NeuralPrefix fills in missing sensor data without additional training.
problem Data intermittency in real-world sensing.
method NeuralPrefix is a task-agnostic, zero-shot imputation framework.
result NeuralPrefix accurately recovers missing samples and generalizes to unseen datasets.
Sensor data has been playing an important role in machine learning tasks, complementary to the human-annotated data that is usually rather costly. However, due to systematic or accidental mis-operations, sensor data comes very often with a variety of missing values, resulting in considerable difficulties in the follow-…
Paper presents a method for imputing and forecasting structural response from incomplete sensor data.
problem Missing sensor data in structural health monitoring (SHM).
method Incremental Bayesian tensor learning for spatiotemporal missing data reconstruction and forecasting.
result The proposed method achieves accurate and robust imputation and prediction even with high rates of missing data.
GATGPT uses LLMs with graph attention for spatiotemporal data imputation.
problem Missing values in spatiotemporal data due to sensor malfunctions and data transmission errors.
method Integrates pre-trained large language models with graph attention mechanisms.
result GATGPT achieves comparable results to deep learning benchmarks on real-world datasets.
Framework for imputing time series data with uncertainty measures.
problem Handling missing values in time series data, especially in healthcare.
method Uncertainty-aware multivariate time series imputation framework.
result Selective imputation of less uncertain values improves downstream tasks.
IGANI uses iterative GANs to improve traffic data imputation.
problem Imputation of traffic data in the absence of sensor data.
method Iterative Generative Adversarial Networks (IGANI) for unsupervised learning.
result IGANI produces more accurate imputation results compared to previous methods.
When sensors collect spatio-temporal data in a large geographical area, the existence of missing data cannot be escaped. Missing data negatively impacts the performance of data analysis and machine learning algorithms. In this paper, we study deep autoencoders for missing data imputation in spatio-temporal problems. We…
Paper proposes a new tensor imputation method for spatiotemporal traffic data with missing patterns.
problem Imputation of corrupted or incomplete traffic data.
method Truncated tensor Schatten p-norm (TSpN) for spatiotemporal traffic data imputation.
result The proposed method outperforms other state-of-the-art tensor-based imputation models in various missing cases.
Model handles missing data in partial blackouts for multivariate time series.
problem Missing values in multivariate time series data.
method Two-stage imputation process using self-attention and diffusion processes.
result Model effectively handles missing data during training and outperforms state-of-the-art.
Paper proposes LATC for multivariate time series prediction and missing data imputation.
problem Large-scale, incomplete, and corrupted multivariate time series data.
method Transforms multivariate time series into a tensor structure, models global and local trends, and uses autoregressive norm.
result Integration of global and local trends improves missing data imputation and rolling prediction.
Casper uses causal graph neural networks to improve spatiotemporal time series imputation.
problem Imputing missing values in spatiotemporal time series with confounders and non-causal correlations.
method Casper introduces a novel Prompt Based Decoder (PBD) and Spatiotemporal Causal Attention (SCA) to block confounders and discover causal relationships.
result Casper outperforms baselines and effectively discovers causal relationships in spatiotemporal time series imputation.
A novel sequence-to-sequence model predicts missing sensor data.
problem Missing sensor data in sequences.
method Formulated a novel sequence-to-sequence model using forward and backward RNNs.
result The model produces the lowest errors in 12% more cases than the current state-of-the-art.
Model uses smartphone data to assess MS trajectories.
problem Personalized longitudinal MS assessment.
method Imputation, generalized estimation equation, ensemble learning, fine-tuning.
result Promising model for predicting MS over time.
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.
The real-time crash likelihood prediction has been an important research topic. Various classifiers, such as support vector machine (SVM) and tree-based boosting algorithms, have been proposed in traffic safety studies. However, few research focuses on the missing data imputation in real-time crash likelihood predictio…
Many real-world applications involve multivariate, geo-tagged time series data: at each location, multiple sensors record corresponding measurements. For example, air quality monitoring system records PM2.5, CO, etc. The resulting time-series data often has missing values due to device outages or communication errors. …
Proposes a framework to handle missing data in traffic forecasting with sensor blackouts.
problem Missing data in traffic forecasting due to sensor blackouts, especially when correlated with traffic conditions.
method Latent state-space framework that models traffic dynamics and sensor dropout probabilities.
result Improves traffic forecasting by reducing blackout imputation RMSE from 7.02 to 4.23, with MNAR modeling providing additional gains.
