Summary of Teaformers: Tensor-augmented Transformers For Multi-dimensional Time Series Forecasting, by Linghang Kong et al.
TEAFormers: TEnsor-Augmented Transformers for Multi-Dimensional Time Series Forecasting
by Linghang Kong, Elynn Chen, Yuzhou Chen, Yuefeng Han
First submitted to arxiv on: 27 Oct 2024
Categories
- Main: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
- Secondary: Artificial Intelligence (cs.AI); Machine Learning (stat.ML)
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| High | Paper authors | High Difficulty Summary Read the original abstract here |
| Medium | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Medium Difficulty Summary The proposed Tensor-Augmented Transformer (TEAFormer) is a novel method that effectively preserves multi-dimensional structures in time series data by incorporating tensor expansion and compression within the Transformer framework. The TEA module, which utilizes tensor expansion to enhance feature learning and tensor compression for efficient information aggregation, can be adapted to existing Transformer architectures. Experimental results show significant performance enhancements when integrating the TEA module into three popular time series Transformer models across three real-world benchmarks. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary The paper introduces a new way of processing time series data that is important in fields like economics, finance, and climate science. Current models don’t do well with this type of data because they flatten it, losing important patterns and relationships. The TEAFormer model keeps the multi-dimensional structure intact by expanding and compressing tensors. This makes predictions more accurate and reduces computing costs. |
Keywords
» Artificial intelligence » Time series » Transformer
