Edge AI Summer School

Two weeks ago, we wrapped up the Summer School on Edge Artificial Intelligence (1–4 Sept 2025) at KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm — an exciting four-day journey into the cutting edge of Edge AI, co-organized by Prof. James Gross and Adarsh Behera. With over 50 participants and speakers from academia and industry across 20+ institutions, the program featured keynotes, research talks, tutorials, and vibrant discussions. We’re incredibly grateful to everyone who made this a success!

A huge thank you to our speakers for their thought-provoking contributions:

•  Eyal de Lara (University of Toronto) kicked things off with insights into edge system design — orchestration, component boundaries, and edge preprocessing to reduce latency, bandwidth, and improve privacy.
• Jaya Prakash Champati (University of Victoria) introduced hierarchical inference for LLM routing and QoS-aware edge scheduling under dynamic workloads.
• Henning Schulzrinne (Columbia University) asked: “Edge AI – Always just beyond the horizon?” He brought a real-world lens to Edge AI in telecom and automotive.
• Xiang Su (University of Helsinki) explored model/system heterogeneity in federated learning and the trade-offs of personalization vs. global efficiency.
• Qi Zhang (Aarhus University) discussed semantic communication and how goal-oriented transmission can make Edge AI more context-aware and efficient.
• Roberto Morabito (EURECOM) gave a future-looking talk on TinyML and Generative AI at the Edge, pushing the boundary of edge-to-device intelligence.
• Rafia Inam (Ericsson/KTH Royal Institute of Technology) highlighted the role of Trustworthy & Explainable AI in telecom, ongoing EU standardization, and real-world XAI limitations.
• Ella Peltonen (University of Oulu) showcased practical Edge AI use cases in the automotive sector — with insights into deployment and challenges.

A big thank you to our sponsors: NordForsk, Digital Futures, TECoSA – Center for Trustworthy Edge Computing Systems and Applications, and the Nordic University Cooperation on Edge Intelligence for their generous support.

And of course, a big thanks to all the participants — your energy, curiosity, and collaboration brought the event to life!