Rate-distortion optimization for transformer inference

Split computing for language models, extending the theory of usable information.

April 2026 · Anderson de Andrade, Alon Harell, Ivan V. Bajić

Lossy common information in a learnable Gray-Wyner Network

Isolate the common information between two dependent computer vision tasks.

February 2026 · Anderson de Andrade, Alon Harell, Ivan V. Bajić

Rate-distortion theory in coding for machines and its applications

Theoretical considerations and evaluation of split and distillation points.

July 2025 · Alon Harell, Yalda Foroutan, Nilesh A. Ahuja, Parual Datta, Bhavya Kanzariya, V. Srinivasa Somayazulu, Omesh Tickoo, Anderson de Andrade, Ivan V. Bajić

Towards task-compatible compressible representations

Task reconstruction loss acts as a regularizer, increasing rate-distortion performance in coding for humans and machines.

August 2024 · Anderson de Andrade, Ivan V. Bajić

Base layer efficiency in scalable human-machine coding

Improving the shared channel in coding for machines (CfM).

October 2023 · Yalda Foroutan, Alon Harell, Anderson de Andrade, Ivan V. Bajić

Conditional and residual methods in scalable coding for humans and machines

A comparison between conditional and residual entropy codecs for a two-channel systems of tasks with nested information.

August 2023 · Anderson de Andrade, Alon Harell, Yalda Foroutan, Ivan V. Bajić