Efficient Neural Compression with Inference-time Decoding

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العنوان: Efficient Neural Compression with Inference-time Decoding
المؤلفون: Metz, C., Bichler, O., Dupret, A.
سنة النشر: 2024
المجموعة: Computer Science
مصطلحات موضوعية: Computer Science - Machine Learning
الوصف: This paper explores the combination of neural network quantization and entropy coding for memory footprint minimization. Edge deployment of quantized models is hampered by the harsh Pareto frontier of the accuracy-to-bitwidth tradeoff, causing dramatic accuracy loss below a certain bitwidth. This accuracy loss can be alleviated thanks to mixed precision quantization, allowing for more flexible bitwidth allocation. However, standard mixed precision benefits remain limited due to the 1-bit frontier, that forces each parameter to be encoded on at least 1 bit of data. This paper introduces an approach that combines mixed precision, zero-point quantization and entropy coding to push the compression boundary of Resnets beyond the 1-bit frontier with an accuracy drop below 1% on the ImageNet benchmark. From an implementation standpoint, a compact decoder architecture features reduced latency, thus allowing for inference-compatible decoding.
Comment: 5 pages, 5 figures, to be published in ISCAS 2024
نوع الوثيقة: Working Paper
URL الوصول: http://arxiv.org/abs/2406.06237
رقم الأكسشن: edsarx.2406.06237
قاعدة البيانات: arXiv