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Tiny machine learning (TinyML), executing AI workloads on resource and power strictly restricted systems, is an important and challenging topic. This brief firstly presents an extremely tiny backbone to construct high efficiency CNN models…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-06-02 Kunran Xu , Huawei Zhang , Yishi Li , Yuhao Zhang , Rui Lai , Yi Liu

The rapid growth of microcontroller-based IoT devices has opened up numerous applications, from smart manufacturing to personalized healthcare. Despite the widespread adoption of energy-efficient microcontroller units (MCUs) in the Tiny…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2024-09-26 Giorgos Armeniakos , Georgios Mentzos , Dimitrios Soudris

The deployment of Quantized Neural Networks (QNNs) on resource-constrained edge devices, such as microcontrollers (MCUs), introduces fundamental challenges in balancing model performance, computational complexity, and memory constraints.…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2026-01-08 Hamza A. Abushahla , Dara Varam , Ariel Justine N. Panopio , Mohamed I. AlHajri

Tiny deep learning on microcontroller units (MCUs) is challenging due to the limited memory size. We find that the memory bottleneck is due to the imbalanced memory distribution in convolutional neural network (CNN) designs: the first…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-04-04 Ji Lin , Wei-Ming Chen , Han Cai , Chuang Gan , Song Han

Convolutional neural networks (CNNs) demand huge DRAM bandwidth for computational imaging tasks, and block-based processing has recently been applied to greatly reduce the bandwidth. However, the induced additional computation for feature…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2020-01-31 Chao-Tsung Huang

Satellite image restoration aims to improve image quality by compensating for degradations (e.g., noise and blur) introduced by the imaging system and acquisition conditions. As a fundamental preprocessing step, restoration directly impacts…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2026-04-30 Adrien Dorise , Marjorie Bellizzi , Omar Hlimi

Autonomous navigation typically relies on power-intensive processors, limiting accessibility in low-cost robotics. Although microcontrollers offer a resource-efficient alternative, they impose strict constraints on model complexity. We…

Robotics · Computer Science 2026-03-13 Pooria Roy , Nourhan Jadallah. Tomer Lapid , Shahzaib Ahmad , Armita Afroushe , Mete Bayrak

A brain--machine interface (BMI) based on motor imagery (MI) enables the control of devices using brain signals while the subject imagines performing a movement. It plays a vital role in prosthesis control and motor rehabilitation. To…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-09-20 Xiaying Wang , Michael Hersche , Michele Magno , Luca Benini

Machine learning (ML) is moving towards edge devices. However, ML models with high computational demands and energy consumption pose challenges for ML inference in resource-constrained environments, such as the deep sea. To address these…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2023-05-31 Yushan Huang , Hamed Haddadi

With the surge of inexpensive computational and memory resources, neural networks (NNs) have experienced an unprecedented growth in architectural and computational complexity. Introducing NNs to resource-constrained devices enables…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2021-04-22 Lennart Heim , Andreas Biri , Zhongnan Qu , Lothar Thiele

The proliferation of smart and autonomous systems has motivated a shift toward executing intelligence directly on edge devices. This shift becomes particularly challenging for zero-energy devices (ZEDs), where severe constraints on memory,…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-03-10 Shahab Jahanbazi , Mateen Ashraf , Lieven De Strycker , Jeroen Famaey , Onel L. A. Lopez

In the context of industry 4.0, long-serving industrial machines can be retrofitted with process monitoring capabilities for future use in a smart factory. One possible approach is the deployment of wireless monitoring systems, which can…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-08-25 Tim Langer , Matthias Widra , Volkhard Beyer

This study focuses on identifying the most effective pre-trained model for land use classification in onboard satellite processing, emphasizing achieving high accuracy, computational efficiency, and robustness against noisy data conditions…

This paper introduces an effective solution for retrofitting construction power tools with low-power IoT to enable accurate activity classification. We address the challenge of distinguishing between when a power tool is being moved and…

The deployment of machine learning (ML) models on microcontrollers (MCUs) is constrained by strict energy, latency, and memory requirements, particularly in battery-operated and real-time edge devices. While software-level optimizations…

Emerging Technologies · Computer Science 2025-09-29 Anastasios Fanariotis , Theofanis Orphanoudakis , Vasilis Fotopoulos

Tiny Machine Learning (TinyML) is a branch of Machine Learning (ML) that constitutes a bridge between the ML world and the embedded system ecosystem (i.e., Internet of Things devices, embedded devices, and edge computing units), enabling…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-09-17 Hazem Hesham Yousef Shalby , Massimo Pavan , Manuel Roveri

Autonomous nano-drones, powered by vision-based tiny machine learning (TinyML) models, are a novel technology gaining momentum thanks to their broad applicability and pushing scientific advancement on resource-limited embedded systems.…

Robotics · Computer Science 2026-04-28 Elia Cereda , Alessandro Giusti , Daniele Palossi

We train and deploy a quantized 1D convolutional neural network model to conduct speech recognition on a highly resource-constrained IoT edge device. This can be useful in various Internet of Things (IoT) applications, such as smart homes…

Sound · Computer Science 2025-12-03 Andrew Barovic , Armin Moin

This paper presents a comprehensive evaluation of lightweight deep learning models for image classification, emphasizing their suitability for deployment in resource-constrained environments such as low-memory devices. Five state-of-the-art…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-09-10 Tasnim Shahriar

Object detection (OD) has become vital for numerous computer vision applications, but deploying it on resource-constrained IoT devices presents a significant challenge. These devices, often powered by energy-efficient microcontrollers,…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-08-13 Christophe EL Zeinaty , Wassim Hamidouche , Glenn Herrou , Daniel Menard