Lightning Talk: What If the Runtime Was Portable Too? Self-Hosted Runtime Capabilitie... Yuki Nakata

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. ...

November 24, 2025 · 5 min

Serverless on Kubernetes: WASM, Knative, or Regular Autoscaling – What Actually Works? - David Pech

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! ...

November 24, 2025 · 4 min

Content Authenticity Initiative Trustmark With WASI WebGPU - Colin Murphy & Mendy Berger

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. 💡 ...

November 24, 2025 · 5 min

Lightning Talk: AI at the Edge: ONNX Inference in WASM on Featherweight K0s - Prashant Ramhit

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. ...

November 24, 2025 · 4 min

Lightning Talk: Composable, Polyglot Concurrency with WASIp3 - Thorsten Hans & Karthik Ganeshram

Presenters Thorsten Hans Karthik Ganeshram Source WasmCon NA 2025 Composable, Polyglot Magic: Unlocking Efficiency with Razi P3! 🚀 Ever felt like your applications are stuck in their own little silos, unable to talk to each other efficiently? Or maybe you’ve wrestled with getting different programming languages to play nicely together without a mountain of boilerplate code? Well, buckle up, because we’re diving into the exciting world of composable, polyglot architectures with Razi P3, and it’s a game-changer! ✨ ...

November 24, 2025 · 5 min