Best Poster Award announcement at EuroSys 2025
PhD candidate Giovanni Bartolomeo has been awarded the Best Poster Award at the European Conference on Computer Systems (EuroSys) 2025 for his poster "Beyond Layers: Container Registries for Files Distribution and On-Demand Image Partitioning." The research presents a novel approach to container image distribution that goes beyond traditional layer-based mechanisms by implementing on-demand file partitioning to significantly reduce startup times and bandwidth consumption for containerized applications in edge computing environments.
Rather than downloading entire container image layers, the system fetches only the files needed for application startup, dramatically reducing initialization time. Container images are dynamically partitioned based on application requirements and resource availability, enabling efficient deployment across heterogeneous edge infrastructure. The solution integrates seamlessly with existing container registry infrastructure, making it practical for real-world deployments.
This work addresses a critical challenge in edge computing: the overhead of deploying containers to resource-constrained edge devices. Traditional container images can be hundreds of megabytes or even gigabytes in size, creating significant delays. The on-demand approach can reduce container startup time by up to 80%, minimize bandwidth usage for edge deployments, enable more efficient use of limited edge storage, and support dynamic application partitioning for distributed ML workloads.
This poster builds on Giovanni's recent publications including "On-Demand Container Partitioning for Distributed Machine Learning" (USENIX ATC 2025), "Supporting Hybrid Virtualization Orchestration for Edge Computing" (ACM EdgeSys 2025 - Best Paper), and "Oakestra: A Lightweight Hierarchical Orchestration Framework" (USENIX ATC 2023). Authors: Giovanni Bartolomeo, Navidreza Asadi, Wolfgang Kellerer, Jörg Ott, Nitinder Mohan (Technical University of Munich, TU Delft).
Congratulations to Giovanni and the entire team on this well-deserved recognition!
