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48 results for Hierarchical Forecasting

Paper proposes a new method for selecting the best hierarchical forecasting approach.

problem Selecting the best method for reconciling base forecasts in hierarchical time series.
method Conditional hierarchical forecasting using machine learning and time series features.
result Conditional hierarchical forecasting leads to significantly more accurate forecasts, especially at lower levels.

Proposes a neural network for accurate and reconciled hierarchical time series forecasting.

problem Forecasting and reconciling hierarchical time series data.
method Uses a deep neural network to directly produce accurate and reconciled forecasts, minimizing a customized loss function at training time.
result Our approach outperforms state-of-the-art competitors in hierarchical forecasting on real-world datasets.

Study compares local and global models for hierarchical forecasting accuracy.

problem Challenges in hierarchical time series forecasting, especially in accuracy and information utilisation.
method Developed and evaluated local and global forecasting models (GFMs) to exploit cross-series and cross-hierarchies information.
result Global Forecasting Models (GFMs) outperform local models in hierarchical forecasting accuracy and computational efficiency.

A new hierarchical forecasting method using machine learning improves forecast accuracy.

problem Improving forecast accuracy in hierarchical forecasting systems.
method Non-linear combination of base forecasts, focusing on both accuracy and coherence.
result The proposed method outperforms existing approaches, especially for diverse series.

Improved prediction of hierarchical time series using structured regularization.

problem Making coherent forecasts for hierarchical time series.
method Structured regularization method for bottom-level time series predictions.
result Superior prediction accuracy and computational efficiency compared to previous methods.

HierarchicalForecast provides a Python framework for coherent hierarchical forecasting.

problem Ensuring forecasts at disaggregate levels add up to aggregate forecasts.
method Preprocessed datasets, evaluation metrics, and statistical baseline models.
result Python-based reference framework for statistical and ML forecasting.

End-to-end deep model for coherent probabilistic forecasts in hierarchical time series.

problem Hierarchical probabilistic forecasting for coherent predictions.
method Dirichlet proportions model for learning root and child distributions.
result Significant improvements over state-of-the-art baselines (up to 26%).

A new multi-phase approach improves supply chain forecasting accuracy.

problem Improving forecast accuracy for hierarchical supply chain demands.
method Independent child-level forecasting followed by parent-level estimation.
result 82-90% improvement in forecast accuracy compared to traditional methods.

New methods improve electricity load forecasting using hierarchical transfer learning.

problem Improving electricity load forecasts at national scale using smart meter data.
method Developed two hierarchical transfer learning methods based on stacking and aggregation of experts.
result Significant improvement in predictions compared to benchmark algorithms.

Study improves forecasting of aggregated curves in electricity markets.

problem Improving accuracy in predicting aggregated curves like demand and supply in electricity markets.
method Exploits hierarchical structure of aggregated curves, uses reconciliation methods (bottom-up, top-down, linear optimal, aggregated-down).
result Hierarchical reconciliation methods can significantly improve forecast accuracy of aggregated curves.

Enhances neural forecasting for hierarchically organized time series data.

problem Probabilistic coherent forecasting of time series data across different levels of aggregation.
method Proposes a coherent multivariate mixture output for neural forecasting architectures, optimizing with a composite likelihood objective.
result 13.2% average accuracy improvements on most datasets compared to state-of-the-art baselines.

BiHRNN predicts inflation by leveraging hierarchical structure and bidirectional RNNs.

problem Accurate inflation forecasting is challenging due to dynamic factors and the layered structure of the Consumer Price Index.
method Bi-directional Hierarchical Recurrent Neural Network (BiHRNN) model that uses bidirectional information flow between levels and informative constraints on RNN parameters.
result BiHRNN significantly outperforms traditional RNN models in forecasting accuracy.

Bayesian models forecast COVID-19 hospitalizations at single sites.

problem Forecasting daily COVID-19 hospitalizations at a single hospital.
method Hierarchical Bayesian models with generalized Poisson likelihood and autoregressive/Gaussian process latent processes.
result Demonstrated superior performance compared to baselines in public datasets.

We present a comparative study of different probabilistic forecasting techniques on the task of predicting the electrical load of secondary substations and cabinets located in a low voltage distribution grid, as well as their aggregated power profile. The methods are evaluated using standard KPIs for deterministic and …

2019-10-03abs ↗pdf ↗

Proposes a new algorithm for efficient probabilistic reconciliation of forecasts.

problem Ensuring coherence in forecasts for hierarchical time series.
method Bottom-Up Importance Sampling algorithm for any type of forecast distribution.
result Significant improvement over base probabilistic forecasts in experiments.

A new Bayesian model improves forecasting for intermittent demand.

problem Sparse observations, cold-start items, and obsolescence in intermittent demand forecasting.
method Hierarchical Bayesian TSB model with partial pooling and calibrated probabilistic configuration.
result TSB-HB achieves the lowest RMSE and RMSSE on the UCI Online Retail dataset.

Improved sales forecasting at various levels using ensemble methods.

problem Enhancing sales forecasting accuracy at different levels of e-commerce data.
method Hierarchical robust aggregation of sales forecasts using exponential smoothing and Holt's linear trend method.
result Better forecasts at subsubfamily, subfamily, and family levels compared to individual techniques.

The paper proposes blending gradient boosted trees and neural networks for hierarchical time series forecasting.

problem Point and probabilistic forecasting of hierarchical time series.
method A blending methodology of gradient boosted trees and neural networks, with feature engineering and diverse model selection.
result Ranked within the gold medal range in both Accuracy and Uncertainty tracks of the M5 Competition.

