Designing, operating and maintaining a modern data center, including those used for Edge Computing, presents a host of options – but what is really important and how should you choose? Is it sufficient just to produce a design that operates within guidelines? Do you need a scientific assessment? Or, will pure technology win the day? Leading individuals from the National Science Foundation Center for Energy-Smart Electronic Systems Industry University Cooperative Research Center will debate what’s important including ASHRAE thermal guidelines, power and cooling infrastructure, energy reuse, right-sizing your IT and intelligent controls, along with the latest research in these areas. Come and join this controversial debate on how to be a best in class data center today, and tomorrow.
Moderator:
Bahgat Sammakia (bio)
VP for Research
Binghamton University
Panelists:
Dereje Agonafer (bio)
Jenkins Garrett Professor, Site Director,
NSF IUCRC Center in Energy Efficient Systems and
Director, Electronics, MEMS & Nanoelectronics Systems Packaging Center
University of Texas, Arlington
Kanad Ghose (bio)
BU Site Director, ES2 and
Professor of Computer Science Binghamton University
Alfonso Ortega (bio)
Associate Director
NSF Center for Energy Smart Electronic Systems
Roger Schmidt (bio)
IBM Fellow Emeritus, Traugott Distinguished Professor,
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Dept.,
(Retired IBM Chief Engineer for Data Center Energy Efficiency) Syracuse University
Mark Seymour (bio)
CTO
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