Year: 2025
Type: conference-paper
Abstract: Most research depends to some extent on technologies and computational infrastructures including, and perhaps especially, HCI.Despite the noted environmental impacts associated with information communication technology (ICT) globally, to date little consideration has been given as to how to limit the impact of research and innovation processes themselves.Working to understand the technical and cultural drivers of this impact within the specific but resource-intensive domain of High Performance Computing (HPC), we conducted 25 interviews with academic researchers, providers, funders, and commissioners of HPC.We find intersecting sociocultural and technical dimensions that link to research institutions like conferences, funders, and universities that reinforce and embed, rather than challenge, expectations of growth and waste.At a time when large scale cloud systems, generative AI and ever larger models are multiplying, we argue to de-escalate demand for computing, aiming for more moderate, responsible and meaningful use of computational infrastructures-including within HCI itself.
Authors: Carolynne Lord, Adrian Friday, Adrian Jackson, Caroline Bird, Chris Preist, Simon Lambert, Gabin Kayumbi, Kelly Widdicks
Language: English
Topic: Green IT and Sustainability
Subfield: Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Field: Engineering
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W4409884440