{"id":"https://openalex.org/W4416203834","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1145/3712285.3759804","title":"ThirstyFLOPS: Water Footprint Modeling and Analysis Toward Sustainable HPC Systems","display_name":"ThirstyFLOPS: Water Footprint Modeling and Analysis Toward Sustainable HPC Systems","publication_year":2025,"publication_date":"2025-11-12","ids":{"openalex":"https://openalex.org/W4416203834","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1145/3712285.3759804"},"language":"en","primary_location":{"id":"doi:10.1145/3712285.3759804","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1145/3712285.3759804","pdf_url":null,"source":null,"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"Proceedings of the International Conference for High Performance Computing, Networking, Storage and Analysis","raw_type":"proceedings-article"},"type":"article","indexed_in":["arxiv","crossref"],"open_access":{"is_oa":true,"oa_status":"green","oa_url":"https://arxiv.org/pdf/2510.00471","any_repository_has_fulltext":true},"authorships":[{"author_position":"first","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5102690379","display_name":"Yankai Jiang","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0009-0006-9968-7560"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I12912129","display_name":"Northeastern University","ror":"https://ror.org/04t5xt781","country_code":"US","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I12912129"]}],"countries":["US"],"is_corresponding":true,"raw_author_name":"Yankai Jiang","raw_affiliation_strings":["Northeastern University, Boston, USA"],"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Northeastern University, Boston, USA","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I12912129"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5007284030","display_name":"Raghavendra Kanakagiri","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5561-2421"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I4210109292","display_name":"Indian Institute of Technology Tirupati","ror":"https://ror.org/01xtkxh20","country_code":"IN","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I4210109292"]}],"countries":["IN"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Raghavendra Kanakagiri","raw_affiliation_strings":["IIT Tirupati, Tirupati, India"],"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"IIT Tirupati, Tirupati, India","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I4210109292"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5059477581","display_name":"Rohan Basu Roy","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1082-9846"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I223532165","display_name":"University of Utah","ror":"https://ror.org/03r0ha626","country_code":"US","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I223532165"]}],"countries":["US"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Rohan Basu Roy","raw_affiliation_strings":["University of Utah, Salt Lake City, USA"],"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"University of Utah, Salt Lake City, USA","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I223532165"]}]},{"author_position":"last","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5074406596","display_name":"Devesh Tiwari","orcid":null},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I12912129","display_name":"Northeastern University","ror":"https://ror.org/04t5xt781","country_code":"US","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I12912129"]}],"countries":["US"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Devesh Tiwari","raw_affiliation_strings":["Northeastern University, Boston, USA"],"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Northeastern University, Boston, USA","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I12912129"]}]}],"institutions":[],"countries_distinct_count":2,"institutions_distinct_count":4,"corresponding_author_ids":["https://openalex.org/A5102690379"],"corresponding_institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I12912129"],"apc_list":null,"apc_paid":null,"fwci":0.7742,"has_fulltext":true,"cited_by_count":1,"citation_normalized_percentile":{"value":0.77937302,"is_in_top_1_percent":false,"is_in_top_10_percent":false},"cited_by_percentile_year":{"min":91,"max":95},"biblio":{"volume":null,"issue":null,"first_page":"855","last_page":"869"},"is_retracted":false,"is_paratext":false,"is_xpac":false,"primary_topic":{"id":"https://openalex.org/T12724","display_name":"Water-Energy-Food Nexus Studies","score":0.9079999923706055,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/2312","display_name":"Water Science and Technology"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/23","display_name":"Environmental Science"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},"topics":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/T12724","display_name":"Water-Energy-Food Nexus Studies","score":0.9079999923706055,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/2312","display_name":"Water Science and Technology"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/23","display_name":"Environmental Science"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10435","display_name":"Environmental Impact and Sustainability","score":0.05220000073313713,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/2305","display_name":"Environmental Engineering"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/23","display_name":"Environmental Science"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T11185","display_name":"Integrated Energy Systems Optimization","score":0.008200000040233135,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/2208","display_name":"Electrical and Electronic Engineering"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/22","display_name":"Engineering"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}}],"keywords":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/water-energy-nexus","display_name":"Water-energy nexus","score":0.6445000171661377},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/carbon-footprint","display_name":"Carbon footprint","score":0.5922999978065491},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/water-use","display_name":"Water use","score":0.5358999967575073},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/water-scarcity","display_name":"Water scarcity","score":0.49140000343322754},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/energy-consumption","display_name":"Energy