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Rate-energy-accuracy optimization of convolutional architectures for face recognition

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Author(s):
Bondi, L. [1] ; Baroffio, L. [1] ; Cesana, M. [1] ; Tagliasacchi, M. [1] ; Chiachia, G. [2] ; Rocha, A. [2]
Total Authors: 6
Affiliation:
[1] Politecn Milan, Dipartimento Elettron Informaz & Bioingg, Piazza Leonardo Da Vinci 32, I-20133 Milan - Italy
[2] Univ Estadual Campinas, Inst Comp, Reasoning Complex Data RECOD Lab, UNICAMP, Campinas, SP - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 2
Document type: Journal article
Source: JOURNAL OF VISUAL COMMUNICATION AND IMAGE REPRESENTATION; v. 36, p. 142-148, APR 2016.
Web of Science Citations: 2
Abstract

Face recognition systems based on Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs) or convolutional architectures currently represent the state of the art, achieving an accuracy comparable to that of humans. Nonetheless, there are two issues that might hinder their adoption on distributed battery-operated devices (e.g., visual sensor nodes, smartphones, and wearable devices). First, convolutional architectures are usually computationally demanding, especially when the depth of the network is increased to maximize accuracy. Second, transmitting the output features produced by a CNN might require a bitrate higher than the one needed for coding the input image. Therefore, in this paper we address the problem of optimizing the energy-rate-accuracy characteristics of a convolutional architecture for face recognition. We carefully profile a CNN implementation on a Raspberry Pi device and optimize the structure of the neural network, achieving a 17-fold speedup without significantly affecting recognition accuracy. Moreover, we propose a coding architecture custom-tailored to features extracted by such model. (C) 2015 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 13/11359-0 - New Methods for Learning Deep Visual Hierarchies
Grantee:Giovani Chiachia
Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral