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Poster

PixelRNN: In-pixel Recurrent Neural Networks for End-to-end–optimized Perception with Neural Sensors

Haley So · Laurie Bose · Piotr Dudek · Gordon Wetzstein

Arch 4A-E Poster #99
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Fri 21 Jun 5 p.m. PDT — 6:30 p.m. PDT

Abstract:

Conventional image sensors digitize high-resolution images at fast frame rates, producing a large amount of data that needs to be transmitted off the sensor for further processing. This is challenging for perception systems operating on edge devices, because communication is power inefficient and induces latency. Fueled by innovations in stacked image sensor fabrication, emerging sensor—processors offer programmability and minimal processing capabilities directly on the sensor. We exploit these capabilities by developing an efficient recurrent neural network architecture, PixelRNN, that encodes spatio-temporal features on the sensor using purely binary operations. PixelRNN reduces the amount of data to be transmitted off the sensor by factors up to 256 compared to the raw sensor data while offering competitive accuracy for hand gesture recognition and lip reading tasks. We experimentally validate PixelRNN using a prototype implementation on the SCAMP-5 sensor--processor platform.

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