Bookshelf

| browse books |
books
 

| book details |

Deep Learning Systems: Algorithms, Compilers, and Processors for Large-Scale Production

By (author) Andres Rodriguez

| on special |

normal price: R 2 514.95

Price: R 2 389.95


| book description |

This book describes deep learning systems: the algorithms, compilers, and processor components to efficiently train and deploy deep learning models for commercial applications. The exponential growth in computational power is slowing at a time when the amount of compute consumed by state-of-the-art deep learning (DL) workloads is rapidly growing. Model size, serving latency, and power constraints are a significant challenge in the deployment of DL models for many applications. Therefore, it is imperative to codesign algorithms, compilers, and hardware to accelerate advances in this field with holistic system-level and algorithm solutions that improve performance, power, and efficiency. Advancing DL systems generally involves three types of engineers: (1) data scientists that utilize and develop DL algorithms in partnership with domain experts, such as medical, economic, or climate scientists; (2) hardware designers that develop specialized hardware to accelerate the components in the DL models; and (3) performance and compiler engineers that optimize software to run more efficiently on a given hardware. Hardware engineers should be aware of the characteristics and components of production and academic models likely to be adopted by industry to guide design decisions impacting future hardware. Data scientists should be aware of deployment platform constraints when designing models. Performance engineers should support optimizations across diverse models, libraries, and hardware targets. The purpose of this book is to provide a solid understanding of (1) the design, training, and applications of DL algorithms in industry; (2) the compiler techniques to map deep learning code to hardware targets; and (3) the critical hardware features that accelerate DL systems. This book aims to facilitate co-innovation for the advancement of DL systems. It is written for engineers working in one or more of these areas who seek to understand the entire system stack in order to bettercollaborate with engineers working in other parts of the system stack. The book details advancements and adoption of DL models in industry, explains the training and deployment process, describes the essential hardware architectural features needed for today's and future models, and details advances in DL compilers to efficiently execute algorithms across various hardware targets. Unique in this book is the holistic exposition of the entire DL system stack, the emphasis on commercial applications, and the practical techniques to design models and accelerate their performance. The author is fortunate to work with hardware, software, data scientist, and research teams across many high-technology companies with hyperscale data centers. These companies employ many of the examples and methods provided throughout the book.

| product details |



Normally shipped | Available from overseas. Usually dispatched in 14 days
Publisher | Springer International Publishing AG
Published date | 26 Oct 2020
Language |
Format | Paperback / softback
Pages | 245
Dimensions | 235 x 191 x 0mm (L x W x H)
Weight | 0g
ISBN | 978-3-0310-0641-8
Readership Age |
BISAC | technology / electronics / circuits / general


| other options |



Normally shipped | Available from overseas. Usually dispatched in 14 days
Readership Age |
Normal Price | R 3 163.95
Price | R 3 005.95 | on special |



| your trolley |

To view the items in your trolley please sign in.

| sign in |

| specials |

Broken Country: AMAZON'S BOOK OF THE YEAR - THE MILLION-COPY BESTSELLER

Clare Leslie Hall
Paperback / softback
320 pages


Enquiries only

An epic love story with the pulse of a thriller that asks: what would you risk for a second chance at first love?

The Quality of Mercy

Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu
Paperback / softback
384 pages
was: R 340.95
now: R 299.95
Stock is usually dispatched in 6-12 days from date of order

This is indeed a story of mercy and the redemption it offers.

The History of Man

Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu
Paperback / softback
288 pages
was: R 360.95
now: R 316.95
Stock is usually dispatched in 6-12 days from date of order

Emil Coetzee, a civil servant in his fifties, is washing blood off his hands when the ceasefire is announced.