Perspectives on Sustainable Computational Science and Engineering

@misc{kowalski2026perspectives,
  title = {{Perspectives on Sustainable Computational Science and Engineering}},
  author = {Julia Kowalski and Ann S. Almgren and Achim Basermann and Alan Correa and Immo Huismann and Uwe Naumann and Hendrik Ranocha and Matthias Rauter and Jens Saak and Michael Schlottke-Lakemper and Robert Speck and Manuel Torrilhon and Mario Wolter and Niklas von der Assen and Maria Guadalupe Barrios Sazo and Dipankul Bhattacharya and Marcel Bock and Faras Brumand-Poor and Dirk Brömmel and Semih Burak and Sara Grundel and Christiane Helzel and Bruce Hendrickson and Robert Klöfkorn and Katharina Kormann and Zahra Lakdawala and Hannah Lanzrath and Camilla Lüttgens and Anna Matuszy`nska and Matthias Meinke and Abigail Morrison and William S. Moses and Georgii Oblapenko and Marcel Pfeiffer and Jana Sasse and Katharina Schmitz and Miriam Schulte and Anna Schwarz and Pit Steinbach and Ingo Steldermann and Anton Stratmann and Lambert Theisen and Joseph De Veaugh-Geiss and Tim Wegmann and Gabriel Wittum and Anil Yildiz},
  howpublished = {arXiv},
  year = {2026},
  month = sep,
  doi = {10.48550/arxiv.2609.30389},
  eprint = {2609.30389},
  archivePrefix = {arXiv},
  url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2609.30389},
  note = {CC BY 4.0},
}

TY  - UNPB
TI  - Perspectives on Sustainable Computational Science and Engineering
AU  - Julia Kowalski
AU  - Ann S. Almgren
AU  - Achim Basermann
AU  - Alan Correa
AU  - Immo Huismann
AU  - Uwe Naumann
AU  - Hendrik Ranocha
AU  - Matthias Rauter
AU  - Jens Saak
AU  - Michael Schlottke-Lakemper
AU  - Robert Speck
AU  - Manuel Torrilhon
AU  - Mario Wolter
AU  - Niklas von der Assen
AU  - Maria Guadalupe Barrios Sazo
AU  - Dipankul Bhattacharya
AU  - Marcel Bock
AU  - Faras Brumand-Poor
AU  - Dirk Brömmel
AU  - Semih Burak
AU  - Sara Grundel
AU  - Christiane Helzel
AU  - Bruce Hendrickson
AU  - Robert Klöfkorn
AU  - Katharina Kormann
AU  - Zahra Lakdawala
AU  - Hannah Lanzrath
AU  - Camilla Lüttgens
AU  - Anna Matuszy`nska
AU  - Matthias Meinke
AU  - Abigail Morrison
AU  - William S. Moses
AU  - Georgii Oblapenko
AU  - Marcel Pfeiffer
AU  - Jana Sasse
AU  - Katharina Schmitz
AU  - Miriam Schulte
AU  - Anna Schwarz
AU  - Pit Steinbach
AU  - Ingo Steldermann
AU  - Anton Stratmann
AU  - Lambert Theisen
AU  - Joseph De Veaugh-Geiss
AU  - Tim Wegmann
AU  - Gabriel Wittum
AU  - Anil Yildiz
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/09/24
PB  - arXiv
DO  - 10.48550/arxiv.2609.30389
UR  - https://arxiv.org/abs/2609.30389
AB  - Computational Science and Engineering (CSE) combines expertise at the intersection of engineering, applied mathematics, and computer science to form powerful methods for model-based design and model-based decision support across disciplines. Today, CSE methods and tools have an impact as an enabling technology in the development of increasingly sustainable products, processes, and operations. However, sustainability is rarely considered holistically in the context of CSE itself. This paper develops a perspective on sustainability in CSE by distinguishing CSE as an enabler of sustainability in application domains from sustainability within CSE itself, which rests on two complementary pillars: sustainable computing and sustainable software. We present illustrative examples for these pillars and derive recommendations and best practices for CSE stakeholders. Developing an understanding of how sustainability can create added value in CSE is an important future direction for the field. This calls for a concerted effort within the CSE community to define measurable outcomes and best practices that embed sustainability as a core design principle rather than an afterthought.
ER  -