On the afternoon of June 10, 2023, the 2023 EdgeX+OpenVINO Developer Ecology Conference and the Torch Technology Achievements Through Train EdgeAI session kicked off at the Evergreen Laurel Hotel in Pudong. The event brought together outstanding developers and technical experts from all over the country to jointly explore innovative products and development applications of EdgeX and OpenVINO in the fields of Internet of Things and artificial intelligence.
The conference invited top experts and innovative companies from the two fields of edge computing and artificial intelligence, such as Alibaba Cloud, Intel, Lenovo , ThunderSoft, EMQ, Doc, and Fanmi , to jointly explore the future development of edge artificial intelligence. .
The theme of the conference is closely related to the commercial implementation of edge artificial intelligence , aiming to promote mutual cooperation and collaborative innovation between the developer community and the enterprise ecosystem. During the period, the guests introduced a series of advanced edge artificial intelligence technologies, frameworks, tools and industrial practices, and discussed in depth the application and implementation of EdgeX and OpenVINO in multiple fields.
01 Opening of the conference and welcome speech
（James Butcher，EdgeX Foundry，Chairman of TSC）
At the beginning of the event, the leader of EdgeX Foundry first gave an online speech for the conference . In his speech, James Butcher announced that the third version of EdgeX, code-named Minnesota , will be released soon, introducing its configuration, adding major updates and features of microservice certification. He said that he is very happy to see that the EdgeX community and the OpenVINO community can jointly carry out technical cooperation, hold offline developer conferences, and accelerate the commercial implementation of edge artificial intelligence solutions.
(Zhang Yu, Intel NEX China Chief Technology Officer, Senior Chief Engineer)
Mr. Zhang Yu from Intel then delivered a speech on behalf of the sponsor , officially kicking off the conference. He expressed his gratitude to every developer and ecological partner who use EdgeX and OpenVINO, and encouraged everyone to continuously promote the development of edge computing and artificial intelligence technology, and contribute to the digital transformation of our country and the world.
(Sun Min, co-founder of EdgeX China project, global TSC member)
Mr. Sun Min, co-founder of the EdgeX China project and global TSC member, introduced the current background and trends of edge computing to the attendees , gave a detailed explanation and explanation of the EdgeX Foundry project and the latest developments, and suggested community developers Actively participate in the co-construction of Chinese projects.
02 Guest theme sharing
(Zhang Shuo, Product Director of Chuangda)
In the guest sharing session, Mr. Zhang Shuo from Chuangda took the lead in sharing the road to commercialization of EdgeX. He said that EdgeX Foundry is a set of standards/regulations. It is currently used in industry, robotics, retail, medical care, and intelligence There are many successful commercial landing cases in transportation. These successful case sharing also brought a lot of inspiration and inspiration to the participants.
(Golden Law, Intel Platform Solutions Architect)
Mr. Jinfa, Intel platform solution architect, introduced the technical architecture of EdgeX, the EdgeX camera management platform (CMI), the use of EdgeX CMI Demo, etc., and called on everyone to explore how to better use EdgeX and OpenVINO to build smart IoT systems and artificial intelligence solutions.
(Wu Zhuo, Intel AI software evangelist)
Dr. Wu Zhuo, an AI software evangelist from Intel , introduced the new features of OpenVINO ™ 2023.0 , emphasizing that it can simplify the deployment process and help developers accelerate the realization of ideas. OpenVINO™ 2023.0 makes it easier to deploy and accelerate AI through simpler workflows, more deep learning model support, and easy installation.
(Liu Hua, Intel Platform Solution Architect)
Immediately afterwards, Mr. Liu Hua, Intel platform solution architect, brought another powerful product from Intel: Intel Video AI Box, which provides "general computing + video processing + AI" capabilities to meet the needs of various solutions, and through "computing power + Algorithms + Ecology "Three dimensions empower multiple vertical industry applications.
