UE ICT and environment

ECUE's code : KMUICE

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Structure

EUR DS4H

Disciplinary domain

Sciences de l'information et de la communication

Campus

Campus SophiaTech Les Lucioles

Course's level

Master 2

Semester

Semestre impair

Language

Anglais

PRESENTATION

This course introduces the environmental impact of Internet and Computer Technologies, both from a technical and legal point of view, and suggests some techniques to lower this impact.

Course's manager(s)

, Guillaume Urvoy-Keller

In class

24h of lectures

Distant

24h of lectures

PREREQUISITES

No prerequisite

OBJECTIVES

By the end of this course, I should be able to...

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

CONTENT

The Antropocentric age
- Carbon emission origin
- Geographic and sector breakdown
- The Paris agreement
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
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
Green Algorithm Design

No description
Eco-friendly software design
- Impact of programming language
- Web sites eco-design
- Hands-on session
Law, Environment and Digital world
- Disruptive Technology and their ecological impact
- Compliance with Law

Access to complete Syllabus (Authentification required)

Important

This syllabus has no contractual value. Its content is subject to change throughout this year: be aware to the last updates