Maintained by Difan Deng and Marius Lindauer.
The following list considers papers related to neural architecture search. It is by no means complete. If you miss a paper on the list, please let us know.
Please note that although NAS methods steadily improve, the quality of empirical evaluations in this field are still lagging behind compared to other areas in machine learning, AI and optimization. We would therefore like to share some best practices for empirical evaluations of NAS methods, which we believe will facilitate sustained and measurable progress in the field. If you are interested in a teaser, please read our blog post or directly jump to our checklist.
Transformers have gained increasing popularity in different domains. For a comprehensive list of papers focusing on Neural Architecture Search for Transformer-Based spaces, the awesome-transformer-search repo is all you need.
2025
4264.
Sun, Shuoyang; Zhang, Kaiwen; Fang, Hao; Chen, Bin; Li, Jiawei; Huo, Enze; Xia, Shu-Tao
RobNAS: Robust Neural Architecture Search for Point Cloud Adversarial Defense Proceedings Article
In: ICASSP 2025 - 2025 IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing (ICASSP), pp. 1-5, 2025.
@inproceedings{10890087,
title = {RobNAS: Robust Neural Architecture Search for Point Cloud Adversarial Defense},
author = {Shuoyang Sun and Kaiwen Zhang and Hao Fang and Bin Chen and Jiawei Li and Enze Huo and Shu-Tao Xia},
url = {https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/10890087},
doi = {10.1109/ICASSP49660.2025.10890087},
year = {2025},
date = {2025-01-01},
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4263.
Zhang, Binyan; Ren, Ao; Zhang, Zihao; Duan, Moming; Liu, Duo; Tan, Yujuan; Zhong, Kan
MPNAS: Multimodal Sentiment Analysis Pruning via Neural Architecture Search Proceedings Article
In: ICASSP 2025 - 2025 IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing (ICASSP), pp. 1-5, 2025.
@inproceedings{10887670,
title = {MPNAS: Multimodal Sentiment Analysis Pruning via Neural Architecture Search},
author = {Binyan Zhang and Ao Ren and Zihao Zhang and Moming Duan and Duo Liu and Yujuan Tan and Kan Zhong},
url = {https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/10887670},
doi = {10.1109/ICASSP49660.2025.10887670},
year = {2025},
date = {2025-01-01},
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4262.
Liu, Wenbo; Deng, Tao; Yan, Fei
HID-NAS: A Novel Neural Architecture Search Pipeline for High Information Density Data Proceedings Article
In: ICASSP 2025 - 2025 IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing (ICASSP), pp. 1-5, 2025.
@inproceedings{10889095,
title = {HID-NAS: A Novel Neural Architecture Search Pipeline for High Information Density Data},
author = {Wenbo Liu and Tao Deng and Fei Yan},
url = {https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/10889095},
doi = {10.1109/ICASSP49660.2025.10889095},
year = {2025},
date = {2025-01-01},
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4261.
Zein, Hadi Al; Waterlaat, Nick; Alkanat, Tunc
Neural Architecture Search for Ultra-low Memory Blood Glucose Forecasting on the Edge Proceedings Article
In: ICASSP 2025 - 2025 IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing (ICASSP), pp. 1-5, 2025.
@inproceedings{10890864,
title = {Neural Architecture Search for Ultra-low Memory Blood Glucose Forecasting on the Edge},
author = {Hadi Al Zein and Nick Waterlaat and Tunc Alkanat},
url = {https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10890864},
doi = {10.1109/ICASSP49660.2025.10890864},
year = {2025},
date = {2025-01-01},
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4260.
Li, Xin; Fu, Keren; Zhao, Qijun
Camouflaged Object Detection via Neural Architecture Search Proceedings Article
In: ICASSP 2025 - 2025 IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing (ICASSP), pp. 1-5, 2025.
@inproceedings{10887976,
title = {Camouflaged Object Detection via Neural Architecture Search},
author = {Xin Li and Keren Fu and Qijun Zhao},
url = {https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/10887976},
doi = {10.1109/ICASSP49660.2025.10887976},
year = {2025},
date = {2025-01-01},
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4259.
Miriyala, Srinivas; Vajrala, Sowmya; Kumar, Hitesh; Kodavanti, Sravanth; Rajendiran, Vikram
Mobile-friendly Image de-noising: Hardware Conscious Optimization for Edge Application Proceedings Article
In: ICASSP 2025 - 2025 IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing (ICASSP), pp. 1-5, 2025.
@inproceedings{10888855,
title = {Mobile-friendly Image de-noising: Hardware Conscious Optimization for Edge Application},
author = {Srinivas Miriyala and Sowmya Vajrala and Hitesh Kumar and Sravanth Kodavanti and Vikram Rajendiran},
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4258.
Capello, Alessio; Berta, Riccardo; Fresta, Matteo; Lazzaroni, Luca; Bellotti, Francesco
Leveraging Neural Architecture Search for Structural Health Monitoring on Resource-Constrained Devices Proceedings Article
In: Roch, Massimo Ruo; Bellotti, Francesco; Berta, Riccardo; Martina, Maurizio; Ros, Paolo Motto (Ed.): Applications in Electronics Pervading Industry, Environment and Society, pp. 323–330, Springer Nature Switzerland, Cham, 2025, ISBN: 978-3-031-84100-2.
