Overcoming Memory Constraints in Deep Neural Network Design
Limited availability of high bandwidth on-device memory presents a challenge in exploring new architectures for deep neural networks. Memory constraints have been identified as a bottleneck in state-of-the-art models. Various strategies such as Tensor Rematerialization, Bottleneck Activations, and G
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Enhancing Crash Consistency in Persistent Memory Systems
Explore how ThyNVM enables software-transparent crash consistency in persistent memory systems, overcoming challenges and offering a new hardware-based checkpointing mechanism that adapts to DRAM and NVM characteristics while reducing latency and overhead.
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OmniLedger: Decentralized Ledger with Sharding
OmniLedger is a decentralized ledger using sharding to enhance scalability without compromising security. It addresses challenges such as validator selection, cross-shard transactions, and checkpointing. The proposed solution includes ByzCoinX for consensus and Atomix for atomic commit. Goals includ
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Understanding Vanilla Universe Checkpointing and Its Challenges
Vanilla universe checkpointing involves saving sufficient state information to allow restarting execution without losing previous work. However, this process is challenging due to contextual dependencies in the state of processes, leading to complexities in managing checkpoints effectively.
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Intermittent Computing: A Look into Energy-Harvesting Devices and Key Challenges
Intermittent computing, exemplified by energy-harvesting devices like the WISP RF-powered platform, poses challenges such as unreliable power leading to computation stoppages. Common techniques like checkpointing and task-based computation are employed to ensure progress and correctness in this cont
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