Grand Challenge 4
How do we create technologies that sustain people and the planet?
Advances in AI, remote sensing and other technologies offer new ways to anticipate and mitigate environmental concerns, from dwindling biodiversity to intensifying wildfires.
But these same technologies can present concerns of their own in the form of electronic waste, pollution and energy consumption. Allen School researchers are developing new materials and techniques to maximize technology’s potential while minimizing its environmental footprint.
Faculty Meeting the Challenge
Professor
Human-Computer Interaction; Machine Learning; Ubiquitous Computing, Sensing & Embedded Systems
Professor
Accessibility; Augmented, Virtual & Mixed Reality; Human-Computer Interaction; Ubiquitous Computing, Sensing & Embedded Systems
Assistant Professor
Robotics; Ubiquitous Computing, Sensing & Embedded Systems; Wireless Systems
Associate Professor
Computer Networking; Computing for Development; Human-Computer Interaction
Professor
Accessibility; Ethics & Fairness; Fabrication; Human-Computer Interaction; Ubiquitous Computing, Sensing & Embedded Systems
Collaborators & Partner Institutions
Selected Projects
DeltaLCA: Comparative Life-Cycle Assessment for Electronics Design
Zhihan Zhang*, Felix Hähnlein*, Yuxuan Mei*, Zachary Englhardt, Shwetak Patel…
Recyclable vitrimer-based printed circuit boards for sustainable electronics
Zhihan Zhang, Agni K. Biswal, Ankush Nandi, Kali Frost, Jake A. Smith, Bichlien …
Computational Design of Dense Servers for Immersion Cooling
Milin Kodnongbua, Zachary Englhardt, Ricardo Bianchini, Rodrigo Fonseca…
Incorporating Sustainability in Electronics Design: Obstacles and Opportunities
Zachary Englhardt, Felix Hähnlein, Yuxuan Mei, Tong Lin, Connor Masahiro Sun…
Living Sustainability: In-Context Interactive Environmental Impact Communication
Zhihan Zhang, Puvarin (Pu) Thavikulwat, Alexander Metzger, Yuxuan Mei…
Wildfire and Forest Management: Opportunities for HCI Research
Migineishvili, Nino, Madeleine Grunde-McLaughlin, Emmanuel Azuh, Spencer A. Wood…