diff --git a/examples/example1.hs b/examples/example1.hs
deleted file mode 100644
--- a/examples/example1.hs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,104 +0,0 @@
-{-# LANGUAGE RecordWildCards #-}
-
-import Control.Applicative ((<$>), (<*>))
-import Control.Monad (replicateM)
-import System.IO (hSetBuffering, stdout, BufferMode (NoBuffering))
-import qualified System.Random as R
-import qualified Data.Vector as V
-import qualified Data.Vector.Unboxed as U
-import qualified Numeric.SGD as S
-
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--- Dataset generation
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
--- | Element of a dataset.
-type Elem = [(Int, Double)]
-
--- | Random dataset element.
-elemR
-    :: Int              -- ^ Maximum number of element items
-    -> (Int, Int)       -- ^ Range for item's first component
-    -> (Double, Double) -- ^ Range for item's second component
-    -> IO Elem          -- ^ Result
-elemR nMax xr yr = do
-    n <- R.randomRIO (0, max 0 nMax)
-    replicateM n ((,) <$> R.randomRIO xr <*> R.randomRIO yr)
-
--- | Random dataset.
-dataSetR
-    :: Int              -- ^ Dataset size
-    -> Int              -- ^ Number of model parameters
-    -> Int              -- ^ Maximum number of items in data element
-    -> (Double, Double) -- ^ Range for item's second component
-    -> IO (V.Vector Elem)   -- ^ Result
-dataSetR m n k yRan =
-    V.fromList <$> replicateM m (elemR k (0, n-1) yRan)
-
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--- Objective function and gradient
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
--- | An objective function. The SGD method can be used when
--- the objective function is defined in a form of a sum.
-goal :: S.Para -> [Elem] -> Double
-goal para =
-    sum . map perElem
-  where
-    perElem xs = sum
-        [ (para U.! k - x) ^ (2 :: Int)
-        | (k, x) <- xs ]
-
--- | Since the goal function has a form of a sum, it is sufficient to define
--- the gradient over one element only. The gradient with respect to the dataset
--- is a sum of gradients over its individual elements.
-grad :: S.Para -> Elem -> S.Grad
-grad para xs = S.fromList
-    -- [ (k, 2 * (x - para U.! k))
-    [ (k, 2 * (para U.! k - x))
-    | (k, x) <- xs ]
-
--- | Negate gradient. We use it to find the minimum of the objective function.
-negGrad :: (S.Para -> Elem -> S.Grad)
-        -> (S.Para -> Elem -> S.Grad)
-negGrad g para x = fmap negate (g para x)
-
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--- SGD
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
--- | Notification run by the sgdM function every parameters update.
-notify :: S.SgdArgs -> V.Vector Elem -> S.Para -> Int -> IO ()
-notify S.SgdArgs{..} dataSet para k =
-    if doneTotal k /= doneTotal (k - 1)
-        then do
-            let n = doneTotal k
-                x = goal para (V.toList dataSet)
-            putStrLn ("\n" ++ "[" ++ show n ++ "] f = " ++ show x)
-        else
-            putStr "."
-  where
-    doneTotal :: Int -> Int
-    doneTotal = floor . done
-    done :: Int -> Double
-    done i
-        = fromIntegral (i * batchSize)
-        / fromIntegral (V.length dataSet)
-
--- | Run the monadic version of SGD.
-runSgdM
-    :: Int              -- ^ Dataset size
-    -> Int              -- ^ Number of model parameters
-    -> Int              -- ^ Maximum number of items in data element
-    -> S.SgdArgs        -- ^ SGD parameters
-    -> IO S.Para
-runSgdM m n k sgdArgs = do
-    dataSet <- dataSetR m n k (-10, 10)
-    let para = U.replicate n 0
-    hSetBuffering stdout NoBuffering
-    S.sgdM sgdArgs (notify sgdArgs dataSet) (negGrad grad) dataSet para
-
--- | Run the monadic version of SGD with some default parameter values.
-main = do
-    let sgdArgs = S.sgdArgsDefault { S.iterNum = 50 }
-    runSgdM 1000 1000000 10 sgdArgs
diff --git a/sgd.cabal b/sgd.cabal
--- a/sgd.cabal
+++ b/sgd.cabal
@@ -1,31 +1,28 @@
 name:               sgd
-version:            0.4.0.1
+version:            0.5.0.0
 synopsis:           Stochastic gradient descent
 description:
-    Implementation of a Stochastic Gradient Descent optimization method.
-    See examples directory in the source package for examples of usage.
+    Stochastic gradient descent library.
     .
-    It is a preliminary implementation of the SGD method and API may change
-    in future versions.
+    Import "Numeric.SGD" to use the library.
 license:            BSD3
 license-file:       LICENSE
 cabal-version:      >= 1.6
-copyright:          Copyright (c) 2012 IPI PAN
+copyright:          Copyright (c) 2012-2019 Jakub Waszczuk
 author:             Jakub Waszczuk
 maintainer:         waszczuk.kuba@gmail.com
 stability:          experimental
-category:           Math, Algorithms
+category:           Math
 homepage:           https://github.com/kawu/sgd
 build-type:         Simple
 
-extra-source-files: examples/example1.hs
-
 library
     hs-source-dirs: src
 
     build-depends:
         base            >= 4        && < 5
-      , containers      >= 0.4      && < 0.6
+      , containers      >= 0.4      && < 0.7
+      , pipes           >= 4.3      && < 4.4
       , vector          >= 0.10     && < 0.13
       , random          >= 1.0      && < 1.2
       , primitive       >= 0.5      && < 0.7
@@ -36,15 +33,21 @@
       , bytestring      >= 0.9      && < 0.11
       , mtl             >= 2.0      && < 2.3
       , filepath        >= 1.3      && < 1.5
-      , temporary       >= 1.1      && < 1.3
-      , lazy-io         >= 0.1      && < 0.2
+      , temporary       >= 1.1      && < 1.4
+      , hmatrix         >= 0.19     && < 0.20
+      , data-default    >= 0.7      && < 0.8
 
     exposed-modules:
         Numeric.SGD
+      , Numeric.SGD.Type
+      , Numeric.SGD.DataSet
+      , Numeric.SGD.ParamSet
+      , Numeric.SGD.AdaDelta
       , Numeric.SGD.Momentum
-      , Numeric.SGD.Dataset
-      , Numeric.SGD.LogSigned
-      , Numeric.SGD.Grad
+      , Numeric.SGD.Sparse
+      , Numeric.SGD.Sparse.Momentum
+      , Numeric.SGD.Sparse.LogSigned
+      , Numeric.SGD.Sparse.Grad
 
     ghc-options: -Wall -O2
 
diff --git a/src/Numeric/SGD.hs b/src/Numeric/SGD.hs
--- a/src/Numeric/SGD.hs
+++ b/src/Numeric/SGD.hs
@@ -1,164 +1,240 @@
 {-# LANGUAGE RecordWildCards #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE DeriveGeneric #-}
 
 
--- | Stochastic gradient descent implementation using mutable
--- vectors for efficient update of the parameters vector.
--- A user is provided with the immutable vector of parameters
--- so he is able to compute the gradient outside of the IO monad.
--- Currently only the Gaussian priors are implemented.
+-- | Main module of the stochastic gradient descent (SGD) library. 
 --
--- This is a preliminary version of the SGD library and API may change
--- in future versions.
+-- SGD is a method for optimizing a global objective function defined as a sum
+-- of smaller, differentiable functions.  The individual component functions
+-- share the same set of parameters, represented by the `ParamSet` class.
+--
+-- To perform SGD, the gradients of the individual functions need to be
+-- determined.  This can be done manually or automatically, using one of the
+-- automatic differentiation libraries (ad, backprop) available in Haskell.
+--
+-- For instance, let's say we have a list of functions defined as:
+--
+-- > funs = [\x -> 0.3*x^2, \x -> -2*x, const 3, sin]
+--
+-- The global objective is then defined as:
+--
+-- > objective x = sum $ map ($x) funs
+--
+-- We can manually determine the individual derivatives:
+--
+-- > derivs = [\x -> 0.6*x, const (-2), const 0, cos]
+--
+-- or use an automatic differentiation library, for instance:
+--
+-- > import qualified Numeric.AD as AD
+-- > derivs = map
+-- >   (\k -> AD.diff (funs !! k))
+-- >   [0..length funs-1]
+--
+-- Finally, `run` allows to approach a (potentially local) minimum of the
+-- global objective function:
+--
+-- >>> run (momentum def id) (take 10000 $ cycle derivs) 0.0
+-- 4.180177042912455
+--
+-- where:
+-- 
+--     * @(take 10000 $ cycle derivs)@ is the stream of training examples
+--     * @(momentum def id)@ is the selected SGD variant (`Mom.momentum`),
+--     supplied with the default configuration (`def`) and the function (`id`)
+--     for calculating the gradient from a training example
+--     * @0.0@ is the initial parameter value
 
 
 module Numeric.SGD
-( SgdArgs (..)
-, sgdArgsDefault
-, Para
-, sgd
-, module Numeric.SGD.Grad
-, module Numeric.SGD.Dataset
-) where
+  (
+  -- * SGD variants
+    Mom.momentum
+  , Ada.adaDelta
 
+  -- * Pure SGD
+  , run
 
-import           Control.Monad (forM_)
-import qualified System.Random as R
-import qualified Data.Vector.Unboxed as U
-import qualified Data.Vector.Unboxed.Mutable as UM
-import qualified Control.Monad.Primitive as Prim
+  -- * IO-based SGD
+  , Config (..)
+  , runIO
 
-import           Numeric.SGD.Grad
-import           Numeric.SGD.Dataset
+  -- * Combinators
+  , pipeSeq
+  , pipeRan
+  , result
+  , every
 
+  -- * Re-exports
+  , def
+  ) where
 
--- | SGD parameters controlling the learning process.
-data SgdArgs = SgdArgs
-    { -- | Size of the batch
-      batchSize :: Int
-    -- | Regularization variance
-    , regVar    :: Double
-    -- | Number of iterations
-    , iterNum   :: Double
-    -- | Initial gain parameter
-    , gain0     :: Double
-    -- | After how many iterations over the entire dataset
-    -- the gain parameter is halved
-    , tau       :: Double }
 
+import           GHC.Generics (Generic)
+import           Numeric.Natural (Natural)
 
--- | Default SGD parameter values.
-sgdArgsDefault :: SgdArgs
-sgdArgsDefault = SgdArgs
-    { batchSize = 30
-    , regVar    = 10
-    , iterNum   = 10
-    , gain0     = 1
-    , tau       = 5 }
+import qualified System.Random as R
 
+import           Control.Monad (when, forM_)
 
--- | Vector of parameters.
-type Para       = U.Vector Double
+import           Data.Functor.Identity (Identity(..))
+import qualified Data.IORef as IO
+import           Data.Default
 
+import qualified Pipes as P
+import qualified Pipes.Prelude as P
+import           Pipes ((>->))
 
--- | Type synonym for mutable vector with Double values.
-type MVect      = UM.MVector (Prim.PrimState IO) Double
+import qualified Numeric.SGD.AdaDelta as Ada
+import qualified Numeric.SGD.Momentum as Mom
+import           Numeric.SGD.Type
+import           Numeric.SGD.ParamSet
+import           Numeric.SGD.DataSet
 
 
--- | A stochastic gradient descent method.
--- A notification function can be used to provide user with
--- information about the progress of the learning.
-sgd
-    :: SgdArgs                  -- ^ SGD parameter values
-    -> (Para -> Int -> IO ())   -- ^ Notification run every update
-    -> (Para -> x -> Grad)      -- ^ Gradient for dataset element
-    -> Dataset x                -- ^ Dataset
-    -> Para                     -- ^ Starting point
-    -> IO Para                  -- ^ SGD result
-sgd SgdArgs{..} notify mkGrad dataset x0 = do
-  u <- UM.new (U.length x0)
-  doIt u 0 (R.mkStdGen 0) =<< U.thaw x0
-  where
-    -- Gain in k-th iteration.
-    gain k = (gain0 * tau) / (tau + done k)
+-------------------------------
+-- Pure SGD
+-------------------------------
 
-    -- Number of completed iterations over the full dataset.
-    done :: Int -> Double
-    done k
-        = fromIntegral (k * batchSize)
-        / fromIntegral (size dataset)
-    -- doneTotal :: Int -> Int
-    -- doneTotal = floor . done
 
-    -- Regularization (Guassian prior)
-    regularization k = regCoef
-      where
-        regCoef = (1.0 - gain k * iVar) ** coef
-        iVar = 1.0 / regVar
-        coef = fromIntegral batchSize
-             / fromIntegral (size dataset)
+-- | Traverse all the elements in the training data stream in one pass,
+-- calculate the subsequent gradients, and apply them progressively starting
+-- from the initial parameter values.
+--
+-- Consider using `runIO` if your training dataset is large.
+run
+  :: (ParamSet p)
+  => SGD Identity e p
+    -- ^ Selected SGD method
+  -> [e]
+    -- ^ Training data stream
+  -> p
+    -- ^ Initial parameters
+  -> p
+run sgd dataSet p0 = runIdentity $
+  result p0 
+    (P.each dataSet >-> sgd p0)
 
---     -- Regularization (Guassian prior) after a full dataset pass
---     regularization k = 1.0 - (gain k / regVar)
 
-    doIt u k stdGen x
-      | done k > iterNum = do
-        frozen <- U.unsafeFreeze x
-        notify frozen k
-        return frozen
-      | otherwise = do
-        (batch, stdGen') <- sample stdGen batchSize dataset
+------------------------------- 
+-- Higher-level SGD
+-------------------------------
 
-        -- Regularization
-        -- when (doneTotal (k - 1) /= doneTotal k) $ do
-        --   <- we now apply regularization each step rather than each
-        --      dataset pass
-        let regParam = regularization k
-        -- putStrLn $ "\nApplying regularization (params *= " ++ show regParam ++ ")"
-        scale regParam x
 
---         -- Regularization
---         when (doneTotal (k - 1) /= doneTotal k) $ do
---           let regParam = regularization k
---           putStrLn $ "\nApplying regularization (params *= " ++ show regParam ++ ")"
---           scale regParam x
+-- | High-level IO-based SGD configuration
+data Config = Config
+  { iterNum :: Natural
+    -- ^ Number of iteration over the entire training dataset
+  , batchRandom :: Bool
+    -- ^ Should the mini-batch be selected at random?  If not, the subsequent
+    -- training elements will be picked sequentially.  Random selection gives
+    -- no guarantee of seeing each training sample in every epoch.
+  , reportEvery :: Double
+    -- ^ How often the value of the objective function should be reported (with
+    -- `1` meaning once per pass over the training data)
+  } deriving (Show, Eq, Ord, Generic)
 
-        -- Freeze mutable vector of parameters. The frozen version is
-        -- then supplied to external mkGrad function provided by user.
-        frozen <- U.unsafeFreeze x
-        notify frozen k
+instance Default Config where
+  def = Config
+    { iterNum = 100
+    , batchRandom = False
+    , reportEvery = 1.0
+    }
 
-        -- let grad = M.unions (map (mkGrad frozen) batch)
-        let grad = parUnions (map (mkGrad frozen) batch)
-        addUp grad u
-        scale (gain k) u
 
-        x' <- U.unsafeThaw frozen
-        u `addTo` x'
-        doIt u (k+1) stdGen' x'
+-- | Perform SGD in the IO monad, regularly reporting the value of the
+-- objective function on the entire dataset.  A higher-level wrapper which
+-- should be convenient to use when the training dataset is large.
+--
+-- An alternative is to use the simpler function `run`, or to build a custom
+-- SGD pipeline based on lower-level combinators (`pipeSeq`, `Ada.adaDelta`,
+-- `every`, `result`, etc.).
+runIO
+  :: (ParamSet p)
+  => Config
+    -- ^ SGD configuration
+  -> SGD IO e p
+    -- ^ Selected SGD method
+  -> (e -> p -> Double)
+    -- ^ Value of the objective function on a sample element (needed for model
+    -- quality reporting)
+  -> DataSet e
+    -- ^ Training dataset
+  -> p
+    -- ^ Initial parameter values
+  -> IO p
+runIO Config{..} sgd quality0 dataSet net0 = do
+  report net0
+  result net0 $ pipeSeq dataSet
+    >-> sgd net0
+    >-> P.take realIterNum
+    >-> every realReportPeriod report
+  where
+    -- Iteration scaling
+    iterScale x = fromIntegral (size dataSet) * x
+    -- Number of iterations and reporting period
+    realIterNum = ceiling $ iterScale (fromIntegral iterNum :: Double)
+    realReportPeriod = ceiling $ iterScale reportEvery
+    -- Network quality over the entire training dataset
+    report net = do
+      putStr . show =<< quality net
+      putStrLn $ " (norm_2 = " ++ show (norm_2 net) ++ ")"
+    quality net = do
+      res <- IO.newIORef 0.0
+      forM_ [0 .. size dataSet - 1] $ \ix -> do
+        x <- elemAt dataSet ix
+        IO.modifyIORef' res (+ quality0 x net)
+      IO.readIORef res
 
 
--- | Add up all gradients and store results in normal domain.
-addUp :: Grad -> MVect -> IO ()
-addUp grad v = do
-    UM.set v 0
-    forM_ (toList grad) $ \(i, x) -> do
-        y <- UM.unsafeRead v i
-        UM.unsafeWrite v i (x + y)
+------------------------------- 
+-- Lower-level combinators
+-------------------------------
 
 
--- | Scale the vector by the given value.
-scale :: Double -> MVect -> IO ()
-scale c v = do
-    forM_ [0 .. UM.length v - 1] $ \i -> do
-        y <- UM.unsafeRead v i
-        UM.unsafeWrite v i (c * y)
+-- | Pipe the dataset sequentially in a loop.
+pipeSeq :: DataSet e -> P.Producer e IO ()
+pipeSeq dataSet = do
+  go (0 :: Int)
+  where
+    go k
+      | k >= size dataSet = go 0
+      | otherwise = do
+          x <- P.lift $ elemAt dataSet k
+          P.yield x
+          go (k+1)
 
 
--- | Apply gradient to the parameters vector, that is add the first vector to
--- the second one.
-addTo :: MVect -> MVect -> IO ()
-addTo w v = do
-    forM_ [0 .. UM.length v - 1] $ \i -> do
-        x <- UM.unsafeRead v i
-        y <- UM.unsafeRead w i
-        UM.unsafeWrite v i (x + y)
+-- | Pipe the dataset randomly in a loop.
+pipeRan :: DataSet e -> P.Producer e IO ()
+pipeRan dataSet = do
+  x <- P.lift $ do
+    ix <- R.randomRIO (0, size dataSet - 1)
+    elemAt dataSet ix
+  P.yield x
+  pipeRan dataSet
+
+
+-- | Extract the result of the SGD calculation (the last parameter
+-- set flowing downstream).
+result
+  :: (Monad m)
+  => p     
+    -- ^ Default value (in case the stream is empty)
+  -> P.Producer p m ()
+    -- ^ Stream of parameter sets
+  -> m p
+result pDef = fmap (maybe pDef id) . P.last
+
+
+-- | Apply the given function every `k` param sets flowing downstream.
+every :: (Monad m) => Int -> (p -> m ()) -> P.Pipe p p m x
+every k f = do
+  go (1 `mod` k)
+  where
+    go i = do
+      paramSet <- P.await
+      when (i == 0) $ do
+        P.lift $ f paramSet
+      P.yield paramSet
+      go $ (i+1) `mod` k
diff --git a/src/Numeric/SGD/AdaDelta.hs b/src/Numeric/SGD/AdaDelta.hs
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Numeric/SGD/AdaDelta.hs
@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+{-# LANGUAGE RecordWildCards #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE DeriveGeneric #-}
+
+
+-- | AdaDelta algorithm as described in the following paper:
+--
+--     * https://arxiv.org/pdf/1212.5701.pdf
+
+
+module Numeric.SGD.AdaDelta
+  ( Config(..)
+  , adaDelta
+  ) where
+
+
+import           GHC.Generics (Generic)
+
+import           Prelude hiding (div)
+-- import           Control.Monad (when)
+
+import           Data.Default
+
+import qualified Pipes as P
+
+import           Numeric.SGD.Type
+import           Numeric.SGD.ParamSet
+-- import           Numeric.SGD.Args
+
+
+-- | AdaDelta configuration
+data Config = Config
+  { decay :: Double
+    -- ^ Exponential decay parameter
+  , eps   :: Double
+    -- ^ Epsilon value
+  } deriving (Show, Eq, Ord, Generic)
+
+instance Default Config where
+  def = Config
+    { decay = 0.9
+    , eps = 1.0e-6
+    }
+
+
+-- | Perform gradient descent using the AdaDelta algorithm.  
+-- See "Numeric.SGD.AdaDelta" for more information.
+adaDelta
+  :: (Monad m, ParamSet p)
+  => Config
+    -- ^ AdaDelta configuration
+  -> (e -> p -> p)
+    -- ^ Gradient on a training element
+  -> SGD m e p
+adaDelta Config{..} gradient net0 =
+
+  let zr = zero net0 
+   in go (0 :: Integer) zr zr zr net0
+
+  where
+
+    go k expSqGradPrev expSqDeltaPrev deltaPrev net = do
+      x <- P.await
+      let grad = gradient x net
+          expSqGrad = scale decay expSqGradPrev
+                `add` scale (1-decay) (square grad)
+          rmsGrad = squareRoot (pmap (+eps) expSqGrad)
+          expSqDelta = scale decay expSqDeltaPrev
+                 `add` scale (1-decay) (square deltaPrev)
+          rmsDelta = squareRoot (pmap (+eps) expSqDelta)
+          delta = (rmsDelta `mul` grad) `div` rmsGrad
+          newNet = net `sub` delta
+      P.yield newNet
+      go (k+1) expSqGrad expSqDelta delta newNet
+
+
+-------------------------------
+-- Utils
+-------------------------------
+
+
+-- | Scaling
+scale :: ParamSet p => Double -> p -> p
+scale x = pmap (*x)
+{-# INLINE scale #-}
+
+
+-- | Root square
+squareRoot :: ParamSet p => p -> p
+squareRoot = pmap sqrt
+{-# INLINE squareRoot #-}
+
+
+-- | Square
+square :: ParamSet p => p -> p
+square x = x `mul` x
+{-# INLINE square #-}
diff --git a/src/Numeric/SGD/DataSet.hs b/src/Numeric/SGD/DataSet.hs
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Numeric/SGD/DataSet.hs
@@ -0,0 +1,133 @@
+{-# LANGUAGE RecordWildCards #-}
+
+
+-- | Dataset abstraction.
+
+
+module Numeric.SGD.DataSet
+( 
+-- * Dataset
+  DataSet (..)
+-- * Reading
+, loadData
+, randomSample
+-- * Construction
+, withVect
+, withDisk
+-- , withData
+) where
+
+
+import           Control.Monad (forM_)
+import qualified Control.Monad.State.Strict as S
+
+import           System.IO.Temp (withTempDirectory)
+import           System.IO.Unsafe (unsafeInterleaveIO)
+import           System.FilePath ((</>))
+import qualified System.Random as R
+
+import           Data.Binary (Binary, encodeFile, decode)
+import qualified Data.ByteString as B
+import qualified Data.ByteString.Lazy as BL
+import qualified Data.Vector as V
+
+
+------------------------------- 
+-- Type
+-------------------------------
+
+
+-- | Dataset stored on a disk
+data DataSet elem = DataSet
+  { size :: Int 
+    -- ^ The size of the dataset; the individual indices are
+    -- [0, 1, ..., size - 1]
+  , elemAt :: Int -> IO elem
+    -- ^ Get the dataset element with the given identifier
+  }
+
+
+-------------------------------------------
+-- Reading
+-------------------------------------------
+
+
+-- | Lazily load the entire dataset from a disk.
+loadData :: DataSet a -> IO [a]
+loadData DataSet{..} = lazyMapM elemAt [0 .. size - 1]
+
+
+-- -- | A dataset sample of the given size.
+-- sample :: R.RandomGen g => g -> Int -> DataSet a -> IO ([a], g)
+-- sample g 0 _       = return ([], g)
+-- sample g n dataset = do
+--     (xs, g') <- sample g (n-1) dataset
+--     let (i, g'') = R.next g'
+--     x <- dataset `elemAt` (i `mod` size dataset)
+--     return (x:xs, g'')
+
+
+-- | Random dataset sample with a specified number of elements (loaded eagerly)
+randomSample :: Int -> DataSet a -> IO [a]
+randomSample k dataSet
+  | k <= 0 = return []
+  | otherwise = do
+      ix <- R.randomRIO (0, size dataSet - 1)
+      x <- elemAt dataSet ix
+      (x:) <$> randomSample (k-1) dataSet
+
+
+-------------------------------------------
+-- Construction
+-------------------------------------------
+
+
+-- | Construct dataset from a list of elements, store it as a vector, and run
+-- the given handler.
+withVect :: [a] -> (DataSet a -> IO b) -> IO b
+withVect xs handler =
+    handler dataset
+  where
+    v = V.fromList xs
+    dataset = DataSet
+        { size      = V.length v
+        , elemAt    = \k -> return (v V.! k) }
+
+
+-- | Construct dataset from a list of elements, store it on a disk and run the
+-- given handler.  Training elements must have the `Binary` instance for this
+-- function to work.
+withDisk :: Binary a => [a] -> (DataSet a -> IO b) -> IO b
+withDisk xs handler = withTempDirectory "." ".sgd" $ \tmpDir -> do
+    -- We use state monad to compute the number of dataset elements. 
+    n <- flip S.execStateT 0 $ forM_ (zip xs [0 :: Int ..]) $ \(x, ix) -> do
+        S.lift $ encodeFile (tmpDir </> show ix) x
+        S.modify (+1)
+
+    -- Avoid decodeFile laziness when using some older versions of the binary
+    -- library (as of year 2019, this could be probably simplified)
+    let at ix = do
+        cs <- B.readFile (tmpDir </> show ix)
+        return . decode $ BL.fromChunks [cs]
+
+    handler $ DataSet {size = n, elemAt = at}
+
+
+-------------------------------------------
+-- Lazy IO Utils
+-------------------------------------------
+
+
+-- | Lazily evaluate each action in the sequence from left to right,
+-- and collect the results.
+lazySequence :: [IO a] -> IO [a]
+lazySequence (mx:mxs) = do
+    x   <- mx
+    xs  <- unsafeInterleaveIO (lazySequence mxs)
+    return (x : xs)
+lazySequence [] = return []
+
+
+-- | `lazyMapM` f is equivalent to `lazySequence` . `map` f.
+lazyMapM :: (a -> IO b) -> [a] -> IO [b]
+lazyMapM f = lazySequence . map f
diff --git a/src/Numeric/SGD/Dataset.hs b/src/Numeric/SGD/Dataset.hs
deleted file mode 100644
--- a/src/Numeric/SGD/Dataset.hs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,103 +0,0 @@
-{-# LANGUAGE RecordWildCards #-}
-
-
--- | Dataset abstraction.
-
-
-module Numeric.SGD.Dataset
-( 
--- * Dataset
-  Dataset (..)
--- * Reading
-, loadData
-, sample
--- * Construction
-, withVect
-, withDisk
-, withData
-) where
-
-
-import           Control.Monad (forM_)
-import           Data.Binary (Binary, encodeFile, decode)
-import qualified Data.ByteString as B
-import qualified Data.ByteString.Lazy as BL
-import           System.IO.Temp (withTempDirectory)
-import           System.FilePath ((</>))
-import qualified System.Random as R
-import qualified Data.Vector as V
-import qualified Control.Monad.LazyIO as LazyIO
-import qualified Control.Monad.State.Strict as S
-
-
--- | A dataset with elements of type @a@.
-data Dataset a = Dataset {
-    -- | A size of the dataset.
-      size      :: Int
-    -- | Get dataset element with a given index.  The set of indices
-    -- is of a {0, 1, .., size - 1} form.
-    , elemAt    :: Int -> IO a }
-
-
--------------------------------------------
--- Reading
--------------------------------------------
-
-
--- | Lazily load dataset from a disk.
-loadData :: Dataset a -> IO [a]
-loadData Dataset{..} = LazyIO.mapM elemAt [0 .. size - 1]
-
-
--- | A dataset sample of the given size.
-sample :: R.RandomGen g => g -> Int -> Dataset a -> IO ([a], g)
-sample g 0 _       = return ([], g)
-sample g n dataset = do
-    (xs, g') <- sample g (n-1) dataset
-    let (i, g'') = R.next g'
-    x <- dataset `elemAt` (i `mod` size dataset)
-    return (x:xs, g'')
-
-
--------------------------------------------
--- Construction
--------------------------------------------
-
-
--- | Construct dataset from a vector of elements and run the
--- given handler.
-withVect :: [a] -> (Dataset a -> IO b) -> IO b
-withVect xs handler =
-    handler dataset
-  where
-    v = V.fromList xs
-    dataset = Dataset
-        { size      = V.length v
-        , elemAt    = \k -> return (v V.! k) }
-
-
--- | Construct dataset from a list of elements, store it on a disk
--- and run the given handler.
-withDisk :: Binary a => [a] -> (Dataset a -> IO b) -> IO b
-withDisk xs handler = withTempDirectory "." ".sgd" $ \tmpDir -> do
-    -- We use state monad to compute the number of dataset elements. 
-    n <- flip S.execStateT 0 $ forM_ (zip xs [0 :: Int ..]) $ \(x, ix) -> do
-        S.lift $ encodeFile (tmpDir </> show ix) x
-        S.modify (+1)
-
-    -- We need to avoid decodeFile laziness when using some older
-    -- versions of the binary library.
-    let at ix = do
-        cs <- B.readFile (tmpDir </> show ix)
-        return . decode $ BL.fromChunks [cs]
-
-    handler $ Dataset {size = n, elemAt = at}
-
-
--- | Use disk or vector dataset representation depending on
--- the first argument: when `True`, use `withDisk`, otherwise
--- use `withVect`.
-withData :: Binary a => Bool -> [a] -> (Dataset a -> IO b) -> IO b
-withData x = case x of
-    True    -> withDisk
-    False   -> withVect
diff --git a/src/Numeric/SGD/Grad.hs b/src/Numeric/SGD/Grad.hs
deleted file mode 100644
--- a/src/Numeric/SGD/Grad.hs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,133 +0,0 @@
-{-# LANGUAGE CPP #-}
-
--- | A gradient is represented by an IntMap from gradient indices
--- to values. Elements with no associated values in the gradient
--- are assumed to have a 0 value assigned. Such elements are
--- not interesting: when adding the gradient to the vector of
--- parameters, only nonzero elements are taken into account.
--- 
--- Each value associated with a gradient position is a pair of
--- positive and negative components. They are stored separately
--- to ensure high accuracy of computation results.
--- Besides, both positive and negative components are stored
--- in a logarithmic domain.
-
-module Numeric.SGD.Grad
-( Grad
-, empty
-, add
-, addL
-, fromList
-, fromLogList
-, toList
-, parUnions
-) where
-
-import Data.List (foldl')
-import Control.Applicative ((<$>), (<*>))
-import Control.Monad.Par (Par, runPar, get)
-#if MIN_VERSION_containers(0,4,2)
-import Control.Monad.Par (spawn)
-#else
-import Control.DeepSeq (deepseq)
-import Control.Monad.Par (spawn_)
-#endif
-#if MIN_VERSION_containers(0,5,0)
-import qualified Data.IntMap.Strict as M
-#else
-import qualified Data.IntMap as M
-#endif
-
-import Numeric.SGD.LogSigned
-
--- | Gradient with nonzero values stored in a logarithmic domain.
--- Since values equal to zero have no impact on the update phase
--- of the SGD method, it is more efficient to not to store those
--- components in the gradient.
-type Grad = M.IntMap LogSigned
-
-{-# INLINE insertWith #-}
-insertWith :: (a -> a -> a) -> M.Key -> a -> M.IntMap a -> M.IntMap a
-#if MIN_VERSION_containers(0,5,0)
-insertWith = M.insertWith
-#elif MIN_VERSION_containers(0,4,1)
-insertWith = M.insertWith'
-#else
-insertWith f k x m = 
-    M.alter g k m
-  where
-    g my = case my of
-        Nothing -> Just x
-        Just y  ->
-            let z = f x y
-            in  z `seq` Just z
-#endif
-
--- | Add normal-domain double to the gradient at the given position.
-{-# INLINE add #-}
-add :: Grad -> Int -> Double -> Grad
-add grad i y = insertWith (+) i (logSigned y) grad 
-
-
--- | Add log-domain, singed number to the gradient at the given position.
-{-# INLINE addL #-}
-addL :: Grad -> Int -> LogSigned -> Grad
-addL grad i y = insertWith (+) i y grad 
-
--- | Construct gradient from a list of (index, value) pairs.
--- All values from the list are added at respective gradient
--- positions.
-{-# INLINE fromList #-}
-fromList :: [(Int, Double)] -> Grad
-fromList =
-    let ins grad (i, y) = add grad i y
-    in  foldl' ins empty
-
--- | Construct gradient from a list of (index, signed, log-domain number)
--- pairs.  All values from the list are added at respective gradient
--- positions.
-{-# INLINE fromLogList #-}
-fromLogList :: [(Int, LogSigned)] -> Grad
-fromLogList =
-    let ins grad (i, y) = addL grad i y
-    in  foldl' ins empty
-
--- | Collect gradient components with values in normal domain.
-{-# INLINE toList #-}
-toList :: Grad -> [(Int, Double)]
-toList =
-    let unLog (i, x) = (i, toNorm x)
-    in  map unLog . M.assocs
-
--- | Empty gradient, i.e. with all elements set to 0.
-{-# INLINE empty #-}
-empty :: Grad
-empty = M.empty
-
--- | Perform parallel unions operation on gradient list. 
--- Experimental version.
-parUnions :: [Grad] -> Grad
-parUnions [] = error "parUnions: empty list"
-parUnions xs = runPar (parUnionsP xs)
-
--- | Parallel unions in the Par monad.
-parUnionsP :: [Grad] -> Par Grad
-parUnionsP [x] = return x
-parUnionsP zs  = do
-    let (xs, ys) = split zs
-#if MIN_VERSION_containers(0,4,2)
-    xsP <- spawn (parUnionsP xs)
-    ysP <- spawn (parUnionsP ys)
-    M.unionWith (+) <$> get xsP <*> get ysP
-#else
-    xsP <- spawn_ (parUnionsP xs)
-    ysP <- spawn_ (parUnionsP ys)
-    x <- M.unionWith (+) <$> get xsP <*> get ysP
-    M.elems x `deepseq` return x
-#endif
-  where
-    split []        = ([], [])
-    split (x:[])    = ([x], [])
-    split (x:y:rest)  =
-        let (xs, ys) = split rest
-        in  (x:xs, y:ys)
diff --git a/src/Numeric/SGD/LogSigned.hs b/src/Numeric/SGD/LogSigned.hs
deleted file mode 100644
--- a/src/Numeric/SGD/LogSigned.hs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,85 +0,0 @@
-{-# LANGUAGE BangPatterns #-}
-{-# LANGUAGE GeneralizedNewtypeDeriving #-}
-
--- | Module provides data type for signed log-domain calculations.
-
-module Numeric.SGD.LogSigned
-( LogSigned (..)
-, logSigned
-, fromPos
-, fromNeg
-, toNorm
-, toLogFloat
-) where
-
-import qualified Data.Number.LogFloat as L
-import Data.Function (on)
-import Control.DeepSeq (NFData(..))
-
--- | Signed real value in the logarithmic domain.
-data LogSigned = LogSigned
-    { pos :: {-# UNPACK #-} !L.LogFloat     -- ^ Positive component
-    , neg :: {-# UNPACK #-} !L.LogFloat     -- ^ Negative component
-    } deriving Show
-
-instance Eq LogSigned where
-    (==) = (==) `on` toLogFloat
-
-instance Ord LogSigned where
-    compare = compare `on` toLogFloat
-
--- All fields are strict and unpacked.
-instance NFData LogSigned where
-    rnf (LogSigned p q) = p `seq` q `seq` ()
-
--- | Smart LogSigned constructor.
-{-# INLINE logSigned #-}
-logSigned :: Double -> LogSigned
-logSigned x
-    | x > 0     = LogSigned (L.logFloat x) zero
-    | x < 0     = LogSigned zero (L.logFloat (-x))
-    | otherwise = LogSigned zero zero
-
--- | Make LogSigned from a positive, log-domain number.
-{-# INLINE fromPos #-}
-fromPos :: L.LogFloat -> LogSigned
-fromPos x = LogSigned x zero
-
--- | Make LogSigned from a negative, log-domain number.
-{-# INLINE fromNeg #-}
-fromNeg :: L.LogFloat -> LogSigned
-fromNeg x = LogSigned zero x
-
--- | Shift LogSigned to a normal domain.
-{-# INLINE toNorm #-}
-toNorm :: LogSigned -> Double
-toNorm (LogSigned x y) = L.fromLogFloat x - L.fromLogFloat y
-
--- | Change the 'LogSigned' to either negative 'Left' 'L.LogFloat'
--- or positive 'Right' 'L.LogFloat'.
-toLogFloat :: LogSigned -> Either L.LogFloat L.LogFloat
-toLogFloat x = case signum x of
-    -1  -> Left  $ neg x - pos x
-    1   -> Right $ pos x - neg x
-    _   -> Right $ L.logFloat (0 :: Double)
-
-instance Num LogSigned where
-    LogSigned x y + LogSigned x' y' =
-        LogSigned (x + x') (y + y')
-    LogSigned x y * LogSigned x' y' =
-        LogSigned (x*x' + y*y') (x*y' + y*x')
-    LogSigned x y - LogSigned x' y' =
-        LogSigned (x + y') (y + x')
-    negate  (LogSigned x y) = LogSigned y x
-    abs     (LogSigned x y)
-        | x >= y    = LogSigned x y
-        | otherwise = LogSigned y x
-    signum (LogSigned x y)
-        | x > y     =  1
-        | x < y     = -1
-        | otherwise =  0
-    fromInteger = logSigned . fromInteger
-
-{-# INLINE zero #-}
-zero :: L.LogFloat
-zero = L.logFloat (0 :: Double)
diff --git a/src/Numeric/SGD/Momentum.hs b/src/Numeric/SGD/Momentum.hs
--- a/src/Numeric/SGD/Momentum.hs
+++ b/src/Numeric/SGD/Momentum.hs
@@ -1,201 +1,81 @@
 {-# LANGUAGE RecordWildCards #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE DeriveGeneric #-}
 
 
--- | A version of `Numeric.SGD` extended with momentum.
+-- | Stochastic gradient descent with momentum, following:
+--
+--     * http://ruder.io/optimizing-gradient-descent/index.html#momentum
 
 
 module Numeric.SGD.Momentum
-( SgdArgs (..)
-, sgdArgsDefault
-, Para
-, sgd
-, module Numeric.SGD.Grad
-, module Numeric.SGD.Dataset
-) where
-
-
-import           Control.Monad (forM_, when)
-import qualified System.Random as R
-import qualified Data.Vector.Unboxed as U
-import qualified Data.Vector.Unboxed.Mutable as UM
-import qualified Control.Monad.Primitive as Prim
-
-import           Numeric.SGD.Grad
-import           Numeric.SGD.Dataset
+  ( Config(..)
+  , momentum
+  ) where
 
 
--- | SGD parameters controlling the learning process.
-data SgdArgs = SgdArgs
-    { -- | Size of the batch
-      batchSize :: Int
-    -- | Regularization variance
-    , regVar    :: Double
-    -- | Number of iterations
-    , iterNum   :: Double
-    -- | Initial gain parameter
-    , gain0     :: Double
-    -- | After how many iterations over the entire dataset
-    -- the gain parameter is halved
-    , tau       :: Double }
-
+import           GHC.Generics (Generic)
 
--- | Default SGD parameter values.
-sgdArgsDefault :: SgdArgs
-sgdArgsDefault = SgdArgs
-    { batchSize = 50
-    , regVar    = 10
-    , iterNum   = 10
-    , gain0     = 0.25
-      -- Without momentum I would rather go for '1', but with momentum the
-      -- gradient gets significantly larger.
-    , tau       = 5 }
+import           Data.Default
 
+import qualified Pipes as P
 
--- | The gamma parameter which drives momentum.
---
--- TODO: put in SgdArgs.
---
-gamma :: Double
-gamma = 0.9
+import           Numeric.SGD.Type
+import           Numeric.SGD.ParamSet
 
 
--- | Vector of parameters.
-type Para       = U.Vector Double
-
+-- | Momentum configuration
+data Config = Config
+  { gain0 :: Double
+  -- ^ Initial gain parameter, used to scale the gradient
+  , tau :: Double
+  -- ^ After how many gradient calculations the gain parameter is halved
+  , gamma :: Double
+  -- ^ Momentum term
+  } deriving (Show, Eq, Ord, Generic)
 
--- | Type synonym for mutable vector with Double values.
-type MVect      = UM.MVector (Prim.PrimState IO) Double
+instance Default Config where
+  def = Config
+    { gain0 = 0.01
+    , gamma = 0.9
+    , tau = 1000
+    }
 
 
--- | A stochastic gradient descent method.
--- A notification function can be used to provide user with
--- information about the progress of the learning.
-sgd
-    :: SgdArgs                  -- ^ SGD parameter values
-    -> (Para -> Int -> IO ())   -- ^ Notification run every update
-    -> (Para -> x -> Grad)      -- ^ Gradient for dataset element
-    -> Dataset x                -- ^ Dataset
-    -> Para                     -- ^ Starting point
-    -> IO Para                  -- ^ SGD result
-sgd SgdArgs{..} notify mkGrad dataset x0 = do
-
-  putStrLn $ "Running momentum!"
-
-  -- A vector for the momentum gradient
-  momentum <- UM.new (U.length x0)
-
-  -- A worker vector for computing the actual gradients
-  u <- UM.new (U.length x0)
+-- | Stochastic gradient descent with momentum. See "Numeric.SGD.Momentum" for
+-- more information.
+momentum
+  :: (Monad m, ParamSet p)
+  => Config
+    -- ^ Momentum configuration
+  -> (e -> p -> p)
+    -- ^ Gradient on a training element
+  -> SGD m e p
+momentum Config{..} gradient net0 =
 
