FAPNN: An FPGA based Approximate Probabilistic Neural Network Library

Kizheppatt Vipin; Yerbol Akhmetov; Serikbolsyn Myrzakhme; Alex P. James

doi:10.1109/CoCoNet.2018.8476889

FAPNN: An FPGA based Approximate Probabilistic Neural Network Library

Kizheppatt Vipin, Yerbol Akhmetov, Serikbolsyn Myrzakhme, Alex P. James

Nazarbayev University

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Abstract

Due to their flexible architecture and inherent parallelism, FPGAs are ideal candidates for neural network implementations. Still they have not achieved wide-spread acceptance in this regard. One of the major roadblocks for FPGAs is the implementation of complex mathematical functions encountered in neural networks. Exact implementation of these functions consume large number of resources. In this paper we discuss an FPGA-based neural network prototyping platform and the approximate implementation of a probabilistic neural network (PNN) on a Xilinx 7-Series FPGA. The complex mathematical functions as replaced by approximations. Analysis shows that hardware performance is much higher than that of software counter parts and the error induced due to approximations is within tolerable limit.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Computing and Network Communications, CoCoNet 2018
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages	64-68
Number of pages	5
ISBN (Electronic)	9781538659281
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/CoCoNet.2018.8476889
Publication status	Published - Sep 28 2018
Event	2nd International Conference on Computing and Network Communications, CoCoNet 2018 - Astana, Kazakhstan Duration: Aug 15 2018 → Aug 17 2018

Conference

Conference	2nd International Conference on Computing and Network Communications, CoCoNet 2018
Country	Kazakhstan
City	Astana
Period	8/15/18 → 8/17/18

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Computer Networks and Communications
Computer Science Applications
Hardware and Architecture
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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FAPNN : An FPGA based Approximate Probabilistic Neural Network Library. / Vipin, Kizheppatt; Akhmetov, Yerbol; Myrzakhme, Serikbolsyn; James, Alex P.

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Vipin, K, Akhmetov, Y, Myrzakhme, S & James, AP 2018, FAPNN: An FPGA based Approximate Probabilistic Neural Network Library. in Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Computing and Network Communications, CoCoNet 2018., 8476889, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., pp. 64-68, 2nd International Conference on Computing and Network Communications, CoCoNet 2018, Astana, Kazakhstan, 8/15/18. https://doi.org/10.1109/CoCoNet.2018.8476889

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