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- CMakeLists.txt with libtorch, GoogleTest, GoogleBenchmark, OpenMP, pybind11 - Header files: config, controller, population, fitness, evolution, spectral, oscillation, telemetry, optimizer - Source implementations: controller (full micro-MLP forward pass, mutation, crossover), fitness (Welford's algorithm), oscillation (DFT), spectral (SVD rank), optimizer (sign-SGD stub) - Tests: controller, population, fitness, optimizer (Google Test) - Benchmarks: evolve throughput, optimizer step (Google Benchmark) - Examples: simple optimization, PyTorch/libtorch integration - Python extension: pybind11 bindings with setup.py - README with architecture diagram and build instructions
FCES-native
High-performance C++ reimplementation of the Fuzzy Controlled Evolutionary Search (FCES) optimizer.
FCES is a zero-memory evolutionary optimizer that replaces AdamW for neural network training, saving 100% of optimizer VRAM. This repository provides a native C++ implementation with libtorch integration for maximum performance.
Features
- Zero-State Overhead: No per-parameter momentum/variance buffers (unlike Adam)
- Neuro-Evolutionary Search: Population of fuzzy controllers evolved via genetic algorithms
- Spectral Sensing: Grokking-aware rank minimization
- Born Quantized: Quantization-aware evolutionary training
- libtorch Integration: Drop-in replacement for PyTorch optimizers
- Python Extension: pip-installable via pybind11 for seamless PyTorch interop
Architecture
┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ FCESOptimizer │
│ ┌────────────────┐ ┌─────────────────────────────┐ │
│ │ EvolutionMgr │ │ Parameter Update (libtorch) │ │
│ │ ┌────────────┐ │ │ • sign(grad) │ │
│ │ │ Population │ │ │ • trust region clipping │ │
│ │ │ ┌────────┐ │ │ │ • weight decay │ │
│ │ │ │Ctrl[0] │ │ │ └─────────────────────────────┘ │
│ │ │ │Ctrl[1] │ │ │ ┌─────────────────────────────┐ │
│ │ │ │ ... │ │ │ │ SpectralSensor │ │
│ │ │ │Ctrl[N] │ │ │ │ • rank tracking │ │
│ │ │ └────────┘ │ │ │ • grokking detection │ │
│ │ └────────────┘ │ └─────────────────────────────┘ │
│ │ • crossover │ ┌─────────────────────────────┐ │
│ │ • mutation │ │ OscillationDetector (FFT) │ │
│ │ • selection │ └─────────────────────────────┘ │
│ └────────────────┘ │
└──────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
Building
Prerequisites
- C++17 compiler (GCC 9+, Clang 10+, MSVC 2019+)
- CMake 3.18+
- libtorch (PyTorch C++ distribution)
Build Steps
# Download libtorch (Linux, CUDA 12.1)
wget https://download.pytorch.org/libtorch/cu121/libtorch-cxx11-abi-shared-with-deps-2.3.0%2Bcu121.zip
unzip libtorch-*.zip
# Configure & Build
mkdir build && cd build
cmake .. -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=/path/to/libtorch
cmake --build . --config Release -j$(nproc)
# Run tests
ctest --output-on-failure
Windows (MSVC)
mkdir build; cd build
cmake .. -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH="C:/path/to/libtorch" -G "Visual Studio 17 2022"
cmake --build . --config Release
ctest -C Release --output-on-failure
Python Extension
cd python
pip install .
import torch
from fces_native import FCESOptimizer
model = MyModel()
optimizer = FCESOptimizer(model.parameters(), lr=1.6e-3, population_size=200)
for batch in dataloader:
loss = model(batch)
loss.backward()
optimizer.step()
optimizer.update_fitness(loss.item())
optimizer.zero_grad()
Performance
Expected speedup over the Python implementation:
| Component | Python | C++ | Speedup |
|---|---|---|---|
evolve() (200 controllers) |
~2ms | ~20μs | ~100x |
decide_update() |
~0.5ms | ~5μs | ~100x |
End-to-end step() overhead |
~4ms | ~0.15ms | ~25x |
Scientific Background
See FCES SCIENCE.md for the full scientific log documenting the evolution from V1.0 (hardcoded fuzzy rules) through V49.0 (born-quantized training).
License
MIT License — See LICENSE for details.
Related
- FCES (Python) — Original Python implementation