diff --git a/datasets/registry.py b/datasets/registry.py
index 2dd8551d..16a2a6dc 100644
--- a/datasets/registry.py
+++ b/datasets/registry.py
@@ -4,11 +4,12 @@
 # LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
 
 import numpy as np
-
+from torch.utils.data import Subset
 from datasets import base, cifar10, mnist, imagenet
 from foundations.hparams import DatasetHparams
 from platforms.platform import get_platform
 
+
 registered_datasets = {'cifar10': cifar10, 'mnist': mnist, 'imagenet': imagenet}
 
 
@@ -31,6 +32,14 @@ def get(dataset_hparams: DatasetHparams, train: bool = True):
     if train and dataset_hparams.random_labels_fraction is not None:
         dataset.randomize_labels(seed=seed, fraction=dataset_hparams.random_labels_fraction)
 
+    if dataset_hparams.subset_start is not None or dataset_hparams.subset_stride != 1 or dataset_hparams.subset_end is not None:
+        if dataset_hparams.subsample_fraction is not None:
+            raise ValueError("Cannot have both subsample_fraction and subset_[start,end,stride]")
+        subset_start = 0 if dataset_hparams.subset_start is None else dataset_hparams.subset_start
+        subset_end = len(dataset) if dataset_hparams.subset_end is None else dataset_hparams.subset_end
+        subset_stride = 1 if dataset_hparams.subset_stride is None else dataset_hparams.subset_stride
+        dataset = Subset(dataset, np.arange(subset_start, subset_end, subset_stride))
+
     if train and dataset_hparams.subsample_fraction is not None:
         dataset.subsample(seed=seed, fraction=dataset_hparams.subsample_fraction)
 
diff --git a/foundations/hparams.py b/foundations/hparams.py
index e513c533..2d9d0d49 100644
--- a/foundations/hparams.py
+++ b/foundations/hparams.py
@@ -81,6 +81,25 @@ def create_from_args(cls, args: argparse.Namespace, prefix: str = None) -> 'Hpar
 
         return cls(**d)
 
+    @classmethod
+    def create_from_dict(cls, d: dict, prefix: str = None) -> 'Hparams':
+        for field in fields(cls):
+            if field.name.startswith('_'): continue
+
+            key = f'{field.name}' if prefix is None else f'{prefix}_{field.name}'
+
+            if key in d:
+                # Cast to the appropriate type
+                if field.type in [bool, float, int]:
+                    d[key] = field.type(d[key])
+
+                # Nested hparams.
+                elif isinstance(field.type, type) and issubclass(field.type, Hparams):
+                    d[key] = field.type.create_from_dict(d[key], prefix=key if prefix else '')
+
+        return cls(**d)
+
+
     @property
     def display(self):
         nondefault_fields = [f for f in fields(self)
@@ -109,6 +128,9 @@ class DatasetHparams(Hparams):
     do_not_augment: bool = False
     transformation_seed: int = None
     subsample_fraction: float = None
+    subset_start: int = None
+    subset_end: int = None
+    subset_stride: int = 1
     random_labels_fraction: float = None
     unsupervised_labels: str = None
     blur_factor: int = None
@@ -121,6 +143,9 @@ class DatasetHparams(Hparams):
     _transformation_seed: str = 'The random seed that controls dataset transformations like ' \
                                 'random labels, subsampling, and unsupervised labels.'
     _subsample_fraction: str = 'Subsample the training set, retaining the specified fraction: float in (0, 1]'
+    _subset_start: str = 'If set, use a Subset with indices range(subset_start, subset_end, subset_stride)'
+    _subset_end: str = 'If set, use a Subset with indices range(subset_start, subset_end, subset_stride)'
+    _subset_stride: str = 'Stride of subset indices (default 1)'
     _random_labels_fraction: str = 'Apply random labels to a fraction of the training set: float in (0, 1]'
     _unsupervised_labels: str = 'Replace the standard labels with alternative, unsupervised labels. Example: rotation'
     _blur_factor: str = 'Blur the training set by downsampling and then upsampling by this multiple.'