12-Month Tiny-ML Study

Focus: TinyML + Swarm Intelligence + Mesh Networks
Start Date: October 24, 2025
GitHub: @sharris416

🎯 Program Overview

This repository tracks my 12-month journey to study applications in TinyML and Swarm Robotics.

Key Areas:

• 🧮 Deep mathematical foundations (Neural networks, Optimization, Graph theory)
• 🤖 TinyML model development and deployment
• 🐝 Swarm intelligence algorithms
• 🌐 Mesh network protocols
• 🔧 Hardware integration (ESP32)

📊 Progress Dashboard

Current Phase: Month 1 - Foundation Building
Start Date: October 24, 2025

📅 Timeline

• Phase 1 (Months 1-3): Foundation Building

  • Math refresh: Linear Algebra, Calculus, Statistics
  • Biology basics for swarm intelligence
  • First implementations: Boids, PSO, ACO
  • Neural network fundamentals + backpropagation

• Phase 2 (Months 4-6): Deep Technical Skills

  • TinyML: Quantization, deployment to ESP32
  • Swarm dynamics: Mathematical analysis
  • Graph theory: Spectral analysis, consensus algorithms
  • Hardware: 4-node ESP32 mesh network

• Phase 3 (Months 7-9): Research & Advanced Topics

  • CNNs for audio processing
  • Advanced graph theory and network resilience
  • Optimization theory
  • Research direction crystallization

• Phase 4 (Months 10-12): Integration & Applications

  • Complete TinyML swarm system
  • Technical report writing
  • New Research proposal development

📂 Repository Structure

• weekly-checkins/ - Weekly progress reports (markdown)
• projects/ - All project implementations
• math-notes/ - Mathematical derivations and notes
• reading-notes/ - Summaries of books and papers
• blog-drafts/ - Draft blog posts before publishing
• resources/ - Links, schedules, references

🔗 Links

• Blog: 'GitHub Pages'

This Month (Month 1):

• Linear algebra + calculus fundamentals
• Biology of swarm intelligence
• Implement: Boids simulation, ACO, PSO
• Neural network forward propagation
• First 4 blog posts

🏆 Milestones

• Month 1: Foundation complete, first projects deployed
• Month 3: Harvard TinyML complete, backpropagation mastered
• Month 6: 4-node ESP32 mesh operational
• Month 9: All core math topics mastered
• Month 11: Integration project complete + technical report
• Month 12: New Research opportunities uncovered

📈 Tracking

Weekly check-ins: Every Sunday evening
Blog posts: Target 2 per month
Projects: 15 total planned
Math topics: 16 areas to master
Papers to read: 20+

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Started: October 24, 2025
Last updated: October 24, 2025