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20092026
most citedConvolutional Networks for Fast, Energy-Efficient Neuromorphic Computing

805 citations · 1.3k across the 11 of their papers we have counts for

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12 papers

cs.IT2026

Probability of super-regular matrices and MDS codes over finite fields

Rathinakumar Appuswamy, Marco Bazzani, Spencer Congero +3

Let be an linear code chosen uniformly at random over a finite field of size . The following asymptotic probability of being maximum distance sepa…

cs.DC2025

A Scalable NorthPole System with End-to-End Vertical Integration for Low-Latency and Energy-Efficient LLM Inference

Michael V. DeBole, Rathinakumar Appuswamy, Neil McGlohon +30

A vertically integrated, end-to-end, research prototype system combines 288 NorthPole neural inference accelerator cards, offline training algorithms, a high-performance runtime st…

cs.LG2025

SiLQ: Simple Large Language Model Quantization-Aware Training

Steven K. Esser, Jeffrey L. McKinstry, Deepika Bablani +2

Large language models can be quantized to reduce inference time latency, model size, and energy consumption, thereby delivering a better user experience at lower cost. A challenge…

cs.LG2023★ 2 cited

Efficient and Effective Methods for Mixed Precision Neural Network Quantization for Faster, Energy-efficient Inference

Deepika Bablani, Jeffrey L. Mckinstry, Steven K. Esser +2

For efficient neural network inference, it is desirable to achieve state-of-the-art accuracy with the simplest networks requiring the least computation, memory, and power. Quantizi…

cs.LG2019★ 289 cited

Learned Step Size Quantization

Steven K. Esser, Jeffrey L. McKinstry, Deepika Bablani +2

Deep networks run with low precision operations at inference time offer power and space advantages over high precision alternatives, but need to overcome the challenge of maintaini…

cs.CV2018★ 43 cited

Discovering Low-Precision Networks Close to Full-Precision Networks for Efficient Embedded Inference

Jeffrey L. McKinstry, Steven K. Esser, Rathinakumar Appuswamy +4

To realize the promise of ubiquitous embedded deep network inference, it is essential to seek limits of energy and area efficiency. To this end, low-precision networks offer tremen…