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TensorLy: Tensor Learning in Python (arxiv.org)
3 points by thanatosmin on Jul 28, 2019 | hide | past | pdf | discuss on HN

In plain words: Tensors are grids of numbers with more than two dimensions, like stacked matrices, and this Python library gives them the same easy tools matrices already have. It runs on the usual scientific computing engines and on CPUs or GPUs, free for research and business.

Abstract

Tensors are higher-order extensions of matrices. While matrix methods form the cornerstone of machine learning and data analysis, tensor methods have been gaining increasing traction. However, software support for tensor operations is not on the same footing. In order to bridge this gap, we have developed \emph{TensorLy}, a high-level API for tensor methods and deep tensorized neural networks in Python. TensorLy aims to follow the same standards adopted by the main projects of the Python scientific community, and seamlessly integrates with them. Its BSD license makes it suitable for both academic and commercial applications. TensorLy's backend system allows users to perform computations with NumPy, MXNet, PyTorch, TensorFlow and CuPy. They can be scaled on multiple CPU or GPU machines. In addition, using the deep-learning frameworks as backend allows users to easily design and train deep tensorized neural networks. TensorLy is available at https://github.com/tensorly/tensorly

Jean Kossaifi, Yannis Panagakis, Anima Anandkumar, Maja Pantic
arXiv:1610.09555 · cs.LG · submitted Oct 29, 2016 · updated May 9, 2018
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