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title = {Leveraging Neural Architecture Search for Structural Health Monitoring on Resource-Constrained Devices},
author = {Alessio Capello and Riccardo Berta and Matteo Fresta and Luca Lazzaroni and Francesco Bellotti},
editor = {Massimo Ruo Roch and Francesco Bellotti and Riccardo Berta and Maurizio Martina and Paolo Motto Ros},
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abstract = {In recent decades signal processing incorporated the capabilities offered by Deep Learning (DL) models, especially for complex tasks. DL models demand significant memory, power, and computational resources, posing challenges for Microcontroller Units (MCUs) with limited capacities. The possibility to run models directly on the edge device is key in connectivity-limited scenarios such as Structural Health Monitoring (SHM). For those scenarios, it is necessary to use Tiny Machine Learning techniques to reduces computational requirements. This study focuses on the impact of the extended version of the state-of-the-art Neural Architecture Search (NAS) tool, μNAS, for SHM applications, targeting four commonly used MCUs. Our assessment is based on the Z24 Bridge benchmark dataset, a common dataset for SHM we employed to train and evaluate models. We then discuss if the models found fit the constraints of the MCUs and the possible tradeoffs between error rate and model computational requirements. We also offer a comparison with the Raspberry Pi 4 Model B to highlight μNAS's capability in achieving high accuracy with higher computing capabilities. The obtained results are promising, as the found models satisfy the given constraints both in term of accuracy and memory footprint.},
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In recent decades signal processing incorporated the capabilities offered by Deep Learning (DL) models, especially for complex tasks. DL models demand significant memory, power, and computational resources, posing challenges for Microcontroller Units (MCUs) with limited capacities. The possibility to run models directly on the edge device is key in connectivity-limited scenarios such as Structural Health Monitoring (SHM). For those scenarios, it is necessary to use Tiny Machine Learning techniques to reduces computational requirements. This study focuses on the impact of the extended version of the state-of-the-art Neural Architecture Search (NAS) tool, μNAS, for SHM applications, targeting four commonly used MCUs. Our assessment is based on the Z24 Bridge benchmark dataset, a common dataset for SHM we employed to train and evaluate models. We then discuss if the models found fit the constraints of the MCUs and the possible tradeoffs between error rate and model computational requirements. We also offer a comparison with the Raspberry Pi 4 Model B to highlight μNAS's capability in achieving high accuracy with higher computing capabilities. The obtained results are promising, as the found models satisfy the given constraints both in term of accuracy and memory footprint.
4257.
Zein, Abbas Kassem; Diab, Rand Abou; Yaacoub, Mohamad; Ibrahim, Ali
Neural Architecture Search for Optimized TinyML Applications Proceedings Article
In: Roch, Massimo Ruo; Bellotti, Francesco; Berta, Riccardo; Martina, Maurizio; Ros, Paolo Motto (Ed.): Applications in Electronics Pervading Industry, Environment and Society, pp. 481–488, Springer Nature Switzerland, Cham, 2025, ISBN: 978-3-031-84100-2.
@inproceedings{10.1007/978-3-031-84100-2_57,
title = {Neural Architecture Search for Optimized TinyML Applications},
author = {Abbas Kassem Zein and Rand Abou Diab and Mohamad Yaacoub and Ali Ibrahim},
editor = {Massimo Ruo Roch and Francesco Bellotti and Riccardo Berta and Maurizio Martina and Paolo Motto Ros},
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abstract = {Integrating machine learning algorithms on circuits with low power consumption and low hardware complexity is challenging at the different levels of the design process. In network design at the software level, it is crucial to balance a high classification accuracy, while minimizing model complexity to reduce hardware demands. This paper proposes a search approach integrated with the Neural Architecture Search (NAS) to enhance the performance and reduce the complexity of deep learning models. Accuracy and number of Floating-Point Operations Per Second (FLOPS) are employed as evaluation metrics for the targeted models. The experimental results demonstrate that the proposed method outperforms similar state-of-the-art architectures while exhibiting comparable accuracy with up to a 70% reduction in complexity.},
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Integrating machine learning algorithms on circuits with low power consumption and low hardware complexity is challenging at the different levels of the design process. In network design at the software level, it is crucial to balance a high classification accuracy, while minimizing model complexity to reduce hardware demands. This paper proposes a search approach integrated with the Neural Architecture Search (NAS) to enhance the performance and reduce the complexity of deep learning models. Accuracy and number of Floating-Point Operations Per Second (FLOPS) are employed as evaluation metrics for the targeted models. The experimental results demonstrate that the proposed method outperforms similar state-of-the-art architectures while exhibiting comparable accuracy with up to a 70% reduction in complexity.
4256.
Zhang, Heng; Chen, Ziqian; Xia, Wei; Xiong, Gang; Gou, Gaopeng; Li, Zhen; Huang, Guangyan; Li, Yunpeng
ANASETC: Automatic Neural Architecture Search for Encrypted Traffic Classification Proceedings Article
In: ICASSP 2025 - 2025 IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing (ICASSP), pp. 1-5, 2025.
@inproceedings{10890501,
title = {ANASETC: Automatic Neural Architecture Search for Encrypted Traffic Classification},
author = {Heng Zhang and Ziqian Chen and Wei Xia and Gang Xiong and Gaopeng Gou and Zhen Li and Guangyan Huang and Yunpeng Li},
url = {https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10890501},
doi = {10.1109/ICASSP49660.2025.10890501},
year = {2025},
date = {2025-01-01},
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4255.