consumption","score":0.4894999861717224},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/footprint","display_name":"Footprint","score":0.4348999857902527},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/ecological-footprint","display_name":"Ecological footprint","score":0.4287000000476837},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/energy","display_name":"Energy (signal processing)","score":0.3598000109195709},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/sustainability","display_name":"Sustainability","score":0.3517000079154968}],"concepts":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/C113360713","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7973219","display_name":"Water-energy nexus","level":3,"score":0.6445000171661377},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2780936489","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q310667","display_name":"Carbon footprint","level":3,"score":0.5922999978065491},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C149207113","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q26534","display_name":"Water use","level":2,"score":0.5358999967575073},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C39432304","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q188847","display_name":"Environmental science","level":0,"score":0.5313000082969666},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C51193700","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5376358","display_name":"Water scarcity","level":3,"score":0.49140000343322754},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2780165032","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16869822","display_name":"Energy consumption","level":2,"score":0.4894999861717224},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C134560507","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q753291","display_name":"Environmental economics","level":1,"score":0.4449999928474426},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C132943942","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2562511","display_name":"Footprint","level":2,"score":0.4348999857902527},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C83516724","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q234173","display_name":"Ecological footprint","level":3,"score":0.4287000000476837},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C41008148","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21198","display_name":"Computer science","level":0,"score":0.38940000534057617},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C186370098","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q442787","display_name":"Energy (signal processing)","level":2,"score":0.3598000109195709},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C66204764","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q219416","display_name":"Sustainability","level":2,"score":0.3517000079154968},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C192209626","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q190909","display_name":"Focus (optics)","level":2,"score":0.33500000834465027},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C153823671","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1049799","display_name":"Water resources","level":2,"score":0.3321000039577484},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2742236","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q924713","display_name":"Efficient energy use","level":2,"score":0.32749998569488525},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C110158866","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1462136","display_name":"Water conservation","level":3,"score":0.3273000121116638},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2982944804","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q26534","display_name":"Water consumption","level":2,"score":0.32420000433921814},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C109747225","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q815758","display_name":"Scarcity","level":2,"score":0.31949999928474426},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C83283714","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q121117","display_name":"Supercomputer","level":2,"score":0.31520000100135803},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C552854447","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q131201","display_name":"Sustainable development","level":2,"score":0.30090001225471497},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2778571376","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1355821","display_name":"Frontier","level":2,"score":0.30070000886917114},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C107826830","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q929380","display_name":"Environmental resource management","level":1,"score":0.2930999994277954},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2781341389","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4531977","display_name":"Energy system","level":3,"score":0.2791000008583069},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2776799952","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7973495","display_name":"Water efficiency","level":2,"score":0.2784999907016754},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C75027835","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1064746","display_name":"Green computing","level":3,"score":0.2720000147819519},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C423512","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q383973","display_name":"Electricity generation","level":3,"score":0.2709999978542328},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C87717796","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q146326","display_name":"Environmental engineering","level":1,"score":0.2671000063419342},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C21880701","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2144042","display_name":"Process engineering","level":1,"score":0.2669999897480011},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2987534287","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1462136","display_name":"Water saving","level":2,"score":0.25999999046325684},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C7694927","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7667810","display_name":"Water