Rewind: Paper and Poster Submissions and having the opportunity to meet with the Head of the IMF
It has been a busy yet rewarding last week, finalising and submitting my Laidlaw Scholars Research Paper and Poster ahead of the Laidlaw Conference in Imperial College London. A huge thank you to my supervisor Dr. Martha O'Hagan Luff for all of her guidance and support throughout the process.
A particular highlight was having the opportunity to meet with IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva alongside four other Laidlaw Scholars. We had an insightful conversation covering AI and European productivity, global wealth inequality, Ireland’s energy challenges and European energy efficiency, as well as hearing about her own career and experiences.
A massive thank you to Kate and the wider Laidlaw team at Trinity College Dublin for making such a unique opportunity possible.
Hi, my name is Peter McNulty. I am an Undergraduate Leadership & Research Scholar at Trinity College Dublin.
For my research project, I will be "Pricing the environmental impact of AI-related data centre energy consumption in Ireland" as I think that it is important to balance AI's economic benefits with the growing emissions and energy consumption burden that Ireland faces. This will involve a literature review of EU Carbon Policy, research into carbon market trends and computation of AI-specific consumption costs using EU ETS pricing frameworks.
Outside of my studies, I play guitar, piano and sing in pubs! I also enjoy running long distances for charity.
