From Clicks to Carbon: The Ecological Costs of Recommender Systems (Pre-Print)

Full pre-print as PDF: https://arxiv.org/abs/2408.08203 Abstract As global warming soars, the need to assess the environmental impact of research is becoming increasingly urgent. Despite this, few recommender systems research papers address their environmental impact. In this study, we estimate the ecological impact of recommender systems research by reproducing typical experimental Read more…

Prof. Beel visits Prof. Said in Gothenburg for a knowledge exchange about sustainable recommender systems.

I am delighted to announce that I am visiting Alan Said and his research group at the University of Gothenburg for a knowledge exchange about sustainable recommender systems and machine learning. Sweden’s innovation agency VINNOVA has approved funding for three research visits over the next twelve months. During this time Read more…