Green ICT & ICT for Green Workshop
As part of the ECSS 2025 program, Informatics Europe will organise the Green ICT & ICT for Green workshop on Wednesday morning, 29 October. The session, open to all participants, is co-chaired by Marco Aiello (University of Stuttgart, Germany), Chair of the Green ICT Working Group and Monica Vitali (Politecnico di Milano, Italy).
The workshop offers an in-depth look at the evolving landscape of Green ICT, with a focus on both academic research and real-world practices in industry and institutions across Europe. It is designed for anyone interested in the intersection of sustainability and digital technologies, including researchers, educators, policy-makers, and industry professionals.
It will open with a keynote presentation (speaker to be announced), providing a high-level perspective on the critical role of sustainable ICT in the broader climate and digital transformation agendas.
This will be followed by three short contributions from Green ICT Working Group members, showcasing current research and practical approaches to reducing ICT's environmental impact.
The Workshop will conclude with a report on an ongoing European-wide study into Green ICT adoption and policy practices, offering a unique overview of how institutions and industry are responding to the sustainability challenge and what opportunities exist for alignment and action.
Designed for learning, dialogue and collaboration, the Workshop offers a well-rounded understanding of the state of Green ICT in Europe, and an opportunity to contribute to a more sustainable digital future.
Workshop Rundown
9:00 - 10:00 Keynote
- Greening ICT: challenges and research directions in the field of distributed systems towards sustainability
by Anne-Cécile Orgerie, CNRS, IRISA (France)
10:00 - 10:30 Working group members’ sharing
- From Solvers to Surrogates: Physics-Informed Learning for Sustainable Fluid Workflows
by Grabriele Gianini, University of Milano Bicocca (Italy) - Sustainable Software Research @ UNamur
by Gilles Perrouin, Namur Digital Institute (Belgium)
10:30-11:00 Coffee Break
11:00-11:15 Presentation of the COST Action proposal “Green ICT for the Future”
by Rafael Capilla, Rey Juan Carlos University (Spain)
11:15-11:30 The Future of Sustainable Digital Infrastructures - An European Study
by Sebastian Werner, TU Berlin (Germany)
11:30-12:30 Towards a framework for greener computing
- moderated by Workshop Chairs, an interactive and participative session involving the workshop’s speakers and all participants.
Each year at ECSS, IE Working Groups lead dynamic workshops that spark dialogue on key issues in Informatics research, education, and its societal impact. Join these parallel sessions on 29 October to explore ongoing work, provide feedback, and inspire collaborations that shape the strategic direction of each group and the broader future of Informatics in Europe.
