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Lightweight Deep Learning Models for Edge Devices


Pranoti Tulaskar | Prachi Badki



Pranoti Tulaskar | Prachi Badki "Lightweight Deep Learning Models for Edge Devices" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Special Issue | Recent Advances in Computer Applications and Information Technology, March 2026, pp.33-38, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd101276.pdf

Edge devices need intelligent data processing which requires both quick response times and reduced energy usage for smartphones and IoT sensors and wearable systems and drones and embedded boards. Deep learning models deliver accurate results, yet they require extensive computational power and memory resources, which makes them impractical for use on edge devices with limited computing capabilities. The research paper investigates lightweight deep learning frameworks which researchers designed to function effectively in edge computing environments. The research examines model compression methods together with pruning, quantization, knowledge distillation, and the analysis of MobileNet and SqueezeNet and ShuffleNet and TinyML-based networks. The experimental results show that lightweight models can achieve competitive accuracy while using less memory and running time and processing power. The results show that optimized architectures enable real-time AI applications on edge platforms while extending battery life and achieving reasonable prediction performance. The research develops AI solutions which are efficient and scalable and can be deployed in intelligent environments. The current demand for intelligent data processing at the device level has increased because of the expanding use of edge devices which include smartphones and IoT sensors and wearable systems and drones and embedded boards. Edge environments need their systems to make decisions instantly while maintaining low response times and protecting user data and using less energy for operations. The conventional deep learning models achieve high accuracy and strong performance but their massive computational needs and their requirement for extensive memory and their substantial energy demands create difficulties for using them on edge hardware with limited resources. Researchers established a relationship between computational efficiency and real-world edge applications which requires both components to be balanced. The research shows that baseline and optimized architectures can achieve model size reductions and floating-point operation decreases while maintaining high accuracy levels. The optimization framework develops through which faster inference occurs because models need less memory space and their energy consumption becomes lower thus making them suitable for use on devices with limited resources. The research shows that MobileNet, SqueezeNet and ShuffleNet architectures have become more essential because of their efficient design requirements. The combination of these networks with pruning quantization and knowledge distillation techniques creates a robust system which enables intelligent processing to occur on edge hardware. The experimental results demonstrate that lightweight models enable real-time analytics across multiple applications including smart surveillance and wearable health monitoring and autonomous navigation and industrial automation.

The collection includes Edge Computing, Edge Artificial Intelligence (Edge AI), Lightweight Deep Learning, Deep Neural Networks (DNN), Convolutional Neural Networks (CNN), Model Compression Techniques


IJTSRD101276
Special Issue | Recent Advances in Computer Applications and Information Technology, March 2026
33-38
IJTSRD | www.ijtsrd.com | E-ISSN 2456-6470
Copyright © 2019 by author(s) and International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development Journal. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0) (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)

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