WebAssembly in Real-Time, Safety-Critical Systems - Keynote

Explore the potential of WebAssembly in real-time, safety-critical systems through this 20-minute keynote presentation by Emily Ruppel, Research Scientist at Robert Bosch LLC. Delve into the challenges of programming applications for complex cyber-physical systems, composed of heterogeneous devices connected to sensors and actuators, and networked to external compute resources. Discover why traditional techniques for managing complexity in distributed systems fall short in meeting real-time guarantees. Learn about WebAssembly's low overhead and easily embeddable design, making it a promising choice for lightweight virtualization in resource-constrained environments. Examine ongoing work applying WebAssembly to safety-critical systems in industrial automation and automotive domains. Gain insights into the opportunities WebAssembly provides for decoupling applications from hardware and understand the challenges of using Wasm in deeply embedded settings.