GP-TS optimizes TLM pre-training hyperparameters efficiently.
problem Resource inefficiency in TLM pre-training.
method Bayesian optimization with Thompson sampling and Gaussian process.
result GP-TS achieves lower MLM loss in fewer epochs.
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Researchers enhance EfficientNet models for practical efficiency on Graphcore IPU.
problem Improving practical efficiency of EfficientNet models on high-performance accelerators.
method Group convolutions, proxy-normalized activations, and reduced training resolution.
result Improves practical efficiency for both training and inference on Graphcore IPU.
It is well-known that neural networks are computationally hard to train. On the other hand, in practice, modern day neural networks are trained efficiently using SGD and a variety of tricks that include different activation functions (e.g. ReLU), over-specification (i.e., train networks which are larger than needed), a…
Unified Bayesian Optimization framework for model selection balancing effectiveness and training efficiency.
problem Balancing model effectiveness and training efficiency in machine learning model selection.
method Proposes a unified Bayesian Optimization framework to jointly optimize model effectiveness and training efficiency.
result Models selected using the proposed framework significantly improve training efficiency while maintaining strong effectiveness.
SPACR trains uncertainty-aware regressors directly within a single pass, improving efficiency and validity.
problem Training uncertainty-aware regressors while maintaining efficiency and validity.
method Joint optimization of efficiency and validity during training.
result SPACR consistently provides tighter intervals and better coverage-efficiency trade-offs compared to standard CP and DOICR.
Catalyst.RL accelerates RL research with efficient training.
problem Efficient reinforcement learning training in complex environments.
method Open-source PyTorch framework with distributed training and RL algorithms.
result Catalyst.RL achieved 2nd place in a computationally expensive RL challenge.
sGPO optimizes RLVR training by balancing inference FLOPs and training efficiency.
problem RLVR training allocates rollout budget without considering query difficulty.
method sGPO trades inference FLOPs for reduced training FLOPs.
result sGPO matches or exceeds baseline performance while reducing training compute by a factor of three.
This study proposes a logic architecture for the high-speed and power efficiently training of a gradient boosting decision tree model of binary classification. We implemented the proposed logic architecture on an FPGA and compared training time and power efficiency with three general GBDT software libraries using CPU a…
Spectrum selectively trains LLMs based on SNR to save resources.
problem Efficiently training large language models with limited resources.
method Targeting layer modules based on SNR for selective training.
result Spectrum achieves similar performance to full fine-tuning but with reduced VRAM usage.
Adaptive teacher improves sample efficiency and mode coverage in sampling tasks.
problem Efficient exploration and mode coverage in sampling tasks with amortized inference.
method An adaptive training distribution (teacher) guides the training of the primary sampler (student).
result Improves sample efficiency and mode coverage across various tasks.
HeteroFL trains diverse clients with varying capabilities efficiently.
problem Training models on clients with different computational and communication capacities.
method Proposes HeteroFL framework to adaptively distribute subnetworks based on client capabilities.
result Adaptive subnetwork distribution leads to efficient computation and communication.
Simple and efficient algorithms for training machine learning potentials to force dataphysics.comp-ph
New algorithm efficiently trains machine learning models to atomic forces data.
problem Efficiently training machine learning models to large amounts of force data.
method Developed an efficient algorithm for training machine learning models to all available force data.
result Training to all available force data is only a few times more expensive than training to energies alone.
Paper proposes an adaptive gradient method for federated learning.
problem Communication efficiency in federated learning.
method Adaptive gradient method for federated learning.
result Guaranteed convergence and communication efficiency in federated learning.
Paper proposes a method to estimate variance reduction in DNN training using importance sampling.
problem Challenges in assessing variance reduction during DNN training using importance sampling.
method Proposes a method for estimating variance reduction using minibatches sampled under importance sampling.
result Demonstrates consistent reduction in variance, improved training efficiency, and enhanced model accuracy.
Efficient diffusion model for symmetric manifolds reduces training and computation costs.
problem Heat kernel computations for manifold diffusion models are computationally expensive and infeasible.
method Spatially-varying covariance diffusion model, efficient objective derived via Ito's Lemma.
result Our model reduces training time and arithmetic operations by orders of magnitude.
Efficiently trains deep Gaussian processes with sparse approximations.
problem High computational complexity in training and inference for DGP models.
method Tensor Markov Gaussian Processes (TMGP) and hierarchical expansion to create DTMGP model.
result DTMGP model achieves superior computational efficiency compared to existing DGP models.
