Two highly productive days in Athens for the 5th MLSysOps plenary! On March 20–21, the consortium came together to sync up on technical progress and engage in hands-on discussions around system integration, machine learning, and open-source development.

Top highlights from the plenary:

• Deep dives into real-world use cases on precision agriculture (AUG) and smart cities (UBIW) covering their integration with the MLSysOps infrastructure.
• Exploring ML for system management – from anomaly detection and cluster scheduling to wireless threat detection and HPC workloads.
• Planning for industry & SME exploitation – turning technology into impact.
• Open-source repository and the organization of a hackathon event planned for this September.

The Final Program for the ML4ECS Workshop is online!

Join us as we dive into the cutting-edge intersection of Machine Learning and Cloud-Edge computing.

What to Expect:

✅ Keynote from leading expert in ML and Cloud-Edge systems

✅ Interesting research presentations and Demos

✅ Engaging discussions on the future of ML-driven innovation.

📅 When: January 22, 2025

📍 Where: Palau de Congressos @ Fira de Barcelona as part of the HiPEAC conference

Don’t miss the opportunity to connect with researchers, innovators, and industry leaders shaping the future.

🔗 Check out the program and join us: https://ml4ecs.e-ce.uth.gr/

Ildi Alla et. al. of INRIA will be presenting a paper titled “Robust Device Authentication in Multi-Node Networks: ML-Assisted Hybrid PLA Exploiting Hardware Impairments” at the Annual Computer Security Applications Conference (ACSAC) which will take place in December 2024 at Waikiki, HI, USA.

Ubiwhere was again this year at the Portugal Smart Cities Summit which took place in Lisbon from 8-10 October and at the Smart City Expo World Congress in Barcelona on November 5-7. MLSysOps was presented as part of the research projects Ubiwhere is involved in that are working towards improving quality of life in Cities.

On October the 23rd, NTT DATA Italia participated in the Demo session at the Automotive Edge Computing Consortium (AECC) meeting in Berlin, hosted by Toyota Motor Corporation, Toyota Motor Europe, and GSMA. NTT DATA Italia presented the vision for leveraging the GSMA Open Gateway to enhance vehicle mobility, focusing particularly on roaming and future applications of Federation among Communication Service Providers (CSPs) and Telematics Service Providers (TSPs). This approach facilitates seamless access to the best-matching Edge/MEC resources to meet the specific application needs of automotive OEMs.

The solution also emphasized the role of AI and ML technologies, which NTT DATA Italia is actively exploring within the MLSysOps Project as part of the EU Horizon projects. This innovative approach generated strong interest from external participants, including members of the 5G Automotive Association (5GAA) attending the AECC meeting.

During the Open Innovation Week organized by NTT DATA Italia, the MLSysOps project was showcased in a presentation focused on the potential of 5G Standalone (SA) technology adoption in the enterprise market.

The event brought together representatives from leading companies, including Mediaset, Fastweb, Sky Italia, ACEA, IP Gruppo api, BNL BNP Paribas, and Crédit Agricole Bank Polska. Attendees also included a prominent mobile telecommunications operator in Italy, one of the country’s primary tower operators, a major international biomedical laser company, and a key player in the Aerospace, Defense, and Security sectors.

Additionally, members of the academic community, such as those from Università del Salento, were present, fostering dialogue between industry and academia on the transformative role of 5G technology.

Valeria Loscri of INRIA gave a talk on “Security Aspects in IoT-Edge-Cloud Continuum” at the Open Industry Day on 5G/6G, an event that brings together industry experts who present real-world use cases focused on the technology readiness, cyber resilience, and sustainability of 5G/6G technologies.