-  doIt momentum u 0 (R.mkStdGen 0) =<< U.thaw x0
+  go (0 :: Integer) (zero net0) net0
 
   where
-    -- Gain in k-th iteration.
-    gain k = (gain0 * tau) / (tau + done k)
 
-    -- Number of completed iterations over the full dataset.
-    done :: Int -> Double
-    done k
-        = fromIntegral (k * batchSize)
-        / fromIntegral (size dataset)
-    doneTotal :: Int -> Int
-    doneTotal = floor . done
-
-    -- Regularization (Guassian prior) parameter
-    regularizationParam = regCoef
-      where
-        regCoef = iVar ** coef
-        iVar = 1.0 / regVar
-        coef = fromIntegral (size dataset)
-             / fromIntegral batchSize
-
-    doIt momentum u k stdGen x
-
-      | done k > iterNum = do
-        frozen <- U.unsafeFreeze x
-        notify frozen k
-        return frozen
-
-      | otherwise = do
-
-        -- Sample the dataset
-        (batch, stdGen') <- sample stdGen batchSize dataset
-
-        -- NEW: comment out
-        -- -- Apply regularization to the parameters vector.
-        -- scale (regularization k) x
-
-        -- Freeze mutable vector of parameters. The frozen version is
-        -- then supplied to external mkGrad function provided by user.
-        frozen <- U.unsafeFreeze x
-        notify frozen k
-
-        -- Compute the gradient and put it in `u`
-        let grad = parUnions (map (mkGrad frozen) batch)
-        addUp grad u
-
-        -- Apply regularization to `u`
-        applyRegularization regularizationParam x u
-
-        -- Scale the gradient
-        scale (gain k) u
-
-        -- Compute the new momentum
-        updateMomentum gamma momentum u
-
-        x' <- U.unsafeThaw frozen
-        momentum `addTo` x'
-        doIt momentum u (k+1) stdGen' x'
-
-
--- | Compute the new momentum (gradient) vector.
-applyRegularization
-  :: Double -- ^ Regularization parameter
-  -> MVect  -- ^ The parameters
-  -> MVect  -- ^ The current gradient
-  -> IO ()
-applyRegularization regParam params grad = do
-  forM_ [0 .. UM.length grad - 1] $ \i -> do
-    x <- UM.unsafeRead grad i
-    y <- UM.unsafeRead params i
-    UM.unsafeWrite grad i $ x - regParam * y
-
-
--- | Compute the new momentum (gradient) vector.
-updateMomentum
-  :: Double -- ^ The gamma parameter
-  -> MVect  -- ^ The previous momentum
-  -> MVect  -- ^ The scaled current gradient
-  -> IO ()
-updateMomentum gammaCoef momentum grad = do
-  forM_ [0 .. UM.length momentum - 1] $ \i -> do
-    x <- UM.unsafeRead momentum i
-    y <- UM.unsafeRead grad i
-    UM.unsafeWrite momentum i (gammaCoef * x + y)
-
+    -- Gain in the k-th iteration
+    gain k
+      = (gain0 * tau)
+      / (tau + fromIntegral k)
 
--- | Add up all gradients and store results in normal domain.
-addUp :: Grad -> MVect -> IO ()
-addUp grad v = do
-    UM.set v 0
-    forM_ (toList grad) $ \(i, x) -> do
-        y <- UM.unsafeRead v i
-        UM.unsafeWrite v i (x + y)
+    go k moment net = do
+      x <- P.await
+      let grad = scale (gain k) (gradient x net)
+          moment' = scale gamma moment `add` grad
+          newNet = net `sub` moment'
+      P.yield newNet
+      go (k+1) moment' newNet
 
 
--- | Scale the vector by the given value.
-scale :: Double -> MVect -> IO ()
-scale c v = do
-  forM_ [0 .. UM.length v - 1] $ \i -> do
-    y <- UM.unsafeRead v i
-    UM.unsafeWrite v i (c * y)
+-------------------------------
+-- Utils
+-------------------------------
 
