Recent works have focused on studying adversarial robustness of neural networks for resource-constrained embedded systems.
A new neural network conversion algorithm has been introduced to create sparse and adversarially robust spiking neural networks (SNNs).
The algorithm leverages sparse connectivity and weights from a robustly pretrained artificial neural network (ANN).
The approach combines energy efficiency of SNNs with the novel conversion algorithm, resulting in improved performance and robustness against adversarial threats.