diff --git a/lib/compiler/src/compiler/task_graph_simulator/task_simulator.cc b/lib/compiler/src/compiler/task_graph_simulator/task_simulator.cc
index bc528493a8..e514e6a753 100644
--- a/lib/compiler/src/compiler/task_graph_simulator/task_simulator.cc
+++ b/lib/compiler/src/compiler/task_graph_simulator/task_simulator.cc
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #include "pcg/parallel_computation_graph/parallel_computation_graph.h"
 #include "pcg/parallel_computation_graph/parallel_layer_guid_t.dtg.h"
 #include "utils/containers/filtrans.h"
+#include "utils/containers/set_intersection.h"
 #include "utils/containers/set_union.h"
 #include "utils/containers/transform.h"
 #include "utils/graph/digraph/digraph.h"
@@ -63,7 +64,7 @@ milliseconds_t task_simulator_estimate_forward_pass_time(
     std::unordered_set<device_id_t> devices_occupied =
         set_union(transform(in_progress_tasks, get_devices));
     std::unordered_set<device_id_t> required_devices = get_devices(task);
-    return intersection(devices_occupied, required_devices).empty();
+    return set_intersection(devices_occupied, required_devices).empty();
   };
 
   TaskExecutionConstraint constraint =
diff --git a/lib/task-spec/src/task-spec/dynamic_graph/copy_insertion.cc b/lib/task-spec/src/task-spec/dynamic_graph/copy_insertion.cc
index 4c1b9d4609..79bd091c0a 100644
--- a/lib/task-spec/src/task-spec/dynamic_graph/copy_insertion.cc
+++ b/lib/task-spec/src/task-spec/dynamic_graph/copy_insertion.cc
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@
 #include "utils/bidict/algorithms/unordered_set_of.h"
 #include "utils/containers/contains_key.h"
 #include "utils/containers/flatmap.h"
-#include "utils/containers/intersection.h"
 #include "utils/containers/map_values2.h"
 #include "utils/containers/set_difference.h"
+#include "utils/containers/set_intersection.h"
 #include "utils/containers/transform.h"
 #include "utils/optional.h"
 
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ static std::pair<DynamicValueAttrs, DynamicValueAttrs>
   // those will not result in actual copies once shard expansion is performed
   std::unordered_set<
       std::pair<ParallelTensorSpaceCoordinate, MachineSpaceCoordinate>>
-      remove = intersection(input_mapping, output_mapping);
+      remove = set_intersection(input_mapping, output_mapping);
 
   DynamicValueAttrs filtered_input = input;
   filtered_input.mapping =
diff --git a/lib/utils/include/utils/containers/are_disjoint.h b/lib/utils/include/utils/containers/are_disjoint.h
index 4b5c51fb12..0d5882889c 100644
--- a/lib/utils/include/utils/containers/are_disjoint.h
+++ b/lib/utils/include/utils/containers/are_disjoint.h
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 #ifndef _FLEXFLOW_LIB_UTILS_INCLUDE_UTILS_CONTAINERS_ARE_DISJOINT_H
 #define _FLEXFLOW_LIB_UTILS_INCLUDE_UTILS_CONTAINERS_ARE_DISJOINT_H
 
-#include "utils/containers/intersection.h"
+#include "utils/containers/set_intersection.h"
 
 namespace FlexFlow {
 
 template <typename T>
 bool are_disjoint(std::unordered_set<T> const &l,
                   std::unordered_set<T> const &r) {
-  return intersection<T>(l, r).empty();
+  return set_intersection<T>(l, r).empty();
 }
 
 } // namespace FlexFlow
diff --git a/lib/utils/include/utils/containers/binary_merge_disjoint_maps.h b/lib/utils/include/utils/containers/binary_merge_disjoint_maps.h
index 06a42327e1..38db9b34d3 100644
--- a/lib/utils/include/utils/containers/binary_merge_disjoint_maps.h
+++ b/lib/utils/include/utils/containers/binary_merge_disjoint_maps.h
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ std::unordered_map<K, V>
   std::unordered_set<K> lhs_keys = keys(lhs);
   std::unordered_set<K> rhs_keys = keys(rhs);
 
