PhD Position F/M Investigating Low-Precision Arithmetic for Continual Learning Tasks on Edge Devices

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Rennes, Bretagne, France INRIA Temps plein

PhD Position F/M Continual Learning and Low-Precision Arithmetic on Edge Devices

At INRIA, we are seeking a highly motivated PhD researcher to investigate the impact of low-precision arithmetic on continual learning tasks on edge devices. The successful candidate will be part of the TARAN team and contribute to the FAIRe project.

Context: The position is within the TARAN team, based in Inria Rennes. Within the context of the FAIRe project, the candidate will be involved in common initiatives with other members of the project, in particular the DFKI RIC and AV teams.

Objectives: The goal of this thesis is to investigate the performance impact of using low-precision arithmetic in the context of training and deploying continual learning systems on edge devices and propose task-aware number format precision switching strategies and custom hardware architectures for continual learning tasks.

Methodology: The starting point will be implementing, testing, and adapting various low-precision variants of continual learning methods (replay, regularization, and parameter isolation). To do so, we envision using the Avalanche continual learning library, which will integrate the mptorch framework developed in the TARAN team for doing custom precision computations during DNN training and inference.

Expected outcomes: The second and main objective of the PhD thesis will be to validate the developed techniques through a prototype of an accelerator for training in the context of low-precision continual learning. Synthesis of the specialized architecture on a target hardware platform will demonstrate the gains in performance and energy of the automatically generated accelerators.

Requirements: The successful candidate should be highly motivated and creative and be familiar with writing and analyzing numerical code. The position requires a strong background in computer science and in particular hardware design, and modern deep learning techniques applied to continual learning tasks. Additionally, a good understanding of continuous optimization algorithms is a plus. Good programming skills in Python/C++ are also required as well as an excellent grasp of hardware design languages (e.g. VHDL or Verilog).

Benefits: The position offers a monthly gross salary amounting to 2100 euros for the first and second years and 2200 euros for the third year. Subsidized meals, partial reimbursement of public transport costs, possibility of teleworking (90 days per year) and flexible organization of working hours are also provided.



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