Open Source Summit + AI_dev Japan 2024

Edge computing is an important technology for a data-driven society that makes decisions in real time from data. LF Edge, a project of The Linux Foundation, is working to establish an open and interoperable edge computing framework that is independent of hardware, processor, cloud, and OS. LF Edge is also focused on enabling edge AI because of the growing need for real-time AI processing. However, there are challenges to achieving an infrastructure that is both energy efficient and flexible, such as increasing data volumes, increasing the computational complexity of AI models, and meeting application-specific requirements. So we need innovation in infrastructure technology. Therefore, The Linux Foundation and THE IOWN GF signed a basic agreement in June 2023 to integrate the Linux Foundation’s software on the infrastructure proposed by IOWN GF to develop a common infrastructure that improves performance, reduces latency, and improves energy efficiency. Based on this agreement, we planned the IOWN GF/LF Edge Joint PoC to demonstrate the convergence of the two technologies and the performance improvements. This presentation describes the content of the PoC.