Classifies load forecasting studies by forecasting problem.
problem Selecting appropriate load forecasting techniques and methodologies.
method Classification based on two forecasting problem parameters.
result Synthetic view of relevant forecasting techniques and methodologies.
New method predicts wave height exceedance probabilities.
problem Forecasting significant wave height to prevent coastal disasters.
method Point forecasting approach using cumulative distribution function.
result Proposed method outperforms existing approaches.
The paper proposes a method to improve forecast combination accuracy using portfolio theory.
problem Improving forecast accuracy by combining multiple forecasts.
method Generates forecast combinations using a portfolio analogy, allowing negative weights for hedging.
result Demonstrates improved performance in weighted random forest forecasts.
A method to improve time series forecasting by dynamically adjusting weights of forecasters.
problem Challenges in time series forecasting due to evolving data distributions.
method Dynamic re-weighting of forecasters based on evolving data distributions.
result Competitive performance compared to state-of-the-art methods for combining forecasters.
Low-rank forecasting improves consistency in time series predictions.
problem Forecasting multiple values of a time series using past values.
method Breaks forecasting into estimating a latent state and future values, using convex optimization.
result Forecast consistency is achieved, meaning estimates of the same value at different times are consistent.
Deep neural networks improve forecasting of non-stationary time-series data.
problem Forecasting non-stationary time-series data with structural breaks and high volatility.
method Evaluation of DNN models including MLP, CNN, LSTM-RNN, and GRU-RNN on 10 Indian financial stocks.
result DNN models show better performance for single-step forecasting but degrade for multi-step forecasting, especially for long forecast periods.
KQSP method prevents crossing issues in probabilistic K-line forecasts.
problem Quantile and K-line crossing issues in probabilistic K-line forecasts.
method Parameter-free and training-free reconciliation method (KQSP).
result KQSP reduces crossing rates to zero for all test data.
CAMul forecasts with calibrated and accurate multi-view time-series data.
problem Combining diverse data sources for reliable time-series forecasting.
method CAMul integrates multi-modal data views dynamically, assigning importance based on context.
result CAMul outperforms state-of-the-art models by 25% in accuracy and calibration.
Conditional forecasts improve performative prediction accuracy.
problem Performative predictions undermine standard forecasting methods.
method Condition forecasts on covariates to make them forecast-invariant.
result Proper scoring rules fail under conditioning, but two solutions are identified.
New method achieves faster calibration without randomization.
problem Calibrating probabilistic forecasts in adversarial settings.
method Using interval forecasts and the power of two choices.
result Achieves O(1/T) calibration error rate without randomization. RankNet forecasts car racing positions with improved accuracy and stability.
problem Forecasting rank positions in car racing, especially considering pit stops.
method Cause-effect decomposition in RankNet, incorporating probabilistic forecasting.
result RankNet outperforms baselines significantly, improving MAE by over 10%.
Proposes a value-oriented forecast reconciliation method for renewables in electricity markets.
problem Forecast reconciliation overlooks the value of forecasts in decision-making, leading to unfair outcomes.
method Value-oriented forecast reconciliation using a Nash bargaining framework and a primal-dual algorithm for parameter estimation.
result Consistently increases profits for all agents involved in an aggregated wind energy trading problem.
Proposes MLCNN for better multivariate time series forecasting.
problem Challenges in forecasting multivariate time series, especially the limitation of predicting only one future moment.
method MLCNN, a multi-task deep learning framework inspired by Construal Level Theory, fuses future visions of near and distant future predictions.
result Significant improvements in forecasting accuracy (4.59% RMSE reduction, 6.87% MAE reduction) on real-world datasets.
This paper improves QoS metric prediction in DTNs using diffusion models.
problem Improving QoS metric prediction in Delay-Tolerant Networks (DTNs) to enhance network performance.
method Formulates QoS metric prediction as a probabilistic forecasting problem on multivariate time series, incorporating latent temporal dynamics.
result The proposed approach outperforms traditional methods in QoS metric prediction for DTNs.
