Deep learning framework that pioneered the "define-by-run" dynamic computation graph paradigm in 2015, before PyTorch adopted the same approach. Included CuPy (NumPy-like GPU arrays), ChainerMN (distributed training), and ChainerCV. Development ended Dec 2019 when PFN migrated to PyTorch. KDD 2019.

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Venue KDD 2019
open-sourcetraininginfrastructure