We extend the Deep Image Prior (DIP) framework to one-dimensional signals. DIP is using a randomly initialized convolutional neural network (CNN) to solve linear inverse problems by optimizing over weights to fit the observed measurements. Our main finding is that properly tuned one-dimensional convolutional architectu…
Method reconstructs missing wind farm data using graph theory and nearest neighbors.
problem Missing data in wind farm records due to sensor failures.
method Combines spectral graph theory and k-Nearest Neighbors to estimate missing data.
result Significant improvement in data reconstruction over existing methods.
In a standard multi-output classification scenario, both features and labels of training data are partially observed. This challenging issue is widely witnessed due to sensor or database failures, crowd-sourcing and noisy communication channels in industrial data analytic services. Classic methods for handling multi-ou…
NCPF model improves traffic data imputation with neural and tensor methods.
problem Pervasive missing data in traffic analysis due to sensor failures and gaps.
method Neural Canonical Polyadic Factorization (NCPF) integrating CP decomposition and deep learning.
result NCPF outperforms state-of-the-art baselines in urban traffic datasets.
Machine learning improves sub-hourly precipitation data recovery.
problem Missing precipitation data at sub-hourly intervals.
method Two-step process: rain/non-rain classification and rain intensity prediction.
result Machine learning outperforms traditional methods in predicting missing precipitation data.
A new method for filling in missing traffic data improves accuracy over existing techniques.
problem Incomplete spatiotemporal traffic data.
method Low-rank autoregressive tensor completion (LATC) framework.
result LATC framework better captures spatiotemporal consistency and local consistency.
Proposes CBMI for missing data imputation using labels and input.
problem Missing data in practical data science settings.
method CBMI: imputes labels and input simultaneously; IUL: stacks label into input.
result CBMI improves classification accuracy, especially for imbalanced and categorical data.
A new PCA-based imputation method for high-dimensional data.
problem Missing data in high-dimensional datasets.
method Principal Component Analysis Imputation (PCAI) framework.
result PCAI significantly speeds up imputation and maintains high accuracy.
New algorithm improves data imputation for complex multimodal data sets.
problem Artifacts in imputation methods for multimodal distributions.
method Combines kNN and KDE for probabilistic estimates. result Lower imputation errors and higher likelihood estimates.
Missing data imputation can help improve the performance of prediction models in situations where missing data hide useful information. This paper compares methods for imputing missing categorical data for supervised classification tasks. We experiment on two machine learning benchmark datasets with missing categorical…
Autoencoder improves imputation across various missing data types.
problem Efficiently impute missing data in diverse datasets.
method Developed a deep autoencoder framework for consistent training and imputation.
result Autoencoder outperformed state-of-the-art methods in all experiments.
New method for imputing missing data in multi-view data.
problem Large missing data sets in multi-view data.
method Stacked penalized logistic regression (StaPLR) in a dimension-reduced space.
result New method performs competitively with lower computational cost.
Paper introduces metrics to evaluate missing data imputation without ground truth.
problem Handling missing data in time series without ground truth.
method Introduces Wasserstein distance (WD) and Jensen-Shannon divergence (JSD) as metrics to evaluate imputation quality.
result WD and JSD are effective metrics for assessing missing data imputation quality.
Proposes a new imputation method using autoencoders and feedback mechanisms.
problem Missing data undermines the performance of downstream data products.
method Multiple Imputation with Denoising Autoencoders and Metamorphic Truth/Imputation Feedback.
result Outperforms other methods in various missingness mechanisms and data patterns.
GANs improve missing data imputation for ranking tasks.
problem Missing data in ranking datasets violates standard assumptions.
method Conditional Imputation GAN for Extended Missing At Random and Extended Always Missing At Random mechanisms.
result Optimal GAN imputation for EMAR and EAMAR mechanisms.
