BibTeX
@INPROCEEDINGS{
         Laue2020ASa,
       author = "S{\"{o}}ren Laue and Matthias Mitterreiter and Joachim Giesen",
       title = "A Simple and Efficient Tensor Calculus",
       pages = "4527--4534",
       publisher = "{AAAI} Press",
       year = "2020",
       url = "https://aaai.org/ojs/index.php/AAAI/article/view/5881",
       doi = "10.1609/aaai.v34i04.5881",
       ad_theotech = "Hierarchical Approach",
       abstract = "Computing derivatives of tensor expressions, also known as tensor calculus, is a
         fundamental task in machine learning. A key concern is the efficiency of evaluating the expressions
         and their derivatives that hinges on the representation of these expressions. Recently, an algorithm
         for computing higher order derivatives of tensor expressions like Jacobians or Hessians has been
         introduced that is a few orders of magnitude faster than previous state-of-the-art approaches.
         Unfortunately, the approach is based on Ricci notation and hence cannot be incorporated into
         automatic differentiation frameworks like TensorFlow, PyTorch, autograd, or JAX that use the simpler
         Einstein notation. This leaves two options, to either change the underlying tensor representation in
         these frameworks or to develop a new, provably correct algorithm based on Einstein notation.
         Obviously, the first option is impractical. Hence, we pursue the second option. Here, we show that
         using Ricci notation is not necessary for an efficient tensor calculus and develop an equally
         efficient method for the simpler Einstein notation. It turns out that turning to Einstein notation
         enables further improvements that lead to even better efficiency.",
       booktitle = "The Thirty-Fourth {AAAI} Conference on Artificial Intelligence, {AAAI} 2020, New
         York, NY, USA, February 7--12, 2020"
}