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We present a tool flow and results for a model-based hardware design for FPGAs from Simulink descriptions which nicely integrates into existing environments. While current commercial tools do not exploit some high-level optimizations, we…
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Modern machine learning optimizes for accuracy without explicit treatment of internal computational cost, even though physical and biological systems operate under intrinsic energy constraints. We evaluate energy-aware learning across 2,203…
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There is an emerging need for efficient solutions to stochastic AC Optimal Power Flow ({AC-}OPF) to ensure optimal and reliable grid operations in the presence of increasing demand and generation uncertainty. This paper presents a highly…
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