4 papers
Layerwise Progressive Freezing: A Training Scaffold for Depth-Scalable Binary Networks
Evan Gibson Smith, Bashima Islam
Training binary neural networks (BNNs) from scratch is dominated by the straight-through estimator (STE), whose forward/backward mismatch produces severe accuracy degradation as ne…
Layerwise Progressive Freezing Enables STE-Free Training of Deep Binary Neural Networks
Evan Gibson Smith, Bashima Islam
We investigate progressive freezing as an alternative to straight-through estimators (STE) for training binary networks from scratch. Under controlled training conditions, we find…
Anti-Sensing: Defense against Unauthorized Radar-based Human Vital Sign Sensing with Physically Realizable Wearable Oscillators
Md Farhan Tasnim Oshim, Nigel Doering, Bashima Islam +2
Recent advancements in Ultra-Wideband (UWB) radar technology have enabled contactless, non-line-of-sight vital sign monitoring, making it a valuable tool for healthcare. However, U…
Forearm Ultrasound based Gesture Recognition on Edge
Keshav Bimbraw, Haichong K. Zhang, Bashima Islam
Ultrasound imaging of the forearm has demonstrated significant potential for accurate hand gesture classification. Despite this progress, there has been limited focus on developing…