Thesis Work – Investigating the environmental impact of AI & Future Technologies at ABB Robotics
Core
Develop a methodology to quantify the environmental impact (energy, water) of AI and future technologies throughout the whole life cycle (training, hardware, data, inference) and identify hotspots.
Role type
Master thesis researcher (sustainability & AI)
Builds
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) models and sustainability recommendations for ABB Robotics
Domain
Industrial robotics, AI sustainability, environmental engineering
Deliverable
research
Required skills
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), SimaPro software, environmental impact quantification, scenario evaluation
Preferred skills
Excel, PowerBI, VBA
Technologies
SimaPro, Excel, PowerBI, VBA
Responsibilities
Conduct literature study on environmental impacts of AI, quantify influence using LCA, identify environmental hotspots, evaluate technical and environmental scenarios, document findings and provide recommendations
Seniority
Master thesis student
