Groups entering the contest had the choice of two problems. The first was investigating Possible sports to add for future Olympic Games (HiMCM Problem A, below), and the second was modeling the possible impact of using High-Powered Computing (HPC) (HiMCM Problem B, below).
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Problem chosen: B
As global demand for High-Powered Computing (HPC) grows today, specifically in areas such as artificial intelligence and data science, its environmental impact becomes a significant concern. In our investigation, we examined HPC’s energy consumption and its association with carbon emissions, exploring factors like water usage, e-waste, and other ecological factors. […]
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Problem chosen: A
High-Powered Computing (HPC) is a developing industry, which is set to see increases in demand as a result of the growing popularity of the use of AI in our day to day lives. AI tools such as ChatGPT, Perplexity AI, Microsoft Copilot or AlphaFold are just some of AI’s many uses, and the computational power of these algorithms will only increase. However, this comes at a cost, as both land and energy are needed to provide the data centre with the volume of servers to sustain HPC processing. […]
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