Title
Characterising the Role of Pre-Processing Parameters in Audio-based Embedded Machine Learning
Abstract
ABSTRACTWhen deploying machine learning (ML) models on embedded and IoT devices, performance encompasses more than an accuracy metric: inference latency, energy consumption, and model fairness are necessary to ensure reliable performance under heterogeneous and resource-constrained operating conditions. To this end, prior research has studied model-centric approaches, such as tuning the hyperparameters of the model during training and later applying model compression techniques to tailor the model to the resource needs of an embedded device. In this paper, we take a data-centric view of embedded ML and study the role that pre-processing parameters in the data pipeline can play in balancing the various performance metrics of an embedded ML system. Through an in-depth case study with audio-based keyword spotting (KWS) models, we show that pre-processing parameter tuning is a remarkable tool that model developers can adopt to trade-off between a model's accuracy, fairness, and system efficiency, as well as to make an embedded ML model resilient to unseen deployment conditions.
Year
DOI
Venue
2021
10.1145/3485730.3493448
Embedded Network Sensor Systems
DocType
Citations 
PageRank 
Conference
1
0.35
References 
Authors
0
4
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Wiebke Toussaint110.35
Akhil Mathur214515.21
Aaron Yi Ding321.04
Fahim Kawsar490980.24