Summary of Nerva: a Truly Sparse Implementation Of Neural Networks, by Wieger Wesselink et al.
Nerva: a Truly Sparse Implementation of Neural Networks
by Wieger Wesselink, Bram Grooten, Qiao Xiao, Cassio de Campos, Mykola Pechenizkiy
First submitted to arxiv on: 24 Jul 2024
Categories
- Main: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
- Secondary: None
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| High | Paper authors | High Difficulty Summary Read the original abstract here |
| Medium | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Medium Difficulty Summary A new neural network library called Nerva has been introduced, developed in C++ and optimized for sparse matrices using Intel’s Math Kernel Library (MKL). This approach eliminates the need for binary masks, leading to significant reductions in training time and memory usage while maintaining equivalent accuracy to PyTorch. Nerva’s performance is demonstrated through static sparse experiments on an MLP with CIFAR-10 data, showing a 4x reduction in runtime at high sparsity levels (99%). The library also provides a Python interface for users to work with, similar to popular frameworks like PyTorch and Keras. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary Nerva is a new way to build neural networks. It’s fast because it uses special matrix operations that take advantage of sparse data. This means it can train faster and use less memory than other libraries like PyTorch. Nerva is good for big models with lots of zeros, which are common in many machine learning tasks. |
Keywords
» Artificial intelligence » Machine learning » Neural network
