EON 2012 - Workshop on Optimization of Computing at the Edge of Network

The exploding number of mobile devices connected to the network, both operated by humans and self-operated devices (commonly referred to as Machine-to-Machine or M2M) has put a significant burden on both wireless infrastructure and backhaul networks. The notion of edge-computing refers to moving some computation from the traditonal back-end data centers or core networks to various edges of the network, closer to the end user. This move results in superior performance of metrics such as latency and quality of experience by end-users in addition to savings such as the network bandwidths. From well-known caching mechanisms to novel analytics performed on “data in motion”, in contrast with “data at rest” in the back-end servers, computation at the edge with optimum performance, power, cost and footprint is becoming of paramount importance. In this workshop, we explore the latest developments both in indusrty and academia in all aspects of hardware and software (both middleware and applictions) that target optimization at the edge of the network. Telecommuications companies and Network Equipment Providers (NEPs) are the main contributors and beneficiaries of computing at the edge, therefore there will be special focus on represntative points of view from these industries in this workshop.
Publication
All talks/slides presented at the workshop will be published on this web-site to the extent possible.
Topics of interest include (but are not limited to)
Optimization of computing at the edge
Network (Wired/Wireless) Infrastructure cost optimization
Latency optimization
Bandwidth optimization
Analytics at the edge
Novel applications, designed for the edge
Monitoring, command and control at the edge
Opportunity creation & revenue generation at the edge
Distributed computing capabilities for deploying and coordinating edge applications
New hardware (processors, systems, technologies) that will be more relevant to the edge (than back-end)