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AutoLearn: Learning in the Edge to Cloud Continuum

Published: 12 November 2023 Publication History

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Technological advancements have led to an increase in teaching the fundamentals of cloud computing, robotics and autonomous systems and their importance, relying on strong hands-on practical experimentation. The National Science Foundation (NSF)-supported testbeds have opened the doors for experimentation and support in the next era of computing platforms and large-scale cloud research. In this paper, we present an educational module that conveys accessibility to education, aiming to prepare learners for technological career paths with the motivation to bring hands-on sessions, and on the idea of building a freely available set of artifacts that can serve the educational community. Specifically, we present AutoLearn: Learning in the Edge to Cloud Continuum, an educational module that integrates a collection of artifacts, based on a small scale open-source self-driving platform that leverages the Chameleon Cloud testbed to teach cloud computing concepts, edge devices technology, and artificial intelligence driven applications.

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SC-W '23: Proceedings of the SC '23 Workshops of the International Conference on High Performance Computing, Network, Storage, and Analysis
November 2023
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DOI:10.1145/3624062
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