New Initialization
New initialization techniques for neural networks aim to improve training efficiency, stability, and generalization performance by carefully selecting initial model parameters. Current research focuses on developing methods tailored to specific architectures like transformers and diffusion models, often leveraging techniques such as reparameterization, knowledge factorization, and adaptive segmentation to optimize initialization for various tasks, including image generation, natural language processing, and visual navigation. These advancements are significant because they can lead to faster training, reduced computational costs, and improved model accuracy across a wide range of applications.
Papers
Rethinking the initialization of Momentum in Federated Learning with Heterogeneous Data
Chenguang Xiao, Shuo Wang
Initialization using Update Approximation is a Silver Bullet for Extremely Efficient Low-Rank Fine-Tuning
Kaustubh Ponkshe, Raghav Singhal, Eduard Gorbunov, Alexey Tumanov, Samuel Horvath, Praneeth Vepakomma
Autocorrelation Matters: Understanding the Role of Initialization Schemes for State Space Models
Fusheng Liu, Qianxiao Li