Sustainsys Summer School focuses on sustainability and efficiency in data systems and AI/ML infrastructure, bringing together students and researchers. Participants will explore the design of systems across the stack - from hardware and systems software to machine learning workload.
Date: May 3, 2026
Location: Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec (Details will be shared with the registration confirmation email)
Registrations: please fill out the form below to register (limited seats available)
Registrations will close on May 1st
Tentative Schedule
9:00 am: Doors Open.
9:30 am: Opening Remarks by organizers: Prof. Oana Balmau, Prof. Semih Salihoglu.
9:45 am: Keynote talk: Prof. Anastasia Ailamaki.
10:45 am: Break.
11:00 am: Hands-on session: Prof. Tilmann Rabl.
12:30 pm: Lunch break (on your own).
2:00 pm: Hands-on session, Measuring energy efficiency in ML pipelines with Code Carbon: Prof. Oana Balmau, Olivier Michaud.
4:00 pm: Closing Remarks by organizers: Prof. Oana Balmau, Prof. Semih Salihoglu.
4:15 pm: Social outing (optional) – Walk up Mt Royal guided by Shubham Vashisth.
Keynote Speaker:
Confirmed Speakers:
Professor, Data Engineering Systems
University of Potsdam, Digital Engineering Fakultät
Hasso Plattner Institute
We acknowledge the support of the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC).