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Circularity in Energy Harvesting Computational "Things"

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Nivedita Arora,

Gregory D. Abowd,

Josiah D. HesterAuthors Info & Claims

SenSys '22: Proceedings of the 20th ACM Conference on Embedded Networked Sensor Systems

Pages 931 - 933

https://doi.org/10.1145/3560905.3568106

Published: 24 January 2023 Publication History

Abstract

We have witnessed explosive growth in computing devices at all scales, in particular with small wireless devices that can permeate most of our physical world. The IoT industry is helping to fuel this insatiable desire for more and more data. We have to balance this growth with an understanding of its environmental impact. Indeed, the ENSsys community must take leadership in putting sustainability up front as a primary design principle for the future of IoT and related areas, expanding the research mandate beyond the intricacies of the computing systems in isolation to encompass and integrate the materials, new applications, and circular lifecycle of electronics in the IoT. Our call to action is seeded with a circularity-focused computing agenda that demands a cross-stack research program for energy-harvesting computational things.

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Index Terms

Circularity in Energy Harvesting Computational "Things"
1. Computer systems organization
  1. Embedded and cyber-physical systems
    1. Embedded systems
2. Hardware
  1. Emerging technologies
    1. Analysis and design of emerging devices and systems
    2. Circuit substrates
  2. Power and energy
    1. Impact on the environment

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SenSys '22: Proceedings of the 20th ACM Conference on Embedded Networked Sensor Systems

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ISBN:9781450398862

DOI:10.1145/3560905

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Lu J(2024)Empowering End-Users Toward Roles in Sustainable ComputingCompanion Publication of the 2024 ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference10.1145/3656156.3665131(55-58)Online publication date: 1-Jul-2024
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3656156.3665131
Meegahapola L(2024)Nivedita Arora: “Building Sustainable Computational Materials”IEEE Pervasive Computing10.1109/MPRV.2024.349031223:4(94-96)Online publication date: Oct-2024
https://doi.org/10.1109/MPRV.2024.3490312
Lu QYu TYi SDing YMi HYao L(2023)Sustainflatable: Harvesting, Storing and Utilizing Ambient Energy for Pneumatic Morphing InterfacesProceedings of the 36th Annual ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology10.1145/3586183.3606721(1-20)Online publication date: 29-Oct-2023
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3586183.3606721

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