The computation of convolution layers in deep neural networks typically rely on high performance routines that trade space for time by using additional memory (either for packing purposes or required as part of the algorithm) to improve performance. The problems with such an approach are two-fold. First, these routines…
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LightOn OPUs accelerate randomized numerical linear algebra, reducing computational costs.
problem Computational bottleneck in randomization step for large-scale linear algebra.
method Near constant-time linear random projections from LightOn OPUs.
result Significant acceleration of RandNLA algorithms with negligible precision loss.
This study explores training Bayesian neural networks at scale using high-performance computing.
problem Challenges in training Bayesian neural networks at scale due to computational overhead.
method High-performance computing with distributed training, network pruning.
result Pruning up to 80% of the network can reduce inference time by 7.0% without significant accuracy loss.
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…
High performance computing (HPC) is a very attractive and relatively new area of research, which gives promising results in many applications. In this paper HPC is used for pricing of American options. Although the American options are very significant in computational finance; their valuation is very challenging, espe…
PB2 uses probabilistic models to efficiently discover high-performing hyperparameters.
problem Efficiently tuning hyperparameters in reinforcement learning (RL) is computationally expensive and laborious.
method Population-Based Bandits (PB2) uses probabilistic models to guide hyperparameter exploration.
result PB2 discovers high-performing hyperparameter configurations with fewer agents than PBT.
This paper introduces a new classification tool named Silas, which is built to provide a more transparent and dependable data analytics service. A focus of Silas is on providing a formal foundation of decision trees in order to support logical analysis and verification of learned prediction models. This paper describes…
Stochastic simulation techniques employed for the analysis of portfolios of insurance/reinsurance risk, often referred to as `Aggregate Risk Analysis', can benefit from exploiting state-of-the-art high-performance computing platforms. In this paper, parallel methods to speed-up aggregate risk analysis for supporting re…
The support vector machines (SVM) algorithm is a popular classification technique in data mining and machine learning. In this paper, we propose a distributed SVM algorithm and demonstrate its use in a number of applications. The algorithm is named high-performance support vector machines (HPSVM). The major contributio…
A Domain-Shrinking based Bayesian Optimization Algorithm with Order-Optimal Regret Performancestat.ML
Bayesian optimization algorithm reduces regret with efficient region pruning.
problem Sequential optimization of unknown functions in high-dimensional spaces.
method Gaussian process-based, domain shrinking through tree-based region pruning.
result Order-optimal regret performance with reduced computational complexity.
High-performance quantum codes decoded with minimal data.
problem Efficient decoding of linear-rate LDPC quantum codes.
method Tessellations of hyperbolic manifolds, Coxeter groups, and Galois fields.
result Achieved encoding rate of 13/72 with high performance.
We use Machine Learning (ML) and system identification validation approaches to estimate neural network models of large-scale Deformable Mirrors (DMs) used in Adaptive Optics (AO) systems. To obtain the training, validation, and test data sets, we simulate a realistic large-scale Finite Element (FE) model of a faceplat…
A quantum walk-based method for generating precise probability distributions efficiently.
problem Generating high-precision probability distributions for various applications.
method Integrates variational quantum circuits with split-step quantum walks to dynamically tune coin parameters and evolve quantum states.
result Achieves high simulation fidelity and reduces computational overhead compared to conventional methods.
Study uses supercomputers to improve financial predictions.
problem Improving financial predictions through better exploration of data.
method Refactored and ran algorithm on Fugaku supercomputer, exploring more rules.
result Increasing the number of explored rules improves predictive performance.
Machine learning models outperform traditional CAPM in forecasting financial asset prices.
problem Predicting and forecasting financial asset prices and returns.
method Comparison of modern Machine Learning algorithms with the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM) on U.S. equities data.
result Implemented Machine Learning models significantly outperform the CAPM on out-of-sample test data.
ParaDRAM automates parallel MCMC simulations across languages.
problem Efficiently sampling complex mathematical functions.
method Automated, parallel, high-performance MCMC with adaptive rejection.
result Significant memory reduction for complex simulations.
Ansor generates high-performance tensor programs for deep learning.
problem Generating high-performance tensor programs for deep learning on various hardware platforms is challenging.
method Ansor uses a hierarchical representation of the search space, sampling programs, and evolutionary search with a learned cost model to find high-performance programs.
result Ansor improves deep neural network execution performance up to 3.8x on Intel CPU, 2.6x on ARM CPU, and 1.7x on NVIDIA GPU.
