CSE 709

Green Computing and Sustainability

Spring 2024

 

Instructor:

 

Prof. Tevfik Kosar

Office: 338J Davis Hall

Phone: 645-2323

Email: tkosar@buffalo.edu

Office hour: Wed 10am - 12pm

 

Course Description:

 

The seminar will be on “Green Computing and Sustainability.” We will read and discuss state-of-the-art research on green computing, energy efficiency, and sustainability in the context of clouds, data centers, and AI/ML workloads.

 

The topics covered in this seminar will include:

-      Challenges and Opportunities for Green Computing

-      Metrics for Sustainability

-      Green HPC and Cloud Data Centers

-      Green AI / ML / DL

-      Future Directions for Green Computing

 

We will be reading and discussing two papers every week from the reading list which is available at the course's Piazza page: Reading List

Also, For last year's reading list, please check: Last year's Reading List

 

Course Location and Time:

 

The seminar will be held Wednesdays between 12:00pm-2:50pm. The lectures will be held in person (at 113A Davis Hall). For details, please check the Piazza page for the course. First day of classes will be on Wednesday, January 24thth, 2024.

 

Grading:

 

This is a research course. There will be no exams. The students will be asked to complete a research project on green computing and sustainability throughout the semester as a team. Each student will also present 1-2 papers and will act as critic/advocate for 2-4 other papers. Each student is expected to read all papers, attend classes, and join the discussion of the papers. Grading will be P/F.

 

Useful Links:

 

-      How to Read a Paper, by S. Keshav.

-      Reviewing a Technical Paper, by M. Ernst

 

Seminar Schedule:

The seminar schedule will be available here soon.