Muon optimizes training efficiency by improving data retention at large batch sizes.
problem Improving training efficiency and data retention at large batch sizes.
method Introducing Muon, a second-order optimizer, and combining it with muP for efficient hyperparameter transfer.
result Muon outperforms AdamW in retaining data efficiency at large batch sizes, enabling more economical training.
Deriving and applying Proximal Policy Optimization to GFlowNets for efficient training of discrete sampling policies
problem Training stochastic policies to sample from structured discrete probability distributions
method Deriving policy gradient algorithms for GFlowNets and applying Proximal Policy Optimization
result Improved convergence speed and data efficiency compared to standard GFlowNet training objectives
FastFID efficiently trains generative models with FID loss.
problem Efficiently training generative models with FID loss.
method Introduces FastFID to train generative models with FID as a loss function.
result Improves FID for GANs using FID as an additional loss.
Research reveals deep networks often learn low-rank structures, leading to more efficient training and fine-tuning.
problem Efficient training and deployment of large-scale deep learning models.
method Complementary theoretical perspectives on low-rank structures during training and convergence, and practical applications of LoRA and masked training.
result Understanding and exploiting low-rank structures can improve efficiency and effectiveness of training and fine-tuning.
New method improves adversarial training efficiency and robustness.
problem High computational costs and lack of stability in adversarial training.
method Backward smoothing for randomized smoothing of random initialization.
result Our method achieves similar model robustness as state-of-the-art methods but with significantly less training time.
Paper introduces FDM for efficient training of Neural SDEs.
problem Training Neural SDEs using existing methods is computationally expensive and unstable.
method Developed a novel scoring rule called Finite Dimensional Matching (FDM) to bypass signature kernels and reduce training complexity.
result FDM achieves superior performance in terms of computational efficiency and generative quality.
TensorGuide improves LoRA efficiency and expressivity through joint tensor-train optimization.
problem Limited expressivity and generalization of standard LoRA.
method TensorGuide uses a unified tensor-train structure with controlled Gaussian noise to generate correlated low-rank matrices.
result TensorGuide achieves superior accuracy and scalability with fewer parameters compared to standard LoRA and TT-LoRA.
Paper proposes DCT for efficient hybrid parallel training of large recommendation models.
problem Training large recommendation models at scale with efficient communication.
method Dynamic Communication Thresholding (DCT) for both Data Parallelism and Model Parallelism.
result Reduces communication by 100x and 20x during DP and MP, respectively, improving training time by 37%.
Dynamic Sparse Training: Find Efficient Sparse Network From Scratch With Trainable Masked Layerscs.LG
Dynamic Sparse Training finds efficient sparse networks from scratch.
problem Finding efficient sparse neural networks.
method Jointly optimizes network parameters and sparsity with trainable thresholds.
result Achieves state-of-the-art performance with minimal performance loss.
New framework explains how larger pre-trained models reduce downstream learning sample complexity.
problem Understanding why larger pre-trained models reduce sample complexity in downstream tasks.
method Introducing a novel framework called Caulking inspired by PEFT methods.
result Improved pre-trained models provably decrease downstream task sample complexity.
Pipelined Backpropagation trains large models without batches efficiently.
problem Training large models efficiently on hardware with limited batch sizes.
method Fine-grained Pipelined Backpropagation with Spike Compensation and Linear Weight Prediction.
result Fine-grained Pipelined Backpropagation with a batch size of one matches the accuracy of SGD for multiple networks.
New benchmark protocol evaluates neural network optimizers for efficiency and data shift sensitivity.
problem Benchmarking neural network optimizers with hyperparameter complexity and data shift sensitivity.
method Proposed a new evaluation protocol combining end-to-end and data-addition training efficiency, using bandit hyperparameter tuning and human study validation.
result No clear winner across all tasks, highlighting the complexity of optimizer performance.
Efficiently trains GCNs with reduced time and memory usage.
problem Hard training of GCNs over large graph datasets.
method Layer-wise and learned efficient training framework (L-GCN).
result Significantly reduces training time and memory usage.
Distributed Lion optimizes large model training by reducing communication costs.
problem Training large AI models efficiently with reduced communication costs.
method Adapted Lion optimizer for distributed training, using binary or lower-precision vectors for communication.
result Distributed Lion achieves comparable performance to standard optimizers but with significantly reduced communication bandwidth.
SmartDeal reduces energy and storage costs for deep neural networks.
problem Heavy parameterization of deep neural networks leads to inefficient use of DRAM.
method SmartDeal decomposes weights into a small basis matrix and a structurally sparse coefficient matrix, quantized to power-of-2.
result Up to 2.44x energy efficiency improvement in inference and 10.56x reduction in training energy.
