+1 On 1 September 2015 at 14:08, jan i <j...@apache.org> wrote: > +1 (binding) > > have fun > rgds > jan i > > On Tuesday, September 1, 2015, moon soo Lee <m...@apache.org> wrote: > >> +1 (non binding) >> >> On Mon, Aug 31, 2015 at 10:43 PM Atri Sharma <a...@apache.org >> <javascript:;>> wrote: >> >> > +1 (non binding) >> > On 1 Sep 2015 04:43, "Edward J. Yoon" <edwardy...@apache.org >> <javascript:;>> wrote: >> > >> > > Hi folks, >> > > >> > > I would like to call a vote to accept Horn, as a new Apache Incubator >> > > project. The full proposal is available at the end of this mail and as >> > > a https://wiki.apache.org/incubator/HornProposal (the changes from >> > > initial discussion draft are addition of 2 committers from cldi-kaist >> > > team and Rich as a mentor). >> > > >> > > The VOTE is open for at least the next 72 hours: >> > > >> > > [ ] +1 Accept Horn into the Apache Incubator >> > > [ ] 0 >> > > [ ] -1 Do not accept Horn into the Apache Incubator bc .. >> > > >> > > I'd like to get the voting started w/ my own +1 >> > > >> > > Thanks! >> > > >> > > == Abstract == >> > > >> > > Horn [hɔ:n] (korean meaning of Horn is a "Spirit") is a neuron-centric >> > > programming APIs and execution framework for large-scale deep >> > > learning, built on top of Apache Hama. >> > > >> > > == Proposal == >> > > >> > > It is a goal of the Horn to provide a neuron-centric programming APIs >> > > which allows user to easily define the characteristic of artificial >> > > neural network model and its structure, and its execution framework >> > > that leverages the heterogeneous resources on Hama and Hadoop YARN >> > > cluster. >> > > >> > > == Background == >> > > >> > > The initial ANN code was developed at Apache Hama project by a >> > > committer, Yexi Jiang (Facebook) in 2013. The motivation behind this >> > > work is to build a framework that provides more intuitive programming >> > > APIs like Google's MapReduce or Pregel and supports applications >> > > needing large model with huge memory consumptions in distributed way. >> > > >> > > == Rationale == >> > > >> > > While many of deep learning open source softwares such as Caffe, >> > > DeepDist, DL4j, and NeuralGiraph are still data or model parallel >> > > only, we aim to support both data and model parallelism and also >> > > fault-tolerant system design. The basic idea of data and model >> > > parallelism is use of the remote parameter server to parallelize model >> > > creation and distribute training across machines, and the BSP >> > > framework of Apache Hama for performing asynchronous mini-batches. >> > > Within single BSP job, each task group works asynchronously using >> > > region barrier synchronization instead of global barrier >> > > synchronization, and trains large-scale neural network model using >> > > assigned data sets in BSP paradigm. Thus, we achieve data and model >> > > parallelism. This architecture is inspired by Google's !DistBelief >> > > (Jeff Dean et al, 2012). >> > > >> > > == Initial Goals == >> > > >> > > Some current goals include: >> > > >> > > * builds new community >> > > * provides more intuitive programming APIs >> > > * needs both data and model parallelism support >> > > * must run natively on both Hama and Hadoop2 >> > > * needs also GPUs and InfiniBand support (FPGAs if possible) >> > > >> > > == Current Status == >> > > >> > > === Meritocracy === >> > > >> > > The core developers understand what it means to have a process based >> > > on meritocracy. We will provide continuous efforts to build an >> > > environment that supports this, encouraging community members to >> > > contribute. >> > > >> > > === Community === >> > > >> > > A small community has formed within the Apache Hama project community, >> > > universities, and companies such as deep learning startup, instant >> > > messenger service company, and mobile manufacturing company. And many >> > > people are interested in the large-scale deep learning platform >> > > itself. By bringing Horn into Apache, we believe that the community >> > > will grow even bigger. >> > > >> > > === Core Developers === >> > > >> > > Edward J. Yoon, Thomas Jungblut, Jungin Lee, and Minho Kim >> > > >> > > == Known Risks == >> > > >> > > === Orphaned