[CNCF LFX Proposal] KubeEdge Comprehensive Example Restoration for KubeEdge Ianvs: Phase IV

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CNCF Project

KubeEdge

Term

2026 Term 3 (Sep-Nov)

Program Name

Comprehensive Example Restoration for KubeEdge Ianvs: Phase IV

Program Description

Description

Ianvs serves as the KubeEdge SIG AI distributed benchmark toolkit. As more and more contributors running, KubeEdge Ianvs now has up to 30 examples, and the number is still increasing. KubeEdge Ianvs then faces mounting usability issues due to dependency evolution and validation mechanisms. As Python versions, third-party libraries, and Ianvs features advance, partial historical examples fail to execute. This has led to surging user-reported Issues from confused contributors, untested PRs breaking core functionality of legacy features, and severely outdated documentation misaligning with actual capabilities. Without systematic intervention, the example risks becoming obsolete for edge-AI developers and especially newcomers. We then try to resurrect Ianvs’ usability with a comprehensive example restoration.

Expected Outcome

• Diagnose & fix bugs across examples, including dependency manifests, license scan, and runtime configurations.
• Documentation Modernization, including revamp tutorials with reproducible step-by-step guides, publish developer-focused debugging playbooks for common failures. Write and upload the corresponding blog to the KubeEdge Website.
• Polish the CI pipeline testing examples with GitHub Actions against multiple Python versions, critical Ianvs/upstream updates, and block PRs that break validated examples

Technologies

Python, Benchmark, KubeEdge-Ianvs, AI/ML

Skills same as Technologies?

• Yes, the required skills are the same as the technologies listed above.

Required/Desirable Skills

No response

Mentors

Zimu Zheng | @MooreZheng | zimu.zheng@huawei.com | moore.zheng
ken6078 | @ken6078 | ken60786213@gmail.com | ken6078

Upstream Issue URL

kubeedge/ianvs#230

Application Prerequisites

• Resume
• Cover Letter
• School Enrollment Verification
• Participation Permission from school or employer
• Coding Challenge
• Custom Prerequisite (fill in details below)

Coding Challenge URL

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Custom Prerequisite Name

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Custom Prerequisite Description

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Custom Prerequisite — File Upload

• Yes — completion of this task requires the mentee to submit a file.

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🤖 LFX Proposal Validation

LFX program title (93/100 chars):

CNCF - KubeEdge: Comprehensive Example Restoration for KubeEdge Ianvs: Phase IV (2026 Term 3)

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⚠️ 1 warning(s):

• LFX LFID/email verification is not yet automated. Please manually confirm mentor emails are registered on https://mentorship.lfx.linuxfoundation.org.

✅ Passed checks

• CNCF Project: KubeEdge
• Term: 2026 Term 3 (Sep-Nov)
• Program Name length: 62/69 chars available
• Program Description: 1369/3000 chars
• Technologies: Python, Benchmark, KubeEdge-Ianvs, AI/ML
• Skills: same as Technologies
• Mentors: 2 listed (primary: Zimu Zheng)
• Upstream Issue URL: Comprehensive Example Restoration for KubeEdge Ianvs kubeedge/ianvs#230
• Quota: 4/4 proposals for KubeEdge in 2026 Term 3 (Sep-Nov)

What happens next

1. Maintainer approval — ⏳ a project maintainer (or authorized delegate) comments /approve.
2. Mentor confirmation — ⏳ 0 of 2 confirmed. Awaiting /confirm from @MooreZheng, @ken6078.
3. CNCF approval — ⏳ a CNCF admin comments /cncf-approve to finalize.

Proposal process guide

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