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The non-maximum suppression (NMS) is widely used in frame-based tasks as an essential post-processing algorithm. However, event-based NMS either has high computational complexity or leads to frequent discontinuities. As a result, the…
Deep neural networks (DNNs) have been widely applied to solve real-world regression problems. However, selecting optimal network structures remains a significant challenge. This study addresses this issue by linking neuron selection in DNNs…
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