meta-Heuristic Approach for Task Offloading in Four-Tier IoT Networks: A Hybrid UCB-ACO Algorithm. Biomimetics. https://doi.org/10.3390/biomimetics11070509

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