Skippy

Skippy is a scheduling system for serverless platforms that improves function placement on edge infrastructure.

• skippy-core: The core system containing the scheduling logic and API
• skippy-daemon: Daemon to scan and report cluster node capabilities
• skippy-kubernetes: The bindings for running Skippy alongside Kubernetes
• faas-sim: A FaaS simulator used for optimizing scheduling parameters

Related publications

1. Rausch, T., Rashed, A., & Dustdar, S. (2020) Optimized container scheduling for data-intensive serverless edge computing. In Future Generation Computer Systems.. [Paper] [Preprint]
2. Rashed, A. (2020) Optimized Container Scheduling for Serverless Edge Computing. Diploma Thesis. TU Wien. [Thesis]
3. Rausch, T., Hummer, W., Muthusamy, V., Rashed, A., & Dustdar, S. (2019). Towards a Serverless Platform for Edge AI. In 2nd USENIX Workshop on Hot Topics in Edge Computing (HotEdge 19). USENIX Association. [Preprint]