Enhancing Wireless Networks with Attention Mechanisms: Insights from Mobile Crowdsensing
Yaoqi Yang, Hongyang Du, Zehui Xiong, Dusit Niyato, Abbas Jamalipour,, and Zhu Han

TL;DR
This paper explores how attention mechanisms in machine learning can improve mobile crowdsensing by enhancing task allocation, privacy, and network optimization, addressing resource constraints and security concerns.
Contribution
It introduces an attention-based framework for optimizing large-scale mobile crowdsensing networks, integrating attention mechanisms into various MCS scenarios.
Findings
The proposed framework improves network performance in case studies.
Attention mechanisms enhance data collection and privacy.
Effective solutions for resource management in MCS.
Abstract
The increasing demand for sensing, collecting, transmitting, and processing vast amounts of data poses significant challenges for resource-constrained mobile users, thereby impacting the performance of wireless networks. In this regard, from a case of mobile crowdsensing (MCS), we aim at leveraging attention mechanisms in machine learning approaches to provide solutions for building an effective, timely, and secure MCS. Specifically, we first evaluate potential combinations of attention mechanisms and MCS by introducing their preliminaries. Then, we present several emerging scenarios about how to integrate attention into MCS, including task allocation, incentive design, terminal recruitment, privacy preservation, data collection, and data transmission. Subsequently, we propose an attention-based framework to solve network optimization problems with multiple performance indicators in…
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Taxonomy
TopicsMobile Crowdsensing and Crowdsourcing · Innovative Human-Technology Interaction · Opportunistic and Delay-Tolerant Networks
