This $1,160,634 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program (CFDA 47.070) will support the "Carbon Connect - An Ecosystem for Sustainable Computing" research initiative. The 5-year project, led by the President and Fellows of Harvard College, aims to develop new methods for accurately measuring and reporting the carbon footprint of computing hardware and infrastructure, with the goal of...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award, provided through the NSF Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) Federal Grant Program (CFDA 47.070), supports a five-year, $199,998 collaborative research initiative called "Carbon Connect" that aims to build the foundations for sustainable computing. The key objectives of this project are to: Create transparent and accurate carbon accounting methods, including standardized protocols for measuring and...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program (CFDA 47.070) provides $1,213,677 to The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania to conduct a 5-year research initiative called "Carbon Connect - An Ecosystem for Sustainable Computing." The project aims to create transparent carbon accounting methods, develop innovative tools and strategies to reduce computing's carbon footprint by 45% within 10...
This $200,000 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program (CFDA 47.070) supports the "Carbon Connect" research initiative at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech). The primary objectives are to: 1) develop transparent and accurate carbon accounting methods for the computing industry, 2) create innovative tools and strategies to reduce the carbon footprint of information and...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program (CFDA 47.070) provides $130,134 to President and Fellows of Harvard College to conduct research on reducing the carbon footprint of monolithic three-dimensional integrated circuits (3D ICs) for energy-efficient computing. The key objectives are to: 1) quantify the embodied carbon footprint of future 3D IC manufacturing processes, 2) analyze metrics for optimizing...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded Carnegie Mellon University a $340,000 Project Grant under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CFDA 47.070) program. The "COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION EXPEDITIONS IN COMPUTING: CARBON CONNECT -- AN ECOSYSTEM FOR SUSTAINABLE COMPUTING" project aims to redefine how the computing industry approaches environmental sustainability. The 5-year initiative will focus on three main objectives: 1) creating...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $522,995 Project Grant under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program to the University of Pittsburgh to develop novel lifespan-aware strategies for reducing carbon emissions from distributed computing infrastructures. The project aims to design a "lifetime management system" that incorporates principles of "safe computing" to maintain the longevity of computing systems while minimizing their...
This $225,691 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program (CFDA 47.070) supports the "Carbon Connect - An Ecosystem for Sustainable Computing" research initiative at The Ohio State University. The 5-year project aims to develop innovative methods and tools to reduce the carbon footprint of information and communication technology by 45% within the next decade. Key objectives include creating transparent...
This $300,000 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program (CFDA 47.070) aims to develop recommendations for effective climate impact reporting at scientific research computing centers. The project will analyze existing proposals and practices for reporting on the environmental damage caused by large-scale research computing, exploring methodologies to assess carbon footprint (embodied, operational, and...
This $200,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) Federal Grant Program (CFDA 47.070) will enable Cornell University to execute the "Carbon Connect" research initiative. The 5-year project aims to develop transparent and accurate carbon accounting methods, innovative tools and strategies for reducing computing's carbon footprint by 45% within the next decade, and coordinate the design and management of...
This $235,107 Project Grant award was provided by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CFDA 47.070) federal grant program. The goal of the project is to develop sustainable computing platforms using carbon-efficient integrated electro-photonic hardware components. The key products and services to be delivered include:
A framework for modeling the embodied and use-phase carbon footprints of electro-photonic transceivers and accelerators, factoring in fabrication yield, variations, aging effects, and temperature impacts.
Carbon-efficient organizations of electro-photonic transceivers and accelerators with minimal carbon footprints and maximal lifespans.
Methods to repurpose electro-photonic hardware components for multiple functionalities to minimize resource idle time and embodied carbon emissions.
Cross-layer techniques to extend the reliable utilization of designed electro-photonic architectures across multiple lifespans.
An extensive simulation framework for evaluating, validating, and comparing heterogeneous computing platforms comprising electro-photonic fabrics.
This 5-year project, commencing on July 1, 2025, aims to reduce the environmental impact and extend the operational lifetime of electro-photonic computing hardware. No sub-awards are planned under this grant.