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 Duration 21 hours

Course Outline

Performance Fundamentals and Key Metrics

  • Analyzing latency, throughput, power consumption, and resource utilization
  • Distinguishing between system and model-level bottlenecks
  • Profiling strategies for inference versus training phases

Profiling on Huawei Ascend

  • Leveraging CANN Profiler and MindInsight
  • Diagnosing kernel and operator performance
  • Managing offload patterns and memory mapping

Profiling on Biren GPU

  • Utilizing Biren SDK performance monitoring capabilities
  • Addressing kernel fusion, memory alignment, and execution queues
  • Conducting power and temperature-aware profiling

Profiling on Cambricon MLU

  • Employing BANGPy and Neuware performance tools
  • Interpreting kernel-level visibility and logs
  • Integrating the MLU profiler with deployment frameworks

Graph and Model-Level Optimization

  • Strategies for graph pruning and quantization
  • Operator fusion and restructuring computational graphs
  • Standardizing input sizes and tuning batch parameters

Memory and Kernel Optimization

  • Optimizing memory layouts and data reuse
  • Managing buffers efficiently across different chipsets
  • Applying kernel-level tuning techniques specific to each platform

Cross-Platform Best Practices

  • Ensuring performance portability through abstraction strategies
  • Developing shared tuning pipelines for multi-chip environments
  • Case study: tuning an object detection model across Ascend, Biren, and MLU

Conclusions and Recommended Next Steps

Requirements

  • Hands-on experience with AI model training or deployment pipelines
  • A solid grasp of GPU/MLU computational principles and model optimization techniques
  • Familiarity with standard performance profiling tools and key metrics

Target Audience

  • Performance engineers
  • Machine learning infrastructure teams
  • AI system architects

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  • Customized Content: We adapt the syllabus and practical exercises to the real goals and needs of your project.
  • Flexible Schedule: Dates and times adapted to your team's agenda.
  • Format: Online (live), In-company (at your offices), or Hybrid.
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Price per private group, online live training, starting from 3900 € + VAT*

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