Summary of Isplib: a Library For Accelerating Graph Neural Networks Using Auto-tuned Sparse Operations, by Md Saidul Hoque Anik et al.
iSpLib: A Library for Accelerating Graph Neural Networks using Auto-tuned Sparse Operations
by Md Saidul Hoque Anik, Pranav Badhe, Rohit Gampa, Ariful Azad
First submitted to arxiv on: 21 Mar 2024
Categories
- Main: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
- Secondary: Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing (cs.DC); Performance (cs.PF)
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| High | Paper authors | High Difficulty Summary Read the original abstract here |
| Medium | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Medium Difficulty Summary iSpLib is a PyTorch-based C++ library that optimizes Graph Neural Network (GNN) training and inference by leveraging sparse matrix operations. The library, equipped with auto-tuned sparse operations, provides a cache-enabled backpropagation that accelerates GNN training. iSpLib offers a user-friendly Python plug-in that allows users to integrate optimized PyTorch operations into existing linear algebra-based implementations of popular GNN models (Graph Convolution Network, GraphSAGE, and Graph Inference Network) with minimal additional code. Experimental results demonstrate up to 27x speedup compared to the equivalent PyTorch and PyTorch Geometric implementations on CPU. The library is publicly available at https://github.com/HipGraph/iSpLib. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary This paper talks about a new tool called iSpLib that helps computers process graph data faster. Graphs are like maps, but they’re used in artificial intelligence and machine learning. The tool uses special techniques to make calculations on these graphs go faster. It’s designed for people who already have experience with a programming library called PyTorch. They can use this tool to speed up their own projects without having to do all the work themselves. In tests, it was able to process graph data up to 27 times faster than usual. |
Keywords
* Artificial intelligence * Backpropagation * Gnn * Graph neural network * Inference * Machine learning