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.
Develops a method to ensure accurate quantile forecasts across multiple levels.
problem Ensuring accurate quantile forecasts at multiple levels, even under distribution shifts.
method Multi-level quantile tracker (MultiQT) wraps around any forecaster to produce calibrated forecasts.
result Guaranteed calibration of quantile forecasts at multiple levels, even against adversarial shifts.
FC-GAGA forecasts traffic using a novel gating mechanism.
problem Forecasting multivariate time-series, especially with graph relationships.
method Learnable fully connected hard graph gating mechanism for fully connected time-series forecasting.
result Competitive or better performance than existing algorithms without graph knowledge.
The paper tackles fairness in forecasting and learning linear dynamical systems.
problem Under-representation bias in training data for multiple subgroups.
method Introducing subgroup-fair and instant-fair learning of LDS from multiple trajectories of varying lengths, using hierarchies of convexifications of non-commutative polynomial optimisation problems.
result Empirical results show both the beneficial impact of fairness considerations on statistical performance and encouraging effects of exploiting sparsity on run time.
New framework optimizes forecasting and decision-making in dynamic systems.
problem Optimizing forecasting and decision-making processes in dynamic systems.
method Closed-loop framework using bilevel optimization.
result The proposed methodology yields consistently better performance than the standard open-loop approach.
Extends online linear regression to handle multivariate data.
problem Hierarchical forecasting with multivariate responses.
method Introduces MultiVAW, extending Vovk-Azoury-Warmuth algorithm to multivariate setting.
result Achieves logarithmic regret in time for multivariate online linear regression.
Self-driving vehicles improve safety by predicting surrounding vehicles' trajectories.
problem Ensuring safety of self-driving vehicles through better trajectory prediction.
method Developed a Convolutional Neural Network to forecast vehicle trajectories from raw data.
result Improvement over baseline models in trajectory forecasting accuracy.
This paper extends forecast reconciliation to non-linearly constrained time series.
problem Forecasting time series with non-linear constraints.
method Non-linearly Constrained Reconciliation (NLCR) algorithm that adjusts forecasts to meet non-linear constraints.
result NLCR significantly improves forecast accuracy compared to benchmarks.
LGnet jointly models local and global dynamics for MTS forecasting with missing values.
problem Missing values in multivariate time series data.
method LGnet framework using memory network and adversarial training.
result LGnet effectively forecasts MTS with missing values and robust under various missing ratios.
Forecaster uses graph Transformers to forecast spatial and time-dependent data.
problem Complex spatial and temporal dependencies in data.
method Graph Transformer architecture with sparsification for spatial and temporal dependencies.
result Forecaster significantly outperforms state-of-the-art baselines in taxi demand forecasting.
Optimizes forecast accuracy and diversity using multi-task deep learning.
problem Forecasting combinations of time series data.
method Multi-task deep learning architecture that selects and combines forecasting models.
result Enhances point forecast accuracy compared to state-of-the-art methods.
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…
State-of-the-art forecasting methods using Recurrent Neural Net- works (RNN) based on Long-Short Term Memory (LSTM) cells have shown exceptional performance targeting short-horizon forecasts, e.g given a set of predictor features, forecast a target value for the next few time steps in the future. However, in many appli…
ERDM integrates rolling forecasts with diffusion models for complex dynamics.
problem Forecasting complex dynamics with rolling forecasts and diffusion models.
method Adapting EDM components for rolling forecasts, introducing novel loss weighting, efficient initialization, and hybrid architecture.
result ERDM outperforms diffusion-based baselines in 2D Navier-Stokes simulations and ERA5 weather forecasting.
Extended CSGE improves power and cyclist movement forecasting.
problem Power and cyclist movement forecasting challenges.
method Extended Coopetitive Soft Gating Ensemble (XCSGE) with flexible weighting.
result Improves prediction performance by up to 30% for solar power forecasting.
