YUNOVA · Natural Language Processing
Module 12: Research and LLM tuning
How to read an NLP research paper
Key points
- Read the abstract, figures and conclusion first.
- Then read the method and experiments in detail.
- Note the datasets, baselines and limitations.
Reproducing a machine learning paper
Key points
- Start from the official code if the authors released it.
- Match the data, hyperparameters and evaluation exactly.
- Record every difference between your results and the paper's.
Fine-tuning an LLM with LoRA
Key points
- LoRA trains small low-rank matrices while the base model stays frozen.
- It needs far less memory than full fine-tuning.
- The Hugging Face PEFT library implements LoRA.