arXiv:2507.14757cs.NEcs.AI2025-07

发现脉冲神经网络的高效工作区域,提升性能与能效

Analyzing Internal Activity and Robustness of SNNs Across Neuron Parameter Space

论文配图:Analyzing Internal Activity and Robustness of SNNs Across Neuron Parameter Space
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  • 在膜时间常数与阈值构成的参数空间中定位最优工作区
  • 该区域可实现准确分类与低能耗的平衡,越界则失效或耗能
  • 适合做类脑计算的硬件部署,尤其关注能效与鲁棒性

脉冲神经网络(SNN)提供节能且生物合理的替代方案,但其性能高度依赖神经元模型参数调优。本文识别并刻画了一个操作空间——即在膜时间常数τ和电压阈值vth构成的参数域中的一个受限区域——在此区域内,网络表现出有意义的活动与功能行为。在此区域内运行可实现分类准确率与脉冲活动的最佳权衡,而超出该区域则导致退化:要么能耗过高,要么网络完全静默。通过在多种数据集与架构上的系统探索,我们可视化并量化了这一流形,识别出高效工作点。进一步评估对抗噪声下的鲁棒性发现,当网络在最优区域外运行时,脉冲相关性和内部同步性显著增强。这些结果强调了合理超参数调优对保障任务性能与能效的重要性。研究为部署鲁棒且高效的SNN提供了实用指导,尤其适用于类脑计算场景。

原文摘要 · Abstract (English)

Spiking Neural Networks (SNNs) offer energy-efficient and biologically plausible alternatives to traditional artificial neural networks, but their performance depends critically on the tuning of neuron model parameters. In this work, we identify and characterize an operational space - a constrained region in the neuron hyperparameter domain (specifically membrane time constant tau and voltage threshold vth) - within which the network exhibits meaningful activity and functional behavior. Operating inside this manifold yields optimal trade-offs between classification accuracy and spiking activity, while stepping outside leads to degeneration: either excessive energy use or complete network silence. Through systematic exploration across datasets and architectures, we visualize and quantify this manifold and identify efficient operating points. We further assess robustness to adversarial noise, showing that SNNs exhibit increased spike correlation and internal synchrony when operating outside their optimal region. These findings highlight the importance of principled hyperparameter tuning to ensure both task performance and energy efficiency. Our results offer practical guidelines for deploying robust and efficient SNNs, particularly in neuromorphic computing scenarios.

脉冲神经网络能效优化超参数调优类脑计算

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