-  std::unordered_set<K> shared_keys = intersection(lhs_keys, rhs_keys);
+  std::unordered_set<K> shared_keys = set_intersection(lhs_keys, rhs_keys);
   ASSERT(shared_keys.empty());
 
   return binary_merge_maps_with(
diff --git a/lib/utils/include/utils/containers/binary_merge_maps_with.h b/lib/utils/include/utils/containers/binary_merge_maps_with.h
index a7c196d061..3ba95342e6 100644
--- a/lib/utils/include/utils/containers/binary_merge_maps_with.h
+++ b/lib/utils/include/utils/containers/binary_merge_maps_with.h
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@
 #define _FLEXFLOW_LIB_UTILS_INCLUDE_UTILS_CONTAINERS_BINARY_MERGE_MAPS_WITH_H
 
 #include "utils/containers/generate_map.h"
-#include "utils/containers/intersection.h"
 #include "utils/containers/keys.h"
 #include "utils/containers/merge_maps_with_right_dominating.h"
 #include "utils/containers/restrict_keys.h"
+#include "utils/containers/set_intersection.h"
 #include "utils/containers/set_minus.h"
 #include <unordered_map>
 
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ std::unordered_map<K, V>
 
   std::unordered_set<K> l_only_keys = set_minus(l_keys, r_keys);
   std::unordered_set<K> r_only_keys = set_minus(r_keys, l_keys);
-  std::unordered_set<K> both_keys = intersection(r_keys, l_keys);
+  std::unordered_set<K> both_keys = set_intersection(r_keys, l_keys);
 
   std::unordered_map<K, V> l_only = restrict_keys(lhs, l_only_keys);
   std::unordered_map<K, V> r_only = restrict_keys(rhs, r_only_keys);
diff --git a/lib/utils/include/utils/containers/intersection.h b/lib/utils/include/utils/containers/set_intersection.h
similarity index 56%
rename from lib/utils/include/utils/containers/intersection.h
rename to lib/utils/include/utils/containers/set_intersection.h
index 55e6c7a5f8..7240da6f55 100644
--- a/lib/utils/include/utils/containers/intersection.h
+++ b/lib/utils/include/utils/containers/set_intersection.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-#ifndef _FLEXFLOW_LIB_UTILS_INCLUDE_UTILS_CONTAINERS_INTERSECTION_H
-#define _FLEXFLOW_LIB_UTILS_INCLUDE_UTILS_CONTAINERS_INTERSECTION_H
+#ifndef _FLEXFLOW_LIB_UTILS_INCLUDE_UTILS_CONTAINERS_SET_INTERSECTION_H
+#define _FLEXFLOW_LIB_UTILS_INCLUDE_UTILS_CONTAINERS_SET_INTERSECTION_H
 
 #include "utils/containers/contains.h"
 #include <optional>
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@
 namespace FlexFlow {
 
 template <typename T>
-std::unordered_set<T> intersection(std::unordered_set<T> const &l,
-                                   std::unordered_set<T> const &r) {
+std::unordered_set<T> set_intersection(std::unordered_set<T> const &l,
+                                       std::unordered_set<T> const &r) {
   std::unordered_set<T> result;
   for (T const &ll : l) {
     if (contains(r, ll)) {
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ std::unordered_set<T> intersection(std::unordered_set<T> const &l,
 }
 
 template <typename T>
-std::set<T> intersection(std::set<T> const &l, std::set<T> const &r) {
+std::set<T> set_intersection(std::set<T> const &l, std::set<T> const &r) {
   std::set<T> result;
   for (T const &ll : l) {
     if (contains(r, ll)) {
@@ -32,10 +32,10 @@ std::set<T> intersection(std::set<T> const &l, std::set<T> const &r) {
 }
 
