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DESCRIPTION:Abstract: We will discuss how algorithmic tools and understandi
 ng borrowed from optimization theory\, Fourier transforms\, and Boolean fu
 nction analysis can help understand the mechanisms employed by Transformer
 s to solve basic computational tasks such as linear regression and additio
 n. We will examine the role of the architecture and pre-trained data in en
 abling Transformers to learn their employed mechanisms. Finally\, we will 
 discuss work on using Transformers themselves to discover and design data 
 structures for tasks such as nearest neighbor search. Bio Vatsal Sharan is
  an assistant…
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LOCATION:UBC Vancouver Campus\, ICCS X836
SUMMARY:Using Algorithms to Understand Transformers (and Using Transformers
  to Understand Algorithms) - Vatsal Sharan\, Assistant Professor\, Univers
 ity of Southern California
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