diff --git a/tests/validation/reference/NonMaxSuppression.cpp b/tests/validation/reference/NonMaxSuppression.cpp
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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2019 ARM Limited.
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+ * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to
+ * deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the
+ * rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or
+ * sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+ * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+ * copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+ * AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+ * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+ * SOFTWARE.
+ */
+#include "NonMaxSuppression.h"
+
+#include "arm_compute/core/Types.h"
+#include "tests/validation/Helpers.h"
+
+namespace arm_compute
+{
+namespace test
+{
+namespace validation
+{
+namespace reference
+{
+namespace
+{
+using CandidateBox = std::pair<int /* index */, float /* score */>;
+using Box          = std::tuple<float, float, float, float>;
+
+inline float get_elem_by_coordinate(const SimpleTensor<float> &tensor, Coordinates coord)
+{
+    return *static_cast<const float *>(tensor(coord));
+}
+
+inline Box get_box(const SimpleTensor<float> &boxes, size_t id)
+{
+    return std::make_tuple(
+               get_elem_by_coordinate(boxes, Coordinates(0, id)),
+               get_elem_by_coordinate(boxes, Coordinates(1, id)),
+               get_elem_by_coordinate(boxes, Coordinates(2, id)),
+               get_elem_by_coordinate(boxes, Coordinates(3, id)));
+}
+
+inline std::pair<float, float> get_min_yx(Box b)
+{
+    return std::make_pair(
+               std::min<float>(std::get<0>(b), std::get<2>(b)),
+               std::min<float>(std::get<1>(b), std::get<3>(b)));
+}
+
+inline std::pair<float, float> get_max_yx(Box b)
+{
+    return std::make_pair(
+               std::max<float>(std::get<0>(b), std::get<2>(b)),
+               std::max<float>(std::get<1>(b), std::get<3>(b)));
+}
+
+inline float compute_size(const std::pair<float, float> &min, const std::pair<float, float> &max)
+{
+    return (max.first - min.first) * (max.second - min.second);
+}
+
+inline float compute_intersection(const std::pair<float, float> &b0_min, const std::pair<float, float> &b0_max,
+                                  const std::pair<float, float> &b1_min, const std::pair<float, float> &b1_max, float b0_size, float b1_size)
+{
+    const float inter = std::max<float>(std::min<float>(b0_max.first, b1_max.first) - std::max<float>(b0_min.first, b1_min.first), 0.0) * std::max<float>(std::min<float>(b0_max.second,
+                        b1_max.second)
+                        - std::max<float>(b0_min.second, b1_min.second),
+                        0.0);
+    return inter / (b0_size + b1_size - inter);
+}
+
+inline bool reject_box(Box b0, Box b1, float threshold)
+{
+    const auto  b0_min  = get_min_yx(b0);
+    const auto  b0_max  = get_max_yx(b0);
+    const auto  b1_min  = get_min_yx(b1);
+    const auto  b1_max  = get_max_yx(b1);
+    const float b0_size = compute_size(b0_min, b0_max);
+    const float b1_size = compute_size(b1_min, b1_max);
+    if(b0_size <= 0.f || b1_size <= 0.f)
+    {
+        return false;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        return compute_intersection(b0_min, b0_max, b1_min, b1_max, b0_size, b1_size) > threshold;
+    }
+}
+
+inline std::vector<CandidateBox> get_candidates(const SimpleTensor<float> &scores, float threshold)
+{
+    std::vector<CandidateBox> candidates_vector;
+    for(int i = 0; i < scores.num_elements(); ++i)
+    {
+        if(scores[i] > threshold)
+        {
+            const auto cb = CandidateBox({ i, scores[i] });
+            candidates_vector.push_back(cb);
+        }
+    }
+    std::sort(candidates_vector.begin(), candidates_vector.end(), [](const CandidateBox bb0, const CandidateBox bb1)
+    {
+        return bb0.second >= bb1.second;
+    });
+    return candidates_vector;
+}
+
+inline bool is_box_selected(const CandidateBox &cb, const SimpleTensor<float> &bboxes, std::vector<int> &selected_boxes, float threshold)
+{
+    for(int j = selected_boxes.size() - 1; j >= 0; --j)
+    {
+        if(reject_box(get_box(bboxes, cb.first), get_box(bboxes, selected_boxes[j]), threshold))
+        {
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+    return true;
+}
+} // namespace
+
+SimpleTensor<int> non_max_suppression(const SimpleTensor<float> &bboxes, const SimpleTensor<float> &scores, SimpleTensor<int> &indices,
+                                      unsigned int max_output_size, float score_threshold, float nms_threshold)
+{
+    const size_t                    num_boxes         = bboxes.shape().y();
+    const size_t                    output_size       = std::min(static_cast<size_t>(max_output_size), num_boxes);
+    const std::vector<CandidateBox> candidates_vector = get_candidates(scores, score_threshold);
+    std::vector<int>                selected;
+    size_t                          p(0);
+    while(selected.size() < output_size && p < candidates_vector.size() && selected.size() < candidates_vector.size())
+    {
+        const auto nc = candidates_vector[p++];
+        if(is_box_selected(nc, bboxes, selected, nms_threshold))
+        {
+            selected.push_back(nc.first);
+        }
+    }
+    std::copy_n(selected.begin(), selected.size(), indices.data());
+    return indices;
+}
+
+} // namespace reference
+} // namespace validation
+} // namespace test
+} // namespace arm_compute
diff --git a/tests/validation/reference/NonMaxSuppression.h b/tests/validation/reference/NonMaxSuppression.h
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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2019 ARM Limited.
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+ * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to
+ * deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the
+ * rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or
+ * sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+ * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+ * copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+ * AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+ * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+ * SOFTWARE.
+ */
+#ifndef __ARM_COMPUTE_TEST_NON_MAX_SUPPRESION_H__
+#define __ARM_COMPUTE_TEST_NON_MAX_SUPPRESION_H__
+
+#include "tests/SimpleTensor.h"
+
+namespace arm_compute
+{
+namespace test
+{
+namespace validation
+{
+namespace reference
+{
+SimpleTensor<int> non_max_suppression(const SimpleTensor<float> &bboxes, const SimpleTensor<float> &scores, SimpleTensor<int> &indices,
+                                      unsigned int max_output_size, float score_threshold, float nms_threshold);
+
+} // namespace reference
+} // namespace validation
+} // namespace test
+} // namespace arm_compute
+#endif /* __ARM_COMPUTE_TEST_NON_MAX_SUPPRESION_H__ */