 template <typename C, typename T = typename C::value_type>
-std::optional<T> intersection(C const &c) {
+std::optional<T> set_intersection(C const &c) {
   std::optional<T> result;
   for (T const &t : c) {
-    result = intersection(result.value_or(t), t);
+    result = set_intersection(result.value_or(t), t);
   }
 
   return result;
diff --git a/lib/utils/include/utils/graph/query_set.h b/lib/utils/include/utils/graph/query_set.h
index c4234888cb..c59268d6eb 100644
--- a/lib/utils/include/utils/graph/query_set.h
+++ b/lib/utils/include/utils/graph/query_set.h
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 #include "utils/containers/contains.h"
 #include "utils/containers/filter.h"
 #include "utils/containers/filter_keys.h"
-#include "utils/containers/intersection.h"
+#include "utils/containers/set_intersection.h"
 #include "utils/containers/set_of.h"
 #include "utils/containers/set_union.h"
 #include "utils/containers/transform.h"
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ query_set<T> query_intersection(query_set<T> const &lhs,
     return lhs;
   } else {
     return query_set<T>::match_values_in(
-        set_of(intersection(allowed_values(lhs), allowed_values(rhs))));
+        set_of(set_intersection(allowed_values(lhs), allowed_values(rhs))));
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/utils/src/utils/containers/intersection.cc b/lib/utils/src/utils/containers/intersection.cc
deleted file mode 100644
index 7b89acf69e..0000000000
--- a/lib/utils/src/utils/containers/intersection.cc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-#include "utils/containers/intersection.h"
-#include "utils/archetypes/ordered_value_type.h"
-#include "utils/archetypes/value_type.h"
-
-namespace FlexFlow {
-
-using T = value_type<0>;
-
-template std::unordered_set<T> intersection(std::unordered_set<T> const &,
-                                            std::unordered_set<T> const &);
-template std::optional<std::unordered_set<T>>
-    intersection(std::vector<std::unordered_set<T>> const &);
-
-using T2 = ordered_value_type<0>;
-
-template std::set<T2> intersection(std::set<T2> const &, std::set<T2> const &);
-template std::optional<std::set<T2>>
-    intersection(std::vector<std::set<T2>> const &);
-
-} // namespace FlexFlow
diff --git a/lib/utils/src/utils/containers/set_intersection.cc b/lib/utils/src/utils/containers/set_intersection.cc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2548120859
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/utils/src/utils/containers/set_intersection.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+#include "utils/containers/set_intersection.h"
+#include "utils/archetypes/ordered_value_type.h"
+#include "utils/archetypes/value_type.h"
+
+namespace FlexFlow {
+
+using T = value_type<0>;
+
+template std::unordered_set<T> set_intersection(std::unordered_set<T> const &,
+                                                std::unordered_set<T> const &);
+template std::optional<std::unordered_set<T>>
+    set_intersection(std::vector<std::unordered_set<T>> const &);
+
+using T2 = ordered_value_type<0>;
+
+template std::set<T2> set_intersection(std::set<T2> const &,
+                                       std::set<T2> const &);
+template std::optional<std::set<T2>>
+    set_intersection(std::vector<std::set<T2>> const &);
+
+} // namespace FlexFlow
diff --git a/lib/utils/src/utils/graph/algorithms.cc b/lib/utils/src/utils/graph/algorithms.cc
index f09db77282..1206c56375 100644
--- a/lib/utils/src/utils/graph/algorithms.cc
+++ b/lib/utils/src/utils/graph/algorithms.cc
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 #include "utils/graph/algorithms.h"
 #include "utils/containers/flatmap.h"
 #include "utils/containers/get_only.h"
-#include "utils/containers/intersection.h"
 #include "utils/containers/restrict_keys.h"
 #include "utils/containers/set_difference.h"
 #include "utils/containers/set_of.h"
diff --git a/lib/utils/src/utils/graph/digraph/algorithms/get_dominators.cc b/lib/utils/src/utils/graph/digraph/algorithms/get_dominators.cc
index 7c5a863359..3837c93af2 100644
--- a/lib/utils/src/utils/graph/digraph/algorithms/get_dominators.cc
+++ b/lib/utils/src/utils/graph/digraph/algorithms/get_dominators.cc
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 #include "utils/graph/digraph/algorithms/get_dominators.h"
 #include "utils/containers/restrict_keys.h"
+#include "utils/containers/set_intersection.h"
 #include "utils/containers/values.h"
 #include "utils/graph/digraph/algorithms/get_dominators_map.h"
 #include "utils/hash/unordered_set.h"
+#include "utils/optional.h"
 #include <queue>
 
