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
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:
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Challenges and Opportunities for Green Computing
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Metrics for Sustainability
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Green HPC and Cloud Data Centers
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Green AI / ML / DL
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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: