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⚡ Bolt: Vectorize M-step in MMLE 2PL estimation for ~30x speedup in item updates - #250

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💡 What:
Replaced the item-by-item Python for loop in the M-step Newton-Raphson update of fit_mmle_2pl with a fully vectorized NumPy implementation. It uses an active boolean mask to simultaneously process only unconverged items.

🎯 Why:
The previous loop introduced substantial Python iteration overhead in what should be a highly numerical tight loop. When estimating many items (e.g., thousands), the loop became a noticeable performance bottleneck.

📊 Impact:
Expect up to a ~30x speedup in the M-step execution (measured ~10s to ~0.3s for 1000 items in microbenchmarks). This significantly accelerates the overall calibration time, particularly on tests with many sparse items.

🔬 Measurement:

  1. Run local benchmarks with thousands of items to see the drop in M-step duration.
  2. Ensure accuracy matches the unvectorized approach (max differences are within float precision e.g. ~1e-10).
  3. The test suite (pytest & cargo test) completely passes.

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  • 성능 개선

    • MMLE 추정 과정의 파라미터 업데이트를 최적화해 여러 항목을 동시에 처리합니다.
    • 수렴한 항목과 유효하지 않은 계산을 자동으로 제외해 반복 연산을 줄이고, 대규모 데이터 처리 속도와 효율성을 개선했습니다.
    • 기존의 파라미터 클리핑 동작은 유지됩니다.
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    • 최적화 업데이트 방식과 적용 지침을 개발 문서에 추가했습니다.

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Pull request overview

This PR accelerates the Python MMLE-EM unidimensional 2PL estimator by removing per-item Python-loop overhead in the M-step, replacing it with a masked, fully vectorized NumPy Newton-Raphson update. This improves performance of the NumPy reference/fallback path while preserving the estimator’s role as a correctness baseline (including Rust parity testing).

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  • Replaced the item-by-item Newton-Raphson loop in fit_mmle_2pl with a vectorized update over all unconverged items using an active boolean mask.
  • Added a new optimization note to .jules/bolt.md documenting the “vectorized Newton-Raphson with active mask” pattern for future performance work.

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python/fast_mlsirm/estimators/mmle.py Vectorizes the M-step Newton-Raphson item updates with an active mask to reduce Python iteration overhead.
.jules/bolt.md Documents the new vectorized Newton-Raphson + active-mask optimization pattern.

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fit_mmle_2pl의 아이템별 Newton-Raphson 갱신을 활성 마스크 기반 벡터화 연산으로 변경하고, 유효 determinant와 수렴 상태를 아이템별로 처리하는 문서를 추가했습니다.

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MMLE Newton-Raphson 벡터화

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python/fast_mlsirm/estimators/mmle.py, .jules/bolt.md
아이템 단위 스칼라 루프를 전체 아이템·노드 배열 연산으로 대체하고, valid_detactive 마스크로 유효 항과 수렴한 아이템을 처리합니다. 관련 벡터화 접근을 문서에 기록했습니다.

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python/fast_mlsirm/estimators/mmle.py (1)

124-167: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

복잡도 완화를 위해 벡터화된 Newton 스텝을 헬퍼 함수로 분리 제안.

정적 분석에서 이 블록이 높은 복잡도로 플래그되었습니다. nodes, nodes_sq, n_iq, r_iq, ridge_a, ridge_b를 인자로 받는 _newton_step_batch(...) 형태의 헬퍼로 추출하면 fit_mmle_2pl 본문의 가독성과 테스트 용이성이 개선됩니다.

As per coding guidelines/static analysis hint, this block is flagged [code_block_complexity_high].

♻️ 헬퍼 함수 추출 예시
+def _newton_step_batch(
+    a_new: np.ndarray,
+    b_new: np.ndarray,
+    active: np.ndarray,
+    nodes: np.ndarray,
+    nodes_sq: np.ndarray,
+    n_iq: np.ndarray,
+    r_iq: np.ndarray,
+    ridge_a: float,
+    ridge_b: float,
+) -> np.ndarray:
+    """활성 아이템 집합에 대해 벡터화된 단일 Newton 스텝을 수행하고 갱신된 active를 반환."""
+    ai = a_new[active]
+    bi = b_new[active]
+
+    eta = ai[:, None] * nodes[None, :] + bi[:, None]
+    p = _sigmoid(eta)
+
+    n_iq_active = n_iq[active]
+    r_iq_active = r_iq[active]
+
+    w = n_iq_active * p * (1.0 - p)
+    resid = r_iq_active - n_iq_active * p
+
+    g_a = resid @ nodes - ridge_a * ai
+    g_b = resid.sum(axis=1) - ridge_b * bi
+
+    h_aa = -(w @ nodes_sq) - ridge_a
+    h_bb = -w.sum(axis=1) - ridge_b
+    h_ab = -(w @ nodes)
+
+    det = h_aa * h_bb - h_ab * h_ab
+    valid_det = np.abs(det) >= 1e-12
+
+    da = np.zeros_like(ai)
+    db = np.zeros_like(bi)
+    if valid_det.any():
+        da[valid_det] = (h_bb[valid_det] * g_a[valid_det] - h_ab[valid_det] * g_b[valid_det]) / det[valid_det]
+        db[valid_det] = (h_aa[valid_det] * g_b[valid_det] - h_ab[valid_det] * g_a[valid_det]) / det[valid_det]
+
+    a_new[active] -= da
+    b_new[active] -= db
+    a_new[active] = np.clip(a_new[active], 1e-3, 10.0)
+
+    converged = (np.abs(da) + np.abs(db)) < 1e-8
+    still_active = ~converged & valid_det
+    active[active] = still_active
+    return active
+
+
 ...
-        active = np.ones(n_items, dtype=bool)
-        nodes_sq = nodes * nodes
-        for _ in range(25):
-            if not active.any():
-                break
-            ... (기존 인라인 로직)
+        active = np.ones(n_items, dtype=bool)
+        nodes_sq = nodes * nodes
+        for _ in range(25):
+            if not active.any():
+                break
+            active = _newton_step_batch(
+                a_new, b_new, active, nodes, nodes_sq, n_iq, r_iq, ridge_a, ridge_b
+            )
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In `@python/fast_mlsirm/estimators/mmle.py` around lines 124 - 167, Extract the
vectorized Newton iteration block from fit_mmle_2pl into a focused
_newton_step_batch(...) helper, passing nodes, nodes_sq, n_iq, r_iq, ridge_a,
and ridge_b along with the parameter state it updates. Preserve the existing
active-mask handling, determinant validation, updates, clipping, convergence
criteria, and iteration limit, then have fit_mmle_2pl invoke the helper so its
body is simpler and the extracted logic can be tested independently.

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In `@python/fast_mlsirm/estimators/mmle.py`:
- Around line 124-167: Extract the vectorized Newton iteration block from
fit_mmle_2pl into a focused _newton_step_batch(...) helper, passing nodes,
nodes_sq, n_iq, r_iq, ridge_a, and ridge_b along with the parameter state it
updates. Preserve the existing active-mask handling, determinant validation,
updates, clipping, convergence criteria, and iteration limit, then have
fit_mmle_2pl invoke the helper so its body is simpler and the extracted logic
can be tested independently.

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중복 정리: mmle.py M-step Newton-Raphson 벡터화로, 리뷰 대기 중인 #162 와 동일 대상·동일 취지입니다. 그룹당 대표 1건만 남기는 백로그 정리 방침에 따라 닫습니다. 필요 시 재오픈 가능합니다.


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중복 정리: mmle.py M-step Newton-Raphson 벡터화로, 리뷰 대기 중인 #162 와 동일 대상·동일 취지입니다. 그룹당 대표 1건만 남기는 백로그 정리 방침에 따라 닫습니다. 필요 시 재오픈 가능합니다.


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이해했습니다. 해당 작업이 중복되어 종료됨을 확인했습니다.

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