NanoHydra: Energy-Efficient Time-Series Classification at the Edge

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Main Authors: Cioflan, Cristian, Fonseca, Jose, Wang, Xiaying, Benini, Luca
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Published: 2025
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author Cioflan, Cristian
Fonseca, Jose
Wang, Xiaying
Benini, Luca
author_facet Cioflan, Cristian
Fonseca, Jose
Wang, Xiaying
Benini, Luca
contents Time series classification (TSC) on extreme edge devices represents a stepping stone towards intelligent sensor nodes that preserve user privacy and offer real-time predictions. Resource-constrained devices require efficient TinyML algorithms that prolong the device lifetime of battery-operated devices without compromising the classification accuracy. We introduce NanoHydra, a TinyML TSC methodology relying on lightweight binary random convolutional kernels to extract meaningful features from data streams. We demonstrate our system on the ultra-low-power GAP9 microcontroller, exploiting its eight-core cluster for the parallel execution of computationally intensive tasks. We achieve a classification accuracy of up to 94.47% on ECG5000 dataset, comparable with state-of-the-art works. Our efficient NanoHydra requires only 0.33 ms to accurately classify a 1-second long ECG signal. With a modest energy consumption of 7.69 uJ per inference, 18x more efficient than the state-of-the-art, NanoHydra is suitable for smart wearable devices, enabling a device lifetime of over four years.
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spellingShingle NanoHydra: Energy-Efficient Time-Series Classification at the Edge
Cioflan, Cristian
Fonseca, Jose
Wang, Xiaying
Benini, Luca
Signal Processing
Time series classification (TSC) on extreme edge devices represents a stepping stone towards intelligent sensor nodes that preserve user privacy and offer real-time predictions. Resource-constrained devices require efficient TinyML algorithms that prolong the device lifetime of battery-operated devices without compromising the classification accuracy. We introduce NanoHydra, a TinyML TSC methodology relying on lightweight binary random convolutional kernels to extract meaningful features from data streams. We demonstrate our system on the ultra-low-power GAP9 microcontroller, exploiting its eight-core cluster for the parallel execution of computationally intensive tasks. We achieve a classification accuracy of up to 94.47% on ECG5000 dataset, comparable with state-of-the-art works. Our efficient NanoHydra requires only 0.33 ms to accurately classify a 1-second long ECG signal. With a modest energy consumption of 7.69 uJ per inference, 18x more efficient than the state-of-the-art, NanoHydra is suitable for smart wearable devices, enabling a device lifetime of over four years.
title NanoHydra: Energy-Efficient Time-Series Classification at the Edge
topic Signal Processing
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.20038