 
--- | Apply gradient to the parameters vector, that is add the first vector to
--- the second one.
-addTo :: MVect -> MVect -> IO ()
-addTo w v = do
-  forM_ [0 .. UM.length v - 1] $ \i -> do
-    x <- UM.unsafeRead v i
-    y <- UM.unsafeRead w i
-    UM.unsafeWrite v i (x + y)
+-- | Scaling
+scale :: ParamSet p => Double -> p -> p
+scale x = pmap (*x)
+{-# INLINE scale #-}
diff --git a/src/Numeric/SGD/ParamSet.hs b/src/Numeric/SGD/ParamSet.hs
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Numeric/SGD/ParamSet.hs
@@ -0,0 +1,465 @@
+{-# LANGUAGE LambdaCase #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE EmptyCase #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE TypeOperators #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE DefaultSignatures #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE FlexibleContexts #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE BangPatterns #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE DeriveGeneric #-}
+
+
+module Numeric.SGD.ParamSet
+  ( ParamSet(..)
+  ) where
+
+
+import           GHC.Generics
+import           GHC.TypeNats (KnownNat)
+
+import           Prelude hiding (div)
+
+import qualified Data.Map.Strict as M
+
+import qualified Numeric.LinearAlgebra.Static as LA
+
+
+-- | Class of types that can be treated as parameter sets.  It provides basic
+-- element-wise operations (addition, multiplication, mapping) which are
+-- required to perform stochastic gradient descent.  Many of the operations
+-- (`add`, `mul`, `sub`, `div`, etc.) have the same interpretation and follow
+-- the same laws (e.g. associativity) as the corresponding operations in `Num`
+-- and `Fractional`.  
+-- 
+-- `zero` takes a parameter set as argument and "zero out"'s all its elements
+-- (as in the backprop library).  This allows instances for `Maybe`, `M.Map`,
+-- etc., where the structure of the parameter set is dynamic.  This leads to
+-- the following property:
+--
+--     @add (zero x) x = x@
+--
+-- However, `zero` does not have to obey @(add (zero x) y = y)@.
+--
+-- A `ParamSet` can be also seen as a (structured) vector, hence `pmap` and
+-- `norm_2`.  The latter is not strictly necessary to perform SGD, but it is
+-- useful to control the training process.
+--
+-- `pmap` should obey the following law:
+--
+--     @pmap id x = x@
+--
+-- If you leave the body of an instance declaration blank, GHC Generics will be
+-- used to derive instances if the type has a single constructor and each field
+-- is an instance of `ParamSet`.
+class ParamSet a where
+  -- | Element-wise mapping
+  pmap :: (Double -> Double) -> a -> a
+
+  -- | Zero-out all elements
+  zero :: a -> a
+  zero = pmap (const 0.0)
+
+--   -- | Element-wise negation
+--   neg :: a -> a
+--   neg = pmap (\x -> -x)
+
+  -- | Element-wise addition
+  add :: a -> a -> a
+  -- | Elementi-wise substruction
+  sub :: a -> a -> a
+
+  -- | Element-wise multiplication
+  mul :: a -> a -> a
+  -- | Element-wise division
+  div :: a -> a -> a
+
+  -- | L2 norm
+  norm_2 :: a -> Double
+
+--   default zero :: (Generic a, GZero (Rep a)) => a -> a
+--   zero = genericZero
+--   {-# INLINE zero #-}
+
+  default pmap
+    :: (Generic a, GPMap (Rep a))
+    => (Double -> Double) -> a -> a
+  pmap = genericPMap
+  {-# INLINE pmap #-}
+
+  default add :: (Generic a, GAdd (Rep a)) => a -> a -> a
+  add = genericAdd
+  {-# INLINE add #-}
+
+  default sub :: (Generic a, GSub (Rep a)) => a -> a -> a
+  sub = genericSub
+  {-# INLINE sub #-}
+
+  default mul :: (Generic a, GMul (Rep a)) => a -> a -> a
+  mul = genericMul
+  {-# INLINE mul #-}
+
+  default div :: (Generic a, GDiv (Rep a)) => a -> a -> a
+  div = genericDiv
+  {-# INLINE div #-}
+
+  default norm_2 :: (Generic a, GNorm2 (Rep a)) => a -> Double
+  norm_2 = genericNorm2
+  {-# INLINE norm_2 #-}
+
+
+-- -- | 'add' using GHC Generics; works if all fields are instances of
+-- -- 'ParamSet', but only for values with single constructors.
+-- genericZero :: (Generic a, GZero (Rep a)) => a -> a
+-- genericZero x = to $ gzero (from x)
+-- {-# INLINE genericZero #-}
+
+
+-- | 'add' using GHC Generics; works if all fields are instances of
+-- 'ParamSet', but only for values with single constructors.
+genericAdd :: (Generic a, GAdd (Rep a)) => a -> a -> a
+genericAdd x y = to $ gadd (from x) (from y)
+{-# INLINE genericAdd #-}
+
+
+-- | 'sub' using GHC Generics; works if all fields are instances of
+-- 'ParamSet', but only for values with single constructors.
+genericSub :: (Generic a, GSub (Rep a)) => a -> a -> a
+genericSub x y = to $ gsub (from x) (from y)
+{-# INLINE genericSub #-}
+
+
+-- | 'div' using GHC Generics; works if all fields are instances of
+-- 'ParamSet', but only for values with single constructors.
+genericDiv :: (Generic a, GDiv (Rep a)) => a -> a -> a
+genericDiv x y = to $ gdiv (from x) (from y)
+{-# INLINE genericDiv #-}
+
+
+-- | 'mul' using GHC Generics; works if all fields are instances of
+-- 'ParamSet', but only for values with single constructors.
+genericMul :: (Generic a, GMul (Rep a)) => a -> a -> a
+genericMul x y = to $ gmul (from x) (from y)
+{-# INLINE genericMul #-}
+
+
+-- | 'norm_2' using GHC Generics; works if all fields are instances of
+-- 'ParamSet', but only for values with single constructors.
+genericNorm2 :: (Generic a, GNorm2 (Rep a)) => a -> Double
+genericNorm2 x = gnorm_2 (from x)
+{-# INLINE genericNorm2 #-}
+
+
+-- | 'pmap' using GHC Generics; works if all fields are instances of
+-- 'ParamSet', but only for values with single constructors.
+genericPMap :: (Generic a, GPMap (Rep a)) => (Double -> Double) -> a -> a
+genericPMap f x = to $ gpmap f (from x)
+{-# INLINE genericPMap #-}
+
+
+--------------------------------------------------
+-- Generics
+--
+-- Partially borrowed from the backprop library
+--------------------------------------------------
+
+
+-- -- | Helper class for automatically deriving 'add' using GHC Generics.
+-- class GZero f where
+--     gzero :: f t -> f t
+-- 
+-- instance ParamSet p => GZero (K1 i p) where
+--     gzero (K1 x) = K1 (zero x)
+--     {-# INLINE gzero #-}
+-- 
+-- instance (GZero f, GZero g) => GZero (f :*: g) where
+--     gzero (x1 :*: y1) = x2 :*: y2
+--       where
+--         !x2 = gzero x1
+--         !y2 = gzero y1
+--     {-# INLINE gzero #-}
+-- 
+-- instance GZero V1 where
+--     gzero = \case {}
+--     {-# INLINE gzero #-}
+-- 
+-- instance GZero U1 where
+--     gzero _ = U1
+--     {-# INLINE gzero #-}
+-- 
+-- instance GZero f => GZero (M1 i c f) where
+--     gzero (M1 x) = M1 (gzero x)
+--     {-# INLINE gzero #-}
+-- 
+-- -- instance GZero f => GZero (f :.: g) where
+-- --     gzero = Comp1 gzero
+-- --     {-# INLINE gzero #-}
+
+
+-- | Helper class for automatically deriving 'add' using GHC Generics.
+class GAdd f where
+    gadd :: f t -> f t -> f t
+
+instance ParamSet a => GAdd (K1 i a) where
+    gadd (K1 x) (K1 y) = K1 (add x y)
+    {-# INLINE gadd #-}
+
+instance (GAdd f, GAdd g) => GAdd (f :*: g) where
+    gadd (x1 :*: y1) (x2 :*: y2) = x3 :*: y3
+      where
+        !x3 = gadd x1 x2
+        !y3 = gadd y1 y2
+    {-# INLINE gadd #-}
+
+instance GAdd V1 where
+    gadd = \case {}
+    {-# INLINE gadd #-}
+
+instance GAdd U1 where
+    gadd _ _ = U1
+    {-# INLINE gadd #-}
+
+instance GAdd f => GAdd (M1 i c f) where
+    gadd (M1 x) (M1 y) = M1 (gadd x y)
+    {-# INLINE gadd #-}
+
+-- instance GAdd f => GAdd (f :.: g) where
+--     gadd (Comp1 x) (Comp1 y) = Comp1 (gadd x y)
+--     {-# INLINE gadd #-}
+
+
+-- | Helper class for automatically deriving 'sub' using GHC Generics.
+class GSub f where
+    gsub :: f t -> f t -> f t
+
+instance ParamSet a => GSub (K1 i a) where
+    gsub (K1 x) (K1 y) = K1 (sub x y)
+    {-# INLINE gsub #-}
+
+instance (GSub f, GSub g) => GSub (f :*: g) where
+    gsub (x1 :*: y1) (x2 :*: y2) = x3 :*: y3
+      where
+        !x3 = gsub x1 x2
+        !y3 = gsub y1 y2
+    {-# INLINE gsub #-}
+
+instance GSub V1 where
+    gsub = \case {}
+    {-# INLINE gsub #-}
+
+instance GSub U1 where
+    gsub _ _ = U1
+    {-# INLINE gsub #-}
+
+instance GSub f => GSub (M1 i c f) where
+    gsub (M1 x) (M1 y) = M1 (gsub x y)
+    {-# INLINE gsub #-}
+
+-- instance GSub f => GSub (f :.: g) where
+--     gsub (Comp1 x) (Comp1 y) = Comp1 (gsub x y)
+--     {-# INLINE gsub #-}
+
+
+-- | Helper class for automatically deriving 'mul' using GHC Generics.
+class GMul f where
+    gmul :: f t -> f t -> f t
+
+instance ParamSet a => GMul (K1 i a) where
+    gmul (K1 x) (K1 y) = K1 (mul x y)
+    {-# INLINE gmul #-}
+
+instance (GMul f, GMul g) => GMul (f :*: g) where
+    gmul (x1 :*: y1) (x2 :*: y2) = x3 :*: y3
+      where
+        !x3 = gmul x1 x2
+        !y3 = gmul y1 y2
+    {-# INLINE gmul #-}
+
+instance GMul V1 where
+    gmul = \case {}
+    {-# INLINE gmul #-}
+
+instance GMul U1 where
+    gmul _ _ = U1
+    {-# INLINE gmul #-}
+
+instance GMul f => GMul (M1 i c f) where
+    gmul (M1 x) (M1 y) = M1 (gmul x y)
+    {-# INLINE gmul #-}
+
+-- instance GMul f => GMul (f :.: g) where
+--     gmul (Comp1 x) (Comp1 y) = Comp1 (gmul x y)
+--     {-# INLINE gmul #-}
+
+
+-- | Helper class for automatically deriving 'div' using GHC Generics.
+class GDiv f where
+    gdiv :: f t -> f t -> f t
+
+instance ParamSet a => GDiv (K1 i a) where
+    gdiv (K1 x) (K1 y) = K1 (div x y)
+    {-# INLINE gdiv #-}
+
+instance (GDiv f, GDiv g) => GDiv (f :*: g) where
+    gdiv (x1 :*: y1) (x2 :*: y2) = x3 :*: y3
+      where
+        !x3 = gdiv x1 x2
+        !y3 = gdiv y1 y2
+    {-# INLINE gdiv #-}
+
+instance GDiv V1 where
+    gdiv = \case {}
+    {-# INLINE gdiv #-}
+
+instance GDiv U1 where
+    gdiv _ _ = U1
+    {-# INLINE gdiv #-}
+
+instance GDiv f => GDiv (M1 i c f) where
+    gdiv (M1 x) (M1 y) = M1 (gdiv x y)
+    {-# INLINE gdiv #-}
+
+-- instance GDiv f => GDiv (f :.: g) where
+--     gdiv (Comp1 x) (Comp1 y) = Comp1 (gdiv x y)
+--     {-# INLINE gdiv #-}
+
+
+-- | Helper class for automatically deriving 'norm_2' using GHC Generics.
+class GNorm2 f where
+    gnorm_2 :: f t -> Double
+
+instance ParamSet a => GNorm2 (K1 i a) where
+    gnorm_2 (K1 x) = norm_2 x
+    {-# INLINE gnorm_2 #-}
+
+instance (GNorm2 f, GNorm2 g) => GNorm2 (f :*: g) where
+    gnorm_2 (x1 :*: y1) =
+      sqrt ((x2 ^ (2 :: Int)) + (y2 ^ (2 :: Int)))
+      where
+        !x2 = gnorm_2 x1
+        !y2 = gnorm_2 y1
+    {-# INLINE gnorm_2 #-}
+
+instance GNorm2 V1 where
+    gnorm_2 = \case {}
+    {-# INLINE gnorm_2 #-}
+
+instance GNorm2 U1 where
+    gnorm_2 _ = 0
+    {-# INLINE gnorm_2 #-}
+
+instance GNorm2 f => GNorm2 (M1 i c f) where
+    gnorm_2 (M1 x) = gnorm_2 x
+    {-# INLINE gnorm_2 #-}
+
+-- -- TODO: Make sure this makes sense
+-- instance GNorm2 f => GNorm2 (f :.: g) where
