Your Gateway to the Future of Edge AI
Welcome to THE EDGE OF AI, the official newsletter from EDGE AI FOUNDATION. In this issue, we’re diving into the breakthroughs, partnerships, and events shaping a future where intelligence moves beyond the cloud and into devices, robotics, and real-world systems. Stay connected with the global edge AI community—and discover how innovation at the edge is becoming impact in the world.
In This Issue
• New Partner Spotlight: Intel
• Community Buzz: What’s Happening in EDGE AI - Stay Up to Date
• EDGE AI TALKS: Energy-Efficient Tracking: REGISTER NOW
• EDGE AI CAREER Livestream: Focused on in-Demand Skills: SIGN-UP
• EDGE AI FOUNDATION MILAN 2025: REGISTER NOW
• EDGE AI Journey to Impact: Generative AI on the Edge
• EDGE AI FOUNDATION at InnoVEX 2025: SIGN-UP
• The Higher Education Pledge: A Commitment to America’s Future
• 2025 Global Events: Explore, Learn & Connect: Our Events
• A Note from Pete
New Partner Spotlight: Intel
We’re excited to welcome Intel to the EDGE AI FOUNDATION!
Welcome Intel to the EDGE AI FOUNDATION Community
Scaling edge intelligence—from silicon to systems
We’re proud to announce that Intel has joined the EDGE AI FOUNDATION as a strategic partner—bringing decades of hardware leadership and a bold vision for the future of edge AI.
Together, we’re accelerating real-world deployment of intelligent systems at scale—from tinyML to the most advanced edge platforms.
At the heart of this collaboration is the new Intel® Open Edge Platform: a secure, modular foundation that empowers developers to build, optimize, and deploy multimodal edge AI applications across distributed environments. With capabilities spanning onboarding, orchestration, and model deployment, this platform is designed to make edge AI not just possible—but practical.
By partnering with Intel, we’re advancing a shared mission: to move edge AI out of the lab and into the world—where it can drive impact across industries and communities.
Explore Intel’s Open Edge Platform
Let’s build what’s next—at the edge.
Community Buzz: What’s Happening in Edge AI?
Stay up to date on the latest industry developments:
STMicroelectronics: Edge AI tech dive at the STM32 Summit: explore computer vision use cases based on the STM32N6 AI-accelerated MCU. May 15, online. Register now
Qualcomm: Unveiling the Qualcomm Dragonwing brand portfolio: Solutions for a new era of industrial innovation
Sony Semiconductor AITRIOS: Use case factory - High Visibility Jacket Detection
Wind River: Expands Partnership with Capgemini to Deliver Next-Generation Private Cloud Solutions for Enterprises
Himax: HM01B0 Powers Smarter, AI-Enabled Smart Pens with Ultralow Power and Real-Time Handwriting Capture
EDGE AI FOUNDATION: Panel Discussion: Deploying EDGE AI in the Real World
More updates from our partners are on the way. Stay tuned!
Livestream – May 13 | 8:00 AM PT
In this upcoming edition of EDGE AI TALKS, we’ll explore a low-power, real-time approach to indoor asset tracking—built for the demands of modern manufacturing.
The session presents an IoT-based system designed to overcome the limitations of traditional tracking methods. It compares the Raspberry Pi Pico W (Wi-Fi) and the Arduino Nano 33 BLE Sense (BLE) for accurate asset location and status monitoring. The findings show that combining TinyML with the Nano 33 BLE Sense delivers superior efficiency and accuracy—enabling smarter, more responsive industrial environments.
Join us to see how edge AI is powering the next wave of Industry 4.0 integration—and learn what it takes to build intelligent, connected systems that boost productivity and reduce operational overhead.
📅 Friday, May 16 - 2025
🕙 09:00 AM PDT | 11:00AM CDT | 17:00 PM BST | 6:00 PM CEST
📍 Livestream via StreamYard, LinkedIn Live, YouTube, Discord
It's HERE! Volume Two of the EDGE AI Career livestream series in collaboration with 5V Tech - this time focused on in-demand skills, the growing skills gap, and how to stay ahead in Edge AI!
Edge AI is reshaping industries across the board - but as adoption accelerates, the demand for skilled professionals is outpacing supply. The result? A widening talent gap that’s becoming one of the field’s biggest challenges.
In this session, we’ll explore the skills that are driving the Edge AI industry today - and what will matter most in the near future.
With expert insights, we’ll identify where the biggest talent shortages exist, which skills are emerging as must-haves, and how individuals can upskill or pivot effectively in this fast-moving space.
Whether you're already working in Edge AI or looking to break in, this livestream will offer clear insights, practical guidance, and a sharper sense of where the industry - and your career - are headed and how to stay competitive.
WHAT WE’LL COVER
👉 The State of the Skills Gap in Edge AI: Unpack where the real challenges are in today’s Edge AI talent landscape.
👉 Skills that will Define the Future in Edge AI: Explore emerging and evolving skills professionals will need over the next 3-5 years
👉 Upskilling That Actually Moves the Needle: Practical strategies for learning, specialisation and staying competitive
👉 Transitioning & Evolving as a Professional in Edge AI: Guidance for professionals pivoting or growing within Edge AI
This livestream offers a practical roadmap for building your career in Edge AI and navigating the skills gap with confidence.
Join the global edge AI community in Milan, July 2–4, for three days of hands-on innovation, live demos, and breakthrough insights.
Connecting AI to the Real World
Milan, Italy | July 2–4, 2025
Join us this summer in Milan for a high-impact, forward-looking event exploring how AI is breaking free from the cloud and powering the next wave of innovation in devices, robotics, and embedded systems.
