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Editor reviewedFast, memory-efficient attention
University at Buffalo professor working across theory and efficient sequence modeling
Worth following because he brings a real theory background into the model-systems layer, especially where structured linear algebra and sequence methods end up mattering for practical modern architectures.
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FlashAttention
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HiPPO and state-space foundations
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Theory-informed sequence modeling
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Fast, memory-efficient attention
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FlashAttention: Fast and Memory-Efficient Exact Attention with IO-Awareness
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FlashAttention (GitHub)
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