From 023acf36bbd2bf150797b288ce1fb8b6c5f98652 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Shaolei Ren <74640564+shaoleiren@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2024 23:44:28 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Update about.md --- _pages/about.md | 6 ++++-- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/_pages/about.md b/_pages/about.md index 6d5ec72..79422be 100644 --- a/_pages/about.md +++ b/_pages/about.md @@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ and safeguarding AI for equitable and robust deployment in high-stakes environments. Towards this goal, I study both algorithmic foundations and empirical methodologies, centered on: -- **Sustainable AI:** Developing principled methodologies to measure and minimize AI's resource usage and lifecycle environmental footprint (**[Communications of the ACM](https://arxiv.org/abs/2304.03271), [e-Energy'24a](https://arxiv.org/abs/2405.17469), [e-Energy'24b](https://arxiv.org/abs/2311.03615), [ASPLOS'24](https://dl.acm.org/doi/abs/10.1145/3620665.3640374), [SIGMETRICS'22a](https://arxiv.org/abs/2111.01203), [OECD AI (perspective article)](https://oecd.ai/en/wonk/how-much-water-does-ai-consume)**) +- **AI, sustainability, and health:** Developing principled methodologies to measure and minimize AI's resource usage and lifecycle environmental footprint (**[Communications of the ACM](https://arxiv.org/abs/2304.03271), [e-Energy'24a](https://arxiv.org/abs/2405.17469), [e-Energy'24b](https://arxiv.org/abs/2311.03615), [ASPLOS'24](https://dl.acm.org/doi/abs/10.1145/3620665.3640374), [SIGMETRICS'22a](https://arxiv.org/abs/2111.01203), [OECD AI (perspective article)](https://oecd.ai/en/wonk/how-much-water-does-ai-consume)**) - **Safe decision-making:** Robustifying machine learning predictions in highly dynamic, uncertain, and/or adversarial environments such as intermittent computing systems and AI content generation (**[SIGMETRICS'25](https://arxiv.org/abs/2306.10158), [SIGMETRICS'24](https://arxiv.org/abs/2401.04340), [NeurIPS'24a](https://arxiv.org/abs/2406.01946), [NeurIPS'24b](/), [NeurIPS'23a](https://arxiv.org/abs/2311.01568), [NeurIPS'23b](https://arxiv.org/abs/2310.20098), [ICML'23](https://arxiv.org/abs/2306.00172), [ICLR'24](https://openreview.net/pdf?id=e2YOVTenU9), [SIGMETRICS'22b](https://arxiv.org/abs/2204.08572)**) @@ -42,7 +42,9 @@ AI for equitable and robust deployment in high-stakes environments. Towards this [OECD AI Policy Observatory](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/oecd-ai_how-much-water-does-ai-consume-the-public-activity-7135961877473325056-QMM5). Occasionally, I share my research findings on policy forums, public events and media/television, such as expert panels organized by [UN Environment Programme](https://news.ucr.edu/articles/2024/07/08/professor-joins-un-panel-environmental-impacts-ai), [TED AI](https://tedai-vienna.ted.com/) in Europe (the first TED AI conference in Europe), WSJ ([one](https://www.wsj.com/tech/novel-ideas-to-cool-data-centers-liquid-in-pipes-or-a-dunking-bath-cdb7a393), [two](https://www.wsj.com/articles/artificial-intelligence-can-make-companies-greener-but-it-also-guzzles-energy-7c7b678)), CNBC ([one](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGHk3zE5xh4), [two](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJQIQJYxey4)), LA Times ([one](https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2024-08-12/california-data-centers-could-derail-clean-energy-goals), [two](https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2024-08-15/editorial-generative-ai-is-a-leading-contributor-to-our-energy-consumption-how-will-this-impact-our-climate), - [three](https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2024-08-26/tech-firms-conceal-water-and-power-demands-of-ai-computing)), [NPR](https://one.npr.org/?sharedMediaId=nx-s1-5059073:nx-s1-dd125ecf-65a2-40d5-89e2-e5ca568238c5), [EuroNews](https://www.euronews.com/video/2023/11/01/ai-chatgpt-consumes-more-energy-than-a-traditional-internet-search), and [ABC](https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/futuretense/artificial-intelligence-its-limits-risks-nd-thirst-for-resources/104238774) (Australian Broadcasting Corporation). I currently serve + [three](https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2024-08-26/tech-firms-conceal-water-and-power-demands-of-ai-computing)), [NPR](https://one.npr.org/?sharedMediaId=nx-s1-5059073:nx-s1-dd125ecf-65a2-40d5-89e2-e5ca568238c5), + [BBC](https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w172zbk78bmgkxz), + [EuroNews](https://www.euronews.com/video/2023/11/01/ai-chatgpt-consumes-more-energy-than-a-traditional-internet-search), and [ABC](https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/futuretense/artificial-intelligence-its-limits-risks-nd-thirst-for-resources/104238774) (Australian Broadcasting Corporation). I currently serve on the steering committee of the [US Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)](https://www.csis.org/programs/global-food-and-water-security-program) Project for Water Security.