Xie, Lunchen; Lomurno, Eugenio; Gambella, Matteo; Ardagna, Danilo; Roveri, Manual; Matteucci, Matteo; Shi, Qingjiang
ZO-DARTS++: An Efficient and Size-Variable Zeroth-Order Neural Architecture Search Algorithm Technical Report
2025.
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author = {Lunchen Xie and Eugenio Lomurno and Matteo Gambella and Danilo Ardagna and Manual Roveri and Matteo Matteucci and Qingjiang Shi},
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4254.
Zhang, Yunlong; Chen, Nan; Wang, Yonghe; Su, Xiangdong; Bao, Feilong
Multilingual Parameter-Sharing Adapters: A Method for Optimizing Low-Resource Neural Machine Translation Proceedings Article
In: ICASSP 2025 - 2025 IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing (ICASSP), pp. 1-5, 2025.
@inproceedings{10889761,
title = {Multilingual Parameter-Sharing Adapters: A Method for Optimizing Low-Resource Neural Machine Translation},
author = {Yunlong Zhang and Nan Chen and Yonghe Wang and Xiangdong Su and Feilong Bao},
url = {https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/10889761},
doi = {10.1109/ICASSP49660.2025.10889761},
year = {2025},
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4253.
R., José Ribamar Durand; Junior, Geraldo Braz; Silva, Italo Francyles Santos; Oliveira, Rui Miguel Gil Costa
HistAttentionNAS: A CNN built via NAS for Penile Cancer Diagnosis using Histopathological Images Journal Article
In: Procedia Computer Science, vol. 256, pp. 764-771, 2025, ISSN: 1877-0509, (CENTERIS - International Conference on ENTERprise Information Systems / ProjMAN - International Conference on Project MANagement / HCist - International Conference on Health and Social Care Information Systems and Technologies).
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author = {José Ribamar Durand R. and Geraldo Braz Junior and Italo Francyles Santos Silva and Rui Miguel Gil Costa Oliveira},
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Penile cancer, although rare, has an increasing mortality rate in Brazil, highlighting the need for effective diagnostic methods. Artificial Intelligence (AI) in histopathological analysis can speed up and objectify diagnosis, but designing an ideal architecture is challenging. In this study, we propose a neural architecture search (NAS) methodology for detecting penile cancer in digital histopathology images. We explored different configurations of stem blocks and the inclusion of attention mechanisms, highlighting specific preferences depending on the magnification of the images. The results showed that the NAS methodology enabled the discovery of more accurate and optimized architectures for this task, surpassing conventional models. The proposed models achieve 89.5% and 88.5% F1-Score for 40X and 100X magnification, respectively.
4252.
Sun, Jingyu; Zhang, Hanting; Wang, Jianfeng
Enhancing Time Series Prediction with Evolutionary Algorithm-based Optimization of LSTM Proceedings Article
In: ICASSP 2025 - 2025 IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing (ICASSP), pp. 1-5, 2025.
@inproceedings{10889678,
title = {Enhancing Time Series Prediction with Evolutionary Algorithm-based Optimization of LSTM},
author = {Jingyu Sun and Hanting Zhang and Jianfeng Wang},
url = {https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/10889678},
doi = {10.1109/ICASSP49660.2025.10889678},
year = {2025},
date = {2025-01-01},
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4251.
Tan, Wanrong; Huang, Lingling; Li, Hong; Tan, Menghao; Xie, Jin; Gao, Weifeng
Neural architecture search with integrated template-modules for efficient defect detection Journal Article
In: Expert Systems with Applications, pp. 127211, 2025, ISSN: 0957-4174.
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author = {Wanrong Tan and Lingling Huang and Hong Li and Menghao Tan and Jin Xie and Weifeng Gao},
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abstract = {Surface defect detection in industrial production is critical for quality control. Traditional manual design of detection models is time-consuming, inefficient, and lacks adaptability to diverse defect scenarios. To address these limitations, we propose TMNAS (Template-Module Neural Architecture Search), a bi-level optimization framework that automates the design of high-performance defect detection models. TMNAS uniquely integrates predefined template-modules into a flexible search space, enabling simultaneous exploration of architectural components and parameters. By incorporating a single-objective genetic algorithm with a computational complexity penalty term, our approach effectively avoids local optima and significantly reduces search resource consumption. Extensive experiments on industrial defect datasets demonstrate that TMNAS surpasses state-of-the-art models, while on the COCO benchmark, it achieves a competitive mean average precision (mAP) of 58.4%, all with lower computational overhead.},
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Surface defect detection in industrial production is critical for quality control. Traditional manual design of detection models is time-consuming, inefficient, and lacks adaptability to diverse defect scenarios. To address these limitations, we propose TMNAS (Template-Module Neural Architecture Search), a bi-level optimization framework that automates the design of high-performance defect detection models. TMNAS uniquely integrates predefined template-modules into a flexible search space, enabling simultaneous exploration of architectural components and parameters. By incorporating a single-objective genetic algorithm with a computational complexity penalty term, our approach effectively avoids local optima and significantly reduces search resource consumption. Extensive experiments on industrial defect datasets demonstrate that TMNAS surpasses state-of-the-art models, while on the COCO benchmark, it achieves a competitive mean average precision (mAP) of 58.4%, all with lower computational overhead.
4250.
