From Deep to Shallow: Unconstrained and Efficient Layer Merging Strategy

arXiv:2609.04881 · cs.LG · Submitted 2026-09-04 · Read on arXiv

cs.LG

Submitted: 2026-09-04

Updated: 2026-09-04

Comments: 13 pages, 3 figures, accepted at the ITEM Workshop at ECML PKDD 2026

Code: https://github.com/ShulzhenkoPetr/deep-to-shallow

License: http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/

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