Climate Implications of Computing & Communications Workshop

MIT Climate and Sustainability Consortium

This workshop focuses on exploring initiatives that can potentially lower the climate impacts of the computing and communications sectors.

When you register for March 3rd, you will receive access to BOTH March 3rd and 4th virtual links, and be registered for both days.

This virtual two-day event (March 3 &amp; 4) will feature discussions and opportunities for collaboration with MIT faculty and industry leaders during multiple sessions. The demand for computing and wireless communications technologies is expected to increase significantly, resulting in a considerable impact on the planet. The MIT Climate and Sustainability Consortium, MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab, and MIT Schwarzman College of Computing are hosting a workshop to explore initiatives that could lower the climate impacts of the computing and communications (e.g. telecommunications) sectors. Topics will include:<ul><li>Algorithms and custom hardware for efficient computing</li><li>Wireless, networked, and distributed systems</li><li>Energy-efficient sources and delivery systems</li><li>Materials and hardware for new architectures </li></ul>Confirmed speakers include:<ul><li>Takashi Ando, Principal Research Staff Member, IBM Research</li><li>Ahmad Bahai, Chief Technology Officer, Texas Instruments</li><li>Bill Dally, Chief Scientist and Senior Vice President of Research, NVIDIA</li><li>Jeff Dean, Senior Vice President, Google Research and Google Health</li><li>Darío Gil, Senior Vice President and Director of Research, IBM</li><li>Evgeni Gousev, Senior Director, Qualcomm</li><li>Helen Greiner, CEO, Tertill; Co-Founder, iRobot</li><li>Heidi Hemmer, Senior Vice President of Engineering, Verizon</li><li>Sam Naffziger, Senior Vice President, Corporate Fellow, and Product Technology Architect, AMD</li><li>Heike Riel, IBM Fellow, Head Science &amp; Technology, Lead IBM Research Quantum Europe, IBM Research</li><li>Mats Pellbäck Scharp, Head of Sustainability, Ericsson</li></ul>MIT faculty participation includes:<ul><li>Jesús del Alamo, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science</li><li>Joel Emer, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science </li><li>Song Han, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science</li><li>Muriel Medard, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science</li><li>David Perreault, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science</li><li>Vivienne Sze, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science</li><li>Bilge Yildiz, Nuclear Science and Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering</li></ul>EVENT AGENDA:March 3 | Day 1 of Workshop10:00 - 11:30: The climate impacts of computing and communications<ul><li>Welcome: Anantha Chandrakasan, Dean of the MIT School of Engineering and the Vannevar Bush Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science</li><li>Moderator: Vivienne Sze, Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at MIT </li><li>Speakers: Dario Gil, IBM Senior Vice President and Director of Research &amp; Jeff Dean, Senior Vice President of Google Research and Google Health</li></ul>11:30 - 11:45: Break11:45 - 12:45: Algorithms for efficient computing<ul><li>Moderator: Song Han, Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at MIT</li><li>Speakers: Helen Greiner, Co-Founder of iRobot and CEO of Tertill &amp; Evgeni Gousev, Senior Director, Qualcomm</li></ul>12:45 - 1:00: Break1:00 - 2:00: Custom hardware for efficient computing<ul><li>Moderator: Joel Emer, Professor of the Practice in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at MIT</li><li>Speakers: Bill Dally, Chief Scientist and Senior Vice President of Research of NVIDIA &amp; Ahmad Bahai, CTO of Texas Instruments</li></ul>March 4 | Day 2 of Workshop10:00 - 11:15: Wireless, networked, and distributed systems<ul><li>Moderator: Muriel Medard, Cecil H. Green Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at MIT </li><li>Speaker: Heidi Hemmer, Senior Vice President of Engineering, Verizon &amp; Mats Pellbäck Scharp, Head of Sustainability at Ericsson</li></ul>11:15 - 11:30: Break11:30 - 12:30: Energy-efficient systems<ul><li>Moderator: David Perreault, Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at MIT</li><li>Speaker: Sam Naffziger, AMD Senior Vice President, Corporate Fellow, and Product Technology Architect</li></ul>12:30 - 12:45: Break12:45 - 2:00: Hardware for new architectures<ul><li>Moderator: Bilge Yildiz, Breene M. Kerr (1951) Professor in the Departments of Nuclear Science and Engineering and Materials Science and Engineering at MIT</li><li>Panelists:  Jesús del Alamo, Donner Professor and Professor of Electrical Engineering in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at MIT; Takashi Ando, Principal Research Staff Member, IBM Research; and Heike Riel, IBM Fellow, Head Science &amp; Technology, Lead IBM Research Quantum Europe, IBM Research</li></ul>

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