Edge Devices Are Getting Better at Seeing the World in 3D

Table of links ABSTRACT 1 INTRODUCTION 2 BACKGROUND: OMNIDIRECTIONAL 3D OBJECT DETECTION 3 PRELIMINARY EXPERIMENT 3.1 Experiment Setup 3.2 Observations 3.3 Summary and Challenges 4 OVERVIEW OF PANOPTICUS 5 MULTI-BRANCH OMNIDIRECTIONAL 3D OBJECT DETECTION 5.1 Model Design 6 SPATIAL-ADAPTIVE EXECUTION 6.1 Performance Prediction 5.2 Model Adaptation 6.2 Execution Scheduling 7 IMPLEMENTATION 8 EVALUATION 8.1 Testbed … Read more

How Panopticus Uses AI to Detect Objects in 3D

Table of links ABSTRACT 1 INTRODUCTION 2 BACKGROUND: OMNIDIRECTIONAL 3D OBJECT DETECTION 3 PRELIMINARY EXPERIMENT 3.1 Experiment Setup 3.2 Observations 3.3 Summary and Challenges 4 OVERVIEW OF PANOPTICUS 5 MULTI-BRANCH OMNIDIRECTIONAL 3D OBJECT DETECTION 5.1 Model Design 6 SPATIAL-ADAPTIVE EXECUTION 6.1 Performance Prediction 5.2 Model Adaptation 6.2 Execution Scheduling 7 IMPLEMENTATION 8 EVALUATION 8.1 Testbed … Read more

Optimizing AI for Real-Time Object Tracking

Table of links ABSTRACT 1 INTRODUCTION 2 BACKGROUND: OMNIDIRECTIONAL 3D OBJECT DETECTION 3 PRELIMINARY EXPERIMENT 3.1 Experiment Setup 3.2 Observations 3.3 Summary and Challenges 4 OVERVIEW OF PANOPTICUS 5 MULTI-BRANCH OMNIDIRECTIONAL 3D OBJECT DETECTION 5.1 Model Design 6 SPATIAL-ADAPTIVE EXECUTION 6.1 Performance Prediction 5.2 Model Adaptation 6.2 Execution Scheduling 7 IMPLEMENTATION 8 EVALUATION 8.1 Testbed … Read more

Efficient 3D Object Detection for Edge Devices

Table of links ABSTRACT 1 INTRODUCTION 2 BACKGROUND: OMNIDIRECTIONAL 3D OBJECT DETECTION 3 PRELIMINARY EXPERIMENT 3.1 Experiment Setup 3.2 Observations 3.3 Summary and Challenges 4 OVERVIEW OF PANOPTICUS 5 MULTI-BRANCH OMNIDIRECTIONAL 3D OBJECT DETECTION 5.1 Model Design 6 SPATIAL-ADAPTIVE EXECUTION 6.1 Performance Prediction 5.2 Model Adaptation 6.2 Execution Scheduling 7 IMPLEMENTATION 8 EVALUATION 8.1 Testbed … Read more

Optimizing Omnidirectional 3D Object Detection for Edge AI

Table of links ABSTRACT 1 INTRODUCTION 2 BACKGROUND: OMNIDIRECTIONAL 3D OBJECT DETECTION 3 PRELIMINARY EXPERIMENT 3.1 Experiment Setup 3.2 Observations 3.3 Summary and Challenges 4 OVERVIEW OF PANOPTICUS 5 MULTI-BRANCH OMNIDIRECTIONAL 3D OBJECT DETECTION 5.1 Model Design 6 SPATIAL-ADAPTIVE EXECUTION 6.1 Performance Prediction 5.2 Model Adaptation 6.2 Execution Scheduling 7 IMPLEMENTATION 8 EVALUATION 8.1 Testbed … Read more

How 3D Object Detection Helps AI Avoid Obstacles

Table of links ABSTRACT 1 INTRODUCTION 2 BACKGROUND: OMNIDIRECTIONAL 3D OBJECT DETECTION 3 PRELIMINARY EXPERIMENT 3.1 Experiment Setup 3.2 Observations 3.3 Summary and Challenges 4 OVERVIEW OF PANOPTICUS 5 MULTI-BRANCH OMNIDIRECTIONAL 3D OBJECT DETECTION 5.1 Model Design 6 SPATIAL-ADAPTIVE EXECUTION 6.1 Performance Prediction 5.2 Model Adaptation 6.2 Execution Scheduling 7 IMPLEMENTATION 8 EVALUATION 8.1 Testbed … Read more

This AI Model Gives Edge Devices Eyes on the Back of Their Heads

:::info Authors: Jeho Lee Chanyoung Jung Jiwon Kim Hojung Cha ::: Table of links ABSTRACT 1 INTRODUCTION 2 BACKGROUND: OMNIDIRECTIONAL 3D OBJECT DETECTION 3 PRELIMINARY EXPERIMENT 3.1 Experiment Setup 3.2 Observations 3.3 Summary and Challenges 4 OVERVIEW OF PANOPTICUS 5 MULTI-BRANCH OMNIDIRECTIONAL 3D OBJECT DETECTION 5.1 Model Design 6 SPATIAL-ADAPTIVE EXECUTION 6.1 Performance Prediction 5.2 … Read more

Python: A Deeper Look Into How Django Transactions Work

Content TLDR — Summary of Django Transaction Logic Logic Diagram Transactions & ATOMIC Operations Transactions in Django Django auto-commit mode — Turning off Automatic Transactions Sources TLDR — Summary of Django Transaction Logic This is for apps running Django with PSQL or other similar SQL (SQLite, MySQL, etc.) based databases (DBs); the underlying rules around … Read more

