Computer Science Lecture 1, page 1 CS691D: Hot-OS Green Computing Fall 2009 Jim Kurose, Parviz Kermani, Prashant Shenoy UMass Computer Science
Computer Science Lecture 1, page 2 CS691D: Hot-OS Course Syllabus CMPSCI 691GC: Green Computing Instructor: J. Kurose, P. Kermani, P. Shenoy – {kurose, parviz, –Phone: (413) –Office hours: Thursday 12:30-1:30, CS 336, or by appt Teaching Asst: None Course web page: –
Computer Science Lecture 1, page 3 CS691D: Hot-OS Course Details Textbook: Reading list of papers available online Grading –1 credit or 3 credits 1 credit: class presentations, participation 3 credits: course project Course mailing list: Pre-requisites Familiarity with basic concepts in networking, distr systems Good programming skills in a high-level prog. language
Computer Science Lecture 1, page 4 CS691D: Hot-OS Policies Cell-phone policy –cell phones should be set to silent mode Slides: –You can use slides from author’s web pages It is your responsibility to understand the material on the slides –Generally better to make your own slides (to improve your presentation skills) Projects: can be group project or individual project
Computer Science Lecture 1, page 5 CS691D: Hot-OS Course Topics Green data centers –Control, learning techniques for energy management –Thermal mapping and intelligent cooling –Modular data centers –Virtualization techniques for workload distribution Computing for Greening –Smart Grids & Green Energy –Sensor networks, carbon footprint estimation, –Strategies for carbon footprint reduction
Computer Science Lecture 1, page 6 Course Topics Green Networking –Protocols for reducing energy-footprint of networking infrastructure Green Storage –Solid state disks, energy-management CS691D: Hot-OS