diff --git a/.gitlab/ci/build.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab/ci/build.gitlab-ci.yml
index 365b6ddf4d009476122188adf1770243022ee663..208a7e8704fc83e275816b6a81d700cbff949c23 100644
--- a/.gitlab/ci/build.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab/ci/build.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -122,10 +122,6 @@ build:ubuntu_python:
     - docker
   script:
     # Download dependencies
-    # aidge_core (CPP)
-    - 'curl --location --output build_artifacts.zip "https://gitlab.eclipse.org/api/v4/projects/5139/jobs/artifacts/main/download?job=build:ubuntu_cpp"'
-    - unzip -o build_artifacts.zip -d .
-    - rm -rf build_cpp
     # aidge_core (Python)
     - 'curl --location --output build_artifacts.zip "https://gitlab.eclipse.org/api/v4/projects/5139/jobs/artifacts/main/download?job=build:ubuntu_python"'
     - unzip -o build_artifacts.zip -d .
@@ -133,8 +129,6 @@ build:ubuntu_python:
     - python3 -m pip install virtualenv
     - virtualenv venv
     - source venv/bin/activate
-    - export AIDGE_INSTALL=`pwd`/install
-    - export CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=../install_cpp
     - python3 -m pip install .
   artifacts:
     expire_in: 1 week
@@ -195,10 +189,6 @@ build:windows_python:
     - $env:Path = [System.Environment]::GetEnvironmentVariable("Path","Machine") + ";" + [System.Environment]::GetEnvironmentVariable("Path","User")
   script:
     # Download dependencies
-    # aidge_core (CPP)
-    - 'curl "https://gitlab.eclipse.org/api/v4/projects/5139/jobs/artifacts/main/download?job=build:windows_cpp" -o build_artifacts.zip'
-    - Expand-Archive -Path .\build_artifacts.zip -DestinationPath . -Force
-    - Remove-Item .\build_cpp\ -Recurse
     # aidge_core (Python)
     - 'curl "https://gitlab.eclipse.org/api/v4/projects/5139/jobs/artifacts/main/download?job=build:windows_python" -o build_artifacts.zip'
     - Expand-Archive -Path .\build_artifacts.zip -DestinationPath . -Force
@@ -208,8 +198,6 @@ build:windows_python:
     - venv\Scripts\Activate.ps1
     # Numpy dependancy for unit test
     - python -m pip install numpy
-    - $env:AIDGE_INSTALL = "$pwd" + "install"
-    - $env:CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH = "../install_cpp"
     - python -m pip install .
   artifacts:
     expire_in: 1 week
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 51ee1f6d5df771fcccd1b05a45861eb2f1d3bbbe..51a6ebe10d7b8d03fcb94898de55734dbabf9b0c 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -12,11 +12,6 @@ set(module_name _${project}) # target name
 
 project(${project})
 
-##############################################
-# Import utils CMakeLists
-set(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${CMAKE_MODULE_PATH} "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake")
-include(PybindModuleCreation)
-
 ##############################################
 # Define options
 option(PYBIND "python binding" ON)
diff --git a/include/aidge/backend/cpu/operator/PadImpl_forward_kernels.hpp b/include/aidge/backend/cpu/operator/PadImpl_forward_kernels.hpp
index 1babc3ecf2ff2fa8db2fd5ffbd34d89b8d7d88b6..8b793257d2f3f126793316d463fe2542512da939 100644
--- a/include/aidge/backend/cpu/operator/PadImpl_forward_kernels.hpp
+++ b/include/aidge/backend/cpu/operator/PadImpl_forward_kernels.hpp
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ void PadImpl2D_cpu_forward_kernel(const Pad_Op<2>::Attrs &attrs, const std::arra
     const I *input = static_cast<const I *>(input_);
     O *output = static_cast<O *>(output_);
 
-    const std::size_t oySize = dims[2] + std::get<0>(attrs)[0][0] + std::get<0>(attrs)[0][1];
-    const std::size_t oxSize = dims[3] + std::get<0>(attrs)[1][0] + std::get<0>(attrs)[1][1];
+    const std::size_t oySize = dims[2] + std::get<0>(attrs)[0] + std::get<0>(attrs)[1];
+    const std::size_t oxSize = dims[3] + std::get<0>(attrs)[2] + std::get<0>(attrs)[3];
 
     for (std::size_t batch = 0; batch < dims[0]; ++batch) {
         for (std::size_t ch = 0; ch < dims[1]; ++ch) {
@@ -52,22 +52,22 @@ void PadImpl2D_cpu_forward_kernel(const Pad_Op<2>::Attrs &attrs, const std::arra
                     O outputValue = std::get<2>(attrs);
 
                     if (std::get<1>(attrs) == PadBorderType::Constant) {
-                        int ix = static_cast<int>(ox) - static_cast<int>(std::get<0>(attrs)[1][1]);
-                        int iy = static_cast<int>(oy) - static_cast<int>(std::get<0>(attrs)[0][1]);
+                        int ix = static_cast<int>(ox) - static_cast<int>(std::get<0>(attrs)[3]);
+                        int iy = static_cast<int>(oy) - static_cast<int>(std::get<0>(attrs)[1]);
 
