Summary of Predicting Time Series Of Networked Dynamical Systems Without Knowing Topology, by Yanna Ding et al.
Predicting Time Series of Networked Dynamical Systems without Knowing Topology
by Yanna Ding, Zijie Huang, Malik Magdon-Ismail, Jianxi Gao
First submitted to arxiv on: 25 Dec 2024
Categories
- Main: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
- Secondary: Artificial Intelligence (cs.AI)
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| High | Paper authors | High Difficulty Summary Read the original abstract here |
| Medium | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Medium Difficulty Summary A novel framework is proposed to learn the intrinsic dynamics of networked dynamical systems directly from observed time-series data, without prior knowledge of graph topology or governing equations. The approach leverages continuous graph neural networks with an attention mechanism to construct a latent topology, enabling accurate reconstruction of future trajectories for network states. Experimental results on real and synthetic networks demonstrate that the model captures dynamics effectively without topology knowledge and generalizes to unseen time series originating from diverse topologies. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary Scientists are working on a new way to understand how complex systems like epidemics or ecosystems work. They’re trying to figure out what makes these systems tick, so they can make better predictions about what will happen in the future. Right now, we don’t have good ways to do this because our current methods assume we already know some important details about the system. But what if we didn’t need that information? A new approach is being developed that can learn how these systems work just by looking at data over time. It’s like a puzzle-solving machine! The results so far look very promising. |
Keywords
» Artificial intelligence » Attention » Time series
