This book provides a comprehensive introduction to continual and reinforcement learning for edge AI, which investigates how to build an AI agent that can continuously solve new learning tasks and enhance the AI at resource-limited edge devices. The authors introduce readers to practical frameworks and in-depth algorithmic foundations. The book surveys the recent advances in the area, coming from both academic researchers and industry professionals. The authors also present their own research findings on continual and reinforcement learning for edge AI. The book also covers the practical applications of the topic and identifies exciting future research opportunities.

In addition, this book:

• Provides readers with a deep understanding of the topic, including the framework, foundations, and recent advances
• Discusses the applications of continual and reinforcement learning for edge AI, emphasizing its importance
• Familiarizes readers with the current development stage of the topic in order to inspire further research

About the Authors

Hang Wang is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of California, Davis. He received his B.E. from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC).

Sen Lin, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science at University of Houston. He received his Ph.D. degree from Arizona State University, M.S. from HKUST and B.E. from Zhejiang University.

Junshan Zhang, Ph.D. is a Professor in the ECE Department at the University of California, Davis. He received his Ph.D. from the School of ECE at Purdue University.