The goal of this proposal is to seek funding for travel support for students to participate in the International Green Computing Conference (IGCC), August 2010. In particular, non-author students who may not have an opportunity to attend the conference will be supported by this travel grant.
(IGCC) in Chicago, IL, August 2010. IGCC is technically cosponsored by IEEE, addresses key issues and topics related to energy efficiency in computing and promoting environmentally friendly computer technologies and systems. The conference aims to provide a forum to a wide audience for discussing, sharing and investigating the state-of-the-art for all aspects of green computing, which include energy-efficient use of computers, design of algorithms and systems for environmentally-friendly computer technologies, and wide range of related topics. The conference includes panels and publishes papers pertaining to hardware and software systems, algorithms, applications as well as power, energy and temperature related research areas of current importance to researchers, engineers and practitioners. The conference also includes forums and workshops on hot topics related to how the carbon footprint of computing can be reduced and how computers can contribute to the environment and overall well-being of the planet. IGCC is bringing a large audience of experts and industrial partners together. The conference program included a diverse set of papers that range from theoretical to practical, from scheduling to data centers. Researchers from around the world submitted a total of 73 high-quality papers, from which the program committee selected 23 for publication in the conference. All papers received at least three reviews, and papers were chosen after discussion with the entire program committee, which was comprised of leading researchers and leaders from academia and industry. The conference offers best paper awards and encourages student participation. The NSF travel funds were used to support the following students to attend the conference: 1. Samuel Tan, University of Floriday. 2. Qinyuan Deng, Rutgers. 3. Hrishikesh Amur, Georgiea Tech. 4. Cory Merkel, Rochester IT. 5. Tom Scoglang, Virginia tech. 6. Nga Dang, UC Irvine. 7. Zhe Wang, U. of Florida. 8. Hang Yuan, USC. 9. Renjie Huang, WSU. 10. Hafiz Fahad Sheikh, UTA. 11. David King, UTA. Overall, the travel grant program was highly successful, providing opportunities for several students to attend the conference. The students participated in the Student Forum Workshop and presented their research work in the area of sustainable computing.
