Hui Xu

Hui Xu, Ph.D., is an engineering program manager at Google, where they lead efforts to quantify and reduce the carbon footprint of the company's data center supply chain. With over 12 years of experience in climate, energy, and sustainability research, Hui specializes in AI/ML hardware sustainability and has contributed to 38 publications in prestigious sustainability journals. They earned a Ph.D. in Natural Resources and Environment from the University of Michigan and previously held roles at Argonne National Laboratory, where they supervised research projects focused on decarbonization and net-zero strategies across various sectors. Hui is passionate about using data and science to foster sustainable solutions for the planet.