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New XL MIMO system enables wave-domain neural network inference

Researchers have developed a novel approach to performing machine learning inference directly on wirelessly transmitted data by integrating neural network computations with the wireless channel itself. This method utilizes an eXtremely Large Multiple-Input Multiple-Output (XL MIMO) system equipped with Stacked Intelligent Metasurfaces (SIM) at the receiver. The system acts as a two-layer neural network, with the wireless channel forming the first layer and the SIM implementing the second, controllable layer. By leveraging the Extreme Learning Machine (ELM) framework, this architecture demonstrates universal approximation capabilities and achieves classification accuracy comparable to idealized digital models, showcasing the potential for low-complexity, wave-domain neural computations. AI

IMPACT This research could lead to more efficient and lower-complexity AI inference directly within wireless communication systems.

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  1. arXiv cs.LG TIER_1 English(EN) · Kyriakos Stylianopoulos, Mattia Fabiani, Davide Dardari, George C. Alexandropoulos ·

    XL MIMO Extreme Learning Machines: Wave-Domain Inference with Stacked Metasurfaces

    arXiv:2610.35469v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: The recently envisioned goal-oriented communications paradigm requires machine learning inference to be performed directly on wirelessly transferred data, by splitting neural network computations between the transmitter, the Recei…