A new, radical CNN design approach is presented in this paper, considering
the reduction of the total computational load during inference. This is
achieved by a new holistic intervention on both the CNN architecture and the
training procedure, which targets to the parsimonious inference by learning to
exploit or remove the redundant capacity of a CNN architecture. This is
accomplished, by the introduction of a new structural element that can be
inserted as an add-on to any contemporary CNN architecture, whilst preserving
or even improving its recognition accuracy. Our approach formulates a
systematic and data-driven method for developing CNNs that are trained to
eventually change size and form in real-time during inference, targeting to the
smaller possible computational footprint. Results are provided for the optimal
implementation on a few modern, high-end mobile computing platforms indicating
a significant speed-up of up to x3 times.

本文提出了一种新的 CNN 设计方法，旨在通过对 CNN 架构和训练过程的综合干预来减少总推理计算量，通过引入一种新的结构元素作为附加组件到任何现代 CNN 架构中，系统地提出了一种数据驱动的开发 CNN 的公式，旨在实时改变大小和形式，从而使计算占用更小。最佳实现的结果表明了在几个现代高端移动计算平台上的显著加速。