                         if (ix >= 0  && ix < static_cast<int>(dims[3]) && iy >= 0  && iy < static_cast<int>(dims[2])) {
                             outputValue = input[iIndex + static_cast<std::size_t>(ix)*dims[2] + static_cast<std::size_t>(iy)];
                         }
                     }
-                    else if (std::get<1>(attrs) == PadBorderType::Replicate) {
-                        int ix = std::max(0, std::min(static_cast<int>(dims[3]) - 1, static_cast<int>(ox) - static_cast<int>(std::get<0>(attrs)[1][1])));
-                        int iy = std::max(0, std::min(static_cast<int>(dims[2]) - 1, static_cast<int>(oy) - static_cast<int>(std::get<0>(attrs)[0][1])));
+                    else if (std::get<1>(attrs) == PadBorderType::Edge) {
+                        int ix = std::max(0, std::min(static_cast<int>(dims[3]) - 1, static_cast<int>(ox) - static_cast<int>(std::get<0>(attrs)[3])));
+                        int iy = std::max(0, std::min(static_cast<int>(dims[2]) - 1, static_cast<int>(oy) - static_cast<int>(std::get<0>(attrs)[1])));
 
                         outputValue = input[iIndex + static_cast<std::size_t>(ix)*dims[2] + static_cast<std::size_t>(iy)];
                     }
                     else if (std::get<1>(attrs) == PadBorderType::Reflect) {
-                        int ix = static_cast<int>(ox) - static_cast<int>(std::get<0>(attrs)[1][1]);
-                        int iy = static_cast<int>(oy) - static_cast<int>(std::get<0>(attrs)[0][1]);
+                        int ix = static_cast<int>(ox) - static_cast<int>(std::get<0>(attrs)[3]);
+                        int iy = static_cast<int>(oy) - static_cast<int>(std::get<0>(attrs)[1]);
 
                         if (ix < 0)
                             ix = 0 - ix;
@@ -81,8 +81,8 @@ void PadImpl2D_cpu_forward_kernel(const Pad_Op<2>::Attrs &attrs, const std::arra
                         outputValue = input[iIndex + static_cast<std::size_t>(ix)*dims[2] + static_cast<std::size_t>(iy)];
                     }
                     else if (std::get<1>(attrs) == PadBorderType::Wrap) {
-                        int ix = (static_cast<int>(dims[3]) + static_cast<int>(ox) - static_cast<int>(std::get<0>(attrs)[1][1])) % static_cast<int>(dims[3]);
-                        int iy = (static_cast<int>(dims[2]) + static_cast<int>(oy) - static_cast<int>(std::get<0>(attrs)[0][1])) % static_cast<int>(dims[2]);
+                        int ix = (static_cast<int>(dims[3]) + static_cast<int>(ox) - static_cast<int>(std::get<0>(attrs)[3])) % static_cast<int>(dims[3]);
+                        int iy = (static_cast<int>(dims[2]) + static_cast<int>(oy) - static_cast<int>(std::get<0>(attrs)[1])) % static_cast<int>(dims[2]);
 
                         outputValue = input[iIndex + static_cast<std::size_t>(ix)*dims[2] + static_cast<std::size_t>(iy)];
                     }
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index b88329e54feab78e39bd79be0a129030098e216a..60807df560510ad4cfacfdd2b178aca957306439 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -66,12 +66,13 @@ class CMakeBuild(build_ext):
         # used to launch setup.py to setup PythonInterp
         param_py = "-DPYTHON_EXECUTABLE=" + sys.executable
 
+        compile_type = 'Debug'
         install_path = os.path.join(sys.prefix, "lib", "libAidge")  if "AIDGE_INSTALL" not in os.environ else os.environ["AIDGE_INSTALL"]
 
