Data, models, and computing are the three pillars that enable machine learning to solve real-world problems at scale. Making progress on these three domains requires not only disruptive algorithmic advances but also systems innovations that can continue to squeeze more efficiency out of modern hardware. Learning systems are at the center of every intelligent application nowadays. However, the ever-growing demand for applications and hardware specialization creates a huge engineering burden for these systems, most of which rely on heuristics or manual optimization. In this talk, I will discuss approaches to reduce these manual efforts. I will cover several aspects of such learning systems, including scalability, ease of use, and more automation. I will discuss these elements using the real-world learning systems that I built -- XGBoost and Apache TVM.
Speakers
Tianqi Chen
Assistant Professor, ML & CS Department, Carnegie Mellon University | CTO, OctoML | Creator of Apache TVM, XGBoost, and the co-creator of Apache MXNet, Carnegie Mellon University | OctoML | Apache TVM | XGBoost | Apache MXNet