Archai accelerates your Neural Architecture Search (NAS) through fast, reproducible and modular research, enabling the generation of efficient deep networks for various applications.

Installation • Quickstart • Tasks • Documentation • Support

Installation

Archai can be installed through various methods, however, it is recommended to utilize a virtual environment such as conda or pyenv for optimal results.

To install Archai via PyPI, the following command can be executed:

pip install archai

Archai requires Python 3.7+ and PyTorch 1.7.0+ to function properly.

For further information, please consult the installation guide.

Quickstart

In this quickstart example, we will apply Archai in Natural Language Processing through the TransformerFlex search space, which performs NAS through a set of Transformers' configurations and finds the optimal Pareto-frontier according to a set of objectives.

from archai.discrete_search.evaluators.nlp.parameters import NonEmbeddingParamsProxy
from archai.discrete_search.evaluators.nlp.transformer_flex_latency import TransformerFlexOnnxLatency
from archai.discrete_search.evaluators.nlp.transformer_flex_memory import TransformerFlexOnnxMemory
from archai.discrete_search.search_spaces.nlp.transformer_flex.search_space import TransformerFlexSearchSpace

space = TransformerFlexSearchSpace("codegen")
objectives = {
   "non_embedding_params": NonEmbeddingParamsProxy(),
   "onnx_latency": TransformerFlexOnnxLatency(space),
   "onnx_memory": TransformerFlexOnnxMemory(space),
}

After we have initialized both space and objectives, we will import and use the EvolutionParetoSearch algorithm to conduct the search:

from archai.discrete_search.algos.evolution_pareto import EvolutionParetoSearch

algo = EvolutionParetoSearch(
   space,
   objectives,
   None,
   "tmp",
   num_iters=5,
   init_num_models=10,
   seed=1234,
)
algo.search()

The search() method is called to start the NAS process. The algorithm will iterate through different network architectures, evaluate their performance based on the defined objectives, and ultimately produce a frontier of Pareto-optimal results.

Tasks

This section is under development.

Documentation

To demonstrate the capabilities of Archai, a series of documented examples are provided to showcase its functionality:

• 30-Minute Tutorial;
• Notebooks;
• Scripts;

For additional information, please refer to the official documentation.

Support

If you have any questions or feedback about the Archai project or the open problems in Neural Architecture Search, please feel free to contact us using the following information:

• Email: archai@microsoft.com
• Website: https://github.com/microsoft/archai/issues

We welcome any questions, feedback, or suggestions you may have and look forward to hearing from you.

Team

Archai has been created and maintained by Shital Shah, Debadeepta Dey, Gustavo de Rosa, Caio Mendes, Piero Kauffmann, Allie Del Giorno, Mojan Javaheripi and Ofer Dekel at Microsoft Research.

Contributions

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This project has adopted the Microsoft Open Source Code of Conduct. For more information see the Code of Conduct FAQ or contact opencode@microsoft.com with any additional questions or comments.

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License

This project is released under the MIT License. Please review the file for more details.