Minor ICT and Environment

Coordinated by: Luc Deneire and Guillaume Urvoy-Keller

FORMAT

Hybrid

LOCATION

Campus SophiaTech and online, depending on the sessions (see schedule)

Prerequisites

Be able to install and run software on your computer. Basic programming (Python, Web) is a plus.

Capacity

25 students

About this minor

Summary

Learning Outcomes

  • Good understanding of the environmental challenges
  • Good understanding of the impact of ICT on the environment
  • Ability to evaluate and to reduce the ICT impact

Contents

  • Session 1 - The Anthropocentric age
    • Carbon emission origin
    • Geographic and sector breakdown
    • The Paris agreement
  • Session 2 - Background on Energy and ICT
    • Energy, power, types of energy (primary, secondary)
    • Computers, Servers, Data centers, applications, smartphones, virtualization
    • Internet rapid history, current actors and business model
  • Sessions 3+4 - Measuring ICT and Internet Footprint
    • Production vs. Usage
    • Ecological impact (minerals, air, water)
    • LCA, STERM Model – Smart Technologies Energy Relevance Model
    • Measuring IT devices and Internet electrical consumption
    • Practical Assessment of Internet Browsing CO2 footprint
    • Hands-on session
  • Session 5 - Green Algorithm Design
  • Session 6 - Eco-friendly software design
    • Impact of programming language
    • Web sites eco-design
    • Hands-on session
  • Session 7 - Law, Environment and Digital world
    • Disruptive Technology and their ecological impact
    • Compliance with Law
  • Session 8 - Oral presentation of personal projects
Lecturers
  • Luc Deneire
  • Frédéric Giroire
  • Dino Martin Lopez-Pacheco
  • Marina Teller
  • Guillaume Urvoy-Keller
Evaluation
  • Lab/Hands-on session 1 (12,5 %), 10/11/2022
  • Lab/Hands-on session 2 (12,5 %), 24/11/2022
  • Oral presentation of personal projects (50%), 8/12/20221
  • 1-hour-QCM (25%), 8/12/2022

SCHEDULE FALL 2022

Mind the evaluation modalities and deadlines in the "Evaluation" tab above.

Date

Time slot

Course title

Lecturer

Room

13/10/2022 9h00-12h00 The Anthropocentric age Luc Deneire Campus SophiaTech Templiers, Building B, room B104 (ex E-204)
20/10/2022 9h00-12h00 Background on Energy and ICT Guillaume Urvoy-Keller Campus SophiaTech Templiers, Building B, room B104 (ex E-204)
27/10/2022 9h00-12h00 Measuring ICT and Internet Footprint Guillaume Urvoy-Keller Campus SophiaTech Templiers, Building B, room B104 (ex E-204)
10/11/2022 9h00-12h00 Measuring ICT and Internet Footprint Guillaume Urvoy-Keller Campus SophiaTech Templiers, Building B, room B104 (ex E-204)
17/11/2022 9h00-12h00 Green Algorithm Design Frédéric Giroire Campus SophiaTech Templiers, Building B, room B104 (ex E-204)
24/11/2022 9h00-12h00 Eco-friendly software design Dino Martin Lopez-Pacheco Campus SophiaTech Templiers, Building B, room B104 (ex E-204)
1/12/2022 9h00-12h00 Law, Environment and Digital world Marina Teller Hybrid: Campus Trotabas and online
8/12/2022 9h00-12h00 Oral presentation of personal projects Guillaume Urvoy-Keller Campus SophiaTech Templiers, Building B, room B104 (ex E-204)