Edge Computing (online course, now for group participation)

The Baltimore Section of the IEEE, in close collaboration with the Continuing Education Committee (CEC) of the Educational Activities Board (EAB) of the IEEE, is organizing and sponsoring a series of online courses for group participation, eligible for CEU credits. The first group course, being a pilot course, is on May 18, 2019.

These courses are part of the IEEE eLearning program, and are being offered at a deep discount (regular prices are $95/1-hour course for IEEE members, and $140/1-hour course for non-members; please note that this is a 3-hour course).

 

When:  May 18, Saturday, 10 am – 2 pm

Where: National Electronics Museum - Pioneer Hall

1745 West Nursery Road Linthicum, MD 21090

Linthicum, MD 21090 (near the BWI Airport)

https://www.nationalelectronicsmuseum.org/

Parking is free. Additional parking is available in the lot at the end of the building.

 

Agenda

There is a 30 min lunch break for discussions and networking. Pizza will be provided at no additional cost.

Short course description

This is a 3-hour course, each part lasts about one hour, and is for group online access.

Part 1. Overview of Edge Computing

Instructors: Mahadev Satyanarayanan,  Weisong Shi

This course module will help you to learn why Edge Computing is a new and important development in the computing landscape. The lecture is organized in three parts. The first part defines Edge Computing and lists the different ways in which it can deliver value. The second part presents experimental evidence that low latency, one of the key attributes of Edge Computing, can substantially improve user experience. The third part describes how Edge Computing enables two new classes of applications: wearable cognitive assistance, and scalable real-time video analytics.

About the instructors:

Mahadev Satyanarayanan (Satya) is the Carnegie Group Professor of Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University. His multi-decade research career has focused on the challenges of performance scalability, availability and trust in information systems that reach from the cloud to the mobile edge of the Internet. In the course of this work, he has pioneered many advances in distributed systems, mobile computing, pervasive computing, and the Internet of Things (IoT). Most recently, his seminal 2009 publication, The Case for VM-based Cloudlets in Mobile Computing, has inspired many technical efforts worldwide at the intersection of mobile computing, cloud computing, and IoT and has led to the emergence of Edge Computing (also known as Fog Computing).

Dr. Weisong Shi is a Charles H. Gershenson Distinguished Faculty Fellow and a Professor of Computer Science at Wayne State University. There he directs the Mobile and Internet Systems Laboratory, Connected and Autonomous Driving Laboratory. He is an IEEE Fellow and a Distinguished Scientist of ACM. He was the founding steering committee chair of ACM/IEEE Symposium on Edge Computing (SEC), the author of the first Edge Computing book.

Part 2. Application Scenarios of Edge Computing

Instructors: Jie Cao and Dr. Weisong Shi

This course introduces the application scenarios of edge computing. Three real-world applications including smart home, public service, and the autonomous vehicle will be covered in this course along with the discussion of the benefits and challenges by employing Edge computing. This course will be instructional for practitioners in their designing and developing of their Edge computing applications.

About the instructors:

Jie Cao is an Assistant Professor in the School of Information Security and Applied Computing, Eastern Michigan University. His research area is connected health and Edge computing. Especially, his recent work focuses on data management of IoT systems, including data quality, semantic annotation, data privacy, and security. His research has been published in prestigious venues, including IEEE Internet of Things Journal and ICDCS, winning HealthCom Best Student Paper Award and an IEEE Best Paper Award.

Dr. Weisong Shi is a Charles H. Gershenson Distinguished Faculty Fellow and a Professor of Computer Science at Wayne State University. There he directs the Mobile and Internet Systems Laboratory, Connected and Autonomous Driving Laboratory. He is an IEEE Fellow and a Distinguished Scientist of ACM. He was the founding steering committee chair of ACM/IEEE Symposium on Edge Computing (SEC), the author of the first Edge Computing book

Part 3. Designing Security Solutions for Edge, Cloud, and IoT

Instructors:  Kewei Sha and Weisong Shi

This course not only analyzes the new challenges in edge computing, but also presents two novel edge-based security solutions for IoT applications. First, EdgeSec designs a novel security service that is deployed at the Edge layer to enhance the security of IoT systems. Second, the secure and efficient smart data collection framework enables secure data readings from smart grid devices based on a two-phase authentication protocol.

About the instructors:

Kewei Sha is an Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Associate Director of Cyber Security Institute at University of Houston - Clear Lake (UHCL). Before he moved to UHCL, he was the Department Chair and Associate Professor in the Department of Software Engineering at Oklahoma City University. His research interests include Internet of Things, Cyber-Physical Systems, Edge Computing, Network Security and Privacy, and Data Management and Analytics. His research has been supported by NSF and UHCL. Dr. Sha has served as guest Editors at several prestigious technical journals, and organizing committee members of many conferences, including the TPC Chair of IEEE ICCCN 2015. He is also a reviewer for numerous top journals like many IEEE transactions. He is a Senior member of ACM.

Dr. Weisong Shi is a Charles H. Gershenson Distinguished Faculty Fellow and a Professor of Computer Science at Wayne State University. There he directs the Mobile and Internet Systems Laboratory, Connected and Autonomous Driving Laboratory. He is an IEEE Fellow and a Distinguished Scientist of ACM. He was the he founding steering committee chair of ACM/IEEE Symposium on Edge Computing (SEC), the author of the first Edge Computing book.

Course registration FEES (for all three parts; to be paid through vTools upon registration):

Members of the Baltimore Section of the IEEE

$15

Non-members and members of sections other than Baltimore

$25

Student members

$5

Life members

$5

 

Each of the above 1-hour courses is eligible for 0.3 CEUs or 3 PDHs. Certificates are issued upon request and are subject to bringing a check for $9 to the event (please write it out to IEEE Baltimore Section), and only after completing the course evaluation form. Members of the Baltimore Section can obtain their certificates for free. Please note that fees for certificates are in addition to course registration fees.

Refreshments will be provided at no additional cost.

Register at:   https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/195046

 

For more information on the content, please visit:

https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/courses/category/24/topic/Edge%20Computing?tag=1

 

More courses will follow!

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Acknowledgement

On behalf of the Baltimore Section, we would like to acknowledge the Wash DC/NOVA EMBS Chapter in publicizing the event to their members and supporting the Baltimore Section Continuing Education Program. This activity offers attendees the opportunity to earn Continuing Education Units (CEU credits), and helps in maintaining technical certifications as well a Professional Engineer (PE) license.