arXiv Machine Learning By Toon Vinck, Na\"in Jonckers, Jaro De Roose, Jeffrey Prinzie, Peter Karsmakers

Exploring the Trade-Off Between Structured Pruning and Fault Tolerance in Deep Neural Networks for Space Applications

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The study examines how reducing the width of deep neural networks through structured pruning affects their robustness to Single Event Upsets (SEUs). By iteratively pruning baseline models and conducting fault-injection tests at each stage, the authors find that while pruning increases per-inference sensitivity to bit-flips, the shorter execution time offsets this, lowering the overall SEU probability. Consequently, structured pruning can deliver energy and latency savings without compromising reliability for space-based AI systems.

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