WasmCon NA 2025

Presenters Yuki Nakata Source WasmCon NA 2025 Unlocking WebAssembly’s True Potential: A Self-Hosted Runtime Revolution 🚀 Hey tech enthusiasts! Ever felt the incredible promise of WebAssembly (Wasm) being held back by… well, Wasm itself? It’s a common frustration. Wasm is designed for portability, boasting bytecode that’s independent of language and hardware. This “write once, run anywhere” mantra is powerful, yet the reality is a landscape of over 100 diverse Wasm runtimes. Each with its own execution models (interpreters, JIT, AOT), target platforms, and crucially, unique capabilities. This diversity, while enabling specialized powerhouses like Wasmtime for AI, actually limits Wasm’s true portability. ...

Presenters David Pech Source WasmCon NA 2025 From Kubernetes Headaches to WebAssembly Wonders: The Quest for Seamless Autoscaling 🚀 Ever felt the sting of a slow-scaling application when demand spikes? You’re not alone! David, a seasoned infrastructure lead at Reich, recently took us on a fascinating journey, dissecting the often-frustrating world of autoscaling. His mission? To find that sweet spot of instantaneous, Lambda-like scaling, but without the hefty price tag. Buckle up, because we’re diving deep into the challenges of Kubernetes and the tantalizing promises of WebAssembly! ...

Presenters Colin Murphy Mendy Berger Source WasmCon NA 2025 Unmasking the Truth: How the Content Authenticity Initiative is Fighting AI Deception 🛡️ In today’s digital landscape, where AI can conjure breathtaking images and videos in a blink, distinguishing reality from fabrication has become a monumental challenge. We’re living in an era where the line between genuine and AI-generated content is increasingly blurred, and the problem is only amplified when metadata – the breadcrumbs of information that tell us about an asset’s origin – gets stripped away during sharing. But fear not, intrepid digital explorers! The Content Authenticity Initiative (CAI) is here to shine a light on the truth, armed with innovative technology and a commitment to integrity. 💡 ...

Presenters Luke Wagner Source WasmCon NA 2025 WebAssembly’s Component Model: Unpacking Efficiency, Security, and the Near-Zero Copy Dream 🚀 WebAssembly (Wasm) has long been the darling of the web, promising blazing-fast performance right in our browsers. But its potential extends far beyond the browser tab! Luke Wagner from Fastly recently took us on a deep dive into the exciting evolution of WebAssembly’s Component Model, tackling a crucial question: does this new paradigm introduce more data copying, or is it paving the way for less? Get ready to explore how Wasm is becoming a powerhouse for server-side applications, cloud-native environments, and so much more, all while keeping efficiency and security at its core. ...

Presenters Prashant Ramhit Source WasmCon NA 2025 Bringing AI to the High Seas: Coral Restoration Gets a Kubernetes Boost! 🌊🤖 Ever wondered how cutting-edge technology can make a real-world impact on something as vital as coral reef restoration? Well, get ready to be inspired! Prashant from Mirantis recently shared a fascinating deep-dive into how they leveraged AI at the edge, powered by ONNX inference on K0S, to create an intelligent, self-sufficient monitoring system for a coral restoration project. It’s a story of innovation, cost-effectiveness, and the power of open-source solutions. ...