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:: Volume 4, Issue 10 (3-2026) ::
3 2026, 4(10): 1-10 Back to browse issues page
Scalability, Security, and Sustainability: New Frontiers in Multimedia Systems Research
Mahdi Mirzaei , Hamid Yasinian
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Fundamental LandscapeThe modern digital ecosystem is defined by the exponential proliferation of multimedia data, ranging from streaming services to the Multimedia Internet of Things (MIoT), which has made the successful deployment of supporting systems a socio-economic imperative. However, the central issue confronting computer engineering researchers is the inherent Triple-S Nexus (Scalability, Security, and Sustainability) among the conflicting requirements for massive scalability, robust security, and environmental sustainability.
The demand for high throughput often strains computational and energy resources, while high-level security measures (such as advanced encryption) impose a significant functional overhead. This conflict necessitates the re-framing of design paradigms.
This paper presents a critical and comprehensive synthesis review of recent advancements aimed at resolving the SSS (Scalability, Security, and Sustainability) challenge. The analytical approach is focused on the quantitative analysis of performance trade-offs; elucidating how strategies such as "green streaming" and the adoption of Privacy-Enhancing Technologies (PETs) impact system latency and energy efficiency.
The core synthesis suggests that achieving a dynamic and sustainable balance among these three dimensions requires the adoption of interdisciplinary solutions. These include utilizing AI/ML-driven adaptive optimizations and a fundamental departure from traditional architectures through hardware-software co-design and the deployment of specialized processors like Processing-in-Memory (PiM).
 
Article number: 1
Keywords: Triple Nexus, Green Streaming, Secure In-Memory Computing, Homomorphic Encryption, Multimedia Internet of Things (MIoT), Generative Watermarking.
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Type of Study: Research | Subject: Special
Received: 2025/12/8 | Accepted: 2026/10/2 | Published: 2026/10/2
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