Hydra boosts efficiency for long-context reasoning in resource-constrained settings.
problem Quadratic complexity of transformers limits long-context reasoning in resource-constrained systems.
method Hydra uses a modular architecture with adaptive routing between sparse global attention, mixture-of-experts, and dual memories.
result Hydra achieves significant throughput and accuracy improvements for long-context reasoning.
Improved distributed learning with reduced communication costs.
problem Efficient communication in resource-constrained environments for distributed learning.
method Proposed a cost-effective partial communication protocol.
result Communication cost is reduced to O(logT), improving significantly on full communication. Data aggregation improves HAC for resource-constrained systems.
problem Resource constraints in embedded systems limit HAC's applicability.
method Data aggregation with BETULA algorithm reduces memory and runtime requirements.
result HAC can be applied to large datasets on resource-constrained systems.
Offline RL tackles resource-constrained online deployment with improved policy transfer.
problem Training policies with limited online features using a rich offline dataset.
method Introduce a policy transfer algorithm that first trains a teacher agent with full offline features and then transfers knowledge to a student agent with limited online features.
result Consistent improvement in performance over baseline methods on resource-constrained datasets.
New sparsity attacks degrade DNN efficiency, raising concerns for resource-constrained systems.
problem Vulnerabilities in DNNs through energy and latency attacks.
method Proposed sparsity attacks that modify DNN inputs to reduce activation sparsity, increasing execution time and energy consumption.
result Adversarial sparsity attacks can degrade DNN efficiency by up to 1.82x in image recognition DNNs.
FAVANO improves federated learning for resource-constrained environments.
problem Asynchronous communication in federated learning leads to bias and scalability issues.
method FAVANO is a novel asynchronous federated learning framework for resource-constrained environments.
result FAVANO outperforms existing methods on standard benchmarks.
Energy savings for DNN inference on resource-constrained devices.
problem Energy efficiency in deep learning inference for constrained devices.
method Efficiently searches through equivalent DNN graphs to find the one with the least execution cost.
result Achieves 24% energy savings with minimal performance impact.
FedZKT enables resource-constrained devices to participate in federated learning with heterogeneous models.
problem Inequality in resource allocation hinders participation from resource-constrained devices in federated learning.
method Zero-shot knowledge transfer through a server-assigned distillation process.
result FedZKT effectively transfers knowledge across heterogeneous on-device models without requiring comparable local training efforts.
Kolmogorov-Arnold Networks enable ultrafast online learning with fixed-point quantization.
problem Efficient online learning for high-frequency systems with strict memory constraints.
method Fixed-point online training on FPGAs exploiting B-spline locality in KANs.
result Kolmogorov-Arnold Networks are more efficient and expressive than MLPs for low-latency tasks.
Adaptive Bayesian Optimization for resource-constrained experiments with switching costs.
problem Sequential experimental design with varying costs for changing design variables.
method Adapted batch algorithms to sequential problem, proposing cost-aware and cost-ignorant methods.
result Cost-aware algorithm outperforms tuned process-constrained algorithms in all settings considered.
Paper proposes DP-PASGD for efficient, private IoT learning.
problem Privacy and resource constraints in IoT.
method Differentially private federated learning (DP-PASGD) for resource-constrained IoT.
result DP-PASGD achieves efficient training while maintaining privacy.
Paper introduces privacy-preserving few-shot learning for images.
problem Privacy risk in few-shot learning systems.
method Discrete embedding vectors and one-way hash functions.
result Achieves computational pan privacy without storing embeddings.
Optimizes random forest inference by defining step order to maximize accuracy.
problem Limited inference time in resource-constrained systems.
method Designs anytime random forest algorithm on step granularity, proposing optimal step order.
result Backward Squirrel Order performs nearly as well as the optimal step order.
Algorithm improves resource allocation for food outreach to homeless.
problem Resource-constrained outreach for homeless individuals and food rescue.
method Thompson sampling with Markov chain recovery (via Stein variational gradient descent) for partially-observed episodic restless bandits.
result Significantly outperforms baselines in both organizations' problems.
Testing the implementation of deep learning systems and their training routines is crucial to maintain a reliable code base. Modern software development employs processes, such as Continuous Integration, in which changes to the software are frequently integrated and tested. However, testing the training routines requir…
A novel method for efficient CDRL over wireless networks.
problem Challenges in collaborative deep reinforcement learning over wireless networks.
method Semantic-aware heterogeneous federated deep reinforcement learning (HFDRL) algorithm.
result Superior performance compared to state-of-the-art baselines.
