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Table of Contents
Abstract
1 Introduction
2 Related work
3 The fabric of convolutional neural networks
3.1 Weaving the convolutional neural fabric
3.2 Stitching convolutional neural networks on the fabric
3.3 Analysis of the number of parameters and activations
Summary
Despite the success of CNNs, selecting the optimal architecture for a given task remains an open problem. Instead of aiming to select a single optimal architecture, we propose a “fabric” that embeds an exponentially large number of architectures. The fabric consists of a 3D trellis that connects response maps at different layers, scales, and channels with a sparse homogeneous local connectivity pattern...