Course Outline

Introduction to Optimizing Large Models

  • Overview of large model architectures
  • Challenges in fine-tuning large models
  • Importance of cost-effective optimization

Distributed Training Techniques

  • Introduction to data and model parallelism
  • Frameworks for distributed training: PyTorch and TensorFlow
  • Scaling across multiple GPUs and nodes

Model Quantization and Pruning

  • Understanding quantization techniques
  • Applying pruning to reduce model size
  • Trade-offs between accuracy and efficiency

Hardware Optimization

  • Choosing the right hardware for fine-tuning tasks
  • Optimizing GPU and TPU utilization
  • Using specialized accelerators for large models

Efficient Data Management

  • Strategies for managing large datasets
  • Preprocessing and batching for performance
  • Data augmentation techniques

Deploying Optimized Models

  • Techniques for deploying fine-tuned models
  • Monitoring and maintaining model performance
  • Real-world examples of optimized model deployment

Advanced Optimization Techniques

  • Exploring low-rank adaptation (LoRA)
  • Using adapters for modular fine-tuning
  • Future trends in model optimization

Summary and Next Steps

Requirements

  • Experience with deep learning frameworks like PyTorch or TensorFlow
  • Familiarity with large language models and their applications
  • Understanding of distributed computing concepts

Audience

  • Machine learning engineers
  • Cloud AI specialists
 21 Hours

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