Bridging Hardware-as-a-service with Elixir: Inside TV Labs’ Platform With Dave Lucia and Paulo Valente

About this episode

The episode discusses the integration of hardware-as-a-service with Elixir at TV Labs, featuring insights from co-founders and AI specialists.

In this episode of BEAM There, Done That, co-hosts Francesco Cesarini and Allen Wyma sit down with Dave Lucia, co-founder and CTO of TV Labs, and Paulo Valente, AI specialist and maintainer of Nx. The conversation explores a novel and compelling use case of Elixir, Luerl, and the BEAM. It’s a deep dive into how TV Labs operates a hardware-as-a-service platform, enabling clients to test and optimize applications for TVs, automotive systems, set-top boxes, and mobile devices—without needing to own or manage physical infrastructure. Dave explains how their platform blends physical hardware with cloud-based orchestration, giving teams remote, programmable access to real devices at scale. Paulo explores the role of AI and numerical computing in improving system performance, enhancing testing workflows, and enabling data-driven optimization. The episode also highlights why Elixir is central to their stack—alongside their use of Luerl for flexible scripting. Together, they unpack the architectural decisions, trade-offs, and real-world lessons behind building a modern, scalable hardware platform powered by the BEAM.

People in this episode

Hosts: Francesco Cesarini, Allen Wyma

Guests: Dave Lucia, Paulo Valente

Topics covered

• hardware-as-a-service
• Elixir
• AI in technology
• cloud-based orchestration
• system performance
• data-driven optimization

Keywords

• hardware-as-a-service
• Elixir
• AI
• cloud orchestration
• TV Labs
• Luerl
• system optimization

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: TV Labs, Nx

Products: Elixir, Luerl

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