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Porting state of the art deep learning algorithms to resource constrained compute platforms (e.g. VR, AR, wearables) is extremely challenging. We propose a fast, compact, and accurate model for convolutional neural networks that enables…

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Models for noncoherent error control in random linear network coding (RLNC) and store and forward (SAF) have been recently proposed. In this paper, we model different types of random network communications as the transmission of flats of…

We propose a generalization of convolutional neural networks (CNNs) to irregular domains, through the use of a translation operator on a graph structure. In regular settings such as images, convolutional layers are designed by translating a…

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