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In mobile edge computing systems, a task offloading approach should balance efficiency, adaptability, trust management, and reliability. This approach aims to maximise resource utilisation, improve user experience, and satisfy application-specific requirements while taking into account the dynamic and limited resource nature of edge environments. Additionally, while offloading tasks, these systems are vulnerable to several attacks and privacy breaches, necessitating edge node trust evaluation. However, not all of these necessary features are present in the offloading methods currently used. This research proposes ‘EDITORS’ (energy-aware dynamic task offloading method utilising Deep Reinforcement Transfer Learning (DRTL) in Software-Defined Network (SDN) enabled edge computing environments), a novel approach aimed at addressing the multifaceted issues associated with offloading in mobile edge …