As intelligence moves to the edge—into the tools, machines, and environments that shape our daily lives—the need for efficient, adaptive, and scalable solutions has never been greater.
EDGE AI Milan 2025 is where it all comes together: the technologies, the people, and the platforms transforming AI from abstract promise to practical deployment.
What You’ll Learn
From tinyML and neuromorphic computing to generative AI, physical AI, automation, and intelligent sensing, you’ll explore technologies already reshaping industries like healthcare, manufacturing, infrastructure, retail, and consumer tech.
This event is designed for those building what’s next—technologists, researchers, product leaders, and AI entrepreneurs ready to bridge the gap between digital intelligence and real-world impact.
NEW: Business Roundtables
Join a series of invitation-only roundtables hosted by Pete Bernard and the EDGE AI FOUNDATION, where senior leaders from across tech, industry, and academia gather to tackle the strategic and commercial challenges of deploying Edge AI at scale.
With just 10–14 participants per session, these private, high-level discussions offer a rare opportunity to exchange insights, surface shared roadblocks, and form new alliances in an environment built for candid collaboration.
Session formats include:
Coffee Break – July 2
Executive Dinner – July 3
Business Lunch – July 4
Learn more or request an invitation → CLICK HERE
Event Highlights
Keynotes on the future of edge AI, tinyML, neuromorphic computing, physical AI, and automation
Expert Panels covering deployment, investment, and adoption strategies
Hands-On Workshops led by top technology providers
Demos & Exhibits with live code, real devices, and cutting-edge hardware
Research & Innovation Showcase highlighting the ideas driving tomorrow’s breakthroughs
Curated Networking Events in Milan’s dynamic tech and cultural landscape
Whether you’re building, deploying, or funding the next wave of AI, Milan 2025 is your front row seat to the future.
Following two of the most impactful events in EDGE AI FOUNDATION history, we’re excited to return with the third edition of our livestream forum: “Journey to Impact: Generative AI on the Edge.”
In 2024, we explored the evolution from tinyML to the next frontier—Generative AI, Agentic AI, and Physical AI at the edge. That momentum hasn’t slowed. New research, tools, and real-world applications are emerging across industry and academia.
This year’s two-day livestream will spotlight how generative models are redefining edge platforms—from hardware and software to services and autonomous systems. Join global leaders as we examine how agentic and physical AI are unlocking new capabilities and reshaping what’s possible at the edge.
Register to attend the livestream and be part of the conversation.
EDGE AI FOUNDATION at InnoVEX 2025
📍 Taipei, Taiwan | May 21–23, 2025
We’re heading to Taipei—and bringing the future of edge AI with us.
EDGE AI FOUNDATION will be hosting a dedicated pavilion at InnoVEX 2025, one of Asia’s premier showcases for innovation and startups, held during COMPUTEX at the Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center.
Joining us at the pavilion are our partners Himax, Femtosense, Sony, and Aizip, who will be exhibiting the latest in edge AI vision, compute, and hardware—giving attendees a firsthand look at the technologies shaping what’s next. But that’s not all—EDGE AI FOUNDATION is also co-sponsoring the InnoVEX Night Party on May 25 at the Taipei Music Center. It’s a high-energy evening of networking, music, and celebration with startups, investors, and industry leaders from around the world.
If you’re attending InnoVEX 2025, stop by our pavilion. We’d love to connect, collaborate, and share what’s ahead for edge AI.
Spotlight: Edge Impulse’s Imagine Innovators Program
Celebrating the creators shaping the future of AI at the edge
Mark your calendar for May 6, 2025, and get ready for a robust discussion on edge AI development, featuring the brilliant minds behind Edge Impulse’s Imagine Innovators program.
This initiative shines a light on the individuals and teams using embedded AI to solve real-world problems—from healthcare and sustainability to industry and accessibility. It’s a reminder that edge AI isn’t just powerful—it’s personal and already making a difference.
Protecting the Future of Innovation Starts Now
The EDGE AI FOUNDATION is built on collaboration, shared knowledge, and a commitment to advancing edge AI for the benefit of all. But the foundation of U.S. innovation—its research universities—is under growing threat.
Budget cuts, policy shifts, and talent barriers are putting decades of academic progress at risk. Without strong support, the innovation pipeline that fuels edge AI—and the broader STEM economy—could stall.
That’s why we’re proud to support “The Higher Education Pledge: A Commitment to America’s Future.”
It’s a call to action for students, educators, technologists, and industry leaders to stand together in support of academic research, open access to global talent, and stronger industry-academic partnerships.
👉 Read Our Blog + Sign the Pledge
Let’s protect the pipeline of progress—before it’s too late.
Explore, Learn & Connect
Discover what’s next in edge AI through our global calendar of conferences, workshops, and summits. Whether you're deep in development or driving strategy, there’s something here for you.
What You’ll Experience:
Hands-on learning in tinyML, generative AI, and edge deployments
Global networking with developers, researchers, and product leaders
Insights from experts on scalable, energy-efficient AI systems
A firsthand look at AIoT in action across industries
Use our interactive events map to find opportunities near you.
Sometimes I find the news hard to process. What is the near term and longer term implications of the decisions being made on a daily basis? What is just click bait noise to satisfy an audience and what is foundational?
One area that we at the EDGE AI FOUNDATION are deeply committed to is under attack - the ability to collaborate and invest in research at our colleges and universities. And while there is plenty to improve about how we educate our youth, we are systematically closing the door to the future.
I encourage you to read “The Pipeline is Stalling” by our Board Member and Harvard University Professor Vijay Janapa Reddi at our website and sign the pledge to support higher education.
In these times we can withdraw and wait for the storm to pass.
I encourage you to lean in.
Join the Conversation – Share & Engage!
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