[hpc-announce] Energy Eff HPC Talks & Keynote - Sept 13-14, 2023

[Siddhartha Jana]

*** September 13th 7-10 AM, and September 14th 7-9 AM (US Pacific Time)
*** Energy Efficient HPC WG Workshop (EE HPC WG Workshop 2023)

*** Event Webpage:
https://sites.google.com/lbl.gov/ee-hpc-wg-23-workshop-site/home

*** Free Registration: Please sign up in advance for the workshop:
https://lbnl.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJctd-Ghqj0qG9X-hFUm3kCZl2HR9BoUJw2o

*** Organizing team: https://eehpcwg.llnl.gov/


*** Program:

## Scaling AI Computing Sustainably, Keynote Speaker Carole Jean Wu (Meta AI).
The past 50 years has seen a dramatic increase in the amount of
compute per person, in particular, those enabled by AI. Despite the
positive societal benefits, AI technologies come with significant
environmental implications. I will talk about the carbon footprint of
AI computing by examining the model development cycle, spanning data,
algorithms, and system hardware,  and, at the same time, considering
the life cycle of system hardware from the perspective of hardware
architectures and manufacturing technologies. The talk will capture
the operational and manufacturing carbon footprint of AI computing.
Based on the industry experience and lessons learned, I will share key
challenges, on what and how at-scale optimization can help reduce the
overall carbon footprint of AI and computing. This talk will conclude
with important development and research directions to advance the
field of computing in an environmentally-responsible and sustainable
manner.

## Net-zero and HPC, Moderator Genna Waldvogel (LANL) with panelists
Otto VanGeet (NREL), John Elliot  (LBNL) and Jesse Freedman (LANL).
This session will explore how data centers contribute to site's
emissions. We will define the three types of emissions and how these
relate to high performance computing.

## HPC Data-center Heat Re-use, Moderator Thomas Ilsche (TU Dresden)
and speaker Ivana Bartol (TU Dresden).
While strides have been made in improving data center cooling
efficiency, the overall carbon balance can be further improved by
repurposing the otherwise wasted heat.

## Water Conservation in HPC, Moderator Suzy Belmont (NREL) with
speakers Otto Van Geet (NREL), David Martinez (Sandia NL) and Tiziano
Belotti (Swiss National Supercomputing Centre).
This session will focus on the efficient use of water within the
context of climate change and a need for future resilience in our data
centers. Speakers will touch on water efficiency, resilience planning,
thermosyphons, and the use of alternative water sources. There will be
a discussion of challenges, lessons learned, successes, and what to
look for in the future when planning for water use in data centers.

## HPC Modular Data-centers, Moderator and speaker Chris Tanner
(NASA-Ames) with additional speakers Thomas Eickermann (Jülich
Supercomputing Centre) and Volker Lindenstruth (GSI Helmholtz Centre
for Heavy Ion Research).
The Modular HPC Centers session will present the real life experiences
of planning, constructing, and operating a HPC center in a
right-sized, purpose built building.  Hear from data center operators
why they selected the modular approach, what it’s like to construct,
how it is to operate, and lessons learned to find out if modular HPC
is right for your center.


## Agenda:

--- Wed - 13th Sept (7- 10 AM Pacific Time)
-- Status of the EE HPC WG
-- Keynote Scaling AI Computing Sustainably
-- Net-zero and HPC
-- HPC Data-center Heat Re-use


--- Thu - 14th Sept (7 - 9 AM Pacific Time)
-- Water Conservation in HPC
-- HPC Modular Data-centers