March 2026: Delivered stability and build-time improvements on ROCm/aiter with a focus on FMHA reliability, CK-dependency management, and runtime device visibility. Key outcomes include FMHA backward overflow fixes for gfx942/gfx950, a CK-free backward pass (bwd v3), FMHA forward CK removal with ENABLE_CK flag, and PCI chip ID-based device name identification. These changes reduce crashes, enable broader platform support, and simplify builds and deployment.

February 2026 for ROCm/aiter: Delivered performance-focused enhancements to backward multi-head attention compute with new assembly kernels and Python integration for the hd192_128 branch kernel. Implemented mha bwd hd192_128 bottom-right a32/a16 assembly kernels, added causal br a16 kernel, refined kernel naming and NaN handling, and enabled hd192_128 br kernel in Python. Improved dimension validation for the new branch to ensure robust, flexible usage and to unlock broader model support.

Monthly work summary for 2025-12 focusing on key accomplishments in ROCm/aiter, highlighting delivered features, critical fixes, impact, and technical skills demonstrated.

Month 2025-11: Delivered a performance-focused optimization for the embedding forward kernel on ROCm MI350 within pytorch/FBGEMM. Implemented vec4-based data processing and subwarp optimization when embedding dimension ranges 32–64, resulting in faster embedding lookups and higher throughput. PR 5064 merged after review; validated against ROCm targets with no regressions.