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most citedInteger-only Quantized Transformers for Embedded FPGA-based Time-series Forecasting in AIoT

7 citations · 21 across the 12 of their papers we have counts for

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12 papers

cs.LG2026

KANLib -- A Modular, Extensible and Fast Kolmogorov-Arnold Network Implementation

Julian Hoever, Gregor Schiele

Kolmogorov-Arnold Networks (KANs) have recently emerged as a promising alternative to traditional multilayer perceptrons by replacing linear weights with learnable univariate funct…

cs.AI2026

A Resilient Solution for Sewer Overflow Monitoring across Cloud and Edge

Vipin Singh, Tianheng Ling, Peter Ghaly +3

Aging combined sewer systems in many historical cities are increasingly stressed by extreme rainfall events, which can trigger combined sewer overflows (CSO) with significant envir…

cs.AR2026

Towards an End-To-End System for Real-Time Gesture Recognition from Surface Vibrations

Florian Hettstedt, Cedric Giese, Tianheng Ling +3

Sensing surface vibrations promise unobtrusive interaction for smart home systems by enabling gesture recognition on existing everyday surfaces without disturbing living-space desi…

eess.SP2025★ 1 cited

StrikeWatch: Wrist-worn Gait Recognition with Compact Time-series Models on Low-power FPGAs

Tianheng Ling, Chao Qian, Peter Zdankin +2

Running offers substantial health benefits, but improper gait patterns can lead to injuries, particularly without expert feedback. While prior gait analysis systems based on camera…

cs.LG2025★ 2 cited

Enabling Vibration-Based Gesture Recognition on Everyday Furniture via Energy-Efficient FPGA Implementation of 1D Convolutional Networks

Koki Shibata, Tianheng Ling, Chao Qian +4

The growing demand for smart home interfaces has increased interest in non-intrusive sensing methods like vibration-based gesture recognition. While prior studies demonstrated feas…

cs.LG2025★ 1 cited

Automated Energy-Aware Time-Series Model Deployment on Embedded FPGAs for Resilient Combined Sewer Overflow Management

Tianheng Ling, Vipin Singh, Chao Qian +2

Extreme weather events, intensified by climate change, increasingly challenge aging combined sewer systems, raising the risk of untreated wastewater overflow. Accurate forecasting…

cs.LG2025★ 5 cited

Automating Versatile Time-Series Analysis with Tiny Transformers on Embedded FPGAs

Tianheng Ling, Chao Qian, Lukas Johannes Haßler +1

Transformer-based models have shown strong performance across diverse time-series tasks, but their deployment on resource-constrained devices remains challenging due to high memory…

cs.LG2024

Resource-aware Mixed-precision Quantization for Enhancing Deployability of Transformers for Time-series Forecasting on Embedded FPGAs

Tianheng Ling, Chao Qian, Gregor Schiele

This study addresses the deployment challenges of integer-only quantized Transformers on resource-constrained embedded FPGAs (Xilinx Spartan-7 XC7S15). We enhanced the flexibility…

cs.LG2024

An Automated Approach to Collecting and Labeling Time Series Data for Event Detection Using Elastic Node Hardware

Tianheng Ling, Islam Mansour, Chao Qian +1

Recent advancements in IoT technologies have underscored the importance of using sensor data to understand environmental contexts effectively. This paper introduces a novel embedde…

cs.AR2024★ 1 cited

Idle is the New Sleep: Configuration-Aware Alternative to Powering Off FPGA-Based DL Accelerators During Inactivity

Chao Qian, Christopher Cichiwskyj, Tianheng Ling +1

In the rapidly evolving Internet of Things (IoT) domain, we concentrate on enhancing energy efficiency in Deep Learning accelerators on FPGA-based heterogeneous platforms, aligning…

cs.LG2024★ 7 cited

Integer-only Quantized Transformers for Embedded FPGA-based Time-series Forecasting in AIoT

Tianheng Ling, Chao Qian, Gregor Schiele

This paper presents the design of a hardware accelerator for Transformers, optimized for on-device time-series forecasting in AIoT systems. It integrates integer-only quantization…

eess.SP2024★ 4 cited

Towards Auto-Building of Embedded FPGA-based Soft Sensors for Wastewater Flow Estimation

Tianheng Ling, Chao Qian, Gregor Schiele

Executing flow estimation using Deep Learning (DL)-based soft sensors on resource-limited IoT devices has demonstrated promise in terms of reliability and energy efficiency. Howeve…