+--     gnorm_2 (Comp1 x) = gnorm_2 x
+--     {-# INLINE gnorm_2 #-}
+
+
+-- | Helper class for automatically deriving 'pmap' using GHC Generics.
+class GPMap f where
+    gpmap :: (Double -> Double) -> f t -> f t
+
+instance ParamSet a => GPMap (K1 i a) where
+    gpmap f (K1 x) = K1 (pmap f x)
+    {-# INLINE gpmap #-}
+
+instance (GPMap f, GPMap g) => GPMap (f :*: g) where
+    gpmap f (x1 :*: y1) = x2 :*: y2
+      where
+        !x2 = gpmap f x1
+        !y2 = gpmap f y1
+    {-# INLINE gpmap #-}
+
+instance GPMap V1 where
+    gpmap _ = \case {}
+    {-# INLINE gpmap #-}
+
+instance GPMap U1 where
+    gpmap _ _ = U1
+    {-# INLINE gpmap #-}
+
+instance GPMap f => GPMap (M1 i c f) where
+    gpmap f (M1 x) = M1 (gpmap f x)
+    {-# INLINE gpmap #-}
+
+-- instance GPMap f => GPMap (f :.: g) where
+--     gpmap f (Comp1 x) = Comp1 (gpmap f x)
+--     {-# INLINE gpmap #-}
+
+
+--------------------------------------------------
+-- Basic instances
+--------------------------------------------------
+
+
+instance ParamSet Double where
+  zero = const 0
+  pmap = id
+  add = (+)
+  sub = (-)
+  mul = (*)
+  div = (/)
+  norm_2 = abs
+
+
+instance (KnownNat n) => ParamSet (LA.R n) where
+  zero = const 0
+  pmap = LA.dvmap
+  add = (+)
+  sub = (-)
+  mul = (*)
+  div = (/)
+  norm_2 = LA.norm_2
+
+
+instance (KnownNat n, KnownNat m) => ParamSet (LA.L n m) where
+  zero = const 0
+  pmap = LA.dmmap
+  add = (+)
+  sub = (-)
+  mul = (*)
+  div = (/)
+  norm_2 = LA.norm_2
+
+
+-- | `Nothing` represents a deactivated parameter set component. If `Nothing`
+-- is given as an argument to one of the `ParamSet` operations, the result is
+-- `Nothing` as well.
+--
+-- This differs from the corresponding instance in the backprop library, where
+-- `Nothing` is equivalent to `Just 0`.  However, the implementation below
+-- seems to correspond adequately enough to the notion that a particular
+-- component is either active or not in both the parameter set and the
+-- gradient, hence it doesn't make sense to combine `Just` with `Nothing`.
+instance (ParamSet a) => ParamSet (Maybe a) where
+  zero = fmap zero
+  pmap = fmap . pmap
+
+  add (Just x) (Just y) = Just (add x y)
+  add _ _ = Nothing
+
+  sub (Just x) (Just y) = Just (sub x y)
+  sub _ _ = Nothing
+
+  mul (Just x) (Just y) = Just (mul x y)
+  mul _ _ = Nothing
+
+  div (Just x) (Just y) = Just (div x y)
+  div _ _ = Nothing
+
+  norm_2 = maybe 0 norm_2
+
+
+-- | A map with different parameter sets (of the same type) assigned to the
+-- individual keys.
+--
+-- When combining two maps with different sets of keys, only their intersection
+-- is preserved.
+instance (Ord k, ParamSet a) => ParamSet (M.Map k a) where
+  zero = fmap zero
+  pmap f = fmap (pmap f)
+  add = M.intersectionWith add
+  sub = M.intersectionWith sub
+  mul= M.intersectionWith mul
+  div= M.intersectionWith div
+  norm_2 = sqrt . sum . map ((^(2::Int)) . norm_2)  . M.elems
diff --git a/src/Numeric/SGD/Sparse.hs b/src/Numeric/SGD/Sparse.hs
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Numeric/SGD/Sparse.hs
@@ -0,0 +1,167 @@
+{-# LANGUAGE RecordWildCards #-}
+
+
+-- | Stochastic gradient descent using mutable vectors for efficient parameter
+-- update.  This module is intended for use with sparse features.  If you use
+-- dense feature vectors (as arise e.g. in deep learning), have a look at
+-- "Numeric.SGD".
+-- 
+-- Currently only the Gaussian regularization is implemented.
+--
+-- SGD with momentum is known to converge faster than vanilla SGD.  It's
+-- implementation can be found in "Numeric.SGD.Sparse.Momentum".
+
+
+module Numeric.SGD.Sparse
+( SgdArgs (..)
+, sgdArgsDefault
+, Para
+, sgd
+, module Numeric.SGD.Sparse.Grad
+, module Numeric.SGD.DataSet
+) where
+
+
+import           Control.Monad (forM_)
+-- import qualified System.Random as R
+import qualified Data.Vector.Unboxed as U
+import qualified Data.Vector.Unboxed.Mutable as UM
+import qualified Control.Monad.Primitive as Prim
+
+import           Numeric.SGD.Sparse.Grad
+import           Numeric.SGD.DataSet
+
+
+-- | SGD parameters controlling the learning process.
+data SgdArgs = SgdArgs
+    { -- | Size of the batch
+      batchSize :: Int
+    -- | Regularization variance
+    , regVar    :: Double
+    -- | Number of iterations
+    , iterNum   :: Double
+    -- | Initial gain parameter
+    , gain0     :: Double
+    -- | After how many iterations over the entire dataset
+    -- the gain parameter is halved
+    , tau       :: Double }
+
+
+-- | Default SGD parameter values.
+sgdArgsDefault :: SgdArgs
+sgdArgsDefault = SgdArgs
+    { batchSize = 30
+    , regVar    = 10
+    , iterNum   = 10
+    , gain0     = 1
+    , tau       = 5 }
+
+
+-- | Vector of parameters.
+type Para       = U.Vector Double
+
+
+-- | Type synonym for mutable vector with Double values.
+type MVect      = UM.MVector (Prim.PrimState IO) Double
+
+
+-- | A stochastic gradient descent method.
+-- A notification function can be used to provide user with
+-- information about the progress of the learning.
+sgd
+    :: SgdArgs                  -- ^ SGD parameter values
+    -> (Para -> Int -> IO ())   -- ^ Notification run every update
+    -> (Para -> x -> Grad)      -- ^ Gradient for dataset element
+    -> DataSet x                -- ^ Dataset
+    -> Para                     -- ^ Starting point
+    -> IO Para                  -- ^ SGD result
+sgd SgdArgs{..} notify mkGrad dataset x0 = do
+  u <- UM.new (U.length x0)
+  -- doIt u 0 (R.mkStdGen 0) =<< U.thaw x0
+  doIt u 0 =<< U.thaw x0
+  where
+    -- Gain in k-th iteration.
+    gain k = (gain0 * tau) / (tau + done k)
+
+    -- Number of completed iterations over the full dataset.
+    done :: Int -> Double
+    done k
+        = fromIntegral (k * batchSize)
+        / fromIntegral (size dataset)
+    -- doneTotal :: Int -> Int
+    -- doneTotal = floor . done
+
+    -- Regularization (Guassian prior)
+    regularization k = regCoef
+      where
+        regCoef = (1.0 - gain k * iVar) ** coef
+        iVar = 1.0 / regVar
+        coef = fromIntegral batchSize
+             / fromIntegral (size dataset)
+
+--     -- Regularization (Guassian prior) after a full dataset pass
+--     regularization k = 1.0 - (gain k / regVar)
+
+    doIt u k x
+      | done k > iterNum = do
+        frozen <- U.unsafeFreeze x
+        notify frozen k
+        return frozen
+      | otherwise = do
+        -- (batch, stdGen') <- sample stdGen batchSize dataset
+        batch <- randomSample batchSize dataset
+
+        -- Regularization
+        -- when (doneTotal (k - 1) /= doneTotal k) $ do
+        --   <- we now apply regularization each step rather than each
+        --      dataset pass
+        let regParam = regularization k
+        -- putStrLn $ "\nApplying regularization (params *= " ++ show regParam ++ ")"
+        scale regParam x
+
+--         -- Regularization
+--         when (doneTotal (k - 1) /= doneTotal k) $ do
+--           let regParam = regularization k
+--           putStrLn $ "\nApplying regularization (params *= " ++ show regParam ++ ")"
+--           scale regParam x
+
+        -- Freeze mutable vector of parameters. The frozen version is
+        -- then supplied to external mkGrad function provided by user.
+        frozen <- U.unsafeFreeze x
+        notify frozen k
+
+        -- let grad = M.unions (map (mkGrad frozen) batch)
+        let grad = parUnions (map (mkGrad frozen) batch)
+        addUp grad u
+        scale (gain k) u
+
+        x' <- U.unsafeThaw frozen
+        u `addTo` x'
+        doIt u (k+1) x'
+
+
+-- | Add up all gradients and store results in normal domain.
+addUp :: Grad -> MVect -> IO ()
+addUp grad v = do
+    UM.set v 0
+    forM_ (toList grad) $ \(i, x) -> do
+        y <- UM.unsafeRead v i
+        UM.unsafeWrite v i (x + y)
+
+
+-- | Scale the vector by the given value.
+scale :: Double -> MVect -> IO ()
+scale c v = do
+    forM_ [0 .. UM.length v - 1] $ \i -> do
+        y <- UM.unsafeRead v i
+        UM.unsafeWrite v i (c * y)
+
+
+-- | Apply gradient to the parameters vector, that is add the first vector to
+-- the second one.
+addTo :: MVect -> MVect -> IO ()
+addTo w v = do
+    forM_ [0 .. UM.length v - 1] $ \i -> do
+        x <- UM.unsafeRead v i
+        y <- UM.unsafeRead w i
+        UM.unsafeWrite v i (x + y)
diff --git a/src/Numeric/SGD/Sparse/Grad.hs b/src/Numeric/SGD/Sparse/Grad.hs
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Numeric/SGD/Sparse/Grad.hs
@@ -0,0 +1,131 @@
+{-# LANGUAGE CPP #-}
+
+-- | A gradient is represented by an IntMap from gradient indices to values.
+-- Elements with no associated values in the gradient are assumed to have a 0
+-- value assigned.  Such elements are of no interest: when adding the gradient
+-- to the vector of parameters, only non-zero elements are taken into account.
+-- 
+-- Each value associated with a gradient position is a pair of positive and
+-- negative components.  They are stored separately to ensure high accuracy of
+-- computation results.  Besides, both positive and negative components are
+-- stored in a logarithmic domain.
+
+module Numeric.SGD.Sparse.Grad
+( Grad
+, empty
+, add
+, addL
+, fromList
+, fromLogList
+, toList
+, parUnions
+) where
+
+import Data.List (foldl')
+import Control.Applicative ((<$>), (<*>))
+import Control.Monad.Par (Par, runPar, get)
+#if MIN_VERSION_containers(0,4,2)
+import Control.Monad.Par (spawn)
+#else
+import Control.DeepSeq (deepseq)
+import Control.Monad.Par (spawn_)
+#endif
+#if MIN_VERSION_containers(0,5,0)
+import qualified Data.IntMap.Strict as M
+#else
+import qualified Data.IntMap as M
+#endif
+
+import Numeric.SGD.Sparse.LogSigned
+
+-- | Gradient with nonzero values stored in a logarithmic domain.
+-- Since values equal to zero have no impact on the update phase
+-- of the SGD method, it is more efficient to not to store those
+-- components in the gradient.
+type Grad = M.IntMap LogSigned
+
+{-# INLINE insertWith #-}
+insertWith :: (a -> a -> a) -> M.Key -> a -> M.IntMap a -> M.IntMap a
+#if MIN_VERSION_containers(0,5,0)
+insertWith = M.insertWith
+#elif MIN_VERSION_containers(0,4,1)
+insertWith = M.insertWith'
+#else
+insertWith f k x m = 
+    M.alter g k m
+  where
+    g my = case my of
+        Nothing -> Just x
+        Just y  ->
+            let z = f x y
+            in  z `seq` Just z
+#endif
+
+-- | Add normal-domain double to the gradient at the given position.
+{-# INLINE add #-}
+add :: Grad -> Int -> Double -> Grad
+add grad i y = insertWith (+) i (logSigned y) grad 
+
+
+-- | Add log-domain, singed number to the gradient at the given position.
+{-# INLINE addL #-}
+addL :: Grad -> Int -> LogSigned -> Grad
+addL grad i y = insertWith (+) i y grad 
+