 namespace FlexFlow {
@@ -13,14 +15,12 @@ std::unordered_set<Node> get_dominators(DiGraphView const &g, Node const &n) {
 
 std::unordered_set<Node> get_dominators(DiGraphView const &g,
                                         std::unordered_set<Node> const &n) {
-  if (n.empty()) {
-    throw mk_runtime_error("Cannot find dominators of no nodes");
-  }
+  ASSERT(n.size() > 0, "Cannot find dominators of no nodes");
+
   std::optional<std::unordered_set<Node>> result =
-      intersection(values(restrict_keys(get_dominators_map(g), n)));
-  assert(result.has_value());
+      set_intersection(values(restrict_keys(get_dominators_map(g), n)));
 
-  return result.value();
+  return assert_unwrap(result);
 }
 
 } // namespace FlexFlow
diff --git a/lib/utils/src/utils/graph/digraph/algorithms/get_dominators_map.cc b/lib/utils/src/utils/graph/digraph/algorithms/get_dominators_map.cc
index 2da1b208f4..53b8027e07 100644
--- a/lib/utils/src/utils/graph/digraph/algorithms/get_dominators_map.cc
+++ b/lib/utils/src/utils/graph/digraph/algorithms/get_dominators_map.cc
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #include "utils/graph/digraph/algorithms/get_dominators_map.h"
 #include "utils/containers/generate_map.h"
 #include "utils/containers/restrict_keys.h"
+#include "utils/containers/set_intersection.h"
 #include "utils/containers/transform.h"
 #include "utils/containers/values.h"
 #include "utils/graph/digraph/algorithms/get_initial_nodes.h"
@@ -33,7 +34,7 @@ std::unordered_map<Node, std::unordered_set<Node>>
     std::unordered_set<Node> old_result_entry = result.at(n);
 
     result.at(n) =
-        intersection(transform(get_predecessors(g, n), [&](Node const &n) {
+        set_intersection(transform(get_predecessors(g, n), [&](Node const &n) {
           return result.at(n);
         })).value_or(std::unordered_set<Node>{});
     result.at(n).insert(n);
diff --git a/lib/utils/src/utils/graph/digraph/algorithms/get_imm_post_dominator.cc b/lib/utils/src/utils/graph/digraph/algorithms/get_imm_post_dominator.cc
index 39523f2ec1..53deeb823c 100644
--- a/lib/utils/src/utils/graph/digraph/algorithms/get_imm_post_dominator.cc
+++ b/lib/utils/src/utils/graph/digraph/algorithms/get_imm_post_dominator.cc
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 #include "utils/containers/generate_map.h"
 #include "utils/containers/get_one_of.h"
 #include "utils/containers/get_only.h"
-#include "utils/containers/intersection.h"
 #include "utils/containers/restrict_keys.h"
 #include "utils/containers/values.h"
 #include "utils/graph/digraph/algorithms/apply_contraction.h"
diff --git a/lib/utils/src/utils/graph/digraph/algorithms/get_lowest_common_ancestors.cc b/lib/utils/src/utils/graph/digraph/algorithms/get_lowest_common_ancestors.cc
index 0d5705854d..dbcd07b0ff 100644
--- a/lib/utils/src/utils/graph/digraph/algorithms/get_lowest_common_ancestors.cc
+++ b/lib/utils/src/utils/graph/digraph/algorithms/get_lowest_common_ancestors.cc
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #include "utils/containers/filter.h"
-#include "utils/containers/intersection.h"
 #include "utils/containers/is_subseteq_of.h"
 #include "utils/containers/maximum.h"
+#include "utils/containers/set_intersection.h"
 #include "utils/containers/set_union.h"
 #include "utils/containers/transform.h"
 #include "utils/graph/digraph/algorithms/get_ancestors.h"
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@ std::optional<std::unordered_set<Node>>
       transform(nodes, [&](Node const &n) {
         return set_union(get_ancestors(g, n), {n});
       });
-  std::unordered_set<Node> common_ancestors = intersection(ancestors).value();
+  std::unordered_set<Node> common_ancestors =
+      set_intersection(ancestors).value();
 
