Summary of Dimat: Decentralized Iterative Merging-and-training For Deep Learning Models, by Nastaran Saadati et al.
DIMAT: Decentralized Iterative Merging-And-Training for Deep Learning Models
by Nastaran Saadati, Minh Pham, Nasla Saleem, Joshua R. Waite, Aditya Balu, Zhanhong Jiang, Chinmay Hegde, Soumik Sarkar
First submitted to arxiv on: 11 Apr 2024
Categories
- Main: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
- Secondary: Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (cs.CV); Optimization and Control (math.OC)
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| High | Paper authors | High Difficulty Summary Read the original abstract here |
| Medium | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Medium Difficulty Summary This paper introduces Decentralized Iterative Merging-And-Training (DIMAT), a novel decentralized deep learning framework that addresses the significant communication and computation overheads of updating large pre-trained models. DIMAT trains each agent on local data, merging with neighboring agents using advanced model merging techniques until convergence is achieved. The framework provably converges with best available rates for nonconvex functions and yields tighter error bounds compared to existing approaches. Empirical results demonstrate DIMAT’s superiority over baselines across diverse computer vision tasks sourced from multiple datasets. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary DIMAT allows decentralized learning to be more adaptable to real-world scenarios, with sparse and lightweight communication and computation. This framework can enhance the performance of large pre-trained models while reducing the need for additional training data. |
Keywords
* Artificial intelligence * Deep learning
