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    Presenter(s)
    Hamoud Younes Headshot
    Display Name
    Hamoud Younes
    Affiliation
    Affiliation
    University of Genoa
    Country
    Country
    Lebanon
    Author(s)
    Display Name
    Hamoud Younes
    Affiliation
    Affiliation
    University of Genoa
    Display Name
    Ali Ibrahim
    Affiliation
    Affiliation
    Università di Genova
    Display Name
    Mostafa Rizk
    Affiliation
    Affiliation
    International University of Beirut
    Display Name
    Maurizio Valle
    Affiliation
    Affiliation
    University of Genova
    Abstract

    This paper presents the architecture and the implementation for a hybrid fixed-point binary convolutional neural network (H-CNN) targeting tactile data processing application. H-CNN combines quantization and binarization operations to achieve a low computational complexity with an acceptable accuracy. When implemented on FPGA, H-CNN architecture achieved a real-time classification within 0.8 ms while consuming 53 mW dynamic power. Compared to existing solutions, H-CNN offers a significant speedup of up to 6875x accompanied with 99.6% energy reduction while recording up to 7% increase in the classification accuracy of touch modalities.

    Slides
    • Hybrid Fixed-Point/Binary Convolutional Neural Network Accelerator for Real-Time Tactile Processing (application/pdf)