We propose a new class of models specifically tailored for spatio-temporal data analysis. To this end, we generalize the spatial autoregressive model with autoregressive and heteroskedastic disturbances, i.e. SARAR(1,1), by exploiting the recent advancements in Score Driven (SD) models typically used in time series eco…
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Proposes a non-autoregressive Transformer for time series forecasting.
problem Autoregressive errors and spatial-temporal dependencies in time series forecasting.
method Introduces a Non-Autoregressive Transformer with a learned temporal influence map.
result Demonstrates state-of-the-art performance on time series forecasting datasets.
Gradient boosting for spatial regression models improves prediction accuracy.
problem Spatial data with autoregressive disturbances.
method Model-based gradient boosting algorithm for spatial regression models.
result Improves prediction accuracy on out-of-sample spatial data.
Model nonstationary spatial processes using normalizing flows.
problem Difficult selection of spatial warping functions.
method Neural autoregressive flows (NAFs) for complex, high-dimensional warpings.
result NAFs model has greater representational capacity than other spatial process models.
Estimates spatio-temporal data with satellite NO2 concentrations using Yule-Walker equations.
problem Estimating large spatio-temporal autoregressions with unknown spatial interactions.
method Sparse generalized Yule-Walker estimation, penalized regression, spatial and temporal dependence.
result Strong forecast improvements and evidence of spatial interactions in NO2 satellite data.
Image-to-image networks speed up SAR model parameter estimation.
problem Computational infeasibility of MLE for large, non-stationary spatial fields.
method Used image-to-image networks to estimate SAR model parameters.
result Image-to-image networks enable faster and more accurate parameter estimation.
SXL embeds spatial autocorrelation into neural networks for better geographic data learning.
problem Difficulties in learning spatial effects for neural networks in geographic data.
method SXL uses auxiliary tasks and autoregressive embeddings to learn spatial autocorrelation.
result SXL improves neural network training in unsupervised and supervised learning tasks.
Proposes a transfer learning framework to improve U.S. election prediction models.
problem Limited spatial data and spatial dependence challenges in presidential election prediction.
method Proposes a novel transfer learning framework within the SAR model, using a two-stage algorithm with transferring and debiasing stages.
result Substantially improves prediction accuracy and outperforms traditional methods in U.S. presidential swing states.
Modeling spatial extremes with non-Gaussian fields using SAR models and CNNs.
problem Challenges in modeling spatial data with heavy-tailed distributions and missing cells.
method Spatial autoregressive models with Generalized Extreme Value innovations, combined with CNN for fast parameter estimation.
result Effective modeling of spatial extremes in non-Gaussian fields, demonstrated on precipitation data.
FLUID-LLM: Learning Computational Fluid Dynamics with Spatiotemporal-aware Large Language Modelscs.LG
FLUID-LLM uses LLMs to predict fluid dynamics with improved accuracy.
problem Leveraging LLMs for CFD due to their pattern recognition abilities but struggles with fluid dynamics complexities.
method Combines pre-trained LLMs with spatiotemporal-aware encoding to predict unsteady fluid dynamics.
result Significant performance improvements in CFD predictions across various datasets.
Spatial econometric research typically relies on the assumption that the spatial dependence structure is known in advance and is represented by a deterministic spatial weights matrix. Contrary to classical approaches, we investigate the estimation of sparse spatial dependence structures for regular lattice data. In par…
ARMA cell simplifies neural autoregressive modeling for time series.
problem Complex RNN cells are not always necessary and can be inferior.
method Introduces ARMA cell, a simpler, modular approach for neural time series modeling.
result The ARMA cell is competitive with popular alternatives in performance.
A scalable method for estimating spatial data using VREML.
problem Costly computation of REML for large, sparse precision matrices in spatial data.
method Proposes VREML framework approximating marginal likelihood with Gaussian variational distribution and deriving a coordinate-ascent algorithm.
result Empirically shows VREML outperforms MLE and INLA.
Study predicts climate data at distant locations using machine learning.
problem Predict climate variables at distant locations where comprehensive data collection is not feasible.
method Uses reservoir computing and vector autoregression models for prediction.
result Machine learning improves prediction accuracy for highly correlated data.
SIGMA prior enables federated learning for non-factorizable models.
problem Current FL methods assume conditional independence, limiting applicability to non-factorizable models.
method SIGMA prior approximates deep generative model to induce conditional independence structure.
result SIGMA prior expands FL applicability to fields requiring modeling dependencies.
