TinyML

Chapter 21. Learning More

We hope that this book helps you to solve problems that matter, using inexpensive, low-power devices. This is a new and rapidly growing field, so what we’ve included here is just a snapshot. If you want to stay up to date, here are some resources we recommend.

The TinyML Foundation

The TinyML Summit is an annual conference that brings together embedded hardware, software, and machine learning practitioners to discuss collaborations across these disciplines. There are also monthly meetups in the Bay Area and Austin, TX, with more locations expected in the future. You can check the TinyML Foundation website for videos, slides, and other materials from the events, even if you can’t make it in person.

SIG Micro

This book focuses on TensorFlow Lite for Microcontrollers, and if you’re interested in contributing to the framework there’s a Special Interest Group (SIG) that enables external developers to collaborate on improvements. SIG Micro has public monthly video meetings, a mailing list, and a Gitter chat room. If you have an idea or a request for a new feature in the library, this is a good place to discuss it. You’ll see all the developers working on the project, both inside and outside Google, sharing roadmaps and plans for upcoming work. The usual process for any changes is to start by sharing a design document, which can be just a single page for simple changes, covering why the change is needed and what it will do. We usually publish this as an RFC ...