Session

Sustainable AI – Challenges and directions for future AI Applications

Tuesday July 7, 2026 | 12:00-13:00 CEST

Albert II Auditorium

Description

Discuss the challenges and directions related to the development and application of AI technologies in an environmentally friendly manner.

Speakers

Erik Johannes Husom

Research Scientist, SINTEF
Erik Johannes Husom is a research scientist at SINTEF Digital’s Trustworthy Green IoT Software group. His work focuses on applied machine learning, AI engineering, and responsible AI, aiming to have an ethical approach to technological advancement. He is particularly focused on the environmental sustainability of AI.

Nicki Lisa Cole

Senior Researcher, KNOW Center
Nicki Lisa Cole, PhD is a Senior Researcher in the Open and Reproducible Research Group at Know Center Research in Graz, Austria. She is a sociologist with a research focus on issues of diversity, equity and inclusion in science and in science reform. Her approach to research is informed by feminist, globalization, racial and cultural theories and her practice is rooted in qualitative methods. In addition, Nicki has expertise in sustainability issues within the global electronics industry and its supply chains and contributes this perspective to the ENFIELD project. Nicki completed a PhD in Sociology at the University of California-Santa Barbara (2011) and has worked as a researcher in the USA, the UK and Austria. Her work has been published across a range of academic and popular outlets around the world. [photo credit: Thomas Klebel]