When: Monday 16 June 2026, 10:35–11:25 (during the workshop program)
Speaker: Prof. Luca Bedogni, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy
Beyond the Edge: Latency Management in Autonomous IoT Systems
Abstract
In time-critical IoT, the viability of a system is not determined by average throughput or network speed, but by the total latency measured accounting for all system variables. As AI and complex computation move towards the edge, there is the need for high-performance intelligence versus the strict requirement for deterministic, low-latency execution. This keynote discusses the evolution of computational strategies to resolve this trade-off. We will explore the shift from traditional edge offloading to distributed computing, where tasks are dynamically partitioned between devices and servers to adapt to fluctuating network conditions in real time. We will then present liquid computing, a paradigm where computation is treated as a flexible resource that flows seamlessly across the device–edge–cloud continuum. By decoupling the execution of a task from a fixed piece of hardware, we can build systems that are not only faster but inherently more resilient and adaptive.
Speaker bio
Luca Bedogni is Associate Professor at the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy. He received his academic degrees and PhD from the University of Bologna. In 2013, he was a visiting researcher at RWTH Aachen University, and in 2017 at the University of California, Irvine. His current research interests span from the Internet of Things for heterogeneous devices to context-aware computing.