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SUMMARY:AI and Energy: Building a Sustainable Future
DESCRIPTION:In collaboration with the Applied Machine Learning Days\, we will explore holistic approaches to sustainable computing\, from renewable energy integration and advanced cooling in data centers to hardware efficiency with custom accelerators\, energy storage solutions\, heat reuse\, and the broader vision of sustainable AI. \nAs AI demand continues to rapidly increase\, its growing energy demand calls for urgent and holistic solutions to be sustainable. During this event\, the talks will address sustainable computing across multiple layers\, from renewable energy integration and advance cooling technologies in data centers to energy-efficient hardware design and custom accelerators. Featured talks include pioneering initiatives such as EPFL’s HeatingBits and EMPA’s HEATWISE project\, which demonstrate how data centers and edge computing facilities can smartly be integrated to be more sustainable by enhancing heat reuse and possibly reducing drastically carbon emissions\, through different means such as battery storage systems and advanced heat reuse and storage. \nWe will also high the role of AI itself in optimizing its own footprint. Beyond technological breakthroughs\, we aim to promote sustainability as a fundamental design principle for future computing systems. Together\, these contributions define a roadmap toward AI that is not only powerful and intelligent but also energy-responsible and sustainable by design. \nTalks: \n\nThe energy wall: success and survival strategies for AI – Prof. Giovanni De Micheli\, EcoCloud\, EPFL\nThe HEATWISE project: Waste heat utilization from edge data centers in tertiary buildings – Dr. Binod Koirala\, Urban Energy Systems Lab\, EMPA\nImproving data centers’ energy efficiency while reducing their carbon footprint: the EPFL HeatingBits project – Prof. Drazen Dujic\, Power Electronics Laboratory\, EPFL\nBeyond the Bottleneck: AI as the catalyst for sustainable computing – Dr. Darong Huang\, Embedded System Laboratory\, EPFL\n\nChair: Dr. Xavier Ouvrard\, EcoCloud\, EPFL \nRegistration
URL:https://ecocloud.epfl.ch/event/ai-and-energy-building-a-sustainable-future/
LOCATION:SwissTech Convention Center\, Rue Louis Favre 2\, Ecublens\, EPFL\, 1024
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ORGANIZER;CN="Dr. Xavier Ouvrard":MAILTO:xavier.ouvrard@epfl.ch
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SUMMARY:AI and Sustainability in Practice: Challenges and Solutions
DESCRIPTION:Is AI part of the climate problem or the sustainability solution? In this hands-on workshop\, participants will explore its carbon footprint\, discover practical tools\, and co-design new pathways — including a visit to EPFL’s EcoCloud facility. \nArtificial Intelligence is becoming increasingly energy-intensive\, with datacenters projected to consume up to 10% of global electricity by 2030. Racks alone may soon reach 1MW per unit\, raising urgent questions about the sustainability of AI infrastructure. The shift from performance-driven to sustainability-driven datacenters presents multiple challenges — and opportunities. \nThis workshop explores these challenges and highlights pathways toward sustainable AI. We will focus particularly on the carbon footprint of datacenters\, while also examining how AI itself can serve as an enabler of sustainability. \nThe session will alternate between short expert inputs and dynamic small-group discussions on key questions. Participants will reflect on the dual role of AI — both as part of the sustainability problem and as part of the solution. \nThe workshop will introduce a new carbon assessment methodology developed at EPFL and include a guided tour of the EcoCloud experimental facility\, where cutting-edge technologies are being tested to reduce AI’s environmental footprint. \nWe will conclude by inviting participants to co-create new approaches and propose innovative paths for building sustainable AI systems. \nTarget audience:\nThe workshop is designed for anyone interested in AI sustainability\, including datacenter providers\, AI practitioners\, policymakers\, researchers\, and students who seek a holistic perspective on sustainability. \nOrganisers:\nXavier Ouvrard et Julia Paolini \nRegistration
URL:https://ecocloud.epfl.ch/event/amldworkshop/
LOCATION:SwissTech Convention Center\, Rue Louis Favre 2\, Ecublens\, EPFL\, 1024
CATEGORIES:EcoCloud Official Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Dr. Xavier Ouvrard":MAILTO:xavier.ouvrard@epfl.ch
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