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A Review of Lightweight Deep Learning for Edge-Based Traffic Monitoring and Surveillance in Smart Cities
Shriya Byapari1
Dr. Shanu Kuttan Rakesh2
1 M. Tech. Scholar, 2Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Chouksey Engineering College, Bilaspur (C.G), India. 2 Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Chouksey Engineering College, Bilaspur (C.G), India.
Published Online: May-June 2026
Pages: 365-370
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↗ https://www.doi.org/10.59256/ijire.20260703039
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Based Urban Energy Forecasting Model for Residential Building Energy Efficiency”, Energy Exploration & Exploitation, 30 May
2024; 42(5), 1799-1828, Published by SAGE Publications Ltd., ISSN: 0144-5987, Online ISSN: 2048-4054, DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1177/01445987241257590.
edge devices,” Artificial Intelligence Review, vol. 57, no. 2, pp. 1–45, 2024.2. M. A. Khan, R. Hussain, and A. B. Khan, “Deploying TinyML for energy-efficient object detection and communication in low-power
edge AI systems,” Scientific Reports, vol. 15, no. 1, pp. 1–16, 2025.
3. P. K. Sharma, A. Singh, and R. Kumar, “A deep learning framework for IoT lightweight traffic multi-classification in smart cities,”
International Journal of Sensors, Wireless Communications and Control, vol. 14, no. 3, pp. 1–12, 2024.
4. A. Chatterjee, S. Banerjee, and P. Dutta, “Lightweight deep learning models for intelligent video surveillance in smart citie s,”
International Journal of Information Technology, vol. 16, no. 2, pp. 567–576, 2025.
5. K. Singh and M. Tiwari, “Edge AI-based intelligent surveillance using compact convolutional neural networks,” International Journal
of Scientific Research in Engineering and Technology, vol. 9, no. 1, pp. 22–28, 2025.
6. N. Patel, K. Mehta, and H. Shah, “Edge-based deep learning for real-time traffic monitoring in smart urban environments,” Procedia
Computer Science, vol. 218, pp. 189–198, 2023.
7. K. Gupta et al., “Edge deep learning in computer vision: A comprehensive survey,” Artificial Intelligence Review, 2023.
8. Y. Zhang et al., “A review of AI edge devices and lightweight CNN deployment,” Neurocomputing, 2025.
9. K. S. Velaga et al., “Edge AI for smart cities: Challenges and opportunities,” Smart Cities, 2025.
10. P. Mittal, “Lightweight deep learning-based object detection for edge devices,” Artificial Intelligence Review, 2024.
11. L. P. Mudarakola et al., “IoT-based lightweight traffic classification in smart cities,” 2024.
12. J. Zhang, Y. Liu, and X. Chen, “Deep CNN-based traffic detection for smart cities,” IEEE Access, vol. 8, pp. 145678–145689, 2020.
13. H. Wang, L. Zhao, and Y. Sun, “Video surveillance using deep convolutional networks,” IEEE Trans. Intelligent Transportation
Systems, vol. 22, no. 5, pp. 3120–3130, 2021.
14. X. Li, Q. Chen, and Z. Huang, “Real-time object detection using YOLO for urban applications,” Neurocomputing, vol. 465, pp. 35–
45, 2022.
15. A. Roy, D. Ghosh, and S. Pal, “Smart city transportation using lightweight deep learning techniques,” IEEE Access, vol. 11, pp. 45678–
45689, 2023.
16. R. Verma and S. Gupta, “Real-time pedestrian detection on IoT edge devices,” J. Ambient Intelligence and Humanized Computing,
vol. 15, pp. 2341–2354, 2024.
17. S. Gupta and M. Jain, “Efficient surveillance using MobileNet on edge devices,” IEEE Access, vol. 12, pp. 22345–22356, 2024.
18. R. Kumar, S. Jain, and P. Mallick, “Anomaly detection in smart cities using edge intelligence,” Journal of Big Data, vol. 12, no. 1, pp.
