STG2Seq predicts multi-step passenger demand with graph and hierarchical structure.
problem Predicting passenger demand over multiple time horizons is challenging due to nonlinear and dynamic spatial-temporal dependencies.
method Proposes a graph-based model with a hierarchical graph convolutional structure to capture spatial and temporal correlations.
result Consistently outperforms baseline and state-of-the-art models on real-world datasets.
Improved multi-step prediction of drivable space for autonomous vehicles.
problem Accurate prediction of drivable space for safer, more comfortable navigation.
method Recurrent Neural Network (RNN) architectures trained on KITTI dataset, incorporating motion features.
result Significant improvement in prediction accuracy over state-of-the-art methods.
Paper presents a copula-based method to efficiently generate correlated sample paths from multi-step time series models.
problem Generating realistic correlation structures in multi-step forecast sample paths is expensive and time-consuming.
method Copula-based approach to generate correlated sample paths in one forward pass.
result Improved sample path quality and significant speedup over autoregressive sampling.
Paper adapts ACI for online multi-step time-series forecasting with coverage guarantees.
problem Achieving reliable error bounds in online multi-step time-series forecasting.
method Adaptive conformal inference (ACI) adapted for multi-step forecasting with dynamic significance levels.
result Proposes a multi-step ACI algorithm with finite-sample coverage guarantees for non-exchangeable data.
In its simplest form, the traffic flow prediction problem is restricted to predicting a single time-step into the future. Multi-step traffic flow prediction extends this set-up to the case where predicting multiple time-steps into the future based on some finite history is of interest. This problem is significantly mor…
Diffusion-VAE tackles multi-step stock price prediction with stochastic noise.
problem Challenges in multi-step stock price prediction due to stochasticity and target price sequence.
method Combines hierarchical VAE and diffusion probabilistic techniques for seq2seq stock prediction.
result D-Va model outperforms state-of-the-art solutions in prediction accuracy and variance.
Quantile deep learning improves time series prediction accuracy and uncertainty quantification.
problem Uncertainty in multi-step time series prediction.
method Developed a novel quantile regression deep learning framework for multi-step time series prediction.
result Integrating quantile loss function with deep learning provides additional predictions for selected quantiles without loss in accuracy.
When environmental interaction is expensive, model-based reinforcement learning offers a solution by planning ahead and avoiding costly mistakes. Model-based agents typically learn a single-step transition model. In this paper, we propose a multi-step model that predicts the outcome of an action sequence with variable …
A multi-step model reduces compounding errors in reinforcement learning.
problem Compounding errors in one-step models lead to inaccurate predictions in reinforcement learning.
method Introduced a multi-step model that directly outputs the outcome of a sequence of actions.
result The multi-step model yields better action selection and more accurate value-function estimation.
JANET improves time series prediction with adaptive uncertainty regions.
problem Time series data's lack of exchangeability and multi-step prediction challenges.
method Proposes JANET, a framework for joint adaptive prediction regions with controlled error rates.
result Demonstrates superior performance in multi-step prediction tasks across diverse datasets.
Paper proposes a dual-level approach for multi-step forecasting of dynamical systems.
problem Accurate multi-step forecasting of time series systems for automatic control and optimization.
method Hybrid input forecasting using LSTM-STMs and physics-informed neural networks (PINNs).
result Hybrid models achieve higher log-likelihood and lower MSE compared to conventional methods.
Proposes a multi-stream RNN model for predicting merchant transactions.
problem Predicting future transaction statistics of merchants.
method Multi-stream RNN model tailored for multivariate time series and multi-step predictions.
result Outperforms existing state-of-the-art methods in merchant transaction predictions.
AEnbMIMOCQR generates robust multi-step ahead prediction intervals for time series data.
problem Generating reliable multi-step ahead prediction intervals for time series data.
method Adaptive ensemble batch multi-input multi-output conformalized quantile regression (AEnbMIMOCQR) based on conformal prediction principles.
result AEnbMIMOCQR provides close to exact coverage and robustness to distribution shifts.
The paper introduces a multi-step loss function to improve model-based reinforcement learning.
problem Compounding of one-step prediction errors in long trajectories.
method A multi-step objective function combining MSE losses at various future horizons.
result Models trained with the multi-step loss achieve significant improvement in future prediction.
Multi-step-ahead time series prediction is one of the most challenging research topics in the field of time series modeling and prediction, and is continually under research. Recently, the multiple-input several multiple-outputs (MISMO) modeling strategy has been proposed as a promising alternative for multi-step-ahead…
Paper improves multi-step chord prediction in jazz music.
problem Chord sequence prediction accuracy is poor in multi-step scenarios.
method Aggregated multi-scale encoder-decoder network architecture.
result Our model outperforms state-of-the-art methods in accuracy and perplexity.
