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Title: Conditional Classification: A Solution for Computational Energy Reduction
Deep convolutional neural networks have shown high efficiency in computer visions and other applications. However, with the increase in the depth of the networks, the computational complexity is growing exponentially. In this paper, we propose a novel solution to reduce the computational complexity of convolutional neural network models used for many class image classification. Our proposed technique breaks the classification task into two steps: 1) coarse-grain classification, in which the input samples are classified among a set of hyper-classes, 2) fine-grain classification, in which the final labels are predicted among those hyper-classes detected at the first step. We illustrate that our proposed classifier can reach the level of accuracy reported by the best in class classification models with less computational complexity (Flop Count) by only activating parts of the model that are needed for the image classification.  more » « less
Award ID(s):
2146726 1718538
PAR ID:
10298696
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Date Published:
Journal Name:
22nd International Symposium on Quality Electronic Design (ISQED)
Page Range / eLocation ID:
325 to 330
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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