Advancements in Efficient Data Structures and Accelerators

The field of computer science is witnessing significant advancements in the development of efficient data structures and accelerators. Researchers are focusing on creating innovative solutions to improve the performance of various applications, including machine learning, big data, and high-dimensional vector search. The general direction of the field is towards designing and optimizing data structures and accelerators that can efficiently handle large amounts of data and reduce computational complexity. Noteworthy papers in this regard include SparseMap, which proposes an evolution strategy-based sparse tensor accelerator optimization framework, and TOAST, which combines a novel static compiler analysis with a Monte Carlo Tree Search to achieve fast and scalable auto-partitioning. Additionally, papers like Gorgeous and GoVector are making significant contributions to the field of high-dimensional vector search by proposing novel data layouts and caching strategies that improve query throughput and reduce latency.

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Towards Efficient Hash Maps in Functional Array Languages

SparseMap: A Sparse Tensor Accelerator Framework Based on Evolution Strategy

An Open-Source HW-SW Co-Development Framework Enabling Efficient Multi-Accelerator Systems

TOAST: Fast and scalable auto-partitioning based on principled static analysis

Gorgeous: Revisiting the Data Layout for Disk-Resident High-Dimensional Vector Search

On the Effectiveness of Graph Reordering for Accelerating Approximate Nearest Neighbor Search on GPU

GoVector: An I/O-Efficient Caching Strategy for High-Dimensional Vector Nearest Neighbor Search

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