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 Duration 21 hours

Course Outline

Introduction to TinyML and Embedded AI

  • Key features of TinyML model deployment
  • Limits within microcontroller environments
  • Overview of embedded AI toolchains

Foundations of Model Optimization

  • Recognizing computational bottlenecks
  • Identifying operations that consume significant memory
  • Establishing baseline performance profiles

Quantization Approaches

  • Post-training quantization strategies
  • Quantization-aware training methods
  • Assessing the trade-off between accuracy and resource usage

Pruning and Compression Methods

  • Structured and unstructured pruning techniques
  • Weight sharing and achieving model sparsity
  • Compression algorithms designed for lightweight inference

Hardware-Specific Optimization

  • Deploying models on ARM Cortex-M systems
  • Optimizing for DSP and accelerator extensions
  • Considerations for memory mapping and data flow

Benchmarking and Validation

  • Analysis of latency and throughput
  • Measuring power and energy consumption
  • Testing for accuracy and robustness

Deployment Processes and Tools

  • Leveraging TensorFlow Lite Micro for embedded deployment
  • Integrating TinyML models with Edge Impulse pipelines
  • Testing and debugging on physical hardware

Advanced Optimization Techniques

  • Neural architecture search for TinyML
  • Hybrid approaches combining quantization and pruning
  • Model distillation for embedded inference

Conclusion and Future Steps

Requirements

  • A solid grasp of machine learning workflows
  • Hands-on experience with embedded systems or microcontroller-based development
  • Proficiency in Python programming

Target Audience

  • AI researchers
  • Embedded ML engineers
  • Professionals focused on resource-constrained inference systems

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