1–18, 2025.
19. M. A. Khan, R. Hussain, and A. B. Khan, “TinyML for energy-efficient edge AI systems,” Scientific Reports, vol. 15, no. 1, pp. 1–16,
2025.
20. S. K. Mishra and R. Prasad, “Energy-efficient CNN for air quality monitoring,” Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, vol. 197,
no. 4, 2025.
21. A. Chatterjee, S. Banerjee, and P. Dutta, “Lightweight deep learning for video surveillance,” Int. J. Information Technology, vol. 16,
no. 2, pp. 567–576, 2025.
22. M. Tiwari and A. Yadav, “Real-time surveillance using compact CNN models,” IEEE Access, vol. 13, pp. 11234–11245, 2025.
23. R. Reddy, P. Kumar, and S. Rao, “YOLO-based traffic detection systems,” IEEE Access, vol. 10, pp. 55678–55689, 2022.
24. A. Joshi and V. Kulkarni, “Smart city data analysis using deep learning,” Procedia Computer Science, vol. 200, pp. 890–899, 2023.
25. D. Mehta and R. Shah, “MobileNet-based road traffic analysis,” IEEE Access, vol. 12, pp. 34567–34578, 2024.
26. S. Agarwal and P. Verma, “CCTV-based monitoring using CNN,” Journal of King Saud University – Computer and Information
Sciences, vol. 35, pp. 102345, 2023
27. A. Das and S. Roy, “TinyYOLO for traffic monitoring in smart cities,” IEEE Access, vol. 12, pp. 98765–98775, 2024.
28. T. Brown and J. Smith, “Deep learning for image classification,” IEEE Access, vol. 9, pp. 12345–12355, 2021.
29. J. Smith and K. Lee, “YOLO-based object detection systems,” Pattern Recognition Letters, vol. 158, pp. 12–20, 2022.
30. K. Lee and H. Park, “Efficient MobileNet models for edge AI,” IEEE Access, vol. 11, pp. 66778–66789, 2023.
31. J. Kim and S. Lee, “EfficientNet-based surveillance systems,” IEEE Access, vol. 12, pp. 77889–77900, 2024.
32. X. Chen, Y. Zhao, and L. Wu, “TinyML-based energy-efficient edge computing,” IEEE Internet of Things Journal, vol. 12, no. 3, pp.
3345–3356, 2025.
33. M. Ali and H. Khan, “Traffic analysis using deep learning models,” IEEE Access, vol. 11, pp. 99887–99897, 2023.
34. A. Hassan and M. Rehman, “Real-time CCTV monitoring using YOLO,” IEEE Access, vol. 12, pp. 55443–55455, 2024.
35. R. Gupta and S. Singh, “IoT-based smart monitoring using CNN,” Procedia Computer Science, vol. 225, pp. 123–132, 2025.
36. R. Verma and P. Singh, “Efficient traffic prediction using CNN,” IEEE Access, vol. 11, pp. 22334–22345, 2023.
37. A. Singh and V. Kumar, “MobileNet-based smart city systems,” IEEE Access, vol. 12, pp. 66789–66800, 2024.
38. P. Kumar and R. Sharma, “TinyML for edge AI applications,” IEEE Access, vol. 14, pp. 112233–112245, 2026.
39. N. Patel and S. Desai, “Hybrid deep learning models for traffic systems,” IEEE Access, vol. 14, pp. 223344–223356, 2026.
40. Uma Rani, Neeraj Dahiya, Shakti Kundu, Sonal Kanungo, Sakshi Kathuria, Shanu Kuttan Rakesh, Anil Sharma, “Deep Learning-
Based Urban Energy Forecasting Model for Residential Building Energy Efficiency”, Energy Exploration & Exploitation, 30 May
2024; 42(5), 1799-1828, Published by SAGE Publications Ltd., ISSN: 0144-5987, Online ISSN: 2048-4054, DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1177/01445987241257590.
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