A new model for point processes without intensity function trade-offs.
problem Inefficiency and trade-offs in existing point process models.
method Point Set Diffusion, a diffusion-based latent variable model.
result Achieves state-of-the-art performance in point process generation.
A Supervised Neural Autoregressive Topic Model for Simultaneous Image Classification and Annotationcs.CV
Topic modeling based on latent Dirichlet allocation (LDA) has been a framework of choice to perform scene recognition and annotation. Recently, a new type of topic model called the Document Neural Autoregressive Distribution Estimator (DocNADE) was proposed and demonstrated state-of-the-art performance for document mod…
Bayesian On-line Changepoint Detection is extended to on-line model selection and non-stationary spatio-temporal processes. We propose spatially structured Vector Autoregressions (VARs) for modelling the process between changepoints (CPs) and give an upper bound on the approximation error of such models. The resulting …
Enhanced EEG classification using augmented covariance matrix.
problem Improving motor imagery classification from EEG signals.
method Proposes a new framework based on the augmented covariance matrix derived from an autoregressive model.
result The augmented covariance matrix outperformed state-of-the-art methods.
WassersteinGrad improves weather forecasting explanations by addressing geometric misalignment issues.
problem Improving explainability of autoregressive neural predictions on dynamic physical fields.
method WassersteinGrad, a geometric consensus method for averaged perturbed attribution maps.
result WassersteinGrad provides more accurate explanations for weather forecasting models.
We propose a generic spatiotemporal event forecasting method, which we developed for the National Institute of Justice's (NIJ) Real-Time Crime Forecasting Challenge. Our method is a spatiotemporal forecasting model combining scalable randomized Reproducing Kernel Hilbert Space (RKHS) methods for approximating Gaussian …
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.
Autoregressive models are among the best performing neural density estimators. We describe an approach for increasing the flexibility of an autoregressive model, based on modelling the random numbers that the model uses internally when generating data. By constructing a stack of autoregressive models, each modelling th…
Generative model downgrades coarse satellite images to fine resolution.
problem Reconstructing fine resolution satellite images from coarse scale inputs.
method Combines U-Net transfer encoder with diffusion-based generative model.
result Excellent performance (R2 = 0.65 to 0.94) across seasonal regional splits.
This work proposes an efficient autoregressive model for text generation.
problem The challenge of generating high-quality text with autoregressive models.
method Introduces a cascaded decoding approach using Markov transformers to achieve sub-linear parallel time generation.
result Shows competitive accuracy/speed tradeoff compared to existing methods on five machine translation datasets.
Autoregressive sequence models achieve state-of-the-art performance in domains like machine translation. However, due to the autoregressive factorization nature, these models suffer from heavy latency during inference. Recently, non-autoregressive sequence models were proposed to reduce the inference time. However, the…
A new online bootstrap method for time series data.
problem Applying traditional bootstrap methods to time series data with dependencies.
method An autoregressive sequence of resampling weights to account for data dependencies.
result The method provides reliable uncertainty quantification in real-time applications.
Alternative sampling method for autoregressive models using Langevin dynamics.
problem Efficiently sampling from autoregressive models.
method Initialize sequences with white noise and follow Langevin dynamics on global log-likelihood.
result Parallelizes and generalizes sampling process for autoregressive models.
Online Bayesian system identification in multivariate autoregressive models via message passingeess.SP
Bayesian method for multivariate autoregressive models with exogenous inputs.
problem Estimating uncertainties in autoregressive models with exogenous inputs.
method Recursive Bayesian estimation via message passing in a factor graph.
result Produces full posterior distributions for autoregressive coefficients and noise precision.
Autoregressive state transitions, where predictions are conditioned on past predictions, are the predominant choice for both deterministic and stochastic sequential models. However, autoregressive feedback exposes the evolution of the hidden state trajectory to potential biases from well-known train-test discrepancies.…
Generative flows are attractive because they admit exact likelihood optimization and efficient image synthesis. Recently, Kingma & Dhariwal (2018) demonstrated with Glow that generative flows are capable of generating high quality images. We generalize the 1 x 1 convolutions proposed in Glow to invertible d x d convolu…
Paper proposes AXE loss for non-autoregressive machine translation, improving performance.
problem Challenges in training non-autoregressive models due to lack of autoregressive factors and cross entropy loss penalties.
method Proposes aligned cross entropy (AXE) loss function using a differentiable dynamic program for better word order alignment.
result AXE-based training improves performance on major WMT benchmarks and sets a new state of the art for non-autoregressive models.
