2 papers
cs.LG2026
Hyperspherical Forward-Forward with Prototypical Representations
Shalini Sarode, Brian Moser, Joachim Folz +4
The Forward-Forward (FF) algorithm presents a compelling, bio-inspired alternative to backpropagation. However, while efficient in training, it has a computationally prohibitive in…
cs.CV2025
Classroom-Inspired Multi-Mentor Distillation with Adaptive Learning Strategies
Shalini Sarode, Muhammad Saif Ullah Khan, Tahira Shehzadi +2
We propose ClassroomKD, a novel multi-mentor knowledge distillation framework inspired by classroom environments to enhance knowledge transfer between the student and multiple ment…