(Yu Wenming, Director of Lenovo Brain R&D, Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, Lenovo Research Institute)
- Mr. Yu Wenming from the Artificial Intelligence Laboratory of Lenovo Research Institute shared the application of Lenovo EdgeAI technology in the field of intelligent manufacturing. He shared that Lenovo has long been in the field of edge computing, and with the promotion of the "2+6+X" business strategy, it has become the industry's leading provider of edge computing solutions. He also introduced Lenovo's cross-chip heterogeneous inference acceleration engine Hica-stream that supports OpenVINO , and worked with Intel to complete the adaptation of nearly a hundred models on Intel hardware.
In the middle of the event, the organizer specially set up a product and demo display link, focusing on on-site practice and technical exchanges. Mr. Huang Jinfa from Intel, Mr. Zhang Dachun from Lenovo, Mr. Li Yiwei from Intel, and Mr. Wang Liqi from Shanghai Yiku respectively demonstrated the EdgeX camera management platform, Lenovo Intelligent Edge products, Intel Developer Kit, and software based on OpenVINO and Intel Developer Kit. LabVIEW Deep Learning Applications. Attendees gathered at the product booths at the back of the venue to have enthusiastic technical exchanges and discussions with the presenters.
(Left: He Linbo, co-founder of Alibaba Cloud OpenYurt, Right: Gan Rui, postgraduate student of Zhejiang University)
With the end of the lottery draw, the guests officially started the second half of sharing. He Linbo, co-founder of Alibaba Cloud OpenYurt, and Gan Rui, a graduate student at Zhejiang University, jointly delivered a speech entitled "OpenYurt + EdgeX: Helping Efficient Collaboration between Cloud, Edge and Device". For a long time, Alibaba Cloud has been innovating and researching in the field of OpenYurt IoT. This time, it shared important contents such as OpenYurt+EdgeX fusion architecture, OpenYurt+EdgeX community dynamics and planning for developers .
(Zhang Jing, Senior Technical Director of Daoke)
Mr. Zhang Jing, Senior Technical Director of Doker, shared the application of edge computing in the new retail and industrial manufacturing industries. He believes that edge computing will usher in a huge explosion in the IoT of the enterprise market, and launched product and technology sharing on major application scenarios such as smart stores and cloud-edge collaborative defect detection.
(Gao Song, Senior Engineer of EMQ Company)
Finally, Mr. Gao Song, a senior engineer from EMQ, brought the introduction of the edge-end stream computing engine eKuiper and its application in the two major scenarios of the Industrial Internet of Things and the Internet of Vehicles, which successfully concluded the guest speech session of this conference.
03 Round table sharing and conference closing
(From left to right: Zhang Jing, Yu Wenming, Zhang Jing, Zhang Shuo, He Linbo, Pan Qi)
In the roundtable session, entrepreneurs from Lenovo, Daoke, Chuangda, Alibaba Cloud, and Fanmi Smart talked about how high-tech companies can empower Edge.AI commercially . Experts shared the pain points and countermeasures faced when edge artificial intelligence solutions are commercially implemented. The participants at the meeting actively asked questions, discussed with experts on problems in multiple industrial practices, and worked together to create an exchange scene where thinking collided.
(Lu Yingjie, Intel Network and Edge Group, General Manager of HEC China)
Finally, Mr. Lu Yingjie, general manager of Intel Network and Edge Group and HEC China, delivered a closing speech for the conference. He expressed his gratitude to every developer who participated in EdgeX and OpenVINO, friends of the intelligent edge, and said that EdgeX and OpenVINO are industry-leading open source software projects, and he hopes that they can continue to play a role in the field of edge computing and artificial intelligence. For a long time, edge computing has faced pain points such as difficulty in implementing software and hardware solutions and long construction periods. Intel will increase industry cooperation and jointly explore the application scenarios of intelligent edge in industries such as medical and consumer industries, industry and energy, smart cities and transportation. . At the same time, as the provider of the underlying technology, Intel will continue to invest resources, provide reference designs for the underlying software and hardware, and build a win-win business ecosystem with partners.
It is hoped that through this conference, more enterprises and developers can learn about these two projects, EdgeX and OpenVINO, and help enterprises innovate faster and more agilely in edge computing scenarios!