cs.AIAug 30, 2026

On the Instance Hardness as a Decision Criterion in TinyML Systems

Authors: Tobiasz Puslecki, Krzysztof Walkowiak

Organizations: Department of Systems and Computer Networks, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology

Abstract

TinyML includes the implementation of machine learning on devices with limited memory and computing resources. With the development of technology, AI systems continue to scale in terms of size and computational requirements. This forces researchers to adapt methods to be environmentally sustainable by designing techniques for reducing computational costs and energy consumption in inferring AI models, even in small devices. In this work, we present preliminary findings on a novel application of the tree depth prune instance hardness method to the TinyML system. The results indicate that threshold control can change energy consumption with limited classification quality changes. This method allows us to adjust classification accuracy, thereby influencing computational complexity and energy consumption for inference. We present a work in progress with initial results as a proof of concept.

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