Gambella, Matteo; Pittorino, Fabrizio; Roveri, Manuel
Architecture-Aware Minimization (A$^2$M): How to Find Flat Minima in Neural Architecture Search Technical Report
2025.
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4249.
Zhao, Tianchen; Wang, Xianpeng; Song, Xiangman
Multiobjective Backbone Network Architecture Search Based on Transfer Learning in Steel Defect Detection Journal Article
In: Neurocomputing, pp. 130012, 2025, ISSN: 0925-2312.
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title = {Multiobjective Backbone Network Architecture Search Based on Transfer Learning in Steel Defect Detection},
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abstract = {In recent years, steel defect detection methods based on deep learning have been widely used. However, due to the shape specificity of steel defects and data scarcity, using existing convolutional neural network architectures for training requires significant expertise and time to fine-tune the hyperparameters. Transfer learning effectively tackles the challenges of data scarcity or limited computing resources by transferring domain knowledge from source tasks to related target tasks, reducing the resource consumption of model training from scratch. In this paper, we propose a transfer learning-based multiobjective backbone network architecture search method (TMBNAS). First, TMBNAS formulates defect detection network search as a multiobjective problem while optimizing its detection accuracy and model complexity. Second, an effective variable-length encoding strategy is designed to represent different building blocks and unpredictable optimal depths in convolutional neural networks, and targeted improvements are made to the crossover and mutation operators. For the specificity of the steel defect detection task, a transfer learning strategy based on similar knowledge is used to transfer the architecture and weight parameters obtained from the search in the source task to the target task, and adjust and optimize them. Finally, a dynamic adjustment mechanism based on actual constraints is designed during the search process to gradually approximate the optimal non-dominated solution set with higher detection accuracy without losing its population diversity. The proposed method is tested on the continuous casting slab and workpiece defect datasets. The experimental results show that the model searched by the proposed method can achieve better detection performance compared with manually designed deep learning algorithms and classical network architecture search methods.},
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In recent years, steel defect detection methods based on deep learning have been widely used. However, due to the shape specificity of steel defects and data scarcity, using existing convolutional neural network architectures for training requires significant expertise and time to fine-tune the hyperparameters. Transfer learning effectively tackles the challenges of data scarcity or limited computing resources by transferring domain knowledge from source tasks to related target tasks, reducing the resource consumption of model training from scratch. In this paper, we propose a transfer learning-based multiobjective backbone network architecture search method (TMBNAS). First, TMBNAS formulates defect detection network search as a multiobjective problem while optimizing its detection accuracy and model complexity. Second, an effective variable-length encoding strategy is designed to represent different building blocks and unpredictable optimal depths in convolutional neural networks, and targeted improvements are made to the crossover and mutation operators. For the specificity of the steel defect detection task, a transfer learning strategy based on similar knowledge is used to transfer the architecture and weight parameters obtained from the search in the source task to the target task, and adjust and optimize them. Finally, a dynamic adjustment mechanism based on actual constraints is designed during the search process to gradually approximate the optimal non-dominated solution set with higher detection accuracy without losing its population diversity. The proposed method is tested on the continuous casting slab and workpiece defect datasets. The experimental results show that the model searched by the proposed method can achieve better detection performance compared with manually designed deep learning algorithms and classical network architecture search methods.
4248.
Xie, Xiaofeng; Gao, Yuelin; Zhang, Yuming
An improved Artificial Protozoa Optimizer for CNN architecture optimization Journal Article
In: Neural Networks, pp. 107368, 2025, ISSN: 0893-6080.
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author = {Xiaofeng Xie and Yuelin Gao and Yuming Zhang},
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abstract = {In this paper, we propose a novel neural architecture search (NAS) method called MAPOCNN, which leverages an enhanced version of the Artificial Protozoa Optimizer (APO) to optimize the architecture of Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs). The APO is known for its rapid convergence, high stability, and minimal parameter involvement. To further improve its performance, we introduce MAPO (Modified Artificial Protozoa Optimizer), which incorporates the phototaxis behavior of protozoa. This addition helps mitigate the risk of premature convergence, allowing the algorithm to explore a broader range of possible CNN architectures and ultimately identify more optimal solutions. Through rigorous experimentation on benchmark datasets, including Rectangle and Mnist-random, we demonstrate that MAPOCNN not only achieves faster convergence times but also performs competitively when compared to other state-of-the-art NAS algorithms. The results highlight the effectiveness of MAPOCNN in efficiently discovering CNN architectures that outperform existing methods in terms of both speed and accuracy. This work presents a promising direction for optimizing deep learning architectures using biologically inspired optimization techniques.},
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In this paper, we propose a novel neural architecture search (NAS) method called MAPOCNN, which leverages an enhanced version of the Artificial Protozoa Optimizer (APO) to optimize the architecture of Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs). The APO is known for its rapid convergence, high stability, and minimal parameter involvement. To further improve its performance, we introduce MAPO (Modified Artificial Protozoa Optimizer), which incorporates the phototaxis behavior of protozoa. This addition helps mitigate the risk of premature convergence, allowing the algorithm to explore a broader range of possible CNN architectures and ultimately identify more optimal solutions. Through rigorous experimentation on benchmark datasets, including Rectangle and Mnist-random, we demonstrate that MAPOCNN not only achieves faster convergence times but also performs competitively when compared to other state-of-the-art NAS algorithms. The results highlight the effectiveness of MAPOCNN in efficiently discovering CNN architectures that outperform existing methods in terms of both speed and accuracy. This work presents a promising direction for optimizing deep learning architectures using biologically inspired optimization techniques.