We study the problem of forecasting volatility for the multifractal random walk model. In order to avoid the ill posed problem of estimating the correlation length T of the model, we introduce a limiting object defined in a quotient space; formally, this object is an infinite range logvolatility. For this object and th…
Spatiotemporal systems are common in the real-world. Forecasting the multi-step future of these spatiotemporal systems based on the past observations, or, Spatiotemporal Sequence Forecasting (STSF), is a significant and challenging problem. Although lots of real-world problems can be viewed as STSF and many research wo…
Rapidly growing product lines and services require a finer-granularity forecast that considers geographic locales. However the open question remains, how to assess the quality of a spatio-temporal forecast? In this manuscript we introduce a metric to evaluate spatio-temporal forecasts. This metric is based on an Opti- …
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.
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…
New method uses shared attention for multi-task time series forecasting.
problem Insufficient training instances in single-task forecasting.
method Self-attention based sharing schemes across multiple tasks.
result Outperforms state-of-the-art single-task forecasting baselines and RNN-based multi-task forecasting method.
Meta-GLAR combines global deep representations with local adaptation for improved forecasting accuracy.
problem Joint learning from related time series boosts accuracy but fails for out-of-sample forecasting.
method Meta-GLAR uses a meta-learning approach to adapt RNN representations for each time series.
result Meta-GLAR outperforms state-of-the-art methods in out-of-sample forecasting accuracy.
Machine learning improves cloud cover forecasting.
problem Improving accuracy of total cloud cover predictions.
method Investigated multilayer perceptron, gradient boosting machines, random forest, logistic regression models.
result RF models provide the smallest increase in predictive performance, while MLP, POLR, and GBM approaches perform best.
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.
Symbolic LSTM improves time series forecasting by reducing hyperparameter sensitivity.
problem High sensitivity to hyperparameters and random initialization in numerical time series forecasting.
method Combining LSTM with a dimension-reducing symbolic representation.
result Symbolic representation alleviates forecasting problems and speeds up training.
Uncertainty analysis in the form of probabilistic forecasting can significantly improve decision making processes in the smart power grid for better integrating renewable energy sources such as wind. Whereas point forecasting provides a single expected value, probabilistic forecasts provide more information in the form…
Proposes a framework to explain complex global forecasting models.
problem Lack of interpretability in global forecasting models reduces stakeholder trust.
method Trains simpler univariate surrogate models on local forecasts of global models.
result Shows improved local model-agnostic interpretability of global forecasting models.
ForGAN uses GANs for probabilistic forecasting of sensory data.
problem Challenges in traditional forecasting methods and difficulties in probabilistic methods.
method ForGAN combines GANs with conditional generative adversarial networks to learn data distributions and generate probabilistic forecasts.
result ForGAN outperforms traditional regression methods in probabilistic forecasting of sensory data.
Financial forecasting is challenging and attractive in machine learning. There are many classic solutions, as well as many deep learning based methods, proposed to deal with it yielding encouraging performance. Stock time series forecasting is the most representative problem in financial forecasting. Due to the strong …
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.
An ensemble of randomized NNs improves time series forecasting accuracy.
problem Forecasting time series with multiple seasonality and nonstationarity.
method Randomized neural networks with pattern-based time series representation and diversity control strategies.
result Outperforms statistical and machine learning models in forecasting accuracy.
Boosted embeddings improve time series forecasting models.
problem Improving time series forecasting accuracy.
method Gradient boosting with DNN weak learners and incremental weight updates.
result DeepGB model outperforms state-of-the-art models.
Study uses deep neural networks for flood forecasting.
problem Accurate flood predictions everywhere.
method Artificial deep neural networks for time-series forecasting.
result Neural networks improve flood predictions.
The paper proposes a machine learning approach for production forecasting without model calibration.
problem Generating accurate production forecasts for reservoir development.
method Sequential model aggregation using machine learning algorithms without model calibration.
result The proposed method provides robust multi-step-ahead production forecasts.