The paper introduces a machine learning method to forecast market direction using efficient frontier coefficients.
problem Improving asset return estimation for portfolio optimization.
method Monthly directional market forecast using an online decision tree trained on efficient frontier coefficients.
result The method outperforms baseline portfolios and other feature sets.
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.
N-BEATS(P) efficiently forecasts millions of time series with reduced memory and time.
problem Efficiently forecasting millions of time series with high accuracy.
method Global parallel variant of N-BEATS model designed for multi-step time series forecasting.
result Significant reduction in training time and memory usage with comparable accuracy.
QBSD optimizes KPI forecasting for RAN networks with fast runtime and accuracy.
problem Efficiently forecasting KPIs for RAN networks with dynamic operating ranges.
method Quartile-Based Seasonality Decomposition (QBSD) for live single-step forecasting.
result QBSD outperforms other methods in runtime efficiency and forecast accuracy.
ELF improves FM forecasts by efficiently using online feedback.
problem Fixed FMs fail to adapt to current data characteristics.
method ELF-Forecaster learns current data distribution, ELF-Weighter combines forecasts.
result ELF improves FM forecasts across various datasets.
Deep learning improves PV generation quantile forecasting.
problem Accurate probabilistic forecasting of PV generation.
method Developed an encoder-decoder deep learning model for multi-output quantile PV forecasting.
result The model improves forecast quality and computational efficiency.
A new LSTM architecture improves time series forecasting efficiency.
problem Efficiency and accuracy in time series forecasting using linear models.
method Attention-free LSTM architecture for time series prediction.
result Improved prediction capacity and efficiency compared to LSTM.
Machine learning forecasts show bias at long horizons, contrary to standard tests.
problem Forecast efficiency tests misinterpret machine learning performance.
method Theoretical and empirical analysis of regularization and measurement noise.
result Machine learning forecasts exhibit overreaction at longer horizons, not bias.
Proposes a neural network for efficient imbalance electricity price forecasting.
problem Accurate and efficient imbalance electricity price forecasting in industrial energy trading systems.
method Market-rule-informed neural network framework.
result The proposed model achieves competitive forecasting performance with fewer parameters and shorter training time.
Improved time series forecasting with expert loss integration.
problem Enhancing time series forecasting accuracy and efficiency.
method Adaptive Mixture-of-Experts framework with expert-specific loss integration and online learning.
result Significantly improved forecasting accuracy and computational efficiency.
New algorithms reduce label collection for online prediction with expert advice.
problem Efficiently predicting binary sequences with expert advice using fewer labels.
method Adaptive selective sampling for exponentially weighted forecasters.
result Label complexity scales roughly as the square root of the number of rounds for a scenario with a strictly better expert.
New method combines HQR and WACI for better time series prediction intervals.
problem Challenges in creating reliable prediction intervals for time series forecasting.
method Combining Heteroscedastic Quantile Regression (HQR) with Width-Adaptive Conformal Inference (WACI).
result Combined approach meets or surpasses typical benchmarks for validity and efficiency.
Less frequent retraining improves forecast accuracy in retail demand forecasting.
problem Balancing forecast accuracy and computational efficiency in global models.
method Analysis of ten machine learning and deep learning models across two large retail datasets with various retraining scenarios.
result Less frequent retraining strategies maintain forecast accuracy while reducing computational costs.
Gradient boosting predicts promotion efficiency using multiple performance indicators.
problem Forecasting promotion efficiency in FMCG retail.
method Gradient boosting applied to six performance indicators for different product groups.
result Models accurately forecast promotion efficiency, optimizing marketing strategies.
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.
DYffusion improves diffusion models for spatiotemporal forecasting.
problem Challenges in generating stable and accurate forecasts for dynamic data.
method Leverages temporal dynamics in data, directly coupling it with diffusion steps.
result Improves computational efficiency and performs competitively on complex dynamics.
Adaptive volatility method improves probabilistic financial forecasting.
problem Probabilistic forecasting in financial markets.
method Adapts classical time-varying volatility models with online stochastic optimization.
result Ranked 5th in M6 financial forecasting competition.