Review of efficient neural networks for TinyML on resource-constrained devices.
problem Resource constraints on ultra-low power MCUs for deep learning models.
method Model compression, quantization, low-rank factorization, model pruning, hardware acceleration, algorithm-architecture co-design.
result Optimized neural network architectures for minimal resource utilization on MCUs.
We study the problem of structured prediction under test-time budget constraints. We propose a novel approach applicable to a wide range of structured prediction problems in computer vision and natural language processing. Our approach seeks to adaptively generate computationally costly features during test-time in ord…
DBQ quantizes lightweight networks efficiently for resource-constrained devices.
problem High computational and storage complexity of deep neural networks on resource-constrained devices.
method A differentiable non-uniform quantizer that can be mapped onto efficient ternary-based dot product engines.
result Achieves state-of-the-art results with minimal training overhead and best accuracy-complexity trade-off.
Recurrent Neural Networks (RNN) can be difficult to deploy on resource constrained devices due to their size. As a result, there is a need for compression techniques that can significantly compress RNNs without negatively impacting task accuracy. This paper introduces a method to compress RNNs for resource constrained …
This paper optimizes AI inference on edge devices with reduced communication and computation costs.
problem Efficiently performing AI inference on resource-constrained edge devices with reduced communication and computation costs.
method A three-step framework for effective inference: model split point selection, communication-aware model compression, and task-oriented encoding of intermediate features.
result Our proposed framework achieves a better trade-off and significantly reduces inference latency compared to baseline methods.
Resource-constrained IoT devices, such as sensors and actuators, have become ubiquitous in recent years. This has led to the generation of large quantities of data in real-time, which is an appealing target for AI systems. However, deploying machine learning models on such end-devices is nearly impossible. A typical so…
Aug-Gen improves music generation by augmenting training data with model-produced examples.
problem Lack of high-quality training data for specific musical styles.
method Dataset augmentation using generated examples during training.
result Aug-Gen improves both training duration and quality of generated music.
Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs) are extremely computationally demanding, presenting a large barrier to their deployment on resource-constrained devices. Since such systems are where some of their most useful applications lie (e.g. obstacle detection for mobile robots, vision-based medical assistive technology), si…
DQA efficiently quantizes deep neural network activations for resource-constrained devices.
problem Efficiently quantizing deep neural network activations for resource-constrained devices.
method DQA uses simple shifting-based operations and Huffman coding for sub-6-bit quantization.
result DQA achieves significantly better accuracy than direct quantization and state-of-the-art methods.
This paper proposes IMU preintegrated features for efficient deep inertial odometry.
problem Efficient odometry from IMU data is challenging due to sensor imperfections and noise.
method Proposes IMU preintegrated features exploiting IMU motion model's manifold structure.
result Improves odometry performance and reduces computational burdens.
learn2mix trains neural nets faster by adjusting class proportions dynamically.
problem Training neural nets efficiently with limited resources and imbalanced classes.
method Adaptive class proportion adjustment during training.
result Neural nets trained with learn2mix converge faster than static methods.
Mobile V-MoEs scale down ViTs for resource-constrained vision tasks.
problem Scaling down Vision Transformers for resource-constrained applications.
method Sparse Mixture-of-Experts (MoEs) applied to entire images, with a stable training procedure.
result Mobile V-MoEs achieve better performance-efficiency trade-offs than dense ViTs.
We propose to prune a random forest (RF) for resource-constrained prediction. We first construct a RF and then prune it to optimize expected feature cost & accuracy. We pose pruning RFs as a novel 0-1 integer program with linear constraints that encourages feature re-use. We establish total unimodularity of the constra…
EC2T creates sparse and ternary neural networks for resource-constrained devices.
problem Deploying deep neural networks on resource-constrained devices.
method Entropy-Constrained Trained Ternarization (EC2T) framework.
result EC2T creates sparse and ternary neural networks that are efficient in terms of storage and computation.
Federated Learning helps IoT devices learn without central servers.
problem Resource constraints in IoT devices hinder traditional ML approaches.
method Local training of IoT devices using global models.
result Federated Learning can be applied to IoT devices with varying resource capabilities.
