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SemanticHPC: Semantics-Aware, Hardware-Conscious Workflows for Distributed AI Training on HPC Architectures
SemanticHPC addresses key bottlenecks in large-scale AI training on HPC: the semantic quality of training data and hardware-aware optimization. It integrates ontology/RDF-based semantic preprocessing with distributed AI training frameworks (Horovod/PyTorch DDP) and HPC-specific optimizations (NUMA pinning, GPU P2P, network tuning). Experimental evaluation on Open Images V7 (1-8 nodes, 4-32 GPUs) shows SemanticHPC improves validation accuracy by 3.5-4.4 absolute percentage points, with end-to-end overhead below 8% and strong scaling efficiency above 79%. The framework emphasizes a unified workflow, treating semantics as an integral part of the training pipeline rather than an isolated preprocessing step, demonstrating its potential for more effective and efficient large-scale AI on HPC systems.
Unlocking New Efficiency & Accuracy in HPC-AI
SemanticHPC delivers measurable improvements for large-scale AI workloads, integrating previously isolated processes into a cohesive, high-performance workflow.
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SemanticHPC Processing Flow
| Feature | Baseline (No Semantics) | SemanticHPC (Full Semantics) |
|---|---|---|
| Validation Accuracy | 87.16% (8 nodes) | 91.57% (8 nodes) |
| End-to-End Overhead | N/A | 6.2-8.0% |
| Parallel Efficiency (8 nodes) | 78% | 79.29% |
| Data Handling | Raw samples | Ontology/RDF-based, enriched |
| Optimizations | Standard DDP/Horovod | NUMA, GPU P2P, Interconnect-aware |
Impact on Convergence and Resource Usage
SemanticHPC's richer, ontology-informed batches lead to more stable gradient updates, reducing synchronization rounds and training variance. While semantic preprocessing introduces CPU-side work and memory overhead (in-memory RDF graphs), this is offset by fewer training iterations to reach target accuracy. GPU utilization remained above 90%, CPU above 70%, confirming no major bottlenecks for the evaluated medium-sized workload. However, for significantly larger datasets, distributed SPARQL engines and on-disk indices may be needed to mitigate memory and processing limits.
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Your Path to SemanticHPC Implementation
We guide you through a structured, phased approach to integrate semantic-aware AI training into your HPC environment.
Phase 1: Discovery & Ontology Design
Collaborative workshops to understand your existing data, define domain ontology, and identify key semantic features for enrichment. Establish performance baselines.
Phase 2: Semantic Preprocessing Integration
Develop and integrate RDF/OWL-based semantic preprocessing layer. Implement SPARQL rules for validation and enrichment. Setup initial semantic-aware dataloaders.
Phase 3: HPC Optimization & Training Loop Adaptation
Configure hardware-aware optimizations (NUMA pinning, GPU affinity, interconnect tuning). Adapt distributed AI training (DDP/Horovod) to leverage semantic metadata.
Phase 4: Validation & Scaling
Conduct rigorous testing and validation of the integrated workflow on increasing node counts. Benchmark performance, accuracy, and scaling efficiency against targets. Refine for production deployment.
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