Abstract
In our previous papers [12, 13], we proposed the parallel realization of the Deep Belief Network (DBN). This research confirmed the potential usefulness of the first generation of the Intel MIC architecture for implementing DBN and similar algorithms. In this work, we investigate how the Intel MIC and CPU platforms can be applied to implement efficiently the complete learning process using DBNs with layers corresponding to the Restricted Boltzman Machines. The focus is on the new generation of Intel MIC devices known as Knights Landing. Unlike the previous generation, called Knights Corner, they are delivered not as coprocessors, but as standalone processors.
The learning procedure is based on the matrix approach, where learning samples are grouped into packages, and represented as matrices. We study the possible ways of improving the performance taking into account features of the Knights Landing architecture, and parameters of the learning algorithm. In particular, the influence of the package size on the accuracy of learning, as well as on the performance of computations are investigated using conventional CPU and Intel Xeon Phi. The performance advantages of Knights Landing over Knights Corner are presented and discussed.
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This project was supported by the Polish Ministry of Science and Education under Grant No. BS/PB-1-112-3030/17/P. The authors are grateful to the Czestochowa University of Technology for granting access to Intel CPU and Xeon Phi platforms provided by the MICLAB project No. POIG.02.03.00.24-093/13.
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Olas, T., Mleczko, W.K., Wozniak, M., Nowicki, R.K., Gepner, P. (2018). Performance Evaluation of DBN Learning on Intel Multi- and Manycore Architectures. In: Wyrzykowski, R., Dongarra, J., Deelman, E., Karczewski, K. (eds) Parallel Processing and Applied Mathematics. PPAM 2017. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 10777. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-78024-5_49
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