# RepAct: The Re-parameterizable Adaptive Activation Function

Source: [RepAct: The Re-parameterizable Adaptive Activation Function](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa73ec1e209131cea5ee4b>)

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Data updated: 2025-10-26T02:59:03.375Z

Authors: Xian Wu, Qingchuan Tao, Shuang Wang

Published: 2024-06-28T08:25:45.000Z

## Abstract

Addressing the imperative need for efficient artificial intelligence in IoT and edge computing, this study presents RepAct, a re-parameterizable adaptive activation function tailored for optimizing lightweight neural networks within the computational limitations of edge devices. By employing a multi-branch structure with learnable adaptive weights, RepAct enriches feature processing and enhances cross-layer interpretability. When evaluated on tasks such as image classification and object detection, RepAct notably surpassed conventional activation functions in lightweight networks, delivering up to a 7.92% accuracy boost on MobileNetV3-Small for the ImageNet100 dataset, while maintaining computational complexity on par with HardSwish. This innovative approach not only maximizes model parameter efficiency but also significantly improves the performance and understanding capabilities of lightweight neural networks, demonstrating its potential for real-time edge computing applications.

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## Original sources and implementation

[Original paper](<https://arxiv.org/abs/2407.00131>)

[PDF](<https://arxiv.org/pdf/2407.00131.pdf>)