Professor Noa Zilberman's group showed that machine learning can run directly on the switches that route internet traffic.

Her wider research asks a question she's direct about: AI, as it stands, isn't sustainable.

#WomenInTechWeek

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☀️ Presenting the #GSoC 2026 Projects Series (5 of 5) ☀️

Integrating P4 Based In Network Machine Learning Framework into P4Pi

Contributor: Yuzhong Luo
Mentor: Peng Qian

Read more: p4.org/gsoc-2026-p4pi/

Our Dagstuhl Report on "Greening Networking: Toward a Net Zero Internet" is finally out!
Thank you to the many contributors and the co-organizers: Alex Clemm, Dirk Kutscher, Michael Welzl
& Cedric Westphal
@si_ferlin
drops.dagstuhl.de/entities/docum…

There is still time to apply for a Phd (DPhil) @oxengsci and join our disruptive project!

Our Scaling Compute programme set itself the challenge of reducing AI training costs by 1000x in an effort to solve for the growing asymmetry between demand for compute and its supply: but how do you set goals in an industry where the goalposts are always shifting?

We’re pleased to announce the formation of the Sustainability and the Internet Proposed Research Group (SUSTAIN RG). The chairs are Ali Rezaki, Eve Schooler, and Michael Welzl. 1/4

🏆Congratulations to @hong_xinpeng and @ChanggangZ 🎉
An amazing project using Planter for ML-driven, ultra-low latency applications.

Also today, for those at the meeting in Dublin, a side-meeting at 14:30 will discuss a proposal to form a Sustainability and the Internet research group (a follow-on online meeting in a couple of weeks will seek feedback from those not at IETF in-person)

The Applied Networking Research Prize award talks by Sawsan El-Zahr and Mingshi Wu will take place today, at 17:30 UTC, in the IRTF Open Meeting. Sawsan will talk about Exploring the Benefits of Carbon-Aware Routing, while Mingshi Wu will… 1/2

Super excited to be leading a new Scalable AI Systems project @oxengsci, funded by @ARIA_research, with my colleagues Amro Awad, @ProfMartinJBoo1, @nickmckeown1, Dominic O’Brien and @patrickssalter. We are recruiting PhD students, postdocs and PM eng.ox.ac.uk/computing/glass

Current mechanisms for training AI systems utilise a narrow set of algorithms/hardware building blocks and require significant capital to develop + produce.

In Scaling Compute, we’re funding 12 teams of Creators in an effort to reduce the cost of AI hardware by >1000x ↓ (1/2)

From (Energy) Farm to Table
Tuesday 22 October, 5.30pm-7pm
Flora Anderson Hall, Somerville College
Part of @Oxford_IF Oxford Science & Ideas Festival

Speakers: Timothy Rafferty, Sawsan El Zahr, Dr Christopher Vogel, Dr Eve Schooler

The current government goal to achieve net-oser, but how are we going to get there? Engineers from the University of Oxford discuss the current challenges of producing net-zero energy and using it effectively. From tidal and wind turbine energy production, to using energy efficiently across the globe and sustainable carbon-aware computing, this event will also dive into how wind farm dynamics and future wind resource prediction are reshaping the way we plan future energy production.

Expect to learn about gravity waves, tidal flows, turbine wakes and energy networks from our expert. And don’t worry - all the maths will be a breeze…

Tickets are free but please register in advance.

if-oxford.com/event/from-far…

Spreading the word. The call for papers for MobySys 2025 is out. The PC co-chairs (Przemysław Pawełczak & Swarun Kumar) were thoughtful about including new topics and refining the selection process. Please take a look and submit your best work.
sigmobile.org/mobisys/2025/c…

The Applied Networking Research Prize (ANRP) awards for #IETF121 in Dublin will do to Sawsan El-Zahr, for her work to reduce the carbon footprint of Internet routing, and Mingshi Wu, for his work to understand censorship of fully encrypted traffic – irtf.org/anrp/

We’re launching three climate programmes in early September

To support these programmes + advance knowledge in each of these fields, we’ll need new multidisciplinary teams to come together:

+ Share your expertise + capabilities you’re looking for
+ We’ll help you connect with potential partners

Find out more about each of the programmes + register your interest in joining a team👇

Do you know in-network computing? Did you like Planter?
We are recruiting a postdoc researcher!
Join us at @oxengsci and work on the next generation of @P4lang solutions for @SmartEdge_EU!
jobs.ac.uk/job/DJG317/
Deadline Sep-13th

We're pleased to offer Diversity Travel Grants to support early-career academics and PhD students from under-represented groups to attend IRTF meetings co-located with #IETF121 Meeting in Dublin in November 2024.

irtf.org/travelgrants/ – apply by September 2, 2024

#IETF

Earlier today, @ChanggangZ presented our work Planter at @ACMSIGCOMM 2024 Best of CCR

@oxengsci @JesusOxford @SmartEdge_EU 🧵 1/5

This is joint work with @ChanggangZ , @hong_xinpeng Liam Perreault, @RMBensoussane (UOXF), @MingyuanZang (DTU) , Shay Vargaftik, and Yaniv Ben-Itzhak (@VMware)

Read it here: eng.ox.ac.uk/media/zetja3ek… 4/5

Planter was already used in different application areas: cybersecurity, IoT, finance, network functions, @SmartEdge_EU and others.
If you are not sure what is in-network ML or where to start, visit eng.ox.ac.uk/computing/proj… 5/5