Classification tasks are common across many fields and applications where the decision maker's action is limited by resource constraints. In direct marketing only a subset of customers is contacted; scarce human resources limit the number of interviews to the most promising job candidates; limited donated organs are pr…
We study the problem of reducing test-time acquisition costs in classification systems. Our goal is to learn decision rules that adaptively select sensors for each example as necessary to make a confident prediction. We model our system as a directed acyclic graph (DAG) where internal nodes correspond to sensor subsets…
Paper proposes efficient pruning method for neural networks.
problem Compressing deep neural networks for resource-constrained devices.
method Adaptive sparsity loss for budget-aware optimization during training.
result Demonstrated effectiveness on various architectures and datasets.
DIFFRNN verifies RNNs for safety and equivalence.
problem Certifying safety and equivalence of RNNs for resource-constrained platforms.
method Bounding nonlinear activation functions with linear constraints, solving constrained optimization problems, and using dReal SMT solver.
result DIFFRNN certifies the equivalence of optimized and original RNNs.
A new pricing controller handles resource constraints to infer target prices effectively.
problem Resource constraints prevent fixed-price inference, leading to support exclusion.
method Formalizes support-exclusion failure, designs a target-aware controller, and uses a realized information clock.
result The controller can certify feasible target bands and log continuous local densities, leading to polynomial rates of inference.
Recurrent Neural Networks (RNN) can be difficult to deploy on resource constrained devices due to their size.As a result, there is a need for compression techniques that can significantly compress RNNs without negatively impacting task accuracy. This paper introduces a method to compress RNNs for resource constrained e…
Distributed learning adapts to diverse devices, improving performance.
problem Training neural networks on devices with varying capabilities and resources.
method Each device trains a customized neural network, sharing parameters with others.
result Achieves higher rewards on more powerful devices without sacrificing weaker ones.
Convolutional neural networks have recently achieved significant breakthroughs in various image classification tasks. However, they are computationally expensive,which can make their feasible mplementation on embedded and low-power devices difficult. In this paper convolutional neural network binarization is implemente…
This survey presents a review of state-of-the-art deep neural network architectures, algorithms, and systems in vision and speech applications. Recent advances in deep artificial neural network algorithms and architectures have spurred rapid innovation and development of intelligent vision and speech systems. With avai…
In this paper, we propose a novel framework for approximating the explicit MPC law for linear parameter-varying systems using supervised learning. In contrast to most existing approaches, we not only learn the control policy, but also a "certificate policy", that allows us to estimate the sub-optimality of the learned …
Many Internet-of-Things (IoT) applications demand fast and accurate understanding of a few key events in their surrounding environment. Deep Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs) have emerged as an effective approach to understand speech, images, and similar high dimensional data types. Algorithmic performance of modern…
CLEANN detects and mitigates neural network Trojans without labeled data.
problem Trojans in embedded neural networks that bypass detection during inference.
method Dictionary learning and sparse approximation for identifying Trojan triggers, lightweight algorithm/hardware co-design.
result Efficient real-time execution on resource-constrained platforms, competitive attack resiliency.
CHOOSE enhances shallow Transformers for wireless symbol detection.
problem Improving wireless symbol detection with shallow Transformers.
method Introducing autoregressive latent reasoning steps within hidden space.
result Lightweight Transformers achieve comparable performance to deep models.
Tiny Eats GRU detects eating episodes on a microcontroller.
problem Automatic dietary monitoring on low-power devices.
method Shallow gated recurrent unit (GRU) architecture on Arm Cortex M0+.
result Tiny Eats GRU achieves 95.15% accuracy with 4% memory usage and 6 ms latency.
Generative compression technique reduces neural network size and improves performance on microcontrollers.
problem Memory constraints on microcontrollers limit the size of neural networks, especially for 1x1 pointwise (PW) mixers.
method HYPER-TINYPW uses a shared micro-MLP to generate PW kernels from tiny per-layer codes, reducing memory usage.
result HYPER-TINYPW achieves comparable performance to larger models while being significantly smaller (225 kB vs 1.4 MB).
Regularizes decision trees to reduce inference time by up to 4x with minimal accuracy loss.
problem Optimizing decision tree execution time on resource-constrained devices.
method Regularizes impurity computation during CART algorithm training to favor highly asymmetric distributions.
result Reduces inference time by up to 4x with minimal accuracy loss.
In most cases deep learning architectures are trained disregarding the amount of operations and energy consumption. However, some applications, like embedded systems, can be resource-constrained during inference. A popular approach to reduce the size of a deep learning architecture consists in distilling knowledge from…