Speaker: Ada Gavrilovska
Location: Soda 510
Date: February 7th, 2025
Time: 12pm-1pm PST
Talk Title: Computing in the Sky: Enabling LEO Compute Clouds with Krios
Abstract:
The rapid expansion of Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites in recent years has led to a surge in diverse use cases, creating a vision for a new “LEO compute cloud.” In this emerging landscape, satellite providers could offer their infrastructure as a platform for hosting various tenants. However, the unique characteristics of LEO infrastructure—particularly satellite mobility—pose significant challenges compared to traditional terrestrial cloud systems. In this talk, I will introduce Krios, the first orchestration system designed specifically for managing LEO clouds. Krios addresses one important challenge of LEO infrastructure: infrastructure mobility, allowing service providers to deploy applications seamlessly, despite the complexities of satellite motion. I will also highlight other key challenges that a future LEO cloud stack must overcome to enable scalable, reliable, and efficient cloud computing in space.
Speaker Bio:
Ada Gavrilovska is a Professor in the School of Computer Science at Georgia Tech. Her research is focused on designing systems for emerging technologies, which in recent years has included systems for new memory architectures and edge computing. She is a systems software co-lead in the SRC/DARPA center for Processing with Intelligent Storage and Memory (PRISM) and was recently a program co-chair for OSDI’24.