HANET combines LSTM and attention mechanisms for better financial forecasting.

problem Lack of distinct macroeconomic regimes in financial datasets.
method Hierarchical Cross-Attention mechanism integrating long-run macro contexts with high-frequency market dynamics.
result HANET outperforms neural forecasters, especially during turbulent periods.

The study improves prediction regions for hierarchical data using a projection step.

problem Improving prediction regions for hierarchical multivariate data.
method Integrating a projection step in the split conformal prediction (SCP) procedure to reduce prediction regions.
result The resulting prediction regions are globally smaller under both joint and component-wise coverage objectives.

The paper proposes count echo state networks for forecasting graduate student enrollments.

problem Forecasting graduate student enrollments from historical data.
method Developed hierarchical count echo state networks and compared them to Poisson autoregressions and negative binomial models.
result Hierarchical negative binomial based echo state network is the superior model.

Bayesian consensus improves accuracy of forecasts from miscalibrated sources.

problem Aggregating predictions from miscalibrated and noisy sources.
method Bayesian approach to adjust for bias and noise, using hierarchical models.
result Bayesian consensus estimator is unbiased and more efficient than alternatives.

New algorithm reduces online regression error in RKHS.

problem Online regression with time-varying functions in RKHS.
method Hierarchical Vovk-Azoury-Warmuth with discounting.
result Achieves optimal dynamic regret with O(T2/3PT1/3+TlnT)O(T^{2/3}P_T^{1/3} + \sqrt{T}\ln T) regret bound.

Hierarchical forecasting (HF) is needed in many situations in the supply chain (SC) because managers often need different levels of forecasts at different levels of SC to make a decision. Top-Down (TD), Bottom-Up (BU) and Optimal Combination (COM) are common HF models. These approaches are static and often ignore the d…

2019-12-01abs ↗pdf ↗

A method for fast, accurate cross-temporal forecasts using machine learning.

problem Inconsistent forecasts across different levels of platform data.
method Non-linear hierarchical forecast reconciliation using machine learning.
result Automated direct production of reconciled forecasts for high-frequency decision making.

Develops a method for probabilistic simulation of renewable energy production at grid scale.

problem Uncertainty in short-term electricity generation from renewable assets.
method Probabilistic framework with asset calibration, hierarchical clustering, and Gaussianization.
result Full uncertainty quantification at asset and collection levels.

Unified R packages for forecast reconciliation of constrained series.

problem Improving accuracy and coherence of forecasts for linearly constrained multiple time series.
method Classical and machine learning-based linear reconciliation approaches for cross-sectional, temporal, and cross-temporal frameworks.
result Unified toolbox for forecast reconciliation in R.

REGAIN learns optimal auxiliary directions for forecast reconciliation.

problem Forecast reconciliation from fixed systems; identifying useful auxiliary directions.
method REGAIN learns normalized auxiliary directions, forecasts induced series, and selects directions by loss reduction.
result Gain-selected auxiliary directions improve forecast quality, especially for residual uncertainty.

Diffolio uses a diffusion model for multivariate financial forecasting and portfolio construction.

problem Probabilistic forecasting of multivariate financial time-series with complex cross-sectional dependencies.
method Diffolio employs a denoising network with hierarchical attention architecture, incorporating asset-level and market-level layers and a correlation-guided regularizer.
result Diffolio outperforms various probabilistic forecasting baselines in multivariate forecasting accuracy and portfolio performance.

Paper proposes a new method for predicting DER adoption with hierarchical guarantees.

problem Accurately predicting DER adoption in electric grids with uncertainty and spatial disparity.
method Multivariate Hawkes process for modeling DER adoption dynamics and split conformal prediction algorithm for hierarchical validity.
result Empirical evaluation shows superior predictive accuracy and uncertainty calibration compared to existing methods.

New models improve stock and wind speed forecasting.

problem Lack of posterior distribution in stochastic volatility models.
method Re-cast stochastic volatility models as hierarchical Gaussian processes with specialized covariance functions.
result Volt and Magpie models significantly outperform baselines in forecasting.

Paper proposes efficient methods for forecasting with large datasets.

problem Forecasting with large, high-dimensional economic data sets.
method Bayesian hierarchical priors, factor graphs, message passing algorithms, Generalized Approximate Message Passing (GAMP).
result The proposed methods outperform traditional approaches in forecasting U.S. price inflation.

We study the forecasting of the power consumptions of a population of households and of subpopulations thereof. These subpopulations are built according to location, to exogenous information and/or to profiles we determined from historical households consumption time series. Thus, we aim to forecast the electricity con…

2020-03-01abs ↗pdf ↗

Hybrid model combines LSTM and ETS for mid-term electric load forecasting.

problem Mid-term electric load forecasting accuracy.
method Combines LSTM, ETS, and ensemble learning; uses dilated LSTM for long-term relationships.
result High performance and competitiveness compared to classical and machine learning models.

New findings challenge the importance of forecast accuracy in battery storage optimization, highlighting the role of rank correlation instead.

problem The challenge of optimizing battery storage dispatch decisions in multi-market electricity trading using forecast accuracy metrics.
method A hierarchical three-layer optimization system trading in multiple markets (FCR, aFRR, day-ahead, intraday) with real market data.
result Rank correlation (Kendall tau) is a better predictor of intraday dispatch value than forecast accuracy (MAE), with a threshold of tau around 0.85-0.95 capturing up to 97-100% of perfect-foresight revenue.