diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index a0a3b5a..2335db8 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ dependencies = [
 	'numpy<2',
 	'numba',
 	'zarr[jupyter]',
+  'torch',
 	'ruff',
     'mpmath',
     'matplotlib',
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 7dbfd65..e91cd92 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 numpy<2
 numba
 zarr[jupyter]
+torch
 ruff
 mpmath
 matplotlib
diff --git a/src/scarr/engines/dl_la.py b/src/scarr/engines/dl_la.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dbc0bc7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/scarr/engines/dl_la.py
@@ -0,0 +1,253 @@
+from .engine import Engine
+from ..modeling.dl_models import DL_Models as dlm
+import numpy as np
+from concurrent.futures import ThreadPoolExecutor
+
+import torch
+import torch.nn as nn
+import torch.optim as optim
+from math import floor
+
+np.seterr(divide='ignore', invalid='ignore')
+
+
+class DL_LA(Engine):
+
+    def __init__(self, model_type, train_float, num_epochs) -> None:
+        # remember construction parameters
+        self.model_type = model_type
+        self.train_float = train_float
+        self.num_epochs = num_epochs
+        # initialize values needed
+        self.samples_len = 0
+        self.batch_size = 0
+        self.traces_len = 0
+        self.batches_num = 0
+        self.counted_batches = 0
+        self.data_dtype = None
+        self.sensitivity = None
+        # validation values
+        self.accuracy = 0
+        self.actual_labels = None
+        self.pred_labels = None
+        self.predicted_classes = None
+
+
+    def populate(self, container):
+        # initialize dimensional variables
+        self.samples_len = container.min_samples_length
+        self.traces_len = container.min_traces_length
+        self.batch_size = container.data.batch_size
+        self.batches_num = int(self.traces_len/self.batch_size)
+        # assign per-tile train and validation data
+        for tile in container.tiles:
+            (tile_x, tile_y) = tile
+        # config batches
+        container.configure(tile_x, tile_y, [0])
+        container.configure2(tile_x, tile_y, [0])
+
+
+    def fetch_training_batch(self, container, i):
+        batch1 = container.get_batch_index(i)[-1]
+        batch2 = container.get_batch_index2(i)[-1]
+        current_data = np.concatenate((batch1, batch2), axis=0)
+        label1 = np.zeros(len(batch1))
+        label2 = np.ones(len(batch2))
+        current_labels = np.concatenate((label1, label2), axis=0)
+        current_labels = np.eye(2)[current_labels.astype(int)]  # one-hot encode labels
+        return current_data, current_labels
+
+
+    def fetch_validation_batch(self, container, i, batch_size):
+        batch1 = container.get_batch_index(i)[-1]
+        batch2 = container.get_batch_index2(i)[-1]
+        current_data = np.concatenate((batch1, batch2), axis=0)
+        label1 = np.zeros(batch_size)
+        label2 = np.ones(batch_size)
+        current_labels = np.concatenate((label1, label2), axis=0)
+        return current_data, current_labels
+
+
+    def train_model(self, container):
+        # start model
+        if self.model_type == 'MLP':
+            self.model = dlm.MLP(self.samples_len)
+        elif self.model_type == 'CNN':
+            self.model = dlm.CNN(self.samples_len)
+        else:
+            print("Invalid model type entered")
+            return
+        # define loss function and optimizer
+        self.criterion = nn.MSELoss()
+        self.optimizer = optim.Adam(self.model.parameters(), lr=0.01)
+
+        # begin traininig
+        for epoch in range(self.num_epochs):
+            self.counted_batches = 0
+            epoch_loss = 0.0
+            accumulated_gradients = None
+            workers = 2
+            if not container.fetch_async:
+                workers = 1
+
+            with ThreadPoolExecutor(max_workers=workers) as executor:
+                future = executor.submit(self.fetch_training_batch, container, 0)
+                for i in range(floor((self.traces_len/self.batch_size)*self.train_float)):
+                    # wait for prev batch 
+                    current_data, current_labels = future.result()
+                    # begin async next batch fatch
+                    if container.fetch_async:
+                        future = executor.submit(self.fetch_training_batch, container, i+1)
+                
+                    # allocate batch tensors
+                    batch_X = torch.tensor(current_data, dtype=torch.float32, requires_grad=True)
+                    batch_Y = torch.tensor(current_labels, dtype=torch.float32)
+                    # DL 
+                    # foward pass
+                    outputs = self.model(batch_X)
+                    # calculate loss
+                    loss = self.criterion(outputs, batch_Y)
+                    # backward pass and optimization
+                    self.optimizer.zero_grad()
+                    loss.backward()
+
+                    # accumulate gradients for sensitivity analysis
+                    if accumulated_gradients is None:
+                        accumulated_gradients = batch_X.grad.data.clone()
+                    else:
+                        accumulated_gradients += batch_X.grad.data
+                    
+                    self.optimizer.step()
+                    
+                    # accumulate loss
+                    epoch_loss += loss.item()
+                    self.counted_batches += 1
+
+                    # begin sync next batch fatch
+                    if not container.fetch_async:
+                        future = executor.submit(self.fetch_training_batch, container, i+1)
+
+                # sensitivity stuff
+                average_gradients = accumulated_gradients / self.counted_batches if self.counted_batches > 0 else 0
+                self.sensitivity = average_gradients.abs().mean(dim=0)
+                # final training stuff
+                average_loss = epoch_loss / self.counted_batches if self.counted_batches > 0 else 0
+                print(f"Epoch {epoch+1}/{self.num_epochs}, Average Loss: {average_loss}")
+
+
+    def validate_model(self, container):
+        # get new data
+        X_new = np.empty((2*(self.batches_num-self.counted_batches)*self.batch_size, self.samples_len), dtype=self.data_dtype)
