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Loihi 2 backend support for parallel OptimizationSolver

Open GaboFGuerra opened this issue 2 years ago • 0 comments

User Story

As a user of the OptimizationSolver I want to run the Loihi2 Optimization solver with many parallel configurations running simultaneously to get higher solution probability and a lower time to solution.

Conditions of satisfaction

  • User can explicitly invoke the number of parallel copies of the solver network in SolverConfig.
  • At runtime, the network state is read from the network with the best cost.
  • The user can give the solver a set of hyperparameters in SolverConfig which parameterize each copy of the network solver.

Acceptance Tests

With Loihi 2 backend:

  • Number of parallel copies of the network in SolverConfig results in an equivalent number of SNN + CostIntegrator copies on the SolverProcess and SolverModel.
  • ReadGate's RefPorts for solution readout and spike counters for cost reading are equal the number of copies of the network.
  • Solver network and solution readout processes are correctly connected.
  • The input set of hyperparameters are correctly propagated and distributed into the solver network copies.
  • At runtime, the network state is read from the network with the best cost.

Lava version:

  • [x] 0.3.0 (feature release)

I'm submitting a ...

  • [x] feature request

Other information:

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GaboFGuerra avatar Jan 24 '23 15:01 GaboFGuerra