The paper introduces a fast algorithm for learning and forecasting nonlinear dynamics from noisy time series data.
problem Challenges in capturing nonlinear dynamics from noisy time series data.
method A projected nonlinear state-space model with kernel functions applied to projected lines.
result The model effectively learns and forecasts complex nonlinear dynamics with computational efficiency.
Automated framework forecasts correlated time series in minutes.
problem Forecasting correlated time series with high accuracy and efficiency.
method Data-driven iterative pruning, zero-shot search, fast parameter adaptation.
result Framework achieves state-of-the-art accuracy and is faster than existing methods.
Paper proposes an efficient method for calibrating spatio-temporal forecasts.
problem Real-world spatio-temporal forecasting challenges like signal anomalies and distributional shifts.
method Learning with Calibration (ST-TTC) for real-time bias correction.
result ST-TTC improves spatio-temporal forecasting accuracy with reduced computational cost.
Novel CMG framework improves financial sentiment forecasting.
problem Challenges in short-term sentiment forecasting of financial OHLC data.
method Integrates chaos theory, Markov chains, and Gaussian processes with transformer models.
result Consistently outperforms traditional models in accuracy and efficiency.
Nowadays, with the unprecedented penetration of renewable distributed energy resources (DERs), the necessity of an efficient energy forecasting model is more demanding than before. Generally, forecasting models are trained using observed weather data while the trained models are applied for energy forecasting using for…
Improved forecast accuracy for energy systems through decision-focused fine-tuning.
problem Challenges in integrating forecast values into time series models for diverse and specific instances.
method Decision-focused fine-tuning within time series foundation models for dispatchable feeder optimization.
result Improvement of 9.45% in average total daily costs.
In this paper we extend the setting of the online prediction with expert advice to function-valued forecasts. At each step of the online game several experts predict a function, and the learner has to efficiently aggregate these functional forecasts into a single forecast. We adapt basic mixable (and exponentially conc…
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.
SPINEX improves time series forecasting with explainable neighbors.
problem Enhancing time series forecasting accuracy and interpretability.
method Leverages similarity and higher-order temporal interactions across multiple scales.
result SPINEX consistently ranks among top performers in forecasting precision.
Time-related features improve time series forecasting models.
problem Lack of explicit time-related encoding in current forecasting models limits their ability to capture cyclical and seasonal trends.
method Introducing Time Stamp Forecaster (TimeSter) to encode time-related features and integrating it with a linear backbone.
result TimeLinear model reduces MSE by 23% on benchmark datasets, improving performance with exceptional efficiency.
As renewable distributed energy resources (DERs) penetrate the power grid at an accelerating speed, it is essential for operators to have accurate solar photovoltaic (PV) energy forecasting for efficient operations and planning. Generally, observed weather data are applied in the solar PV generation forecasting model w…
Transformers forecast time series in-context, improving efficiency and performance.
problem Overfitting and limited performance in time series forecasting.
method Reformulate time series forecasting as input tokens, aligning with in-context learning mechanisms.
result Consistently better performance across various settings (full-data, few-shot, zero-shot).
Proposes a new model to maximize out-of-sample Sharpe ratios by forecasting tangency portfolios.
problem Maximizing Sharpe ratios when returns and covariances are not stationary.
method Forecast the tangency portfolio using vector autoregressions and invest in the minimum Euclidean distance portfolio.
result Empirically validated superior out-of-sample Sharpe ratios.
Flood forecasts are crucial for effective individual and governmental protective action. The vast majority of flood-related casualties occur in developing countries, where providing spatially accurate forecasts is a challenge due to scarcity of data and lack of funding. This paper describes an operational system provid…
Graph-EFM models weather uncertainty with graph-based ensembles.
problem Accurately capturing forecast uncertainty in chaotic weather.
method Flexible latent-variable formulation with hierarchical graph construction.
result Graph-EFM ensembles achieve equivalent or lower errors than deterministic models.
U-Cast simplifies AI weather forecasting with a standard U-Net and efficient training.
problem Complex AI models limit accessibility and cost for weather forecasting.
method Simple U-Net backbone, deterministic pre-training, and probabilistic fine-tuning with Monte Carlo Dropout.
result U-Cast matches or exceeds state-of-the-art models in accuracy while reducing training and inference costs.
