@robertoverdecchia
Assistant Professor in Software Engineering. University of Florence, Italy. Empirical Research, Software Architecture, Technical Debt, Green Software, Software Testing, Life, the Universe, and Everything.
How much energy is needed to generate an image? ๐จ๐ง โก๏ธ
Up to 4.08 Wh โ like charging your phone to 40%!
In our new study we tested 17 models & 9,000+ runs.
Other key finds:
โก๏ธ Model energy use varies up to 46x
๐ Resolution matters, prompts don't
๐ ๏ธ Quantization โ savings
๐ Preprint: lnkd.in/dKWWAETW
Thank you @shubhendu.bsky.social (one of the authors here)!
If you have any doubt or questions on the research don't hesitate to reach out ๐
@robertoverdecchia.bsky.social presenting โEnergy-Aware Software Testingโ at #ICSE2025 @icseconf.bsky.social
He is referring to my paper โAn Inconvenient Truth in Software Engineering? The Environmental Impact of Testing Open Source Java Projectsโ, see azaidman.github.io/publications...
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Very interesting indeed, thank you for sharing!
Software testing consumes ever-increasing resources. GenAI may only exacerbate the issue.
What can we do about it?
In our new @icseconf.bsky.social NIER paper we present "Energy-Aware Software Testing", with both broad strategies and a PoC algorithm.
๐: robertoverdecchia.github.io/papers/ICSE_...
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