How to strengthen Cloud Computing exploiting solutions to Edge

The present PhD thesis deepens Cloud Computing's known issues proposing different solutions in order to overcome them. The proposed solutions in the thesis exploit Edge Computing, in some cases, in combination with Cloud Infrastructure realizing a Cloud-Edge Continuum Infrastructure. The thesis has delved into critical aspects of Cloud Computing, specifically focusing on the distribution of computation and security. In addressing these challenges, the perspectives of both user data and the computational processes applied to them were carefully considered. For Data management the realized work describes different solutions related to the use of Edge Computing combined with Homomorphic Encryption and the distribution among different entities of the Identity and Access Manager Component. For the Computation of Data, the work proposes different solutions related to the execution of complex processes in Edge Computing infrastructure. Throughout the thesis, various solutions have been proposed to effectively address the identified limitations. Furthermore, the research includes multiple experimental evaluations to validate the proposed solutions.