Workshop on Software Systems at the Edge Presentations

Innovative and successful software systems at the edge must evolve rapidly to realize resource-aware and dynamic mission adaptation. Today, many of the edge systems supporting battle management command and control (BMC2) and forward-deployed military operations are not designed to be cyber-resilient and flexible enough to adapt to limited computing resources, intermittent or denied network connectivity, privacy and security concerns, and operational uncertainties. There is increasing urgency to envision the future of software systems at the edge so that we can ensure they adapt as technologies rapidly evolve and stay relevant to mission, threat, and operational realities.

To work towards this goal, the Carnegie Mellon University Software Engineering Institute (SEI) held an invitation-only workshop to bring together key edge systems stakeholders to share challenges, solutions, and lessons learned and identify top-priority areas that require greater research and development.

Sessions and presentations included:

• Welcome and Workshop Agenda, Dr. Ipek Ozkaya
• Why Do We Have an Edge Computing Challenge in the DOD?, Dr. Tom Longstaff
• DARPA's 5G Portfolio, Tejas Patel
• Software Systems at the Edge: The SEI Portfolio, Kevin Pitstick

The outcome of this workshop was a summary report of the trajectory of edge software systems for the future, emphasizing the urgency of where to focus to address research and development gaps.