Adaptive leader election method in mobile distributed systems based on dynamic trust integration

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https://doi.org/10.18372/2073-4751.85.21091

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distributed systems, FANET, leader election, dynamic trust, Trust-WCA, Trace-Driven Simulation

Abstract

The development of mobile distributed systems, particularly Flying Ad-hoc Networks (FANETs), requires a transition to decentralized control architectures involving local leader election. Under hostile conditions, classical additive clustering methods (e.g., Trust-WCA) reveal vulnerabilities to compromised Byzantine nodes (participants that intentionally act destructively while simulating legitimate behavior) exhibiting high radio channel performance. This paper proposes an adaptive leader election method based on a non-linear multiplicative function. The application of a dynamic trust exponent, regulated by an LSTM neural network module depending on the threat level, acts as a filter ("soft gate"), preemptively isolating suspicious nodes. Based on Trace-Driven Simulation results, a relative decrease of 11.6% in the frequency of electing compromised leaders was proven, alongside a simultaneous 0.8% improvement in the network's topological efficiency.

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2026-04-28

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Volokyta, A. M., & Melenchukov, M. E. (2026). Adaptive leader election method in mobile distributed systems based on dynamic trust integration. Problems of Informatization and Control, 1(85). https://doi.org/10.18372/2073-4751.85.21091

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