Unveiling GitHub’s Secret Blueprint—How to Handle Millions of Transactions Daily

GitHub is more than just a platform for hosting repositories—it’s a highly scalable distributed system that processes millions of transactions daily. From handling git push requests to computing file differences efficiently, GitHub relies on robust algorithms and architecture to ensure high performance and reliability. This article explores how GitHub processes vast amounts of data, scales … Read more

Startups of the Year 2024: General Interview

Hey Hackers, Cosmonova Broadcast has been nominated in HackerNoon’s annual Startups of The Year awards in Kyiv, Ukraine. :::tip Please vote for us here: Voting page for Startups of the Year in Ukraine Voting page for Startups of the Year in the Software Monetization Industry ::: Read more about us below to understand why we … Read more

Bun just got 60% faster, Doom now runs on TypeScript, and OpenAI launched GPT 4.5 – This Week in JS

Hello JavaScript Enthusiasts! Welcome to a new edition of “This Week in JavaScript“! A lot happened this week, let’s take a look at OpenAI’s groundbreaking GPT-4.5 model, Doom running in TypeScript, major Bun updates, Firefox’s privacy controversy, and the hottest tool updates in the dev community! OpenAI Releases GPT-4.5 Orion OpenAI has launched its most … Read more

Proactive Issue Detection in Cloud Software

The software industry largely relies on integration tests and traditional alerting for issue prevention and detection. This lags behind the internal standard set by top tech companies, which use sophisticated techniques to detect issues long before they can impact a large set of customers. Detecting an issue earlier means you minimize or even eliminate customer … Read more

3 Noteworthy Hacks For Your SaaS Product Global Expansion

While working with tech clients and private equity funds who owned tech assets, I led many integration management programs. I helped many cross-border deals complete the post-merger integration processes in various European markets. Therefore with this article, I would love to shed light on the best strategies for Vertical SaaS products interested in expanding in … Read more

Writing Scalable and Maintainable React Code with SOLID Principles

If you’ve been working with React for a while, you’ve probably heard about best practices like keeping components small, making them reusable, and separating concerns. But have you ever considered applying SOLID principles to your React projects? Originally introduced by Robert C. Martin (aka Uncle Bob) for object-oriented programming, SOLID principles help developers write scalable, … Read more

Streamlining the API Lifecycle: Interview with Startups of The Year 2024 Nominee, Ambassador

:::tip Welcome to HackerNoon’s Startups of The Year 2024 interview series, spotlighting startups from around the world that are changing the way we live, one solution at a time. ::: Hey Hackers–Ambassador has been nominated in HackerNoon’s annual Startups of The Year awards in Denver, Colorado, here in the US. Please vote by clicking the … Read more

Can We Simulate Quantum Phenomena? The FPGA Coprocessor Experiment

Quantum computation will deliver significant advancements in processing capabilities, though current quantum systems remain in early developmental stages. A key area of research involves the possibility of simulating quantum behavior using classical digital hardware. This is precisely what researchers are investigating through Field-Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGA) based digital quantum coprocessors—specialized digital circuits that approximate quantum operations without … Read more

Monitoring Golang Services with Prometheus: Choosing Between Pull and Push Models

What is Prometheus and Why Do You Need It? Prometheus is a powerful monitoring system that collects and processes numerical data (metrics) from applications. It helps you track key indicators such as: The number of requests handled by your service. The response time for each request. Memory and CPU usage. The number of errors occurring … Read more

Bitlayer Advances The First BitVM Implementation Through Major Strategic Partnerships

DENVER, United States, March 1st, 2025/Chainwire/–An increasing number of L1s and L2s are integrating Bitcoin into their ecosystems, showcasing user enthusiasm for Bitcoin’s adoption. Today, Bitlayer has taken decisive actions to connect a multichain ecosystem with a fully diluted valuation of tens of billions of dollars through the BitVM integration, which brings new opportunities for … Read more

This Is How You Should Navigate Difficult Situations at Work

Work is filled with difficult moments—a mean coworker, a boss who ignores your ideas, unrealistic demands from stakeholders, and a problem that turns out harder than expected. Such moments often arouse strong feelings of anger, hurt, frustration, desperation, self-doubt, low self-worth, and inadequacy. Instead of tackling the situation with a clear head, we let our … Read more

Improving Text Embeddings with Large Language Models: Training

:::info Authors: (1) Liang Wang, Microsoft Corporation, and Correspondence to (wangliang@microsoft.com); (2) Nan Yang, Microsoft Corporation, and correspondence to (nanya@microsoft.com); (3) Xiaolong Huang, Microsoft Corporation; (4) Linjun Yang, Microsoft Corporation; (5) Rangan Majumder, Microsoft Corporation; (6) Furu Wei, Microsoft Corporation and Correspondence to (fuwei@microsoft.com). ::: Table of Links Abstract and 1 Introduction 2 Related Work … Read more

What Is a Diffusion LLM and Why Does It Matter?

Introduction Today, Inception Labs released the first commercially available Diffusion Large Language Model (dLLM) – Mercury Coder, and caused a big stir both in the research community as well as in the AI industry. In contrast to auto-regression LLMs (all the LLMs you know today), diffusion LLM works like your favorite AI image generators such … Read more

Wisdom Field – A Theory of Everything

Is the Universe a Self-Knowing System? The Case for the Wisdom Field For centuries, we’ve assumed that reality is made of matter and energy—that space-time is the fundamental backdrop of existence. But what if we’ve had it backwards? What if space-time, matter, and even consciousness emerge from something deeper—a fundamental informational field, a Wisdom Field? … Read more