FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR OPEN COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS

Edge Computing Forum

Nov. 7, 2017 – Fraunhofer FOKUS, Berlin, Germany

Tuesday Nov 7th, 2017

9:00 - 10:00: Registration

10:00 - 11:00: Welcome & Opening

Introduction

Welcome to the Edge Computing Forum
Prof. Dr. Thomas Magedanz, Fraunhofer FOKUS, Germany | no PDF Download available

The Edge Computing Consortium (ECC)
Swift (Shaowei) Liu, HUAWEI, China | no PDF Download available

Organization of the Edge Computing Forum
Dr. Alexander Willner, Fraunhofer FOKUS, Germany | PDF

11:05 - 11:45: Session 1

Connection - System interconnection challenges within wired and wireless industrial networks.

Cloud based control service challenges and opportunities
Lou Zhe, HUAWEI, China | no PDF Download available

Connecting the Edge via Industrial Wireless
Dr. Andreas C. Wolf, Dr. Wolf Wireless GmbH, Germany | PDF

11:45 - 12:40: Lunch & Demo break

12:40 - 13:40: Session 2

Real-Time - Response time and reliability challenges for the control of industrial systems.

Edge Computing as Enabler for the Industrial Internet of Things / Industrie 4.0
Wolfgang Leindecker, TTTech, Austria | PDF

Real Edges Act in Real-Time
Marquart Franz, SIEMENS AG, Germany | PDF

Orchestration of Real-Time Functionalities to the Edge
Dr. Simone Mangiante, Vodafone, UK | PDF

13:40 - 14:05: Coffee & Demo break

14:05 - 14:45: Session 3

Data Optimization - Harmonization and aggregation challenges of heterogeneous data streams.

Data Optimization Accelerate Edge Application
Ionut Deaconeasa, Intel, Germany | PDF

Connecting on the Edge - Merging protocols for a joint functionality
Dr. Andreas Gössling, Hilscher, Germany | PDF

14:45 - 15:10: COFFEE & DEMO BREAK

15:10 - 16:10: Session 4

Smart - Process optimization and automation challenges at intelligent edge devices.

Computational Mesh on the Edge –The Power of Many Together: IBM Queryplex
Alexander Körner, IBM Deutschland GmbH, Germany | PDF

From Edge to Distriubuted Clouds
Colin Alexander, ARM, UK | PDF

A Smarter Edge: What we can learn from the Smart Building Sector
Paul Rogers, Tridium Europe (independent business entity of Honeywell International.), UK | no PDF Download available

16:15 - 17:00: Session 5

Security - Data protection and access control challenges at devices, the network and applications.

The Challenges of Security for Dynamic Edge Systems
David Bowden, Dell, USA | PDF

End-to-end Security Derived from a Hardware Based Root of Trust
Stein Myrseth, ForgeRock, Norway | PDF

17:00 - 17:40: Panel

Edge Computing: major challenges and future directions
All Speakers

17:40 - 20:00: Networking