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doc/omlw2014/presentation.tex

@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ Montréal, Canada \newline
   \begin{itemize}
   \item Python: OO coding language
   \item Numpy: n-dimension array object and scientific computing toolbox
-  \item SciPy: sparse matrix object and more scientfic computing functionality
+  \item SciPy: sparse matrix object and more scientific computing functionality
   \item libgpuarray: gpu n-dimentional array object in C for CUDA and OpenCL
   \item Theano: compiler/symbolic graph manipulation
   \item Pylearn2: machine learning framework
@@ -71,22 +71,22 @@ Montréal, Canada \newline
   \item NumPy provides a N-dimensional numeric array in Python
       \begin{itemize}
       \item Perfect for high-performance computing.
-      \item Slice are return view (no copy)
+      \item Slices of arrays are views (no copy)
       \end{itemize}
 
   \item NumPy provides
       \begin{itemize}
-      \item elementwise computations
-      \item linear algebra, Fourier transforms
-      \item pseudorandom numbers from many distributions
+      \item Elementwise computations
+      \item Linear algebra, Fourier transforms
+      \item Pseudorandom numbers from many distributions
       \end{itemize}
 
   \item SciPy provides lots more, including
       \begin{itemize}
-      \item sparse matrix
-      \item more linear algebra
-      \item solvers and optimization algorithms
-      \item matlab-compatible I/O
+      \item Sparse matrix
+      \item More linear algebra
+      \item Solvers and optimization algorithms
+      \item Matlab-compatible I/O
       \item I/O and signal processing for images and audio
       \end{itemize}
   \end{itemize}
@@ -104,9 +104,8 @@ Montréal, Canada \newline
 
 \begin{frame}{Why scripting for GPUs?}
 \begin{bf}They Complement each other\end{bf}
-\begin{itemize}
 
-  \item GPUs are everything that scripting/high level languages are not
+GPUs are everything that scripting/high level languages are not
 
     \begin{itemize}
     \item Highly parallel
@@ -117,13 +116,18 @@ Montréal, Canada \newline
 \end{itemize}
 
 \begin{bf}Best of both:\end{bf} easy scripted development invokes GPU kernel.
-Combined with Theano c code generation...
-\begin{bf}Theano c code generation remove overhead\end{bf} from function call between Python and C.
+
+\begin{bf}Theano C code generation removes overhead\end{bf} from
+function call between Python and C, by launching many C functions at once.
 
 \end{frame}
 
 \begin{frame}{Theano}
+
+
 \end{frame}
+
+
 \begin{frame}{Pylearn2}
 \end{frame}
 \begin{frame}{libgpuarray}