Parallelizes autoregressive generation using VSSM.
problem Autoregressive models' inability to parallelize generation.
method Variational SSM (VSSM) with parallelizable sampling and decoding.
result Parallel generation possible with VSSM.
Develops RF-GLS for binary geospatial data.
problem Challenges in extending RF to binary geospatial data.
method Proposes RF-GLS for binary data, embedding it in generalized mixed effects models.
result Establishes consistency of RF-GP for mean function and covariate effect estimation.
Linear attention in Transformers can be interpreted as dynamic VAR models.
problem Misalignment between Transformers and autoregressive forecasting objectives.
method Interpreting linear attention as VAR, rearranging MLP, attention, and flow.
result SAMoVAR improves performance, interpretability, and efficiency.
Efficiently combines autoregressive and set-based models for joint distributions.
problem Joint distributions over multiple predictions from set-based models.
method Causal autoregressive buffer that caches context and captures dependencies.
result Up to 20x faster joint sampling and density evaluation, up to 7x lower memory usage.
Standard autoregressive seq2seq models are easily trained by max-likelihood, but tend to show poor results under small-data conditions. We introduce a class of seq2seq models, GAMs (Global Autoregressive Models), which combine an autoregressive component with a log-linear component, allowing the use of global \textit{a…
The unconditional generation of high fidelity images is a longstanding benchmark for testing the performance of image decoders. Autoregressive image models have been able to generate small images unconditionally, but the extension of these methods to large images where fidelity can be more readily assessed has remained…
Paper proposes a self-supervised method to denoise autoregressive signals with heavy-tailed noise.
problem Denoising autoregressive signals corrupted by heavy-tailed noise.
method Self-supervised learning approach without requiring full noise distribution knowledge.
result Strong denoising performance compared to baseline methods, especially for impulsive noise.
The recently proposed mask-predict decoding algorithm has narrowed the performance gap between semi-autoregressive machine translation models and the traditional left-to-right approach. We introduce a new training method for conditional masked language models, SMART, which mimics the semi-autoregressive behavior of mas…
Autoregressive models struggle with hard-to-compute distributions, alternatives like energy-based and latent-variable models solve this.
problem Autoregressive models struggle with distributions whose next-symbol probability is hard to compute.
method Alternatives include energy-based models and latent-variable autoregressive models.
result Alternatives to autoregressive models can escape limitations of hard-to-compute distributions.
Study improves dividend discount model using VAR process.
problem Improving dividend discount models for better predictions.
method Introduced a Gordon growth model based on Vector Autoregressive Process (VAR).
result Two Propositions related to the new model.
We describe an optimal adversarial attack formulation against autoregressive time series forecast using Linear Quadratic Regulator (LQR). In this threat model, the environment evolves according to a dynamical system; an autoregressive model observes the current environment state and predicts its future values; an attac…
Bayesian method estimates Kronecker graphical models from autoregressive processes.
problem Estimating Kronecker graphical models from autoregressive Gaussian processes.
method Bayesian approach to estimate Kronecker graphical models.
result Effectiveness demonstrated through numerical experiments and real-world data application.
A new method detects anomalies in trajectory data using normalizing flows.
problem Detecting anomalous patterns in high-dimensional, varying-length spatial data.
method Probability density estimation via normalizing flows for each trajectory segment, aggregating likelihoods.
result The proposed method, GRADINGS, effectively identifies anomalies in real-world trajectory data.
The paper proposes autoregressive models for better offline RL.
problem Offline RL policy evaluation and optimization challenges.
method Autoregressive dynamics models for sequential state and reward prediction.
result Autoregressive models outperform standard methods in log-likelihood and RL tasks.
A new clustering method for vector time series using autoregressive dynamics.
problem Clustering of vector time series based on their dynamics is challenging.
method System identification approach using mixture autoregressive models.
result Developed a computationally manageable algorithm k-LMVAR for clustering vector time series.
Accurate real-time tracking of influenza outbreaks helps public health officials make timely and meaningful decisions that could save lives. We propose an influenza tracking model, ARGO (AutoRegression with GOogle search data), that uses publicly available online search data. In addition to having a rigorous statistica…