Paper proposes counterfactual explanations for ML on multivariate time series data.
problem Lack of user trust and difficulty in debugging ML frameworks using multivariate time series data.
method Proposes a novel explainability technique for providing counterfactual explanations.
result Outperforms state-of-the-art explainability methods in metrics like faithfulness and robustness.
This paper uses machine learning to select kernels for machine learning models on various devices.
problem Traditional kernel auto-tuning is limited for machine learning research with changing network topologies and hyperparameters.
method Combines auto-tuning and machine learning to select kernels for SYCL on various devices.
result Initial results show high performance kernel selection with little developer effort.
Fast-vollib offers high-performance option pricing and IV computation.
problem Efficiently pricing and computing implied volatility for financial models.
method Open-source Python library with PyTorch, JAX, and CUDA backends, implementing Halley and LBR algorithms.
result High-performance option pricing and IV computation with vectorized implementations.
Sparse DNNs face scalability issues; MIT/IEEE/Amazon challenge analyzes best solutions.
problem Scalability issues in Sparse Deep Neural Networks (DNNs).
method Mathematically defined DNN inference computation, community submissions from various fields.
result Sparse DNN execution time, , is strongly dependent on the number of operations, .
Is cognition a collection of loosely connected functions tuned to different tasks, or can there be a general learning algorithm? If such an hypothetical general algorithm did exist, tuned to our world, could it adapt seamlessly to a world with different laws of nature? We consider the theory that predictive coding is s…
SCQRNN prevents quantile crossing and improves computational efficiency.
problem Quantile crossing issue in regression models.
method Integrates ad hoc sorting in training to prevent quantile crossing and enhance computational efficiency.
result SCQRNN achieves faster convergence and non-intersecting quantiles.
The application of deep learning techniques resulted in remarkable improvement of machine learning models. In this paper provides detailed characterizations of deep learning models used in many Facebook social network services. We present computational characteristics of our models, describe high performance optimizati…
Recent work on mode connectivity in the loss landscape of deep neural networks has demonstrated that the locus of (sub-)optimal weight vectors lies on continuous paths. In this work, we train a neural network that serves as a hypernetwork, mapping a latent vector into high-performance (low-loss) weight vectors, general…
Quality-Diversity algorithms explore multiple high-performing solutions in a search space.
problem Finding multiple high-performing solutions in complex optimization problems.
method Evolutionary computation approach focusing on behavioral space and holistic solution distribution.
result Quality-Diversity algorithms provide a comprehensive view of high-performing solutions in a search space.
ParaMonte: A high-performance serial/parallel Monte Carlo simulation library for C, C++, Fortrancs.MS
ParaMonte simplifies Monte Carlo simulations for various scientific fields.
problem Efficiently performing Monte Carlo simulations for complex models.
method Unified, high-performance, parallelized library for C, C++, Fortran.
result Automates and streamlines Monte Carlo sampling for arbitrary-dimensional functions.
A new method for efficient optimization of expensive simulations on HPC.
problem Efficiently solving computationally expensive simulation-based optimization problems.
method Asynchronous parallel Bayesian optimization with budgeted computational resource.
result Improved efficiency and handling of constraints in optimization.
The training of Deep Neural Networks usually needs tremendous computing resources. Therefore many deep models are trained in large cluster instead of single machine or GPU. Though major researchs at present try to run whole model on all machines by using asynchronous asynchronous stochastic gradient descent (ASGD), we …
MLI is an Application Programming Interface designed to address the challenges of building Machine Learn- ing algorithms in a distributed setting based on data-centric computing. Its primary goal is to simplify the development of high-performance, scalable, distributed algorithms. Our initial results show that, relativ…
New algorithm outperforms existing ones in multi-player bandit problems without sensing.
problem Decentralized multi-player multi-armed bandit problem without collision or sensing info.
method Randomized Selfish KL-UCB, inspired by Selfish KL-UCB, with low complexity.
result Randomized Selfish KL-UCB outperforms state-of-the-art algorithms in almost all environments.
