# A Fully Spiking Hybrid Neural Network for Energy-Efficient Object Detection

Source: [A Fully Spiking Hybrid Neural Network for Energy-Efficient Object Detection](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa6b451e209131cea2d2c8>)

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Authors: Biswadeep Chakraborty, Xueyuan She, Saibal Mukhopadhyay

Published: 2021-04-21T18:39:32.000Z

## Abstract

This paper proposes a Fully Spiking Hybrid Neural Network (FSHNN) for energy-efficient and robust object detection in resource-constrained platforms. The network architecture is based on Convolutional SNN using leaky-integrate-fire neuron models. The model combines unsupervised Spike Time-Dependent Plasticity (STDP) learning with back-propagation (STBP) learning methods and also uses Monte Carlo Dropout to get an estimate of the uncertainty error. FSHNN provides better accuracy compared to DNN based object detectors while being 150X energy-efficient. It also outperforms these object detectors, when subjected to noisy input data and less labeled training data with a lower uncertainty error.

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## Original sources and implementation

[Original paper](<https://arxiv.org/abs/2104.10719>)

[PDF](<https://arxiv.org/pdf/2104.10719.pdf>)