2 papers
cs.IR2025
Drowning in Documents: Consequences of Scaling Reranker Inference
Mathew Jacob, Erik Lindgren, Matei Zaharia +3
Rerankers, typically cross-encoders, are computationally intensive but are frequently used because they are widely assumed to outperform cheaper initial IR systems. We challenge th…
cs.DC2024
CkIO: Parallel File Input for Over-Decomposed Task-Based Systems
Mathew Jacob, Maya Taylor, Laxmikant Kale
Parallel input performance issues are often neglected in large scale parallel applications in Computational Science and Engineering. Traditionally, there has been less focus on inp…