Paper proposes methods to handle missing data in online RL, improving efficiency and uncertainty capture.
problem Missing data in online RL poses challenges due to the need to impute and act at each time step.
method Proposes fully online imputation ensembles and multiple imputation pathways to balance uncertainty and efficiency.
result Preliminary evidence suggests multiple imputation pathways can be a useful framework for simple and efficient online missing data RL methods.
New online imputation method for mixed data improves accuracy and speed.
problem Missing value imputation in online settings for mixed data types.
method Online Gaussian copula model for imputation and change point detection.
result The model improves accuracy and speed, especially on large datasets.
Collab algorithm learns models from agents with missing data.
problem Learning linear models collaboratively with missing data.
method Distributed, semi-supervised algorithm with three steps: local training, aggregation, and distribution.
result Collab achieves nearly asymptotically local minimax optimal performance.
The paper compares theoretical and empirical performance of imputation methods for missing data.
problem Missing data in real-world datasets.
method Contrast of theoretical and empirical imputation methods for prediction.
result Mean-imputation is asymptotically optimal for prediction, while mode-imputation is sub-optimal.
A new imputation method MissARF uses adversarial random forests for fast and accurate missing value imputation.
problem Handling missing values in biostatistical analyses.
method Adversarial Random Forests (ARF) for density estimation and data synthesis.
result MissARF performs comparably to state-of-the-art methods in imputation quality and runtime.
CFMI improves missing data imputation across various data types and dimensions.
problem Imputing missing data in complex, high-dimensional datasets.
method Combines normalising flows, flow-matching, and shared conditional modelling.
result Outperforms traditional and modern imputation methods across multiple metrics.
Study examines parallel computing strategies for faster imputation of missing data.
problem Time-consuming iterative imputation methods for large datasets.
method Variable-wise and model-wise distributed parallel computing strategies in missForest.
result Variable-wise distributed strategy introduces additional biases in imputation results.
IFGAN uses feature-specific GANs for missing value imputation.
problem Missing value imputation in data mining.
method Feature-specific Generative Adversarial Networks (GAN).
result IFGAN outperforms state-of-the-art algorithms in various missing conditions.
A new kNN imputation method improves classification performance on datasets with missing data.
problem Missing data in classification problems.
method Class weighted grey distance with MI weighting for kNN imputation.
result Improved classification performance compared to existing methods.
Kernel ridge regression imputation with consistent variance estimation for handling missing data.
problem Handling missing data in statistical analysis.
method Kernel ridge regression imputation combined with entropy method for variance estimation.
result Root-n consistency of the imputation estimator in a Sobolev space setting.
Improved time series classification with imputed data using label-guided forest-based methods.
problem Missing data in time series data.
method Label-guided imputation using forest-based proximity measures.
result Imputation leads to higher classification accuracies, even with imputed values differing from true values.
Imputation for prediction often offers limited benefits, especially with powerful models.
problem The challenge of missing data in predictive models.
method Comparative analysis of imputation methods across various predictive models and datasets.
result Advanced imputation methods often offer limited benefits for powerful predictive models.
VAEs struggle with missing data imputation, especially for extreme values.
problem Imputation of missing data in complex, non-linear relationships.
method Investigated variational autoencoders (VAEs) for multiple imputation and improved with β-VAEs.
result β-VAEs provide better uncertainty calibration and avoid false discoveries.
New criteria improve imputation model selection using MOO.
problem Selecting the best imputation model using prediction accuracy metrics.
method Introduced three modified MOO criteria based on rank transformation, energy distance, and likelihood principle.
result Demonstrated how MOO is related to missing-at-random assumption and derived statistical and computational learning theories.
Imputation-free method learns tabular data with missing values using transformer.
problem Machine learning on tabular data with missing values often leads to unreliable outcomes due to synthetic imputation.
method Incremental attention learning (IFIAL) using transformer with attention masks.
result IFIAL outperforms state-of-the-art methods in 17 diverse tabular data sets.
Imputation method respects manifold structure for missing data.
problem Missing data imputation in high-dimensional data.
method Model-based imputation using mixture variational autoencoders and sampling-importance-resampling (SIR).
result Competitive performance and uncertainty quantification in imputations.