Summary of St-tree with Interpretability For Multivariate Time Series Classification, by Mingsen Du et al.
ST-Tree with Interpretability for Multivariate Time Series Classification
by Mingsen Du, Yanxuan Wei, Yingxia Tang, Xiangwei Zheng, Shoushui Wei, Cun Ji
First submitted to arxiv on: 18 Nov 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 The proposed Swin Transformer (ST) model addresses the challenges of deep neural networks in multivariate time series classification by leveraging self-attention mechanisms to capture both local and global patterns. The ST model is combined with a neural tree model, referred to as ST-Tree, which provides interpretable decision processes while maintaining high accuracy. Experimental evaluations on 10 UEA datasets demonstrate that the ST-Tree model improves accuracy in multivariate time series classification tasks and provides insights into its decision-making process. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary The paper proposes a new way to classify time series data using a combination of deep learning and traditional decision tree methods. The Swin Transformer (ST) is used as the main model, but it’s not very good at explaining why it makes certain decisions. To fix this, the researchers created a new model called ST-Tree that combines the strengths of both approaches. This allows them to have high accuracy while also being able to understand how the model works. |
Keywords
» Artificial intelligence » Classification » Decision tree » Deep learning » Self attention » Time series » Transformer
