Dr. Partha Ranganathan: A Principal Engineer at Google, Ranganathan’s work delves deeply into energy-efficient architectures. His innovations in server designs, specifically for large-scale data centers, have emphasized sustainability in computing.
Dr. Krishna Kant: A professor at George Mason University, Dr. Kant’s research encompasses green and sustainable computing. He particularly focuses on energy-efficient data center operations, covering areas from cooling techniques to workload management.
Dr. Wu-chun Feng: Based at Virginia Tech, Dr. Feng has championed the “Green500 List”, ranking supercomputers based on energy efficiency. His work underlines the importance of performance-per-watt metrics in high-performance computing.
Dr. Karin Strauss: A Senior Researcher at Microsoft Research, Strauss’s expertise lies in exploring sustainable data storage solutions. She has been involved in projects using DNA for data storage, promising both density and longevity with minimal environmental impact.
Dr. Tajana Rosing: A professor at UC San Diego, Dr. Rosing has conducted significant research in energy efficiency and reliability for embedded, mobile, and data center systems. Her work addresses power management at various computing scales.
Dr. Suzanne Rivoire: Based at Sonoma State University, Dr. Rivoire’s work emphasizes energy efficiency in computing systems. She has explored sustainable practices in both hardware design and software optimization.
Dr. Barath Raghavan: Merging computing with ecological principles, Dr. Raghavan’s research contemplates how computational systems can be designed in harmony with ecological systems, addressing challenges like e-waste and energy consumption.
Dr. Jie Liu: As a Principal Researcher at Microsoft Research, Liu’s work has touched upon various aspects of energy-efficient computing, from sensing systems to efficient algorithm designs, advocating for sustainability at both the micro and macro levels.
Dr. Canturk Isci: Working at IBM’s T.J. Watson Research Center, Dr. Isci delves into adaptive and energy-efficient system management. His work aids in optimizing computing performance without compromising on sustainability.
Dr. Christina Delimitrou: A professor at Cornell University, Delimitrou’s research on data center management and cloud computing has a keen emphasis on efficiency and sustainability. She explores how AI can aid in creating more sustainable computing infrastructures.
