Towards Smarter Maritime Security: Apriori Algorithm Optimization in Serverless Environments

This paper presents an optimized implementation of the Apriori algorithm tailored for large-scale data mining in cloud-native, serverless environments, utilizing real-world fuel datasets. Our approach achieves a 28% reduction in execution time and a 22% decrease in memory consumption compared to traditional distributed Apriori methods. The study leverages high-dimensional fuel datasets, spanning from 2020 to 2050, to evaluate scalability and efficiency in processing energy-related data. By employing advanced synchronization and deferred partitioning strategies, communication overhead is significantly reduced, improving performance while effectively balancing computational loads across distributed nodes. Security measures, including AES-256 encryption and role-based access control (RBAC), are incorporated to safeguard data confidentiality and ensure compliance with regulatory frameworks. The proposed solution scales efficiently for datasets up to 1 million records, demonstrating applicability across domains such as transportation and logistics. Future work will explore adaptive partitioning techniques, hybrid cloud architectures, and AI-driven predictive analytics to further enhance scalability and operational efficiency in serverless multi-cloud systems.