Summary of Fast Optimizer Benchmark, by Simon Blauth et al.
Fast Optimizer Benchmark
by Simon Blauth, Tobias Bürger, Zacharias Häringer, Jörg Franke, Frank Hutter
First submitted to arxiv on: 26 Jun 2024
Categories
- Main: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
- Secondary: Artificial Intelligence (cs.AI)
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| High | Paper authors | High Difficulty Summary Read the original abstract here |
| Medium | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Medium Difficulty Summary The Fast Optimizer Benchmark (FOB) is a tool designed for evaluating deep learning optimizers during development. It supports tasks from multiple domains, including computer vision, natural language processing, and graph learning. FOB features human-readable YAML configurations, SLURM integration, and plotting utilities. The modular design enables integration into custom pipelines, and it can be used together with existing hyperparameter optimization (HPO) tools to handle training and resuming of runs. We showcase an optimizer comparison as a usage example. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary The Fast Optimizer Benchmark is a tool that helps developers test and compare different deep learning optimizers. It’s like a report card for optimizers! The tool makes it easy to use and compare different optimizers by providing simple configurations, connections to supercomputers, and ways to visualize results. This means researchers can focus on finding the best optimizer for their specific task rather than struggling with setup and testing. |
Keywords
* Artificial intelligence * Deep learning * Hyperparameter * Natural language processing * Optimization
