CS 290N Green Computing

CS 290N: Green Computing

Announcements

Time: Tue/Thu 9-11
Room: Phelps 1401
Instructor: Prof. Fred Chong; office hours by appointment; Eng I 5163

This course examines "Green Computing" from a systems perspective, but will attempt to draw from multiple disciplines such as mechanical engineering, industrial ecology, and economics. We will explore energy efficient system designs ranging from datacenters to embedded devices. We will perform Life Cycle Analysis on some of these systems, evaluating the carbon footprint of manufacturing, use, and disposal of each design.

Textbook

The Datacenter as a Computer: An Introduction to the Design of Warehouse-Scale Machines. Luiz Andre Barroso, Urs Holzle

Grading

Problem Sets 25%

Discussion Topics 20%

Project Proposals and Drafts 15%

Project Final Report 40%

Discussion Information

Assign a paper for the class to read, one week before your discussion day.

Present the paper and supplemental material on your assigned day. Lead discussion, with my help, on the subject.

Problem Set Information

For each assigned paper, write up the following and e-mail to me *before* class(please put "290N" in the subject):

A summary of the main points of the paper.

A critique of any shortcomings of the paper.

Any ideas on how one would extend the ideas in the paper or address its shortcomings.

Project Information

Here is an example project paper. The project has two goals:

A critique of three related research papers. This is not a book report. Do not just summarize what is in the papers. Point out shortcomings and possible areas for extension.

Extension of the area. Address shortcomings or extend the work in the papers. Come up with some ideas and test them with a short project. This can be in the form of some simple analysis, study of application attributes, small machine simulations, or implementation on parallel machines. Remember to pick something that will fit in a quarter.

Ideally, both goals would be well-addressed in a project. Since we only have a quarter, however, you may emphasize one or the other.