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Open Source Summit brings together developers, maintainers, technologists, and community leaders to collaborate, share insights, and advance open source innovation. As the leading event for the open source community, it fosters learning, connection, and the development of technologies shaping the future of software. NXP will showcase how open source technologies and edge AI are enabling the next generation of intelligent robotics and Physical AI systems.
Designed for developers, engineers, maintainers, and technology leaders looking to explore open source innovation, embedded systems, and next-generation software platforms.
Explore NXP-led sessions at Open Source Summit, where our experts will share insights, innovations, and best practices shaping the future of open source technologies.
| Session | Description | Speakers | Date | Time | Hall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ten Years of Zephyr: Replace Linux, or Work With It? | Explore Zephyr's 10-year journey and how it complements Linux in modern embedded systems. | Iuliana Prodan | Wednesday, October 7 | 11:20-12:00 CEST | South Hall 2 B, Floor 2 |
| Bringing IEC 60730 Class B Functional Safety To Zephyr | Learn how Zephyr RTOS supports IEC 60730 Class B functional safety through a portable, standardized approach. | Andrej Butok | Thursday, October 8 | 9:50-10:30 CEST | South Hall 2 A, Floor 2 |
| Real-time Performance Comparison of Linux, Zephyr and FreeRTOS | Discover how Zephyr RTOS enables an open, portable approach to IEC 60730 Class B functional safety for embedded systems. | Zbynek Fedra and Mingkai Hu | Thursday, October 8 | 10:50-11:30 CEST | South Hall 3 A, Floor 3 |
| Learning To Navigate: Challenges of RL With PX4 as a Real-Time Controller | Learn how PX4 can be used as a real-time controller for RL training in Isaac Sim and Isaac Lab, overcoming SITL, communication, and safety challenges. | Kyrillos Adeeb | Thursday, October 8 | 11:30-12:00 CEST | South Hall 1 B, Floor 1 |
| Building Deterministic Heterogeneous Multicore Industrial Systems on MPUs | Discover how heterogeneous MPU architectures combine Linux and RTOS environments for deterministic industrial applications. | Mingkai Hu | Thursday, October 8 | 14:40-15:20 CEST | South Hall 3 A, Floor 3 |
| Evolving Zephyr USB Host Stack: Enabling UVC, CDC-ECM and Hub With Real-World Lessons | Learn how key USB host features such as UVC, CDC-ECM, and hub support are being enabled in Zephyr and the improvements driving host stack evolution. | Mark Wang | Thursday, October 8 | 14:40-15:20 CEST | South Hall 2 B, Floor 2 |
| The Upstream Way: Current State of i.MX SoCs in the Linux Kernel | Explore NXP's upstreaming strategy and progress across i.MX SoCs.Learn about driver status, upstreaming best practices, and efforts to improve patch acceptance. | Daniel Baluta | Friday, October 9 | 9:05-9:45 CEST | South Hall 3 A, Floor 3 |
| Optimizing AI for Resource-Constrained Edge Devices | Discover practical methods for deploying AI on resource-constrained devices while balancing performance, accuracy, and power consumption. | Pavel Macenauer | Friday, October 9 | 16:50-17:10 CEST | South Hall 3 C, Floor 3 |