   if (common_ancestors.empty()) {
     return std::unordered_set<Node>{};
diff --git a/lib/utils/src/utils/graph/digraph/algorithms/transitive_reduction.cc b/lib/utils/src/utils/graph/digraph/algorithms/transitive_reduction.cc
index 1e5d0b0ae7..b7c304dcd1 100644
--- a/lib/utils/src/utils/graph/digraph/algorithms/transitive_reduction.cc
+++ b/lib/utils/src/utils/graph/digraph/algorithms/transitive_reduction.cc
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #include "utils/bidict/algorithms/bidict_from_enumerating.h"
 #include "utils/bidict/algorithms/transform_keys.h"
 #include "utils/containers/is_subseteq_of.h"
+#include "utils/containers/set_intersection.h"
 #include "utils/containers/vector_of.h"
 #include "utils/graph/digraph/algorithms/get_edges.h"
 #include "utils/graph/digraph/algorithms/materialize_digraph_view.h"
@@ -18,7 +19,7 @@ DirectedEdgeMaskView::DirectedEdgeMaskView(
 
 std::unordered_set<DirectedEdge>
     DirectedEdgeMaskView::query_edges(DirectedEdgeQuery const &q) const {
-  return intersection(g.query_edges(q), this->edge_mask);
+  return set_intersection(g.query_edges(q), this->edge_mask);
 }
 
 std::unordered_set<Node>
diff --git a/lib/utils/src/utils/graph/series_parallel/sp_ization/escribano_algo.cc b/lib/utils/src/utils/graph/series_parallel/sp_ization/escribano_algo.cc
index 36b8e7294b..f6249c7559 100644
--- a/lib/utils/src/utils/graph/series_parallel/sp_ization/escribano_algo.cc
+++ b/lib/utils/src/utils/graph/series_parallel/sp_ization/escribano_algo.cc
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@
 #include "utils/containers/filter_keys.h"
 #include "utils/containers/get_only.h"
 #include "utils/containers/group_by.h"
-#include "utils/containers/intersection.h"
 #include "utils/containers/map_values.h"
 #include "utils/containers/maximum.h"
 #include "utils/containers/range.h"
+#include "utils/containers/set_intersection.h"
 #include "utils/containers/set_union.h"
 #include "utils/containers/transform.h"
 #include "utils/containers/values.h"
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ static std::unordered_set<Node>
 
   auto subtrees_overlapping_with_component =
       filter(subtrees, [&](std::unordered_set<Node> subtree) {
-        return intersection(subtree, component).size() > 0;
+        return set_intersection(subtree, component).size() > 0;
       });
 