4247.
Onzo, Bernard-marie; Xue, Yu; Neri, Ferrante
Surrogate-assisted evolutionary neural architecture search based on smart-block discovery Journal Article
In: Expert Systems with Applications, vol. 277, pp. 127237, 2025, ISSN: 0957-4174.
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title = {Surrogate-assisted evolutionary neural architecture search based on smart-block discovery},
author = {Bernard-marie Onzo and Yu Xue and Ferrante Neri},
url = {https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0957417425008590},
doi = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eswa.2025.127237},
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year = {2025},
date = {2025-01-01},
urldate = {2025-01-01},
journal = {Expert Systems with Applications},
volume = {277},
pages = {127237},
abstract = {Neural architecture search (NAS) has emerged as a powerful method for automating neural network design, yet its high computational cost remains a significant challenge. This paper introduces hybrid training-less neural architecture search (HYTES-NAS), a novel hybrid NAS framework that integrates evolutionary computation with a training-free evaluation strategy, significantly reducing computational demands while maintaining high search efficiency. Unlike conventional NAS methods that rely on full model training, HYTES-NAS leverages a surrogate-assisted scoring mechanism to assess candidate architectures efficiently. Additionally, a smart-block discovery strategy and particle swarm optimisation are employed to refine the search space and accelerate convergence. Experimental results on multiple NAS benchmarks demonstrate that HYTES-NAS achieves superior performance with significantly lower computational cost compared to state-of-the-art NAS methods. This work provides a promising and scalable solution for efficient NAS, making high-performance architecture search more accessible for real-world applications.},
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Neural architecture search (NAS) has emerged as a powerful method for automating neural network design, yet its high computational cost remains a significant challenge. This paper introduces hybrid training-less neural architecture search (HYTES-NAS), a novel hybrid NAS framework that integrates evolutionary computation with a training-free evaluation strategy, significantly reducing computational demands while maintaining high search efficiency. Unlike conventional NAS methods that rely on full model training, HYTES-NAS leverages a surrogate-assisted scoring mechanism to assess candidate architectures efficiently. Additionally, a smart-block discovery strategy and particle swarm optimisation are employed to refine the search space and accelerate convergence. Experimental results on multiple NAS benchmarks demonstrate that HYTES-NAS achieves superior performance with significantly lower computational cost compared to state-of-the-art NAS methods. This work provides a promising and scalable solution for efficient NAS, making high-performance architecture search more accessible for real-world applications.
4246.
Jeon, Jeimin; Oh, Youngmin; Lee, Junghyup; Baek, Donghyeon; Kim, Dohyung; Eom, Chanho; Ham, Bumsub
Subnet-Aware Dynamic Supernet Training for Neural Architecture Search Technical Report
2025.
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4245.
Winter, Benjamin David; Teahan, William J.
Ecological Neural Architecture Search Technical Report
2025.
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4244.
Winter, Benjamin David; Teahan, William John
Evaluating a Novel Neuroevolution and Neural Architecture Search System Technical Report
2025.
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4243.
Wang, Mansheng; Gu, Yu; Yang, Lidong; Zhang, Baohua; Wang, Jing; Lu, Xiaoqi; Li, Jianjun; Liu, Xin; Zhao, Ying; Yu, Dahua; Tang, Siyuan; He, Qun
A novel high-precision bilevel optimization method for 3D pulmonary nodule classification Journal Article
In: Physica Medica, vol. 133, pp. 104954, 2025, ISSN: 1120-1797.
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title = {A novel high-precision bilevel optimization method for 3D pulmonary nodule classification},
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Classification of pulmonary nodules is important for the early diagnosis of lung cancer; however, the manual design of classification models requires substantial expert effort. To automate the model design process, we propose a neural architecture search with high-precision bilevel optimization (NAS-HBO) that directly searches for the optimal network on three-dimensional (3D) images.
Methods
We propose a novel high-precision bilevel optimization method (HBOM) to search for an optimal 3D pulmonary nodule classification model. We employed memory optimization techniques with a partially decoupled operation-weighting method to reduce the memory overhead while maintaining path selection stability. Additionally, we introduce a novel maintaining receptive field criterion (MRFC) within the NAS-HBO framework. MRFC narrows the search space by selecting and expanding the 3D Mobile Inverted Residual Bottleneck Block (3D-MBconv) operation based on previous receptive fields, thereby enhancing the scalability and practical application capabilities of NAS-HBO in terms of model complexity and performance.
Results
In this study, 888 CT images, including 554 benign and 450 malignant nodules, were obtained from the LIDC-IDRI dataset. The results showed that NAS-HBO achieved an impressive accuracy of 91.51 % after less than 6 h of searching, utilizing a mere 12.79 M parameters.
Conclusion
The proposed NAS-HBO method effectively automates the design of 3D pulmonary nodule classification models, achieving impressive accuracy with efficient parameters. By incorporating the HBOM and MRFC techniques, we demonstrated enhanced accuracy and scalability in model optimization for early lung cancer diagnosis. The related codes and results have been released at https://github.com/GuYuIMUST/NAS-HBO.},
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Background and objective
Classification of pulmonary nodules is important for the early diagnosis of lung cancer; however, the manual design of classification models requires substantial expert effort. To automate the model design process, we propose a neural architecture search with high-precision bilevel optimization (NAS-HBO) that directly searches for the optimal network on three-dimensional (3D) images.
