Our public lecture series “Sustainability in Computer Science” continues…

Stefan Nastic is Assistant Professor for Distributed Systems at TU Wien.

His lecture is on “Emerging Computing Paradigms for a Sustainable Next-Generation Computing Landscape”.

Abstract

We are witnessing a transformative evolution of computing landscapes, giving rise to what is known as a 3D continuum. The 3D computing continuum refers to an integrated, interconnected system of computing resources and services that operate across multiple tiers, including Cloud, Fog, Edge, IoT, and recently, space-based systems such as satellites. These tiers work together, enabling data processing, storage, and computation to occur seamlessly and concurrently across different levels optimizing performance, latency, and resource usage. The modern 3D computing continuum is increasingly defined by high resource consumption, rising energy demands, a growing carbon footprint and the potential for significant environmental and economic impacts. Serverless computing has established itself as a compelling paradigm for developing modern and sustainable continuum-native applications. It represents the next step in the evolution of edge and cloud computing paradigms and introduces novel programming models, execution models, services, and platforms. Serverless computing paradigm is especially appealing due to its low management overhead, easy deployment, scale-to-zero, and the promise of optimized costs. In this talk, we take a closer look at the state of serverless computing, particularly focusing on the opportunities and challenges related to building sustainable serverless applications and systems in the 3D continuum.

Online Event

Switch on your laptop and join us via Zoom! Whether you’re a student, a professional looking to expand your knowledge, or a citizen interested in sustainability issues – this lecture series is open to everyone.

Public Lecture Series “Sustainability in Computer Science”

Sustainability is not an optional feature. Targeting economic, social, and ecological issues through sustainable development has become a must, not least since the publication of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals in 2015. Computer Science (CS), and more prominently and recently, Artificial Intelligence (AI), is hailed as the solution to many sustainability problems (and yes, it is!). Still, energy efficiency and CO2 reduction must be considered to ensure fair and ecological use of resources. Hence, dealing with CS and sustainability involves two faces of the same coin: Sustainability with CS, and Sustainability for CS.

This public lecture series is unique in Austria, with all Austrian CS departments and faculties participating under the auspices of Informatik Austria. We want to raise awareness for the utmost importance of sustainability in CS, demonstrating research solutions to various problems, and triggering developments for a sustainable future.

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