+        Y_test = np.empty((2*(self.batches_num-self.counted_batches)*self.batch_size), dtype=self.data_dtype)
+        workers = 2
+        if not container.fetch_async:
+            workers = 1
+        
+        with ThreadPoolExecutor(max_workers=workers) as executor:
+            future = executor.submit(self.fetch_validation_batch, container, self.counted_batches, self.batch_size)
+
+            for i in range(self.counted_batches, self.batches_num):
+                # wait for prev batch 
+                current_data, current_labels = future.result()
+                # begin async next batch fatch
+                if container.fetch_async:
+                    future = executor.submit(self.fetch_validation_batch, container, i+1, self.batch_size)
+
+                start_idx = (i-self.counted_batches) * self.batch_size
+                end_idx = start_idx + 2 * self.batch_size
+                X_new[start_idx:end_idx] = current_data
+                Y_test[start_idx:end_idx] = current_labels
+
+                # begin sync next batch fatch
+                if not container.fetch_async:
+                    future = executor.submit(self.fetch_validation_batch, container, i+1, self.batch_size)
+
+        # save labels
+        self.actual_labels = Y_test[:]
+        # make new data into tensors
+        X_new_tensor = torch.tensor(X_new, dtype=torch.float32)
+
+        # set model to evaluation mode
+        self.model.eval()
+
+        # make predictions
+        with torch.no_grad():
+            predictions = self.model(X_new_tensor)
+
+        # convert raw outputs to probabilites
+        probabilities = torch.softmax(predictions, dim=1)
+
+        # get predicted class
+        self.predicted_classes = torch.argmax(probabilities, dim=1)
+        # copy locally for sensitivity
+        self.pred_labels = self.predicted_classes.numpy(force=True)
+
+        # print predictions
+        # print("Predicted classes:\n", self.predicted_classes)
+        # calculate accuracy
+        correct_predictions = (self.predicted_classes == torch.tensor(Y_test)).sum().item()
+        self.accuracy = correct_predictions / len(Y_test)
+        # print("Accuracy:", accuracy)
+        
+        # clean print message
+        print("Made", self.predicted_classes.size(dim=0), "predictions with", f"{self.accuracy:.2%}", "% accuracy using the", self.model_type, "model.")
+
+
+    def run(self, container, model_building=False, model_validation=False):
+        if model_building:
+            # initialize vars and arrays
+            self.populate(container)
+            # being pytorch stuff
+            device = (
+                # "cpu"
+                "cuda"
+                if torch.cuda.is_available()
+                else "mps"
+                if torch.backends.mps.is_available()
+                else "cpu"
+            )
+            #  start model
+            if self.model_type == 'MLP':
+                self.model = dlm.MLP(self.samples_len).to(device)
+            elif self.model_type == 'CNN':
+                self.model = dlm.CNN(self.samples_len).to(device)
+            else:
+                print(">> Invalid model type entered")
+                return
+            # begin training
+            self.train_model(container)
+        # begin validating if true
+        if model_validation:
+            self.validate_model(container)
+
+
+    def save_model(self, path):
+        torch.save(self.model.state_dict(), path)
+
+     
+    def load_model(self, container, path):
+        # populate initial values as if for training
+        self.populate(container)
+        self.counted_batches = floor((self.traces_len/self.batch_size)*self.train_float)
+        # select and load model
+        if self.model_type == 'MLP':
+            self.model = dlm.MLP(self.samples_len)
+        elif self.model_type == 'CNN':
+            self.model = dlm.CNN(self.samples_len)
+        else:
+            print("Invalid model type entered")
+            return
+        self.model.load_state_dict(torch.load(path))
+        print("Loaded", self.model_type, "model from memory")
+
+
+    def print_info(self):
+        print("> trace dimentions:", self.traces_len, self.samples_len)
+
+
+    def get_accuracy(self):
+        return self.accuracy
+
+    def get_sensitivity(self):
+        return self.sensitivity.numpy()
+    
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diff --git a/src/scarr/modeling/dl_models.py b/src/scarr/modeling/dl_models.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1e51ec5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/scarr/modeling/dl_models.py
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+import torch
+import torch.nn as nn
+
+
+class DL_Models:
+
+    # Multi-Layered Perceptron
+    class MLP(nn.Module):
+        def __init__(self, samples_len):
+            super().__init__()
+            self.flatten = nn.Flatten()
+            self.linear_relu_stack = nn.Sequential(
+                nn.Linear(samples_len, 120),
+                nn.ReLU(),
+                nn.BatchNorm1d(120),
+                nn.Linear(120, 90),
+                nn.ReLU(),
+                nn.BatchNorm1d(90),
+                nn.Linear(90, 50),
+                nn.ReLU(),
+                nn.BatchNorm1d(50),
+                nn.Linear(50, 2),
+                nn.Softmax(dim=1)
+            )
+        def forward(self, x):
+            x = self.flatten(x)
+            logits = self.linear_relu_stack(x)
+            return logits
+
+
+    # Convolutional Neural Network
+    class CNN(nn.Module):
+        def __init__(self, samples_len):
+            super().__init__()
+            self.flatten = nn.Flatten()
+            self.linear_relu_stack = nn.Sequential(
+                nn.Flatten(start_dim=1),
+                nn.Unflatten(1, (1, samples_len)),
+                nn.Conv1d(in_channels=1, out_channels=16, kernel_size=3),
+                nn.ReLU(),
+                nn.MaxPool1d(kernel_size=4),
+                nn.Flatten(),
+                nn.Linear(16 * ((samples_len - 2) // 4), 2),
+                nn.Sigmoid()
+            )
+
+        def forward(self, x):
+            x = self.flatten(x)
+            logits = self.linear_relu_stack(x)
+            return logits