Stacked LSTM networks improve traffic volume forecasting.
problem Accurate traffic volume prediction for better planning.
method Applying stacked Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) networks for time series forecasting.
result Stacked LSTM networks enhance the accuracy of traffic volume predictions.
Unified framework for integrating linear constraints in time series forecasting.
problem Challenges in traditional time series forecasting algorithms.
method Unified framework combining linear constraints in time series forecasting.
result Exact minimizer of the constrained empirical risk can be computed efficiently using linear algebra.
New method produces coherent forecasts for long-range data.
problem Inaccurate and non-coherent forecasts on long-horizon data.
method Probabilistic forecasting with KL-divergence for coherent aggregates.
result Improves forecast performance across base levels and aggregates.
Kernel methods improve geophysical forecasting accuracy and efficiency.
problem Improving geophysical forecasting models for accuracy and efficiency.
method Data-driven modeling of geophysical processes using kernel flows for faster, more accurate predictions.
result Kernel methods outperform neural networks and classical models in geophysical forecasting.
Study improves seasonal forecasts using deep learning.
problem Challenges in generating large forecast ensembles and limited observations for verification.
method Developed a probabilistic deep neural network model.
result Demonstrated favorable skill compared to state-of-the-art dynamical forecast systems.
OLinear forecasts time series more efficiently by transforming data orthogonally.
problem Efficiently forecasting time series with entangled dependencies.
method OLinear uses OrthoTrans to transform data orthogonally, then applies NormLin for linear layer.
result OLinear achieves state-of-the-art performance with high efficiency.
This study forecasts climate data in Chile using EOFs and machine learning models.
problem Predicting climatic variability in Chile for resource management and planning.
method Combines EOF decomposition, wavelet analysis, and neural networks for spatiotemporal forecasting.
result Improved accuracy in forecasting climate data through a hybrid ML approach.
A new data-driven model forecasts electricity prices efficiently.
problem Forecasting electricity prices using traditional methods.
method Integrates data-driven and fundamental models, learns from historical data.
result Significantly improves forecasting accuracy compared to existing models.
AverageTime uses simple averaging to enhance long-term time series forecasting.
problem Long-term time series forecasting with improved intra-sequence and cross-channel dependencies.
method Proposes AverageTime, a simple, efficient, and scalable forecasting model that reframes channel extraction as a stackable architecture.
result AverageTime surpasses state-of-the-art models in forecasting performance with near-linear complexity.
Analog forecasting uses local dynamics to predict chaotic systems.
problem Theoretical connections between analog forecasting and dynamical systems are overlooked.
method Local approximations of the system's dynamics, linear regression, and estimation of analog forecasting errors.
result Analog forecasting performances are highly linked to the local Jacobian matrix of the flow map.
DAM improves cryptocurrency trend forecasting using multimodal data.
problem Simplistic merging of sentiment data in cryptocurrency trend forecasting.
method Dual Attention Mechanism (DAM) integrating financial metrics and sentiment analysis.
result DAM outperforms conventional models by up to 20% in prediction accuracy.
Novel time series forecasting method using sliding window signatures.
problem Challenges in forecasting nonlinear and delayed time series data.
method Ridge regression with signature features calculated on sliding windows.
result Signature features effectively encode temporal and nonlinear dependencies, leading to accurate forecasts.
The study forecasts hourly intraday electricity prices using ensemble methods.
problem Weak-form efficiency of hourly German Intraday Continuous Market prices.
method Probabilistic forecasting with ensemble trajectories, generalized additive model, and lasso penalty.
result The mixture model outperforms benchmarks in forecasting price distribution and volatility.
CoIFNet unifies imputation and forecasting for robust multivariate time series prediction with missing values.
problem Pervasive missing values degrade multivariate time series forecasting accuracy.
method CoIFNet integrates imputation and forecasting through Cross-Timestep Fusion and Cross-Variate Fusion modules.
result CoIFNet achieves 24.40% improvement over state-of-the-art methods at 0.6 point (block) missing rate.
OceanForecastBench offers a comprehensive benchmark for data-driven ocean forecasting models.
problem Lack of open-source, standardized benchmarks for data-driven ocean forecasting models.
method Proposes OceanForecastBench, a benchmark with high-quality data and evaluation pipeline.
result Offers the most comprehensive benchmarking framework for data-driven ocean forecasting.