IEEE Conferences

EDGE 2021 - Keynote 4
Tao Zhang, NIST
December 18, 3:30 - 4:10 UTC; 11:30 - 12:10 Beijing Time

From Edge Computing to Edge Intelligence

Over the past few years, edge computing has become essential to advanced networks (e.g., 5G), general computing and networking platforms, and many Internet of Things (IoT) systems (e.g., industrial automation systems, automated driving). Now, we are moving to the next frontier – edge intelligence. This talk will examine the evolution from edge computing toward edge intelligence and use examples to discuss some key challenges.

Dr. Tao Zhang, an IEEE Fellow, has been leading research, product development, and corporate strategies, which created disruptive innovations, new standards, and commercial products. He is leading Transformational Networks and Services in the Communications Technology Lab at NIST. He was the CTO for the Smart Connected Vehicles Business at Cisco Systems, and a Chief Scientist and Director of Research at Telcordia Technologies (formerly Bell Communications Research) where he led breakthrough research on 3G/4G wireless networks and vehicular networks. He has cofounded two influential industry consortia (the Open Fog Consortium and the Connected Vehicle Trade Association) and served as a founding Board Director for them. Tao holds about 60 US patents and coauthored two books (“Vehicle Safety Communications: Protocols, Security, and Privacy” and “IP-Based Next Generation Wireless Networks”), several book chapters. He served as the CIO and a Board Governor of the IEEE Communications Society and as a Distinguished Lecturer of the IEEE Vehicular Technology Society. He cofounded several international conferences and served on leadership roles for many conferences and journals.