BAG-INTEL: A Hierarchical Multi-Cloud IoT-Edge-Cloud Architecture for Enhanced Airport Security and Operations

The EU Horizon project BAG-INTEL integrates Internet of Things (IoT) devices with Artificial Intelligence (AI) within a hierarchical multi-cloud architecture to enhance airport security and operations. The design of the BAG-INTEL system is presented in this study. It consists of three layers: common European data environments for non-sensitive information transmission, national governmental cloud clusters for secure interface with federal resources, and edge computing for local data processing. BAG-INTEL tackles latency and data security concerns by utilizing artificial intelligence and a scalable, safe cloud architecture. Its effectiveness and adaptability are demonstrated by deployment scenarios at different airports. Because of its scalability, the architecture can be applied to additional security-sensitive sectors. In the future, it may also be enhanced with global cloud integration and AI-driven predictive analytics. A new benchmark for the integration of cloud, edge, and IoT technologies in airport security is established by BAG-INTEL. The system's architecture, implementation, and possible uses are described in this paper, with a focus on how they may affect cloud computing, airport security, and the Internet of Things.