Optimizing AI for Sustainability

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The talk will address three-pillars to sustainable AI:

Energy & Infrastructure: Leveraging cloud computing's superior energy efficiency compared to on-premises solutions and selecting regions with renewable energy sources.

Model Optimization: Choosing appropriately-sized models for specific tasks and implementing techniques like model distillation, quantization, pruning, and prompt caching to reduce resource consumption while maintaining performance.

Frugality: Questioning whether AI is necessary for specific problems and considering less resource-intensive alternatives.

The presentation emphasizes incorporating sustainability as a core requirement alongside cost and security considerations in AI development.



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  • 201 West Mifflin Street
  • Madison, Wisconsin
  • United States 53703
  • Building: Madison Central Library
  • Room Number: 302

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  • Starts 07 January 2026 04:00 AM UTC
  • Ends 12 January 2026 06:00 PM UTC
  • No Admission Charge


  Speakers

Sowjanya Pandruju of Amazon Web Services (AWS)

 

Biography:

Sowjanya Pandruju is a Cloud Application Architect at AWS with 13+ years of experience specializing in cloud-native development, AI/ML integration, and serverless computing. She has led large-scale cloud migrations delivering significant cost reductions and operational efficiencies. Her expertise includes designing scalable solutions using advanced AWS services and integrating AI/ML capabilities for intelligent automation.

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Address:SUN PRAIRIE, Wisconsin, United States, 53590

 

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