Inference efficiency

Quantization, distillation, pruning and serving work aimed at the same accuracy for less memory, latency and money.

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arXiv Machine Learning
Jun 2

WINDQuant: Weight-Informed Neural Decision-Making for Global Mixed-Precision LLM Quantization

arXiv:2605. 26660v2 Announce Type: replace Abstract: Quantization is an effective approach to reduce the memory footprint and inference cost of large language models (LLMs), yet maintaining performance in the ultra-low-bit regime remains challenging.

By Phong Nam Huu Nguyen, Khoi M. Le, Cong-Duy T Nguyen, Anh Tuan Luu, Thong Thanh Nguyen, Tho Quan
arXiv AI
Jun 2

Rethinking the Role of Temperature in Large Language Model Distillation

arXiv:2606. 00306v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Reverse Kullback-Leibler (RKL) divergence is widely favored over forward KL (FKL) in large language models (LLM) distillation, yet this preference is largely based on comparisons that omit the temperature $\tau$, overlooking its central role in softening teacher distributions and improving knowledge transfer.

By Hoang-Chau Luong, Lingwei Chen
arXiv Machine Learning
Jun 2

Graph Transfer Learning via Shared Latent Geometry: Theory and Applications

arXiv:2606. 00716v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Inference and control in engineered physical systems pay a heavy physics cost at deployment: state estimators, inverse-problem solvers, model-predictive controllers, schedulers, and observers are often not closed-form and must re-solve a numerical optimization per instance, with the operator re-supplied each time.

By Tong Wu, Andrew Campbell, Anna Scaglione
arXiv Machine Learning
Jun 2

UME: A Unified Meta-Generalization Framework for Cross-Domain ETA

arXiv:2606. 00979v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Accurate Estimated Time of Arrival (ETA) prediction on checkout page is crucial in instant logistics for enhancing user satisfaction, optimizing dispatching, and controlling operational costs.

By Duo Wang, Qiong Wu, Jianguo Wu, Ruiyu Xu, Jinhui Yi, Zhonggen Sun, Zhentao Zhang, Yu Zhang, Ke Xing, Yongjun Yin, Zishuo Li, Jianwen Huang