Lecture series: Up-cycling and sustainable reuse of compute devices
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The next lecture as part of the lecture series on computer science and sustainability will take place on Wednesday, 2.7.2025, 16:15, in room E23 in Otto-Hahn-Str. 14:
Sebastian Buschjäger, Christian Hakert: Up-cycling and sustainable reuse of compute devices
Abstract:
Outdated gaming consoles, such as the PlayStation 4, hold untapped potential far beyond basic recycling. Through upcycling, their computational capabilities can be repurposed for modern applications. This lecture presents a practical case study of converting a PlayStation 4 into a compute server for machine learning tasks. We demonstrate how this repurposed hardware can be used for image analysis, highlighting both the technical process and the broader potential of sustainable computing.