Wasm Research Day August 2026

Thanks for joining us on August 6 to journey into the future of WebAssembly!
The talks were recorded and put on YouTube.

A Day to discuss research and long-term topics

Wasm Research Day brings together researchers from academia and industry, as well as participants in the CG standards body, to discuss research and long-term topics related to WebAssembly. Co-located with the August 4-5 hybrid Wasm Community Group Meeting, it allows a unique opportunity for participants to discuss ongoing standardization work as well as strategic directions for WebAssembly.

When / Where

When: Thursday, August 6, 2026, 9:00AM - 4:00PM CET
Where: 755 College Rd E, Princeton, NJ 08540, USA

Talks

Talks will include a wide variety of subjects on Wasm.

Time Speaker Format Affiliation Title Abstract
9:00 - 9:20
(20 mins) Elizabeth Gilbert in-person Carnegie Mellon University Cross-Language Interposition through WebAssembly Component Composition
9:20 - 9:40
(20 mins) Emma Sudo remote Stanford University WasmBounds: Eliminating Memory Bounds Checks with Abstract Interpretation
9:40 - 10:00
(20 mins) Merlijn Sebrechts remote Imec & Ghent University TrustMee: Self-Verifying Remote Attestation Evidence
10:00 - 10:20
(20 mins) Joonas Björk, Rajat Kandoi remote Ericsson Research Finland, Aalto University Witchcraft: WebAssembly Interception via Component Hooks
10:20 - 11:00
(40 min) Break --- --- --- ---
11:00 - 11:30
(25+5 mins) Yaxuan Wen & Qianxi Chen in-person New York University Dynamic Loading in Wasm for General POSIX Applications
11:30 - 12:00
(25+5 mins) Ralf Anton Beier -- Change the Tires, Not the Car: the Component Model as the Integration Step for an OS Written in WebAssembly
12:00 - 1:30
(90 min) Lunch --- --- --- ---
1:30 - 2:00
(25+5 mins) Keith Winstein in-person Stanford University Codillon: a Live Wasm Environment
2:00 - 2:20
(20 mins) Shravan Narayan remote University of Texas at Austin WIP: Experiments on improving Wasm compiler performance
2:20 - 3:05
(40+5 mins) Chris Fallin in-person F5 Ahead-of-time Compilation of JavaScript to WebAssembly, Episode 2: The Return of the Compiler
3:05 - 4:00
(45 mins) Open Discussion Proposed topics: AI + ML, SpecTec, improving collaboration in research

Time	Speaker	Format	Affiliation	Title	Abstract
9:00 - 9:20 (20 mins)	Elizabeth Gilbert	in-person	Carnegie Mellon University	Cross-Language Interposition through WebAssembly Component Composition
9:20 - 9:40 (20 mins)	Emma Sudo	remote	Stanford University	WasmBounds: Eliminating Memory Bounds Checks with Abstract Interpretation
9:40 - 10:00 (20 mins)	Merlijn Sebrechts	remote	Imec & Ghent University	TrustMee: Self-Verifying Remote Attestation Evidence
10:00 - 10:20 (20 mins)	Joonas Björk, Rajat Kandoi	remote	Ericsson Research Finland, Aalto University	Witchcraft: WebAssembly Interception via Component Hooks
10:20 - 11:00 (40 min)	Break	---	---	---	---
11:00 - 11:30 (25+5 mins)	Yaxuan Wen & Qianxi Chen	in-person	New York University	Dynamic Loading in Wasm for General POSIX Applications
11:30 - 12:00 (25+5 mins)	Ralf Anton Beier		--	Change the Tires, Not the Car: the Component Model as the Integration Step for an OS Written in WebAssembly
12:00 - 1:30 (90 min)	Lunch	---	---	---	---
1:30 - 2:00 (25+5 mins)	Keith Winstein	in-person	Stanford University	Codillon: a Live Wasm Environment
2:00 - 2:20 (20 mins)	Shravan Narayan	remote	University of Texas at Austin	WIP: Experiments on improving Wasm compiler performance
2:20 - 3:05 (40+5 mins)	Chris Fallin	in-person	F5	Ahead-of-time Compilation of JavaScript to WebAssembly, Episode 2: The Return of the Compiler
3:05 - 4:00 (45 mins)	Open Discussion				Proposed topics: AI + ML, SpecTec, improving collaboration in research

Organization and Support

The WebAssembly Research Day is organized by Ben L. Titzer, generously hosted by Siemens, and partially supported by the WebAssembly Research Center at CMU.