Real-Time Collaborative Editing

Summary

Build collaborative surfaces using CRDTs or OT, synchronized with React's update model.

Key Capabilities

• Bind CRDT structures (Yjs/Automerge) to React state.
• Handle presence awareness and cursor tracking efficiently.
• Resolve concurrent edits without locking the UI.

PhD-Level Challenges

• Prove convergence of document state under high concurrency.
• Optimize re-renders for frequent remote operations.
• Implement local-first offline support with sync merging.

Acceptance Criteria

• Demonstrate real-time sync between multiple clients.
• Provide conflict resolution test cases.
• Benchmark operation processing throughput.