Proposes a method to apply conformal prediction to probabilistic time series forecasting models.
problem Obtaining accurate prediction regions for multi-step time series forecasting with probabilistic models.
method Conformalises conditional normalising flows to generate potentially disjoint prediction regions.
result Improves predictive efficiency in time series forecasting with multimodal distributions.
Accurate time series prediction over long future horizons is challenging and of great interest to both practitioners and academics. As a well-known intelligent algorithm, the standard formulation of Support Vector Regression (SVR) could be taken for multi-step-ahead time series prediction, only relying either on iterat…
This study proposes methods for multi-step-ahead stock price prediction using decomposition and neural networks.
problem Inaccurate one-step-ahead forecasting limits stock market decision-making.
method Two novel methods: DCT-MFRFNN and VMD-MFRFNN.
result VMD-MFRFNN outperforms other methods in multi-step-ahead stock price prediction.
Stratify unifies and improves multi-step forecasting strategies.
problem Lack of unified frameworks for multi-step forecasting strategies.
method Proposes Stratify, a parameterized framework for multi-step forecasting.
result Novel strategies in Stratify outperform existing ones in over 84% of experiments.
In many forecasting applications, it is valuable to predict not only the value of a signal at a certain time point in the future, but also the values leading up to that point. This is especially true in clinical applications, where the future state of the patient can be less important than the patient's overall traject…
BCI provides calibrated prediction intervals for time series forecasts.
problem Calibration of prediction intervals for time series forecasts.
method BCI wraps around any time series forecasting models and optimizes interval lengths using dynamic programming.
result BCI achieves long-term coverage under arbitrary distribution shifts and temporal dependence.
Model predicts stock price changes and forecasts using tokenized data.
problem Challenges in stock price forecasting and prediction due to dynamic data and statistical differences.
method Introduces PCIE model with tokenization to handle both forecasting and prediction.
result PCIE model outperforms state-of-the-art models in forecast and prediction tasks.
This study compares deep learning models for multi-step dissolved oxygen prediction.
problem Lack of comprehensive comparison among deep learning models for multi-step time series forecasting.
method Walk-forward validation using real-time data from 2012 to 2016, tested models: CNN, TCN, LSTM, GRU, BiRNN.
result GRU outperforms other models in multi-step time series forecasting.
The paper calculates prices for multi-step barrier options under the Black-Scholes model.
problem Calculating prices for multi-step barrier options with varying barriers and time steps.
method Derives a general, explicit expression for option prices using the Black-Scholes model and a multi-step reflection principle.
result Derives a multi-step reflection principle that generalizes the reflection principle of Brownian motion.
Paper proposes an active multi-step TD algorithm for reinforcement learning.
problem Challenging decision making and control tasks in reinforcement learning.
method Active stepsize learning and adaptive multi-step TD algorithm with context-aware mechanism.
result Competitive results compared to other reinforcement learning baselines on discrete and continuous space tasks.
Efficiently optimizes expensive functions with multi-step lookahead using one-shot optimization.
problem Optimizing expensive functions with long-term impacts using myopic approaches.
method Formulated as nested optimization problems within a multi-step scenario tree, optimized in one-shot fashion.
result Multi-step expected improvement is computationally tractable and outperforms existing methods.
The paper explores dynamic ensembles for multi-step forecasting.
problem Lack of research on dynamic ensembles for multi-step forecasting.
method Extensive experiments with 3568 time series and an ensemble of 30 multi-output models.
result Dynamic ensembles based on arbitrating and windowing perform best.
Model predicts multi-modal sequences using N-curves.
problem Capturing multi-modal data in sequential data.
method Neural network model based on Mixture Density Networks with Bézier curves.
result Smooth multi-mode predictions without Monte Carlo simulation.
We report on a technique based on multi-agent games which has potential use in the prediction of future movements of financial time-series. A third-party game is trained on a black-box time-series, and is then run into the future to extract next-step and multi-step predictions. In addition to the possibility of identif…
Point forecasting of univariate time series is a challenging problem with extensive work having been conducted. However, nonparametric probabilistic forecasting of time series, such as in the form of quantiles or prediction intervals is an even more challenging problem. In an effort to expand the possible forecasting p…
New multi-step approach improves fiber nonlinearity compensation efficiency.
problem Fewer steps are traditionally considered better for fiber nonlinearity compensation.
method Carefully designed multi-step machine learning approaches.
result Multi-step approaches lead to better performance-complexity trade-offs.
