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Tiny Machine Learning (TinyML) is a novel research field aiming at integrating Machine Learning (ML) within embedded devices with limited memory, computation, and energy. Recently, a new branch of TinyML has emerged, focusing on integrating…

We present the implementation of four FPGA-accelerated convolutional neural network (CNN) models for onboard cloud detection in resource-constrained CubeSat missions, leveraging Xilinx's Vitis AI (VAI) framework and Deep Learning Processing…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-04-08 Angela Cratere , M. Salim Farissi , Andrea Carbone , Marcello Asciolla , Maria Rizzi , Francesco Dell'Olio , Augusto Nascetti , Dario Spiller

The field of Tiny Machine Learning (TinyML) has gained significant attention due to its potential to enable intelligent applications on resource-constrained devices. This review provides an in-depth analysis of the advancements in efficient…

Machine Learning · Statistics 2023-11-21 Minh Tri Lê , Pierre Wolinski , Julyan Arbel

This letter introduces an energy-efficient pull-based data collection framework for Internet of Things (IoT) devices that use Tiny Machine Learning (TinyML) to interpret data queries. A TinyML model is transmitted from the edge server to…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2024-06-18 Junya Shiraishi , Mathias Thorsager , Shashi Raj Pandey , Petar Popovski

The rise of IoT has increased the need for on-edge machine learning, with TinyML emerging as a promising solution for resource-constrained devices such as MCU. However, evaluating their performance remains challenging due to diverse…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-12-01 Pietro Bartoli , Christian Veronesi , Andrea Giudici , David Siorpaes , Diana Trojaniello , Franco Zappa

Machine learning on tiny IoT devices based on microcontroller units (MCU) is appealing but challenging: the memory of microcontrollers is 2-3 orders of magnitude smaller even than mobile phones. We propose MCUNet, a framework that jointly…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2020-11-20 Ji Lin , Wei-Ming Chen , Yujun Lin , John Cohn , Chuang Gan , Song Han

Modern Earth Observation (EO) missions generate massive volumes of imagery that challenge existing downlink and ground-processing capabilities, particularly for time-critical applications. This work investigates how a low Earth orbit (LEO)…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2026-04-08 Beatriz Soret , Antonio M. Mercado-Martínez , Antonio Jurado-Navas , Nicolai D. Lyholm , Marco Moretti , Petar Popovski , Israel Leyva-Mayorga

Onboard cloud segmentation is a critical yet underexplored task in thermal Earth observation (EO), particularly for CubeSat missions constrained by limited hardware and spectral information. CubeSats often rely on a single thermal band and…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-11-04 Niklas Wölki , Lukas Kondmann , Christian Mollière , Martin Langer , Julia Gottfriedsen , Martin Werner

Accurate sea ice mapping is essential for safe maritime navigation in polar regions, where rapidly changing ice conditions require timely and reliable information. While Sentinel-1 Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) provides high-resolution,…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2026-03-04 Mhd Rashed Al Koutayni , Mohamed Selim , Gerd Reis , Alain Pagani , Didier Stricker

Motor-Imagery Brain--Machine Interfaces (MI-BMIs)promise direct and accessible communication between human brains and machines by analyzing brain activities recorded with Electroencephalography (EEG). Latency, reliability, and privacy…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-01-18 Tibor Schneider , Xiaying Wang , Michael Hersche , Lukas Cavigelli , Luca Benini

Tiny Machine Learning (TinyML) enables efficient, lowcost, and privacy preserving machine learning inference directly on microcontroller units (MCUs) connected to sensors. Optimizing models for these constrained environments is crucial.…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2024-09-18 Riya Samanta , Bidyut Saha , Soumya K. Ghosh , Ram Babu Roy

Examples of embedded intelligence include a wide variety of tiny neural networks used on-board wireless sensors and actuators, which are expected to continuously perform inference on time-series of the data they sense. In order to fit…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2026-05-28 Zhaolan Huang , Emmanuel Baccelli

Extreme edge devices or Internet-of-thing nodes require both ultra-low power always-on processing as well as the ability to do on-demand sampling and processing. Moreover, support for IoT applications like voice recognition, machine…

Hardware Architecture · Computer Science 2023-01-24 Vikram Jain , Sebastian Giraldo , Jaro De Roose , Linyan Mei , Bert Boons , Marian Verhelst

The integration of the Internet of Things (IoT) and Artificial Intelligence offers significant opportunities to enhance our ability to monitor and address ecological changes. As environmental challenges become increasingly pressing, the…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-10-31 Benjamin Karic , Nina Herrmann , Jan Stenkamp , Paula Scharf , Fabian Gieseke , Angela Schwering

Modulating retroreflectors (MRRs) offer a promising pathway to low-complexity and energy efficient asymmetric optical inter-satellite link (OISL) for small spacecrafts, such as CubeSats. In this paper, we develop a unified statistical…

Optics · Physics 2026-01-21 Makafui Avevor , Hossein Safi , Harald Haas , Iman Tavakkolnia

Oil spills represent a severe threat, making early-stage thickness estimation crucial for guiding remediation efforts. Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) are an attractive platform for environmental monitoring. However, due to their limited…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-04-16 Luca Sartori Boni , Mohamed Moursi , Norbert Wehn , Bilal Hammoud

One of the major bottlenecks in high-resolution Earth Observation (EO) space systems is the downlink between the satellite and the ground. Due to hardware limitations, on-board power limitations or ground-station operation costs, there is a…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2023-11-21 Cédric Gernigon , Silviu-Ioan Filip , Olivier Sentieys , Clément Coggiola , Mickaël Bruno

Executing machine learning workloads locally on resource constrained microcontrollers (MCUs) promises to drastically expand the application space of IoT. However, so-called TinyML presents severe technical challenges, as deep neural network…

A significant amount of remotely sensed data is generated daily by many Earth observation (EO) spaceborne and airborne sensors over different countries of our planet. Different applications use those data, such as natural hazard monitoring,…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-10-23 Alessandro Sebastianelli , Francesco Mauro , Giulia Ciabatti , Dario Spiller , Bertrand Le Saux , Paolo Gamba , Silvia Ullo

In recent years, the proliferation of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) has increased dramatically. UAVs can accomplish complex or dangerous tasks in a reliable and cost-effective way but are still limited by power consumption problems, which…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2021-12-01 Wamiq Raza , Anas Osman , Francesco Ferrini , Francesco De Natale
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