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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">This is a reminder o</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#212121;mso-ligatures:none">f Tristan Sharma's MS Presentation<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#212121;mso-ligatures:none">Candidate: Tristan Sharma<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#212121;mso-ligatures:none">Date: Thursday, May 16, 2024<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#212121;mso-ligatures:none">Time: 4:00 pm CT<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#212121;mso-ligatures:none">Location: JCL 346<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#212121;mso-ligatures:none">Title: Characterizing the Path to Sustainable and Economical High-Performance Supercomputing in Japan<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#212121;mso-ligatures:none">Abstract: The rapid growth of supercomputing power demands necessitates innovative strategies to manage environmental impacts and costs. This research explores the operation
of a next-generation supercomputing facility in Japan that optimizes for sustainable and economical benefits within the context of the country's evolving energy landscape. We assess the feasibility of establishing a world-class, sustainable and cost-effective
high-performance computing facility, considering Japan's ambitious decarbonization goals and the increasing penetration of renewables in the power grid. We characterize Japan’s future energy landscape and use it to propose a flexible operation model that dynamically
adjusts computing loads in response to fluctuations in the carbon content and pricing of energy, significantly reducing carbon emissions and operational costs. This study reveals opportunities for next-generation supercomputers to capitalize on periods of
low-carbon and low-cost power, and considers the role of cooling systems, energy storage technologies, and onsite renewable generation in this transition. In doing so, we demonstrate the potential for dramatic reductions in power carbon emissions and costs
for next-generation supercomputing systems in Japan.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#212121;mso-ligatures:none">Advisors: Andrew Chien<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#212121;mso-ligatures:none">Committee Members: Andrew Chien, Sanjay Krishnan, Keisuke Ito<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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