Agents need world models to generalize multi-step tasks.
problem The necessity of world models for flexible, goal-directed behavior.
method Formal analysis and demonstration of the necessity of world models for agents to generalize multi-step tasks.
result World models are necessary for agents to generalize to multi-step goal-directed tasks.
New algorithm learns optimal policy with multi-step lookahead information.
problem Learning optimal policy in reinforcement learning with multi-step lookahead information is NP-hard.
method Adaptive batching policies that process lookahead in state-dependent chunks.
result Order-optimal regret bounds up to a constant factor of lookahead horizon.
Paper explains DRL strategies for portfolio management using linear models.
problem Difficulty in understanding DRL-based trading strategies.
method Empirical approach using linear models and integrated gradients.
result DRL agents show stronger multi-step prediction power than machine learning methods.
New RL algorithms improve performance using multi-step greedy policies.
problem Improving model-free reinforcement learning performance.
method Developed multi-step greedy κ-Policy Iteration and κ-Value Iteration algorithms for model-free RL. result Multi-step greedy algorithms outperform DQN and TRPO on various benchmark tasks.
Looped Transformers learn to implement multi-step gradient descent for in-context learning.
problem Understanding the learnability of multi-step algorithms in multi-layer Transformers.
method Training weight-sharing looped Transformers for in-context linear regression, proving gradient dominance condition for convergence.
result Looped Transformers implement multi-step preconditioned gradient descent, converging to global minimizer.
Framework predicts and prepares for rain-induced microwave link attenuation.
problem Severe signal attenuation due to weather conditions degrades network performance.
method Predictive Network Reconfiguration (PNR) framework using LSTM for attenuation prediction and MSNR for dynamic routing.
result Framework improves network utilization by more than 200% compared to reactive algorithms.
Multi-step temporal difference (TD) learning is an important approach in reinforcement learning, as it unifies one-step TD learning with Monte Carlo methods in a way where intermediate algorithms can outperform either extreme. They address a bias-variance trade off between reliance on current estimates, which could be …
New framework guarantees convergence of multi-step MAML.
problem Convergence of multi-step MAML in nonconvex settings.
method Developed a theoretical framework for two types of MAML objective functions.
result Guaranteed convergence rate and computational complexity for multi-step MAML.
Multi-step ahead forecasting is still an open challenge in time series forecasting. Several approaches that deal with this complex problem have been proposed in the literature but an extensive comparison on a large number of tasks is still missing. This paper aims to fill this gap by reviewing existing strategies for m…
ForecastNet uses a time-variant deep feed-forward neural network for better multi-step-ahead time series forecasting.
problem Time-invariant architectures limit multi-step-ahead forecasting.
method ForecastNet employs a deep feed-forward architecture with time-variant parameters and interleaved outputs.
result ForecastNet outperforms other models on multi-step-ahead time series forecasting tasks.
A multi-step framework tackles online unsupervised domain adaptation with novel mean-target subspace computation.
problem Online unsupervised domain adaptation with unlabelled target data arriving sequentially.
method Multi-step framework with a novel mean-target subspace computation and temporal coherency consideration.
result Improved performance over previous approaches on four datasets.
A novel meta-learning method using ES for efficient reinforcement learning.
problem Sample inefficiency in reinforcement learning.
method Evolution strategies (ES) for exploration in parameter space, deterministic policy gradients for adaptation.
result Demonstrates improved performance in high-dimensional control tasks compared to gradient-based methods.
Transformers learn multi-step reasoning through gradient descent.
problem Understanding how transformers solve symbolic multi-step reasoning tasks.
method Theoretical analysis of gradient descent dynamics and multi-phase training.
result Trained one-layer transformers can solve both backward and forward reasoning tasks with generalization guarantees.
This study evaluates multi-step reinforcement learning methods in the Mountain Car environment.
problem Lack of statistical significance in evaluating multi-step reinforcement learning methods.
method Combines n-step action-value algorithms with DQN architecture, tests in Mountain Car environment.
result Performance varies with off-policy correction, backup length, and target network update frequency.
Proposes a framework to quantify uncertainty in multi-step decision-making by LLMs.
problem Uncertainty quantification in multi-step decision-making scenarios of LLMs.
method A principled, information-theoretic framework decomposing uncertainty into internal and extrinsic components, and proposing UProp for efficient extrinsic uncertainty estimation.
result UProp significantly outperforms existing single-turn UQ baselines in multi-step decision-making benchmarks.
We examine the impact of learning Lipschitz continuous models in the context of model-based reinforcement learning. We provide a novel bound on multi-step prediction error of Lipschitz models where we quantify the error using the Wasserstein metric. We go on to prove an error bound for the value-function estimate arisi…