For large matrix factorisation problems, we develop a distributed Markov Chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) method based on stochastic gradient Langevin dynamics (SGLD) that we call Parallel SGLD (PSGLD). PSGLD has very favourable scaling properties with increasing data size and is comparable in terms of computational requiremen…
New DCD and BDCD methods for K-SVM and K-RR reduce communication costs.
problem Scalability issues in DCD and BDCD methods for kernel problems.
method Developed scalable -step variants of DCD and BDCD methods.
result Achieved strong scaling speedups of up to 9.8x over existing methods.
Deep learning (DL) is one of the most prominent branches of machine learning. Due to the immense computational cost of DL workloads, industry and academia have developed DL libraries with highly-specialized kernels for each workload/architecture, leading to numerous, complex code-bases that strive for performance, yet …
Reinforcement learning (RL) tasks are challenging to implement, execute and test due to algorithmic instability, hyper-parameter sensitivity, and heterogeneous distributed communication patterns. We argue for the separation of logical component composition, backend graph definition, and distributed execution. To this e…
MO-PaDGAN generates diverse, high-performance designs with multiple metrics.
problem Challenges in generating diverse, high-performance designs with multiple metrics.
method MO-PaDGAN uses a new Determinantal Point Processes based loss function for probabilistic modeling of diversity and performances.
result MO-PaDGAN expands the design space towards high-performance regions and generates new designs with high diversity and performances.
Bayesian optimization has emerged as a strong candidate tool for global optimization of functions with expensive evaluation costs. However, due to the dynamic nature of research in Bayesian approaches, and the evolution of computing technology, using Bayesian optimization in a parallel computing environment remains a c…
ProtTrans models predict protein features without evolutionary info.
problem Predicting protein features from amino acid sequences.
method Self-supervised deep learning on large protein datasets.
result ProtT5 embeddings outperform state-of-the-art for per-residue predictions.
Factor Engine simplifies financial factor computation and analysis in Python.
problem Efficient computation and analysis of financial factors.
method Modular, extensible Python library with decorators, integrates with data science ecosystem.
result Mispricing factors computed by Factor Engine and Stata implementation are highly similar.
AgEBO-Tabular combines NAS and hyperparameter tuning for fast, high-performing tabular models.
problem Developing high-performing predictive models for large tabular data sets is challenging.
method Combines aging evolution NAS and asynchronous Bayesian optimization for hyperparameter tuning in data-parallel training.
result Automatically discovered neural network models outperform state-of-the-art AutoML ensembles in inference speed by two orders of magnitude.
HASP: A High-Performance Adaptive Mobile Security Enhancement Against Malicious Speech Recognitioncs.CR
Nowadays, machine learning based Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) technique has widely spread in smartphones, home devices, and public facilities. As convenient as this technology can be, a considerable security issue also raises -- the users' speech content might be exposed to malicious ASR monitoring and cause seve…
Neural architecture search (NAS) recently attracts much research attention because of its ability to identify better architectures than handcrafted ones. However, many NAS methods, which optimize the search process in a discrete search space, need many GPU days for convergence. Recently, DARTS, which constructs a diffe…
Power and thermal management are critical components of High-Performance-Computing (HPC) systems, due to their high power density and large total power consumption. The assessment of thermal dissipation by means of compact models directly from the thermal response of the final device enables more robust and precise the…
Stochastic variational inference (SVI) employs stochastic optimization to scale up Bayesian computation to massive data. Since SVI is at its core a stochastic gradient-based algorithm, horizontal parallelism can be harnessed to allow larger scale inference. We propose a lock-free parallel implementation for SVI which a…
pySigLib speeds up signature-based computations on CPUs and GPUs.
problem Efficient signature-based computations on large datasets and long sequences.
method Optimised Python library for CPU and GPU, novel differentiation scheme.
result Accurate gradients at a fraction of the runtime of existing libraries.
Existing high-performance deep learning models require very intensive computing. For this reason, it is difficult to embed a deep learning model into a system with limited resources. In this paper, we propose the novel idea of the network compression as a method to solve this limitation. The principle of this idea is t…
Dynamic neural network toolkits such as PyTorch, DyNet, and Chainer offer more flexibility for implementing models that cope with data of varying dimensions and structure, relative to toolkits that operate on statically declared computations (e.g., TensorFlow, CNTK, and Theano). However, existing toolkits - both static…
Quantum algorithm speeds up pricing of financial derivatives.
problem Pricing autocallable options efficiently.
method Integration-based exponential amplitude loading technique.
result 50x reduction in circuit depth for payoff component.