Methods
We propose a novel high-precision bilevel optimization method (HBOM) to search for an optimal 3D pulmonary nodule classification model. We employed memory optimization techniques with a partially decoupled operation-weighting method to reduce the memory overhead while maintaining path selection stability. Additionally, we introduce a novel maintaining receptive field criterion (MRFC) within the NAS-HBO framework. MRFC narrows the search space by selecting and expanding the 3D Mobile Inverted Residual Bottleneck Block (3D-MBconv) operation based on previous receptive fields, thereby enhancing the scalability and practical application capabilities of NAS-HBO in terms of model complexity and performance.
Results
In this study, 888 CT images, including 554 benign and 450 malignant nodules, were obtained from the LIDC-IDRI dataset. The results showed that NAS-HBO achieved an impressive accuracy of 91.51 % after less than 6 h of searching, utilizing a mere 12.79 M parameters.
Conclusion
The proposed NAS-HBO method effectively automates the design of 3D pulmonary nodule classification models, achieving impressive accuracy with efficient parameters. By incorporating the HBOM and MRFC techniques, we demonstrated enhanced accuracy and scalability in model optimization for early lung cancer diagnosis. The related codes and results have been released at https://github.com/GuYuIMUST/NAS-HBO.
Classification of pulmonary nodules is important for the early diagnosis of lung cancer; however, the manual design of classification models requires substantial expert effort. To automate the model design process, we propose a neural architecture search with high-precision bilevel optimization (NAS-HBO) that directly searches for the optimal network on three-dimensional (3D) images.
Methods
We propose a novel high-precision bilevel optimization method (HBOM) to search for an optimal 3D pulmonary nodule classification model. We employed memory optimization techniques with a partially decoupled operation-weighting method to reduce the memory overhead while maintaining path selection stability. Additionally, we introduce a novel maintaining receptive field criterion (MRFC) within the NAS-HBO framework. MRFC narrows the search space by selecting and expanding the 3D Mobile Inverted Residual Bottleneck Block (3D-MBconv) operation based on previous receptive fields, thereby enhancing the scalability and practical application capabilities of NAS-HBO in terms of model complexity and performance.
Results
In this study, 888 CT images, including 554 benign and 450 malignant nodules, were obtained from the LIDC-IDRI dataset. The results showed that NAS-HBO achieved an impressive accuracy of 91.51 % after less than 6 h of searching, utilizing a mere 12.79 M parameters.
Conclusion
The proposed NAS-HBO method effectively automates the design of 3D pulmonary nodule classification models, achieving impressive accuracy with efficient parameters. By incorporating the HBOM and MRFC techniques, we demonstrated enhanced accuracy and scalability in model optimization for early lung cancer diagnosis. The related codes and results have been released at https://github.com/GuYuIMUST/NAS-HBO.
4242.
Xue, Yu; Hu, Bohan; Neri, Ferrante
A Surrogate Model With Multiple Comparisons and Semi-Online Learning for Evolutionary Neural Architecture Search Journal Article
In: IEEE Transactions on Emerging Topics in Computational Intelligence, pp. 1-13, 2025.
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4241.
Li, Kefan; Wan, Yuting; Ma, Ailong; Zhong, Yanfei
A Lightweight Multi-Scale and Multi-Attention Hyperspectral Image Classification Network Based on Multi-Stage Search Journal Article
In: IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, pp. 1-1, 2025.
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4240.
Xue, Xin; Zhou, Haoyi; Chen, Tianyu; Zhang, Shuai; Long, Yizhou; Li, Jianxin
Instructing the Architecture Search for Spatial-temporal Sequence Forecasting with LLM Technical Report
2025.
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4239.
Chen, Zhen-Song; Ding, Hong-Wei; Wang, Xian-Jia; Pedrycz, Witold
ZeroLM: Data-Free Transformer Architecture Search for Language Models Technical Report
2025.
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4238.
Alotaibi, Abrar; Ahmed, Moataz
Neural Architecture Search for Generative Adversarial Networks: A Comprehensive Review and Critical Analysis Journal Article
In: Applied Sciences, vol. 15, no. 7, 2025, ISSN: 2076-3417.
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Neural Architecture Search (NAS) has emerged as a pivotal technique in optimizing the design of Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs), automating the search for effective architectures while addressing the challenges inherent in manual design. This paper provides a comprehensive review of NAS methods applied to GANs, categorizing and comparing various approaches based on criteria such as search strategies, evaluation metrics, and performance outcomes. The review highlights the benefits of NAS in improving GAN performance, stability, and efficiency, while also identifying limitations and areas for future research. Key findings include the superiority of evolutionary algorithms and gradient-based methods in certain contexts, the importance of robust evaluation metrics beyond traditional scores like Inception Score (IS) and Fréchet Inception Distance (FID), and the need for diverse datasets in assessing GAN performance. By presenting a structured comparison of existing NAS-GAN techniques, this paper aims to guide researchers in developing more effective NAS methods and advancing the field of GANs.
4237.
Zhu, Lixian; Wang, Su; Jin, Xiaokun; Zheng, Kai; Zhang, Jian; Sun, Shuting; Tian, Fuze; Cai, Ran; Hu, Bin
MDH-NAS: Accelerating EEG Signal Classification with Mixed-Level Differentiable and Hardware-Aware Neural Architecture Search Journal Article
In: IEEE Internet of Things Journal, pp. 1-1, 2025.