NeuZip compresses neural network weights to save memory during training and inference.
problem Memory constraints in neural network training and inference.
method Entropy-based dynamic weight compression.
result Significant reduction in memory usage without performance loss.
The paper develops an algorithm to select a subset of training data for efficient regression models.
problem Designing an efficient algorithm for selecting a subset of training data to train regression models quickly without sacrificing accuracy.
method The paper tackles this problem by formulating it as a minimization of training loss with respect to both trainable parameters and subset of training data, subject to error bounds on the validation set. They use a novel problem formulation and represent it with simplified constraints using the dual of the original training problem. They then develop SELCON, an efficient majorization-minimization algorithm for data subset selection, which admits an approximation guarantee.
result The experiments show that SELCON trades off accuracy and efficiency more effectively than the current state-of-the-art.
Hardware Aware Training for Efficient Keyword Spotting on General Purpose and Specialized Hardwareeess.AS
New KWS neural networks improve accuracy and power efficiency.
problem Maximizing accuracy and power efficiency in KWS systems.
method Hardware Aware Training (HAT) for LMU-based neural networks.
result Achieved state-of-the-art accuracy and low parameter counts.
Securely trains neural networks remotely with deep learning's flaws.
problem Secure and efficient training of neural networks over unsecured channels.
method Leverages deep learning's weaknesses for secure training.
result Efficient and secure training of neural networks remotely.
We use GG distributions to optimize LLMs, reducing size and training time.
problem Lack of understanding in the statistical structure of LLMs.
method GG-based initialization, ACT, GCT.
result Smaller, faster models with minimal communication overhead.
Pipeline parallelism (PP) when training neural networks enables larger models to be partitioned spatially, leading to both lower network communication and overall higher hardware utilization. Unfortunately, to preserve the statistical efficiency of sequential training, existing PP techniques sacrifice hardware efficien…
In this paper, we propose a dual memory structure for reinforcement learning algorithms with replay memory. The dual memory consists of a main memory that stores various data and a cache memory that manages the data and trains the reinforcement learning agent efficiently. Experimental results show that the dual memory …
Training deep neural networks (DNNs) efficiently is a challenge due to the associated highly nonconvex optimization. The backpropagation (backprop) algorithm has long been the most widely used algorithm for gradient computation of parameters of DNNs and is used along with gradient descent-type algorithms for this optim…
SINGD improves KFAC for memory-efficiency and stability in low-precision training.
problem Memory inefficiency and numerical instability of KFAC in low-precision training.
method Formulated inverse-free KFAC update and imposed structures in Kronecker factors.
result SINGD is memory-efficient and numerically robust, often outperforming AdamW in half precision.
New insights into neural network training efficiency.
problem Understanding the optimal initialization for deep neural networks.
method Exploring the edge of chaos and saturation of tanh activation function.
result The line of uniformity in phase space intersects the edge of chaos, indicating saturation begins to hinder training efficiency.
Probabilistic active meta-learning improves data efficiency in robotics.
problem Data-efficient learning in robotics where data collection is expensive.
method Conceptualizing meta-learning with a probabilistic latent variable model for sequential task selection.
result Improves data efficiency compared to baselines on simulated robotic experiments.
New insights into training deep networks with low rank layers.
problem Efficiency in training deep neural networks.
method Analysis of techniques for training in low rank space.
result Falsified common beliefs in training deep networks.
ES improves training efficiency by dynamically selecting data samples.
problem Efficiently selecting informative data samples for faster learning.
method Evolved Sampling (ES) dynamically selects data samples based on loss dynamics and differences.
result ES achieves significant training acceleration without compromising model performance.
Training structured prediction models is time-consuming. However, most existing approaches only use a single machine, thus, the advantage of computing power and the capacity for larger data sets of multiple machines have not been exploited. In this work, we propose an efficient algorithm for distributedly training stru…
Auxiliary Tuning adapts pre-trained models for novel tasks efficiently.
problem Adapting pre-trained models for new tasks efficiently.
method Supplementing pre-trained model with an auxiliary model that shifts output distribution.
result Achieved similar results to training from scratch with fewer resources.
Learning neural trans-dimensional random field language models with noise-contrastive estimationcs.CL
Trans-dimensional random field language models (TRF LMs) where sentences are modeled as a collection of random fields, have shown close performance with LSTM LMs in speech recognition and are computationally more efficient in inference. However, the training efficiency of neural TRF LMs is not satisfactory, which limit…
MICO uses mutual information co-training to improve selective search efficiency.
problem Efficiently search and route unseen queries in large-scale search systems.
method Mutual Information Co-training framework for selective search with minimal supervision.
result Significantly improves performance on multiple metrics of selective search.