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Task scheduling and load balancing in cloud, fog, and edge computing systems: a survey

Sep 2026 · Cluster Computing · Vol 29 · 0 citations · 99 references

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A structured taxonomy is presented that classifies algorithms into traditional, heuristic, meta-heuristic, and modern learning-based approaches, with a particular emphasis on the increasing adoption of Reinforcement Learning (RL) and Deep Reinforcement Learning (DRL) for dynamic and adaptive scheduling.

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