A Survey on Dynamic Neural Networks: from Computer Vision to Multi-modal Sensor Fusion

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2501.07451v1
• Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2025 16:24:49 GMT
• Title: A Survey on Dynamic Neural Networks: from Computer Vision to Multi-modal Sensor Fusion
• Authors: Fabio Montello, Ronja Güldenring, Simone Scardapane, Lazaros Nalpantidis,
• Abstract summary: We present a survey that synthesizes and unifies existing Dynamic Neural Networks research in the context of Computer Vision. We argue that Dynamic Neural Networks are particularly beneficial in the context of Sensor Fusion for better adaptivity, noise reduction and information prioritization.
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• Abstract: Model compression is essential in the deployment of large Computer Vision models on embedded devices. However, static optimization techniques (e.g. pruning, quantization, etc.) neglect the fact that different inputs have different complexities, thus requiring different amount of computations. Dynamic Neural Networks allow to condition the number of computations to the specific input. The current literature on the topic is very extensive and fragmented. We present a comprehensive survey that synthesizes and unifies existing Dynamic Neural Networks research in the context of Computer Vision. Additionally, we provide a logical taxonomy based on which component of the network is adaptive: the output, the computation graph or the input. Furthermore, we argue that Dynamic Neural Networks are particularly beneficial in the context of Sensor Fusion for better adaptivity, noise reduction and information prioritization. We present preliminary works in this direction.

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