+-- | Construct gradient from a list of (index, value) pairs.
+-- All values from the list are added at respective gradient
+-- positions.
+{-# INLINE fromList #-}
+fromList :: [(Int, Double)] -> Grad
+fromList =
+    let ins grad (i, y) = add grad i y
+    in  foldl' ins empty
+
+-- | Construct gradient from a list of (index, signed, log-domain number)
+-- pairs.  All values from the list are added at respective gradient
+-- positions.
+{-# INLINE fromLogList #-}
+fromLogList :: [(Int, LogSigned)] -> Grad
+fromLogList =
+    let ins grad (i, y) = addL grad i y
+    in  foldl' ins empty
+
+-- | Collect gradient components with values in normal domain.
+{-# INLINE toList #-}
+toList :: Grad -> [(Int, Double)]
+toList =
+    let unLog (i, x) = (i, toNorm x)
+    in  map unLog . M.assocs
+
+-- | Empty gradient, i.e. with all elements set to 0.
+{-# INLINE empty #-}
+empty :: Grad
+empty = M.empty
+
+-- | Perform parallel unions operation on gradient list. 
+-- Experimental version.
+parUnions :: [Grad] -> Grad
+parUnions [] = error "parUnions: empty list"
+parUnions xs = runPar (parUnionsP xs)
+
+-- | Parallel unions in the Par monad.
+parUnionsP :: [Grad] -> Par Grad
+parUnionsP [x] = return x
+parUnionsP zs  = do
+    let (xs, ys) = split zs
+#if MIN_VERSION_containers(0,4,2)
+    xsP <- spawn (parUnionsP xs)
+    ysP <- spawn (parUnionsP ys)
+    M.unionWith (+) <$> get xsP <*> get ysP
+#else
+    xsP <- spawn_ (parUnionsP xs)
+    ysP <- spawn_ (parUnionsP ys)
+    x <- M.unionWith (+) <$> get xsP <*> get ysP
+    M.elems x `deepseq` return x
+#endif
+  where
+    split []        = ([], [])
+    split (x:[])    = ([x], [])
+    split (x:y:rest)  =
+        let (xs, ys) = split rest
+        in  (x:xs, y:ys)
diff --git a/src/Numeric/SGD/Sparse/LogSigned.hs b/src/Numeric/SGD/Sparse/LogSigned.hs
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Numeric/SGD/Sparse/LogSigned.hs
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+{-# LANGUAGE BangPatterns #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE GeneralizedNewtypeDeriving #-}
+
+-- | Module provides data type for signed log-domain calculations.
+
+module Numeric.SGD.Sparse.LogSigned
+( LogSigned (..)
+, logSigned
+, fromPos
+, fromNeg
+, toNorm
+, toLogFloat
+) where
+
+import qualified Data.Number.LogFloat as L
+import Data.Function (on)
+import Control.DeepSeq (NFData(..))
+
+-- | Signed real value in the logarithmic domain.
+data LogSigned = LogSigned
+    { pos :: {-# UNPACK #-} !L.LogFloat     -- ^ Positive component
+    , neg :: {-# UNPACK #-} !L.LogFloat     -- ^ Negative component
+    } deriving Show
+
+instance Eq LogSigned where
+    (==) = (==) `on` toLogFloat
+
+instance Ord LogSigned where
+    compare = compare `on` toLogFloat
+
+-- All fields are strict and unpacked.
+instance NFData LogSigned where
+    rnf (LogSigned p q) = p `seq` q `seq` ()
+
+-- | Smart LogSigned constructor.
+{-# INLINE logSigned #-}
+logSigned :: Double -> LogSigned
+logSigned x
+    | x > 0     = LogSigned (L.logFloat x) zero
+    | x < 0     = LogSigned zero (L.logFloat (-x))
+    | otherwise = LogSigned zero zero
+
+-- | Make LogSigned from a positive, log-domain number.
+{-# INLINE fromPos #-}
+fromPos :: L.LogFloat -> LogSigned
+fromPos x = LogSigned x zero
+
+-- | Make LogSigned from a negative, log-domain number.
+{-# INLINE fromNeg #-}
+fromNeg :: L.LogFloat -> LogSigned
+fromNeg x = LogSigned zero x
+
+-- | Shift LogSigned to a normal domain.
+{-# INLINE toNorm #-}
+toNorm :: LogSigned -> Double
+toNorm (LogSigned x y) = L.fromLogFloat x - L.fromLogFloat y
+
+-- | Change the 'LogSigned' to either negative 'Left' 'L.LogFloat'
+-- or positive 'Right' 'L.LogFloat'.
+toLogFloat :: LogSigned -> Either L.LogFloat L.LogFloat
+toLogFloat x = case signum x of
+    -1  -> Left  $ neg x - pos x
+    1   -> Right $ pos x - neg x
+    _   -> Right $ L.logFloat (0 :: Double)
+
+instance Num LogSigned where
+    LogSigned x y + LogSigned x' y' =
+        LogSigned (x + x') (y + y')
+    LogSigned x y * LogSigned x' y' =
+        LogSigned (x*x' + y*y') (x*y' + y*x')
+    LogSigned x y - LogSigned x' y' =
+        LogSigned (x + y') (y + x')
+    negate  (LogSigned x y) = LogSigned y x
+    abs     (LogSigned x y)
+        | x >= y    = LogSigned x y
+        | otherwise = LogSigned y x
+    signum (LogSigned x y)
+        | x > y     =  1
+        | x < y     = -1
+        | otherwise =  0
+    fromInteger = logSigned . fromInteger
+
+{-# INLINE zero #-}
+zero :: L.LogFloat
+zero = L.logFloat (0 :: Double)
diff --git a/src/Numeric/SGD/Sparse/Momentum.hs b/src/Numeric/SGD/Sparse/Momentum.hs
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Numeric/SGD/Sparse/Momentum.hs
@@ -0,0 +1,201 @@
+{-# LANGUAGE RecordWildCards #-}
+
+
+-- | A version of `Numeric.SGD.Sparse` extended with momentum.
+
+
+module Numeric.SGD.Sparse.Momentum
+( SgdArgs (..)
+, sgdArgsDefault
+, Para
+, sgd
+, module Numeric.SGD.Sparse.Grad
+, module Numeric.SGD.DataSet
+) where
+
+
+import           Control.Monad (forM_)
+-- import qualified System.Random as R
+import qualified Data.Vector.Unboxed as U
+import qualified Data.Vector.Unboxed.Mutable as UM
+import qualified Control.Monad.Primitive as Prim
+
+import           Numeric.SGD.Sparse.Grad
+import           Numeric.SGD.DataSet
+
+
+-- | SGD parameters controlling the learning process.
+data SgdArgs = SgdArgs
+    { -- | Size of the batch
+      batchSize :: Int
+    -- | Regularization variance
+    , regVar    :: Double
+    -- | Number of iterations
+    , iterNum   :: Double
+    -- | Initial gain parameter
+    , gain0     :: Double
+    -- | After how many iterations over the entire dataset
+    -- the gain parameter is halved
+    , tau       :: Double 
+    }
+
+
+-- | Default SGD parameter values.
+sgdArgsDefault :: SgdArgs
+sgdArgsDefault = SgdArgs
+    { batchSize = 50
+    , regVar    = 10
+    , iterNum   = 10
+    , gain0     = 0.25
+      -- Without momentum I would rather go for '1', but with momentum the
+      -- gradient gets significantly larger.
+    , tau       = 5 
+    }
+
+
+-- | The gamma parameter which drives momentum.
+--
+-- TODO: put in SgdArgs.
+--
+gamma :: Double
+gamma = 0.9
+
+
+-- | Vector of parameters.
+type Para       = U.Vector Double
+
+
+-- | Type synonym for mutable vector with Double values.
+type MVect      = UM.MVector (Prim.PrimState IO) Double
+
+
+-- | A stochastic gradient descent method.
+-- A notification function can be used to provide user with
+-- information about the progress of the learning.
+sgd
+    :: SgdArgs                  -- ^ SGD parameter values
+    -> (Para -> Int -> IO ())   -- ^ Notification run every update
+    -> (Para -> x -> Grad)      -- ^ Gradient for dataset element
+    -> DataSet x                -- ^ DataSet
+    -> Para                     -- ^ Starting point
+    -> IO Para                  -- ^ SGD result
+sgd SgdArgs{..} notify mkGrad dataset x0 = do
+
+  putStrLn $ "Running momentum!"
+
+  -- A vector for the momentum gradient
+  momentum <- UM.new (U.length x0)
+
+  -- A worker vector for computing the actual gradients
+  u <- UM.new (U.length x0)
+
+  doIt momentum u 0 =<< U.thaw x0
+
+  where
+    -- Gain in k-th iteration.
+    gain k = (gain0 * tau) / (tau + done k)
+
+    -- Number of completed iterations over the full dataset.
+    done :: Int -> Double
+    done k
+        = fromIntegral (k * batchSize)
+        / fromIntegral (size dataset)
+
+    -- Regularization (Guassian prior) parameter
+    regularizationParam = regCoef
+      where
+        regCoef = iVar ** coef
+        iVar = 1.0 / regVar
+        coef = fromIntegral (size dataset)
+             / fromIntegral batchSize
+
+    doIt momentum u k x
+
+      | done k > iterNum = do
+        frozen <- U.unsafeFreeze x
+        notify frozen k
+        return frozen
+
+      | otherwise = do
+
+        -- Sample the dataset
+        batch <- randomSample batchSize dataset
+
+        -- NEW: comment out
+        -- -- Apply regularization to the parameters vector.
+        -- scale (regularization k) x
+
+        -- Freeze mutable vector of parameters. The frozen version is
+        -- then supplied to external mkGrad function provided by user.
+        frozen <- U.unsafeFreeze x
+        notify frozen k
+
+        -- Compute the gradient and put it in `u`
+        let grad = parUnions (map (mkGrad frozen) batch)
+        addUp grad u
+
+        -- Apply regularization to `u`
+        applyRegularization regularizationParam x u
+
+        -- Scale the gradient
+        scale (gain k) u
+
+        -- Compute the new momentum
+        updateMomentum gamma momentum u
+
+        x' <- U.unsafeThaw frozen
+        momentum `addTo` x'
+        doIt momentum u (k+1) x'
+
+
+-- | Compute the new momentum (gradient) vector.
+applyRegularization
+  :: Double -- ^ Regularization parameter
+  -> MVect  -- ^ The parameters
+  -> MVect  -- ^ The current gradient
+  -> IO ()
+applyRegularization regParam params grad = do
+  forM_ [0 .. UM.length grad - 1] $ \i -> do
+    x <- UM.unsafeRead grad i
+    y <- UM.unsafeRead params i
+    UM.unsafeWrite grad i $ x - regParam * y
+
+
+-- | Compute the new momentum (gradient) vector.
+updateMomentum
+  :: Double -- ^ The gamma parameter
+  -> MVect  -- ^ The previous momentum
+  -> MVect  -- ^ The scaled current gradient
+  -> IO ()
+updateMomentum gammaCoef momentum grad = do
+  forM_ [0 .. UM.length momentum - 1] $ \i -> do
+    x <- UM.unsafeRead momentum i
+    y <- UM.unsafeRead grad i
+    UM.unsafeWrite momentum i (gammaCoef * x + y)
+
+
+-- | Add up all gradients and store results in normal domain.
+addUp :: Grad -> MVect -> IO ()
+addUp grad v = do
+    UM.set v 0
+    forM_ (toList grad) $ \(i, x) -> do
+        y <- UM.unsafeRead v i
+        UM.unsafeWrite v i (x + y)
+
+
+-- | Scale the vector by the given value.
+scale :: Double -> MVect -> IO ()
+scale c v = do
+  forM_ [0 .. UM.length v - 1] $ \i -> do
+    y <- UM.unsafeRead v i
+    UM.unsafeWrite v i (c * y)
+
+
+-- | Apply gradient to the parameters vector, that is add the first vector to
+-- the second one.
+addTo :: MVect -> MVect -> IO ()
+addTo w v = do
+  forM_ [0 .. UM.length v - 1] $ \i -> do
+    x <- UM.unsafeRead v i
+    y <- UM.unsafeRead w i
+    UM.unsafeWrite v i (x + y)
diff --git a/src/Numeric/SGD/Type.hs b/src/Numeric/SGD/Type.hs
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Numeric/SGD/Type.hs
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+module Numeric.SGD.Type
+  ( SGD
+  ) where
+
+
+import Pipes as P
+
+
+-- | SGD is a pipe which, given the initial parameter values, consumes training
+-- elements of type `e` and outputs the subsequently calculated parameter sets
+-- of type `p`.
+type SGD m e p = p -> P.Pipe e p m ()