cooling","level":2,"score":0.25450000166893005},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C520301825","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q380170","display_name":"Energy conservation","level":2,"score":0.251800000667572},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C3017454777","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q170196","display_name":"Water energy","level":2,"score":0.2500999867916107}],"mesh":[],"locations_count":2,"locations":[{"id":"doi:10.1145/3712285.3759804","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1145/3712285.3759804","pdf_url":null,"source":null,"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"Proceedings of the International Conference for High Performance Computing, Networking, Storage and Analysis","raw_type":"proceedings-article"},{"id":"pmh:oai:arXiv.org:2510.00471","is_oa":true,"landing_page_url":"http://arxiv.org/abs/2510.00471","pdf_url":"https://arxiv.org/pdf/2510.00471","source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S4393918464","display_name":"ArXiv.org","issn_l":"2331-8422","issn":["2331-8422"],"is_oa":true,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":false,"host_organization":null,"host_organization_name":null,"host_organization_lineage":[],"host_organization_lineage_names":[],"type":"repository"},"license":"cc-by","license_id":"https://openalex.org/licenses/cc-by","version":"submittedVersion","is_accepted":false,"is_published":false,"raw_source_name":null,"raw_type":"text"}],"best_oa_location":{"id":"pmh:oai:arXiv.org:2510.00471","is_oa":true,"landing_page_url":"http://arxiv.org/abs/2510.00471","pdf_url":"https://arxiv.org/pdf/2510.00471","source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S4393918464","display_name":"ArXiv.org","issn_l":"2331-8422","issn":["2331-8422"],"is_oa":true,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":false,"host_organization":null,"host_organization_name":null,"host_organization_lineage":[],"host_organization_lineage_names":[],"type":"repository"},"license":"cc-by","license_id":"https://openalex.org/licenses/cc-by","version":"submittedVersion","is_accepted":false,"is_published":false,"raw_source_name":null,"raw_type":"text"},"sustainable_development_goals":[],"awards":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/G4465072243","display_name":null,"funder_award_id":"1910601","funder_id":"https://openalex.org/F4320306076","funder_display_name":"National Science Foundation"},{"id":"https://openalex.org/G5488561306","display_name":null,"funder_award_id":"2124897","funder_id":"https://openalex.org/F4320306076","funder_display_name":"National Science Foundation"},{"id":"https://openalex.org/G848032724","display_name":null,"funder_award_id":"Science","funder_id":"https://openalex.org/F4320306076","funder_display_name":"National Science Foundation"}],"funders":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/F4320306076","display_name":"National Science Foundation","ror":"https://ror.org/021nxhr62"}],"has_content":{"pdf":true,"grobid_xml":false},"content_urls":{"pdf":"https://content.openalex.org/works/W4416203834.pdf"},"referenced_works_count":47,"referenced_works":["https://openalex.org/W1497630597","https://openalex.org/W1961751213","https://openalex.org/W2041454720","https://openalex.org/W2043416882","https://openalex.org/W2055002961","https://openalex.org/W2150839119","https://openalex.org/W2164927703","https://openalex.org/W2259491632","https://openalex.org/W2322856517","https://openalex.org/W2524492166","https://openalex.org/W2624010061","https://openalex.org/W2888179735","https://openalex.org/W2913475135","https://openalex.org/W2974697259","https://openalex.org/W3097121988","https://openalex.org/W3105843083","https://openalex.org/W3132005749","https://openalex.org/W3139076594","https://openalex.org/W3157218387","https://openalex.org/W3158784237","https://openalex.org/W3184037151","https://openalex.org/W3209605437","https://openalex.org/W4214894150","https://openalex.org/W4281971810","https://openalex.org/W4312649179","https://openalex.org/W4318541641","https://openalex.org/W4377093063","https://openalex.org/W4377143007","https://openalex.org/W4382142107","https://openalex.org/W4388264823","https://openalex.org/W4388581021","https://openalex.org/W4388581195","https://openalex.org/W4393407320","https://openalex.org/W4395106470","https://openalex.org/W4400449162","https://openalex.org/W4402835827","https://openalex.org/W4403082183","https://openalex.org/W4405741276","https://openalex.org/W4405755978","https://openalex.org/W4405756413","https://openalex.org/W4406265565","https://openalex.org/W4406463676","https://openalex.org/W4408049601","https://openalex.org/W4409248563","https://openalex.org/W4411027606","https://openalex.org/W4411486151","https://openalex.org/W4413019594"],"related_works":[],"abstract_inverted_index":{"High-performance":[0],"computing":[1,128],"(HPC)":[2],"systems":[3,83],"are":[4],"becoming":[5],"increasingly":[6],"water-intensive":[7],"due":[8],"to":[9,33,72,120],"their":[10],"reliance":[11],"on":[12,37,114],"water-based":[13],"cooling":[14],"and":[15,68,88,100,110],"the":[16,23,34,104,122],"energy":[17,112],"used":[18],"in":[19,31],"power":[20],"generation.":[21],"However,":[22],"water":[24,49,74,108],"footprint":[25,50],"of":[26,106,124],"HPC":[27,54,82,97,115],"remains":[28],"relatively":[29],"underexplored\u2014especially":[30],"contrast":[32],"growing":[35],"focus":[36],"carbon":[38],"emissions.":[39],"In":[40],"this":[41],"paper,":[42],"we":[43,93],"present":[44],"ThirstyFLOPS":[45],"-":[46],"a":[47],"comprehensive":[48],"analysis":[51],"framework":[52],"for":[53,96],"systems.":[55],"Our":[56,117],"approach":[57],"incorporates":[58],"region-specific":[59],"metrics,":[60],"including":[61],"Water":[62,70],"Usage":[63,66],"Effectiveness,":[64,67],"Power":[65],"Energy":[69],"Factor,":[71],"quantify":[73],"consumption":[75],"using":[76],"real-world":[77],"data.":[78],"Using":[79],"four":[80],"representative":[81],"\u2013":[84,90],"Marconi,":[85],"Fugaku,":[86],"Polaris,":[87],"Frontier":[89],"as":[91],"examples,":[92],"provide":[94],"implications":[95],"system":[98],"planning":[99],"management.":[101],"We":[102],"explore":[103],"impact":[105],"regional":[107],"scarcity":[109],"nuclear-based":[111],"strategies":[113],"sustainability.":[116],"findings":[118],"aim":[119],"advance":[121],"development":[123],"water-aware,":[125],"environmentally":[126],"responsible":[127],"infrastructures.":[129]},"counts_by_year":[{"year":2025,"cited_by_count":1}],"updated_date":"2026-04-10T15:06:20.359241","created_date":"2025-10-10T00:00:00"}