Article and Video: Carnegie Mellon University lab thrives on the edge of computing innovation with Azure Stack Hub
Researchers at the Living Edge Lab at Carnegie Mellon University innovate on an exciting model for next generation cloud computing. Called edge computing, this paradigm—where data is processed locally before being uploaded to the cloud for further analysis—was first conceptualized by a group of mobile computing researchers, including Dr. Mahadev Satyanarayanan, (Satya), Carnegie Group University Professor of Computer Science, back in 2009. However, it’s only now, thanks to advancements in edge computing devices, that real progress can be made in creating edge-native apps with commercial potential. Staff and students at CMU’s Living Edge Lab, headed by Satya, use one such device—Microsoft Azure Stack Hub—to push the boundaries of edge computing and create prototypes of apps with real-world use cases. These scenarios run the gamut from situational awareness in military operations in a disconnected environment, to computer vision solutions for solving problems on the factory floor, to near real-time video analytics that help experts sift through reams of surveillance images to find a missing person.