   std::unordered_set<Node> forest =
diff --git a/lib/utils/src/utils/graph/series_parallel/sp_ization/flexible_algo.cc b/lib/utils/src/utils/graph/series_parallel/sp_ization/flexible_algo.cc
index 7206ec5cda..60e99dbea4 100644
--- a/lib/utils/src/utils/graph/series_parallel/sp_ization/flexible_algo.cc
+++ b/lib/utils/src/utils/graph/series_parallel/sp_ization/flexible_algo.cc
@@ -5,11 +5,11 @@
 #include "utils/containers/filter.h"
 #include "utils/containers/generate_map.h"
 #include "utils/containers/get_only.h"
-#include "utils/containers/intersection.h"
 #include "utils/containers/is_subseteq_of.h"
 #include "utils/containers/keys.h"
 #include "utils/containers/maximum.h"
 #include "utils/containers/set_difference.h"
+#include "utils/containers/set_intersection.h"
 #include "utils/containers/set_union.h"
 #include "utils/containers/transform.h"
 #include "utils/containers/values.h"
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ static std::unordered_set<Node>
 
   std::unordered_set<std::unordered_set<Node>> overlapping_subtrees =
       filter(subtrees, [&](std::unordered_set<Node> const &subtree) {
-        return !intersection(subtree, component).empty();
+        return !set_intersection(subtree, component).empty();
       });
 
   std::unordered_set<Node> forest = set_union(overlapping_subtrees);
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ static UpDownPartition
       node_roles);
 
   std::unordered_set<Node> base_down = nodes;
-  std::unordered_set<Node> base_up = intersection(
+  std::unordered_set<Node> base_up = set_intersection(
       set_union(transform(
           nodes, [&](Node const &n) { return get_ancestors(sp_pure, n); })),
       forest);
diff --git a/lib/utils/test/src/utils/containers/intersection.cc b/lib/utils/test/src/utils/containers/set_intersection.cc
similarity index 68%
rename from lib/utils/test/src/utils/containers/intersection.cc
rename to lib/utils/test/src/utils/containers/set_intersection.cc
index d34d08a3f2..d206985792 100644
--- a/lib/utils/test/src/utils/containers/intersection.cc
+++ b/lib/utils/test/src/utils/containers/set_intersection.cc
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#include "utils/containers/intersection.h"
+#include "utils/containers/set_intersection.h"
 #include "test/utils/doctest/fmt/optional.h"
 #include "test/utils/doctest/fmt/set.h"
 #include "test/utils/doctest/fmt/unordered_set.h"
@@ -8,22 +8,22 @@ using namespace ::FlexFlow;
 
 TEST_SUITE(FF_TEST_SUITE) {
   TEST_CASE_TEMPLATE(
-      "intersection(S, S)", S, std::unordered_set<int>, std::set<int>) {
+      "set_intersection(S, S)", S, std::unordered_set<int>, std::set<int>) {
     S input_l = {1, 2, 3};
     S input_r = {2, 3, 5};
 
-    S result = intersection(input_l, input_r);
+    S result = set_intersection(input_l, input_r);
     S correct = {2, 3};
 
     CHECK(result == correct);
   }
 
   TEST_CASE_TEMPLATE(
-      "intersection(C<S>)", S, std::unordered_set<int>, std::set<int>) {
+      "set_intersection(C<S>)", S, std::unordered_set<int>, std::set<int>) {
     SUBCASE("input is empty container") {
       std::vector<S> input = {};
 
-      std::optional<S> result = intersection(input);
+      std::optional<S> result = set_intersection(input);
       std::optional<S> correct = std::nullopt;
 
       CHECK(result == correct);
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ TEST_SUITE(FF_TEST_SUITE) {
     SUBCASE("input is has only one set") {
       std::vector<S> input = {{1, 2, 3}};
 
-      std::optional<S> result = intersection(input);
+      std::optional<S> result = set_intersection(input);
       std::optional<S> correct = {{1, 2, 3}};
 
       CHECK(result == correct);
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ TEST_SUITE(FF_TEST_SUITE) {
     SUBCASE("input has multiple sets") {
       std::vector<S> input = {{1, 2, 3}, {2, 3, 4}, {3, 4, 5}};
 
-      std::optional<S> result = intersection(input);
+      std::optional<S> result = set_intersection(input);
       std::optional<S> correct = {{3}};
 
       CHECK(result == correct);