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Generative AI (genAI) tools (e.g., ChatGPT, Copilot) have become ubiquitous in software engineering (SE). As SE educators, it behooves us to understand the consequences of genAI usage among SE students and to create a holistic view of where…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2024-12-23 Rudrajit Choudhuri , Ambareesh Ramakrishnan , Amreeta Chatterjee , Bianca Trinkenreich , Igor Steinmacher , Marco Gerosa , Anita Sarma

Generative AI (GenAI) has demonstrated remarkable capabilities in code generation, and its integration into complex product modeling and simulation code generation can significantly enhance the efficiency of the system design phase in…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2025-03-11 Lin Zhang , Yuteng Zhang , Dusit Niyato , Lei Ren , Pengfei Gu , Zhen Chen , Yuanjun Laili , Wentong Cai , Agostino Bruzzone

While Generative AI stands to be one of the fastest adopted technologies ever, studies have made evident that the usage of Large Language Models (LLMs) puts significant burden on energy grids and our environment. It may prove a hindrance to…

The rapid advancement of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) has introduced new opportunities for transforming higher education, particularly in fields that require analytical reasoning and regulatory compliance, such as…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2025-02-24 Mahmoud Elkhodr , Ergun Gide

It has been noticed that through COVID-19 greenhouse gas emissions had a sudden reduction. Based on this significant observation, we decided to conduct a research to quantify the impact of scientific conferences' air-travelling, explore and…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2023-11-28 Pavlina Mitsou , Nikoleta-Victoria Tsakalidou , Eleni Vrochidou , George A. Papakostas

Generative AI (GenAI) models have become more capable than ever at augmenting productivity and cognition across diverse contexts. However, a fundamental challenge remains as users struggle to anticipate what AI will generate. As a result,…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2025-04-17 Bryan Min , Haijun Xia

As global warming soars, the need to assess and reduce the environmental impact of recommender systems is becoming increasingly urgent. Despite this, the recommender systems community hardly understands, addresses, and evaluates the…

Information Retrieval · Computer Science 2025-09-17 Lukas Wegmeth , Tobias Vente , Alan Said , Joeran Beel

The integration of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) into transportation planning has the potential to revolutionize tasks such as demand forecasting, infrastructure design, policy evaluation, and traffic simulation. However, there…

In this paper, the adoption patterns of Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools within software engineering are investigated. Influencing factors at the individual, technological, and societal levels are analyzed using a mixed-methods…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2024-01-05 Daniel Russo

The introduction of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) has been met with a mix of reactions by higher education institutions, ranging from consternation and resistance to wholehearted acceptance. Previous work has looked at the…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2025-07-11 Umama Dewan , Ashish Hingle , Nora McDonald , Aditya Johri

Climate change concerns emphasize the need for sustainable computing. Modeling the carbon footprint (CFP), including operational and embodied CFP from semiconductor use, manufacture and design, is essential. Field programmable gate arrays…

Hardware Architecture · Computer Science 2026-04-23 Chetan Choppali Sudarshan , Aman Arora , Vidya A Chhabria

The carbon footprint of algorithms must be measured and transparently reported so computer scientists can take an honest and active role in environmental sustainability. In this paper, we take analyses usually applied at the industrial…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2019-12-17 Kadan Lottick , Silvia Susai , Sorelle A. Friedler , Jonathan P. Wilson

The rise of generative artificial intelligence (GAI) has led to alarming predictions about its environmental impact. However, these predictions often overlook the fact that the diffusion of innovation is accompanied by the evolution of…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2026-03-24 Robert Viseur , Nicolas Jullien

Generative AI (GenAI) is rapidly entering computer science education, yet its effects on student learning, skill development, and perceptions remain underexplored. Concerns about overreliance coexist with a gap in research on structured…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2025-05-02 Ethan Dickey , Andres Bejarano , Rhianna Kuperus , Bárbara Fagundes

As generative AI (GenAI) tools like ChatGPT become more common in higher education, understanding student attitudes is essential for evaluating their educational impact and supporting responsible AI integration. This study introduces a…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2025-08-05 Xiuxiu Tang , Si Chen , Ying Cheng , Nitesh V Chawla , Ronald Metoyer , G. Alex Ambrose

As machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI) technologies become more widespread, concerns about their environmental impact are increasing due to the resource-intensive nature of training and inference processes. Green AI…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2025-01-06 Vincenzo De Martino , Silverio Martínez-Fernández , Fabio Palomba

Recent developments in Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) have created a paradigm shift in multiple areas of society, and the use of these technologies is likely to become a defining feature of education in coming decades. GenAI…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2024-04-25 Mike Perkins , Leon Furze , Jasper Roe , Jason MacVaugh

Given recent algorithm, software, and hardware innovation, computing has enabled a plethora of new applications. As computing becomes increasingly ubiquitous, however, so does its environmental impact. This paper brings the issue to the…

Hardware Architecture · Computer Science 2020-11-06 Udit Gupta , Young Geun Kim , Sylvia Lee , Jordan Tse , Hsien-Hsin S. Lee , Gu-Yeon Wei , David Brooks , Carole-Jean Wu

The technology industry promotes artificial intelligence (AI) as a key enabler to solve a vast number of problems, including the environmental crisis. However, when looking at the emissions of datacenters from worldwide service providers,…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2026-01-13 François Rottenberg , Thomas Feys , Liesbet Van der Perre

This paper examines the integration of AI's carbon footprint into the risk management frameworks (RMFs) of the banking sector, emphasising its importance in aligning with sustainability goals and regulatory requirements. As AI becomes…

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