Optimizing Decentralized and Hybrid Parallel Training for Large-Scale Models

The recent advancements in decentralized and hybrid parallel training frameworks for large-scale models have significantly enhanced the efficiency and scalability of deep learning systems. Researchers are focusing on addressing the challenges of stragglers, communication delays, and resource heterogeneity by introducing novel algorithms and system designs that optimize both computational and communication aspects. These innovations include adaptive compression techniques, decentralized training systems with geo-distributed GPUs, and straggler-resilient hybrid parallel training frameworks. The convergence of these approaches not only improves the accuracy and resource utilization but also reduces the training time and memory consumption, making large-scale model training more practical and accessible. Notably, the integration of decentralized training with adaptive compression and straggler mitigation strategies is proving to be a promising direction, offering substantial speedups and better generalization performance. These developments are crucial for advancing the field, especially in scenarios where hardware resources are limited or distributed across multiple nodes.

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Unity is Power: Semi-Asynchronous Collaborative Training of Large-Scale Models with Structured Pruning in Resource-Limited Clients

Accelerated Distributed Stochastic Non-Convex Optimization over Time-Varying Directed Networks

From promise to practice: realizing high-performance decentralized training

FALCON: Pinpointing and Mitigating Stragglers for Large-Scale Hybrid-Parallel Training

FusionLLM: A Decentralized LLM Training System on Geo-distributed GPUs with Adaptive Compression

Disaggregating Embedding Recommendation Systems with FlexEMR

Boosting Asynchronous Decentralized Learning with Model Fragmentation

Malleus: Straggler-Resilient Hybrid Parallel Training of Large-scale Models via Malleable Data and Model Parallelization

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