Search Results for author: Mehdi B. Tahoori

Found 14 papers, 5 papers with code

Embedding Hardware Approximations in Discrete Genetic-based Training for Printed MLPs

1 code implementation5 Feb 2024 Florentia Afentaki, Michael Hefenbrock, Georgios Zervakis, Mehdi B. Tahoori

Due to the discrete nature of hardware approximation, we propose and implement a genetic-based, approximate, hardware-aware training approach specifically designed for printed MLPs.

Enhancing Reliability of Neural Networks at the Edge: Inverted Normalization with Stochastic Affine Transformations

no code implementations23 Jan 2024 Soyed Tuhin Ahmed, Kamal Danouchi, Guillaume Prenat, Lorena Anghel, Mehdi B. Tahoori

Bayesian Neural Networks (BayNNs) naturally provide uncertainty in their predictions, making them a suitable choice in safety-critical applications.

NeuSpin: Design of a Reliable Edge Neuromorphic System Based on Spintronics for Green AI

no code implementations11 Jan 2024 Soyed Tuhin Ahmed, Kamal Danouchi, Guillaume Prenat, Lorena Anghel, Mehdi B. Tahoori

Internet of Things (IoT) and smart wearable devices for personalized healthcare will require storing and computing ever-increasing amounts of data.

Testing Spintronics Implemented Monte Carlo Dropout-Based Bayesian Neural Networks

no code implementations9 Jan 2024 Soyed Tuhin Ahmed, Michael Hefenbrock, Guillaume Prenat, Lorena Anghel, Mehdi B. Tahoori

Bayesian Neural Networks (BayNNs) can inherently estimate predictive uncertainty, facilitating informed decision-making.

Decision Making

Concurrent Self-testing of Neural Networks Using Uncertainty Fingerprint

no code implementations2 Jan 2024 Soyed Tuhin Ahmed, Mehdi B. Tahoori

During the online operation, by matching the uncertainty fingerprint, we can concurrently self-test NNs with up to $100\%$ coverage with a low false positive rate while maintaining a similar performance of the primary task.

On-sensor Printed Machine Learning Classification via Bespoke ADC and Decision Tree Co-Design

1 code implementation2 Dec 2023 Giorgos Armeniakos, Paula L. Duarte, Priyanjana Pal, Georgios Zervakis, Mehdi B. Tahoori, Dimitrios Soudris

Printed electronics (PE) technology provides cost-effective hardware with unmet customization, due to their low non-recurring engineering and fabrication costs.

Scale-Dropout: Estimating Uncertainty in Deep Neural Networks Using Stochastic Scale

no code implementations27 Nov 2023 Soyed Tuhin Ahmed, Kamal Danouchi, Michael Hefenbrock, Guillaume Prenat, Lorena Anghel, Mehdi B. Tahoori

In this paper, we propose the Scale Dropout, a novel regularization technique for Binary Neural Networks (BNNs), and Monte Carlo-Scale Dropout (MC-Scale Dropout)-based BayNNs for efficient uncertainty estimation.

Spatial-SpinDrop: Spatial Dropout-based Binary Bayesian Neural Network with Spintronics Implementation

no code implementations16 Jun 2023 Soyed Tuhin Ahmed, Kamal Danouchi, Michael Hefenbrock, Guillaume Prenat, Lorena Anghel, Mehdi B. Tahoori

Furthermore, the number of dropout modules per network layer is reduced by a factor of $9\times$ and energy consumption by a factor of $94. 11\times$, while still achieving comparable predictive performance and uncertainty estimates compared to related works.

Autonomous Driving Decision Making

One-Shot Online Testing of Deep Neural Networks Based on Distribution Shift Detection

no code implementations16 May 2023 Soyed Tuhin Ahmed, Mehdi B. Tahoori

Neural networks (NNs) are capable of learning complex patterns and relationships in data to make predictions with high accuracy, making them useful for various tasks.

Image Classification Semantic Segmentation

Model-to-Circuit Cross-Approximation For Printed Machine Learning Classifiers

1 code implementation14 Mar 2023 Giorgos Armeniakos, Georgios Zervakis, Dimitrios Soudris, Mehdi B. Tahoori, Jörg Henkel

Printed electronics (PE) promises on-demand fabrication, low non-recurring engineering costs, and sub-cent fabrication costs.

Co-Design of Approximate Multilayer Perceptron for Ultra-Resource Constrained Printed Circuits

1 code implementation28 Feb 2023 Giorgos Armeniakos, Georgios Zervakis, Dimitrios Soudris, Mehdi B. Tahoori, Jörg Henkel

Printed Electronics (PE) exhibits on-demand, extremely low-cost hardware due to its additive manufacturing process, enabling machine learning (ML) applications for domains that feature ultra-low cost, conformity, and non-toxicity requirements that silicon-based systems cannot deliver.

Approximate Computing and the Efficient Machine Learning Expedition

no code implementations2 Oct 2022 Jörg Henkel, Hai Li, Anand Raghunathan, Mehdi B. Tahoori, Swagath Venkataramani, Xiaoxuan Yang, Georgios Zervakis

In this work, we enlighten the synergistic nature of AxC and ML and elucidate the impact of AxC in designing efficient ML systems.

Descriptive

Approximate Decision Trees For Machine Learning Classification on Tiny Printed Circuits

no code implementations15 Mar 2022 Konstantinos Balaskas, Georgios Zervakis, Kostas Siozios, Mehdi B. Tahoori, Joerg Henkel

Although Printed Electronics (PE) cannot compete with silicon-based systems in conventional evaluation metrics, e. g., integration density, area and performance, PE offers attractive properties such as on-demand ultra-low-cost fabrication, flexibility and non-toxicity.

BIG-bench Machine Learning

Cross-Layer Approximation For Printed Machine Learning Circuits

1 code implementation11 Mar 2022 Giorgos Armeniakos, Georgios Zervakis, Dimitrios Soudris, Mehdi B. Tahoori, Jörg Henkel

In our extensive experimental evaluation we consider 14 MLPs and SVMs and evaluate more than 4300 approximate and exact designs.

BIG-bench Machine Learning

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