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Pixelating to the Edge: Generative AI Art on Edge Devices

Pardesi, Sonal Deepak, Muntean, Cristina Hava and Simiscuka, Anderson Augusto orcid logoORCID: 0000-0002-0851-2452 (2025) Pixelating to the Edge: Generative AI Art on Edge Devices. In: IEEE International Symposium on Broadband Multimedia Systems and Broadcasting (BMSB), 11-13 June 2025, Dublin.

Abstract
Generative AI is transforming the way people accomplish tasks, reshaping numerous industries and workflows. In this study, we focus on one of the most popular applications of generative AI: text-to-image generation, a technology that gained significant attention in 2021. Despite its popularity, even after three years, text-to-image generation remains less efficient and slower on edge devices like mobile phones compared to its web-based counterparts. This research investigates various model variations and analyzes the factors influencing inference speed in image generation. While Mobile Diffusion, though not yet commercially available, claims to achieve an impressive inference speed of 0.02 seconds, we explore whether architectural modifications and sampling techniques can further enhance performance without compromising image quality. Our findings indicate that adjustments to sampling operations, such as switching the scheduler from PNDMS to DDIM, resulted in a 6.57% increase in inference speed, albeit with a slight degradation in FID and CLIP scores. In contrast, architectural changes yielded significant improvements, achieving up to a 15.24% increase in speed while maintaining favorable results in FID and CLIP scores.
Metadata
Item Type:Conference or Workshop Item (Poster)
Event Type:Conference
Refereed:Yes
Uncontrolled Keywords:Generative AI, GANs, text-to-image
Subjects:Computer Science > Artificial intelligence
Computer Science > Computer engineering
Computer Science > Computer software
DCU Faculties and Centres:DCU Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Engineering and Computing > School of Electronic Engineering
Published in: Proceedings of the IEEE International Symposium on Broadband Multimedia Systems and Broadcasting (BMSB). .
Funders:Research Ireland via the Frontiers Projects grant 21/FFP-P/10244 (FRADIS), Research Ireland via the Research Centres grant 12/RC/2289 P2 (INSIGHT), European Union (EU) Horizon Europe grant 101135637 (HEAT Project)
ID Code:31611
Deposited On:08 Oct 2025 09:37 by Anderson Augusto Simiscuka . Last Modified 08 Oct 2025 09:37
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