-        self.spawn(['cmake', str(cwd), param_py, '-DTEST=OFF', f'-DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX:PATH={install_path}'])
+        self.spawn(['cmake', str(cwd), param_py, '-DTEST=OFF', f'-DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX:PATH={install_path}', f'-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE={compile_type}'])
         if not self.dry_run:
-            self.spawn(['cmake', '--build', '.', '--config', 'Debug', '-j', max_jobs])
-            self.spawn(['cmake', '--install', '.', '--config', 'Debug'])
+            self.spawn(['cmake', '--build', '.', '--config', compile_type, '-j', max_jobs])
+            self.spawn(['cmake', '--install', '.', '--config', compile_type])
         os.chdir(str(cwd))
 
         aidge_package = build_lib / (get_project_name())
diff --git a/unit_tests/operator/Test_PadImpl.cpp b/unit_tests/operator/Test_PadImpl.cpp
index f40b62faa8207d770b895258c786580f82ae7f21..b603e165392f1a861dc1b40d50b70a53c9256870 100644
--- a/unit_tests/operator/Test_PadImpl.cpp
+++ b/unit_tests/operator/Test_PadImpl.cpp
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ TEST_CASE("[cpu/operator] Pad(forward)") {
     SECTION("Symmetric Pad") {
         const int pv = 0; // pad value
 
-        std::shared_ptr<Node> myPad = Pad({{1, 1}, {1, 1}}, "mypad", PadBorderType::Constant, static_cast<double>(pv));
+        std::shared_ptr<Node> myPad = Pad<2>({1, 1, 1, 1}, "mypad", PadBorderType::Constant, static_cast<double>(pv));
         myPad->getOperator()->setDatatype(DataType::Int32);
         myPad->getOperator()->setBackend("cpu");
         std::shared_ptr<Tensor> myInput = std::make_shared<Tensor>(Array4D<int,2,3,5,5> { //NCHW
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ TEST_CASE("[cpu/operator] Pad(forward)") {
     SECTION("Asymmetric Pad") {
         const int pv = 0; // pad value
 
-        std::shared_ptr<Node> myPad = Pad({{1, 0}, {0, 1}}, "mypad", PadBorderType::Constant, static_cast<double>(pv));
+        std::shared_ptr<Node> myPad = Pad<2>({1, 0, 0, 1}, "mypad", PadBorderType::Constant, static_cast<double>(pv));
         myPad->getOperator()->setDatatype(DataType::Int32);
         myPad->getOperator()->setBackend("cpu");
         std::shared_ptr<Tensor> myInput = std::make_shared<Tensor>(Array4D<int,2,3,5,5> { //NCHW
@@ -235,8 +235,8 @@ TEST_CASE("[cpu/operator] Pad(forward)") {
         REQUIRE(*(myPad->getOperator()->getOutput(0)) == *myOutput);
     }
 
-    SECTION("Pad Replicate") {
-        std::shared_ptr<Node> myPad = Pad({{1, 1}, {1, 1}}, "mypad", PadBorderType::Replicate);
+    SECTION("Pad Edge") {
+        std::shared_ptr<Node> myPad = Pad<2>({1, 1, 1, 1}, "mypad", PadBorderType::Edge);
         myPad->getOperator()->setDatatype(DataType::Int32);
         myPad->getOperator()->setBackend("cpu");
         std::shared_ptr<Tensor> myInput = std::make_shared<Tensor>(Array4D<int,2,3,5,5> { //NCHW
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ TEST_CASE("[cpu/operator] Pad(forward)") {
     }
 
     SECTION("Pad Reflect") {
-        std::shared_ptr<Node> myPad = Pad({{1, 1}, {1, 1}}, "mypad", PadBorderType::Reflect);
+        std::shared_ptr<Node> myPad = Pad<2>({1, 1, 1, 1}, "mypad", PadBorderType::Reflect);
         myPad->getOperator()->setDatatype(DataType::Int32);
         myPad->getOperator()->setBackend("cpu");
         std::shared_ptr<Tensor> myInput = std::make_shared<Tensor>(Array4D<int,2,3,5,5> { //NCHW
@@ -460,7 +460,7 @@ TEST_CASE("[cpu/operator] Pad(forward)") {
     }
 
     SECTION("Pad Wrap") {
-        std::shared_ptr<Node> myPad = Pad({{1, 1}, {1, 1}}, "mypad", PadBorderType::Wrap);
+        std::shared_ptr<Node> myPad = Pad<2>({1, 1, 1, 1}, "mypad", PadBorderType::Wrap);
         myPad->getOperator()->setDatatype(DataType::Int32);
         myPad->getOperator()->setBackend("cpu");
         std::shared_ptr<Tensor> myInput = std::make_shared<Tensor>(Array4D<int,2,3,5,5> { //NCHW