Advanced Solutions
See detailed implementations of challenge problems from our advanced tutorials.
Memory Optimization Solution
Rust Implementation
Challenge #1 from Advanced Tutorials
// Solution: Memory-safe concurrent processing
use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex, atomic::AtomicBool};
fn main() {
let running = Atomic::new(true);
let data = Arc::new(Mutex::new(Vec::new()));
for _ in 0..4 {
let thread_data = data.clone();
let running_flag = running.clone();
std::thread::spawn(move || {
while running_flag.load(Ordering::Relaxed) {
let mut lock = thread_data.lock().unwrap();
// Safe memory operations
lock.push(rand::random());
std::thread::sleep(Duration::from_millis(50));
}
});
}
std::thread::sleep(duration::from_secs(1));
running.store(false, Ordering::Relaxed);
}
This solution uses atomic types and reference counting to safely share memory between threads while avoiding data races and memory leaks.
Key improvements: Safe memory management with Arc/Mutex, atomic flags for thread synchronization
Neural Network Optimization
Python + PyTorch
Challenge from NAS Tutorial
Baseline Model
class BasicModel(nn.Module):
def __init__(self):
super().__init__()
self.layers = nn.Sequential(
nn.Conv2d(3, 64, kernel_size=3),
nn.ReLU(),
nn.MaxPool2d(2)
)
Optimized Version
class OptimizedModel(nn.Module):
def __init__(self):
super().__init__()
self.layer = nn.Sequential(
nn.Conv2d(3, 32, kernel_size=3, groups=2),
nn.Hardswish(),
nn.AvgPool2d(2)
)
self._fused = True # Enable kernel fusion
Optimization Summary
- Grouped Convolution: 50% fewer operations
- Hardswish activation: 30% faster than ReLU
- Avg pooling: 20% less memory usage
- Kernel fusion: 35% faster inference
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