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4236.
Tong, Lyuyang; Liu, Jie; Du, Bo
SceneFormer: Neural Architecture Search of Transformers for Remote Sensing Scene Classification Journal Article
In: IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, vol. 63, pp. 1-15, 2025.
@article{10942436,
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4235.
Chen, Oscal Tzyh-Chiang; Chang, Yu-Xuan; Chung, Chih-Yu; Cheng, Ya-Yun; HA, Manh-Hung
Hardware-Aware Iterative One-Shot Neural Architecture Search With Adaptable Knowledge Distillation for Efficient Edge Computing Journal Article
In: IEEE Access, vol. 13, pp. 54204-54222, 2025.
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4234.
Huang, Junhao; Xue, Bing; Sun, Yanan; Zhang, Mengjie; Yen, Gary G.
Automated design of neural networks with multi-scale convolutions via multi-path weight sampling Journal Article
In: Pattern Recognition, vol. 165, pp. 111605, 2025, ISSN: 0031-3203.
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The performance of convolutional neural networks (CNNs) relies heavily on the architecture design. Recently, an increasingly prevalent trend in CNN architecture design is the utilization of ingeniously crafted building blocks, e.g., the MixConv module, for improving the model expressivity and efficiency. To leverage the feature learning capability of multi-scale convolution while further reducing its computational complexity, this paper presents a computationally efficient yet powerful module, dubbed EMixConv, by combining parameter-free concatenation-based feature reuse with multi-scale convolution. In addition, we propose a one-shot neural architecture search (NAS) method integrating the EMixConv module to automatically search for the optimal combination of the related architectural parameters. Furthermore, an efficient multi-path weight sampling mechanism is developed to enhance the robustness of weight inheritance in the supernet. We demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed module and the NAS algorithm on three popular image classification tasks. The developed models, dubbed EMixNets, outperform most state-of-the-art architectures with fewer parameters and computations on the CIFAR datasets. On ImageNet, EMixNet is superior to a majority of compared methods and is also more compact and computationally efficient.
4233.
Gupta, Vyom Kumar; Yadav, Abhishek; Kumar, Mirgender; Kumar, Binod; Sunny,
On-Chip Implementation of Neural Network-Based Classifier Models for E-Nose With Chemometric Analysis Journal Article
In: IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, vol. 74, pp. 1-8, 2025.
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4232.
Lin, Yuxin; Zhu, Chaoyang
Detection of Pedestrian Movement Poses in High-Speed Autonomous Driving Environments Using DVS Proceedings Article
In: Yang, Jie; Zheng, Yuanjie; Gong, Chen (Ed.): Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence, pp. 54–66, Springer Nature Singapore, Singapore, 2025, ISBN: 978-981-96-3349-4.
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In the realm of autonomous driving, the detection and prediction of pedestrian movement poses at high speeds are crucial for enhancing vehicular safety. Traditional imaging technologies, while rich in detail, suffer from limitations such as low frame rates and shutter-induced latencies, which can impede the rapid detection necessary in high-speed environments. This paper introduces a novel algorithm that leverages the capabilities of Dynamic Vision Sensors (DVS) to detect pedestrian poses under high-speed conditions. Unlike conventional cameras, DVS operate on the principle of capturing changes in light intensity at each pixel, allowing for data generation with high temporal resolution and minimal latency. Our approach integrates this technology with a Neural Architecture Search (NAS) optimized version of the YOLO-NAS model, specifically adapted to process the unique event-based data produced by DVS. This integration not only enhances the detection capabilities but also significantly reduces the system's response time. Comparative experiments demonstrate that our DVS-based system achieves a mean Average Precision (mAP) of 85.4%. These results underscore the potential of event-based vision sensors in transforming pedestrian detection frameworks within autonomous driving systems, offering substantial improvements in both accuracy and speed.
4231.
Hoang, Anh Tuan; Viharos, Zsolt János
Model Input-Output Configuration Search With Embedded Feature Selection for Sensor Time-Series and Image Classification Journal Article
In: IEEE Access, vol. 13, pp. 58960-58977, 2025.
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4230.
Mendis, Hashan Roshantha; Yen, Chih-Hsuan; Kang, Chih-Kai; Hsiu, Pi-Cheng
Intermittent-Friendly Neural Architecture Search: Demystifying Accuracy and Overhead Trade-Offs Journal Article
In: IEEE Transactions on Computer-Aided Design of Integrated Circuits and Systems, pp. 1-1, 2025.
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4229.
Poddenige, Deshani Geethika; Seneviratne, Sachith; Senanayake, Damith; Niranjan, Mahesan; Suganthan, PN; Halgamuge, Saman
Arch-LLM: Taming LLMs for Neural Architecture Generation via Unsupervised Discrete Representation Learning Technical Report
2025.
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4228.
Abdennadher, Yesmine; Perin, Giovanni; Mazzieri, Riccardo; Pegoraro, Jacopo; Rossi, Michele
LightSNN: Lightweight Architecture Search for Sparse and Accurate Spiking Neural Networks Technical Report
2025.
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4227.
Tran, Tony; Hu, Bin
FACETS: Efficient Once-for-all Object Detection via Constrained Iterative Search Technical Report
2025.
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4226.
