C++ based General-purpose Open Source Deep Learning Framework, WICWIU

Chunmyong Park, Jeewoong Kim, Yunho Kee, Jihyeon Kim, Seonggyeol Yoon, Eunseo Choi, Injung Kim

http://doi.org/10.5626/JOK.2019.46.3.253

In this paper, we introduce WICWIU, the first open source deep learning framework among Korean universities. WICWIU provides a variety of operators and modules together with a network structure that can represent an arbitrary general computational graph. The WICWIU features are sufficient to compose widely used deep learning models such as Inception, ResNet, and DenseNet. WICWIU also supports GPU-based massive parallel computing which significantly accelerates the training of neural networks. It is also easily accessible for C++ developers because the whole API is provided in C++. WICWIU has an advantage over Python-based frameworks in memory and performance optimization based on the C++ environment. This eases the customizability of WICWIU for environments with limited resources. WICWIU is readable and extensible because it is composed of C++ codes coupled with consistent APIs. With Korean documentation, it is particularly suitable for Korean developers. WICWIU applies the Apache 2.0 license which is available for any research or commercial purposes for free.