Products === >> > > >> > > Apache Hama is already a core open source component at Samsung >> > > Electronics, and Horn also will be used by Samsung Electronics and >> > > Cldi Inc., and so there is no direct risk for this project to be >> > > orphaned. >> > > >> > > === Inexperience with Open Source === >> > > >> > > Some are very new and the others have experience using and/or working >> > > on Apache open source projects. >> > > >> > > === Homogeneous Developers === >> > > >> > > The initial committers are from different organizations such as, >> > > Microsoft, Samsung Electronics, Seoul National University, Technical >> > > University of Munich, KAIST, LINE plus, and Cldi Inc. >> > > >> > > === Reliance on Salaried Developers === >> > > >> > > Few will be worked as a full-time open source developer. Other >> > > developers will also start working on the project in their spare time. >> > > >> > > === Relationships with Other Apache Products === >> > > >> > > * Horn is based on Apache Hama >> > > * Apache Zookeeper is used for distributed locking service >> > > * Natively run on Apache Hadoop and Mesos >> > > * Horn can be somewhat overlapped with Singa podling (If possible, >> > > we'd also like to use Singa or Caffe to do the heavy lifting part). >> > > >> > > === An Excessive Fascination with the Apache Brand === >> > > >> > > Horn itself will hopefully have benefits from Apache, in terms of >> > > attracting a community and establishing a solid group of developers, >> > > but also the relation with Apache Hadoop, Zookeeper, and Hama. These >> > > are the main reasons for us to send this proposal. >> > > >> > > == Documentation == >> > > >> > > Initial plan about Horn can be found at >> > > >> http://blog.udanax.org/2015/06/googles-distbelief-clone-project-on.html >> > > >> > > == Initial Source == >> > > >> > > The initial source code has been release as part of Apache Hama >> > > project developed under Apache Software Foundation. The source code is >> > > currently hosted at >> > > >> > > >> > >> https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/hama/trunk/ml/src/main/java/org/apache/hama/ml/ann/ >> > > >> > > == Cryptography == >> > > >> > > Not applicable. >> > > >> > > == Required Resources == >> > > >> > > === Mailing Lists === >> > > >> > > * horn-private >> > > * horn-dev >> > > >> > > === Subversion Directory === >> > > >> > > * Git is the preferred source control system: git:// >> git.apache.org/horn >> > > >> > > === Issue Tracking === >> > > >> > > * a JIRA issue tracker, HORN >> > > >> > > == Initial Committers == >> > > >> > > * Thomas Jungblut (tjungblut AT apache DOT org) >> > > * Edward J. Yoon (edwardyoon AT apache DOT org) >> > > * Dongjin Lee (dongjin.lee.kr AT gmail DOT com) >> > > * Minho Kim (minwise.kim AT samsung DOT com) >> > > * Jungin Lee (jilee AT clid DOT io) >> > > * Kyunghyun Paeng (khpaeng AT kaist DOT ac DOT kr) >> > > * Chia-Hung Lin (chl501 AT apache DOT org) >> > > * Behroz Sikander (behroz.sikander AT tum DOT de) >> > > * Kisuk Lee (ks881115 AT gmail DOT com) >> > > >> > > == Affiliations == >> > > >> > > * Thomas Jungblut (Microsoft) >> > > * Edward J. Yoon (Samsung Electronics) >> > > * Donjin Lee (LINE Plus) >> > > * Minho Kim (Samsung Electronics) >> > > * Jungin Lee (Cldi Inc.) >> > > * Kyunghyun Paeng (KAIST) >> > > * Chia-Hung Lin (Self) >> > > * Behroz Sikander (Technical University of Munich) >> > > * Kisuk Lee (Seoul National University) >> > > >> > > == Sponsors == >> > > >> > > === Champion === >> > > >> > > * Edward J. Yoon <ASF member, Samsung Electronics> >> > > >> > > === Nominated Mentors === >> > > >> > > * Luciano Resende <ASF member, IBM> >> > > * Robin Anil <ASF member, Tock> >> > > * Edward J. Yoon <ASF member, Samsung Electronics> >> > > * Rich Bowen <ASF member, Red Hat> >> > > >> > > === Sponsoring Entity === >> > > >> > > The Apache Incubator >> > > >> > > -- >> > > Best Regards, Edward J. Yoon >> > > >> > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org >> <javascript:;> >> > > For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org >> <javascript:;> >> > > >> > > >> > >> > > > -- > Sent from My iPad, sorry for any misspellings.
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