Keynote: Riding the Waves: Around the World in an Electric Glider - P... R. Rocha & K. Ohlmann (ASL)

This talk features Klaus Ohlmann, Founder of the Mountain-Wave-Project, and Ricardo Rocha, Lead Platforms Infrastructure at CERN, as they explore the intersection of sustainable aviation and cloud-native technology. They share an extraordinary journey in an electric glider, demonstrating how this aircraft, powered by renewable energy, operates as a flying scientific laboratory. Equipped with various sensors, the glider measures atmospheric conditions and cosmic rays while utilizing a Kubernetes-based telemetry and visualization pipeline for live data streaming. The session highlights how open infrastructure, edge computing, and sustainable energy foster innovative exploration using nature as inspiration rather than fuel.