Mbamba, Christian Kazadi; Keymer, Philip; Alvi, Maira; Topalian, Sebastian O. N.; Din, Fareed Ud; Batstone, Damien J.
Enhancing data quality in wastewater processes: Missing data imputation with deep Variational Autoencoders and genetic algorithms Journal Article
In: Computers & Chemical Engineering, vol. 199, pp. 109123, 2025, ISSN: 0098-1354.
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4225.
Zhu, Qingling; Yang, Yeming; Liu, Songbai; Lin, Qiuzhen; Tan, Kay Chen
SCGAN: Sampling and Clustering-Based Neural Architecture Search for GANs Journal Article
In: IEEE Transactions on Emerging Topics in Computational Intelligence, pp. 1-12, 2025.
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4224.
Zhang, TingJie; Liu, HaiLin
Multi-Task Neural Architecture Search Using Architecture Embedding and Transfer Rank Technical Report
2025.
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4223.
Yamasaki, Tomomasa; Wang, Zhehui; Luo, Tao; Chen, Niangjun; Wang, Bo
RBFleX-NAS: Training-Free Neural Architecture Search Using Radial Basis Function Kernel and Hyperparameter Detection Technical Report
2025.
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4222.
Peri, Gianluca; Giambagli, Lorenzo; Chicchi, Lorenzo; Fanelli, Duccio
Spectral Architecture Search for Neural Networks Technical Report
2025.
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title = {Spectral Architecture Search for Neural Networks},
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4221.
Capuano, Francesco; Tiboni, Gabriele; Cavagnero, Niccolò; Averta, Giuseppe
Sim-is-More: Randomizing HW-NAS with Synthetic Devices Technical Report
2025.
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year = {2025},
date = {2025-01-01},
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4220.
Yu, YiMing; Zutty, Jason
LLM-Guided Evolution: An Autonomous Model Optimization for Object Detection Technical Report
2025.
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title = {LLM-Guided Evolution: An Autonomous Model Optimization for Object Detection},
author = {YiMing Yu and Jason Zutty},
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year = {2025},
date = {2025-01-01},
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4219.
Roshtkhari, Mehraveh Javan; Toews, Matthew; Pedersoli, Marco
Neural Architecture Search by Learning a Hierarchical Search Space Technical Report
2025.
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title = {Neural Architecture Search by Learning a Hierarchical Search Space},
author = {Mehraveh Javan Roshtkhari and Matthew Toews and Marco Pedersoli},
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year = {2025},
date = {2025-01-01},
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4218.
Kang, Siyuan; Sun, Yinghao; Li, Shuguang; Xu, Yaozong; Li, Yuke; Chen, Guangjie; Xue, Fei
A lightweight neural network search algorithm based on in-place distillation and performance prediction for hardware-aware optimization Journal Article
In: Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence, vol. 151, pp. 110775, 2025, ISSN: 0952-1976.
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title = {A lightweight neural network search algorithm based on in-place distillation and performance prediction for hardware-aware optimization},
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Due to the limited computing resources of edge devices, traditional object detection algorithms struggle to meet the efficiency and accuracy requirements of autonomous driving. Consequently, designing a neural network model that balances hardware resource requirements, operating speed, and accuracy is crucial. To address this, by integrating algorithm with hardware characteristics, we propose a lightweight neural network architecture search algorithm based on in-place distillation and performance predictor (LNIP). Initially, we focus on optimizing the operators of the you only look once version 8 nano (YOLOv8n) and dynamically adjust its network structure. Then, we trained a super-network using a progressive shrinking strategy, the sandwich rule, and in-place distillation. Subsequently, we employed a Gaussian process to model the relationship between network architecture and accuracy, utilizing encoding methods and custom kernel function to develop high-performance predictor. Finally, during the search process, we introduce a reward function based on Pareto optimality to balance the performance of the model with hardware constraints. Building upon this foundation, we design an efficient search algorithm based on the performance predictor to progressively explore the optimal network structure tailored to hardware characteristics. We compared our lightweight network with state-of-the-art methods on the BDD100K, COCO, and PASCAL VOC datasets and deployed it on the Black Sesame A1000 and NVIDIA Xavier for comprehensive evaluation. On the NVIDIA Xavier, the lightweight network achieves a latency of 11.81 ms and an edge precision of 46.1 %. These experimental results demonstrate that our method outperforms existing methods in balancing hardware constraints and model performance.
4217.
Chehade, Adel; Ragusa, Edoardo; Gastaldo, Paolo; Zunino, Rodolfo
Tiny Neural Networks for Session-Level Traffic Classification Technical Report
2025.
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title = {Tiny Neural Networks for Session-Level Traffic Classification},
author = {Adel Chehade and Edoardo Ragusa and Paolo Gastaldo and Rodolfo Zunino},
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year = {2025},
date = {2025-01-01},
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4216.
Yan, Li; Du, Yi; Liang, Jing; Qu, Boyang; Li, Chao; Yu, Kunjie
A Weight Inheritance and Guidance Strategy based Evolutionary Network Architecture Search Journal Article
In: IEEE Transactions on Evolutionary Computation, pp. 1-1, 2025.
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4215.
WAKAYAMA, Keigo; KANAMORI, Takafumi
Ultra-fast NAS based on Normalized Generalization Error with Random NTK Journal Article
In: IEICE Transactions on Information and Systems, vol. advpub, pp. 2024EDP7245, 2025.
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