Swarm Intelligence for Cloud Computing

Cloud platforms may have made infrastructure feel invisible, but behind every virtual machine and auto-scaling policy sits a tangle of scheduling, resource allocation, and security decisions. This edited volume looks at how swarm intelligence—the class of algorithms inspired by ant colonies, grey wolves, and other collective behaviours—can make those decisions smarter, more resilient, and more efficient.

Why Swarm Intelligence Meets Cloud Computing 💻

As cloud systems grow more distributed, traditional rule-based management struggles with competing goals: shorter task completion times, lower energy use, better fault tolerance, and stronger data auditing. The chapters collected here move beyond simple heuristics to explore population-based, self-organizing techniques that adapt to changing conditions without central coordination.

Research Areas Covered in the Chapters

• Swarm intelligence for task scheduling in cloud computing
• Resource sharing techniques across cloud platforms
• Cloud service provider selection in multi-cloud environments
• Reliable data auditing combined with ACO-based resource scheduling
• Grey wolf optimization for IoT task scheduling
• Application-aware resource management in data centres
• Bio-inspired algorithms for multi-objective task scheduling

The Infrastructure Focus ⚙️

The volume pays close attention to the practical constraints of distributed infrastructure. Virtual machine allocation, load balancing, deadline handling, power-aware profiling, fault resilience, cost-effective design, and energy efficiency are recurring concerns, making the research directly relevant to engineers responsible for cloud performance.

Who Should Read This

Researchers, graduate students, and IT professionals working at the intersection of cloud computing, distributed systems, and computational intelligence will find useful context and concrete algorithmic approaches. The book assumes familiarity with basic optimisation concepts but does not demand expertise in every swarm technique covered.

Digital Delights is pleased to offer this volume as an ebook for readers who want a focused, research-oriented look at bio-inspired strategies for modern cloud infrastructure.