Workshop on Green Computing

Challenges, Opportunities and Recent Innovations

Organized by

Center for Research for Energy Efficiency and Decarbonization (CREED), IIT Ropar

With support from

What is the workshop about?

"OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman finally admitted what researchers have been saying for years — that the artificial intelligence (AI) industry is heading for an energy crisis. " - By Kate Crawford in article titled 'Generative AI is guzzling water and energy' in Nature.com 22 Feb'24.

"Additionally, GPT-3 needs to “drink” (i.e., consume) a 500ml bottle of water for roughly 10-50 responses, depending on when and where it is deployed." - Observation by researchers UC Riverside, in paper titled 'Making AI Less “Thirsty”' 29 Oct'23.

"To put things into perspective, a single ChatGPT query requires 2.9 watt-hours of electricity, compared with 0.3 watt-hours for a Google search ... " in 'Generative AI Is Exhausting the Power Grid' 5th Aug'24.

Though the recent technological improvements have propelled not only scientific inquiry but also benefited normal users, the deployment and maintenance of systems on which these technologies are realized comes with a cost.

The workshop intends to shed light on various power/energy consumption issues of computing devices spanning IoT devices to data centers that are used to deploy various AI engines.

Workshop will benefit Faculty, PhD scholars, undergraduate students and industry practitioners by enhancing their knowledge and skills in these cutting-edge areas.

The hands-on training and simulation sessions will provide a unique learning experience, enabling participants to apply theoretical concepts to real-world problems.

Target audience:

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Date and Venue

Date: 9th and 10th Nov 2024

Venue: S Ramanujan block, IIT Ropar

Registration details:

Registration fee:
- Students / Research scholars: Rs 1500
- Faculties from academic institutions: Rs 5000
- Industry participants: Rs 5000
Registration process: Fill-out the registration form.

Note:

Fee includes cost of overnight stay on campus, on 9th Nov. Lunch and tea on 9th and 10th Nov 2024.
Registration is limited to 40 participants, on first-come first-serve basis.
A certificate of participation will be given to the participants who attend all the sessions.

Contact:

For any questions/queries you can reach us @ 9430768040