Summary of Time Series Foundational Models: Their Role in Anomaly Detection and Prediction, by Chathurangi Shyalika et al.
Time Series Foundational Models: Their Role in Anomaly Detection and Prediction
by Chathurangi Shyalika, Harleen Kaur Bagga, Ahan Bhatt, Renjith Prasad, Alaa Al Ghazo, Amit Sheth
First submitted to arxiv on: 26 Dec 2024
Categories
- Main: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
- Secondary: Artificial Intelligence (cs.AI)
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| Medium | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Medium Difficulty Summary This paper evaluates the effectiveness of Time Series Foundational Models (TSFMs) in anomaly detection and prediction tasks. TSFMs have shown promising performance in time series forecasting, but their applicability to anomaly detection remains unexplored due to concerns about their black-box nature, lack of interpretability, and computational requirements. The authors analyze TSFM across multiple datasets with varying characteristics, including those without discernible patterns or seasonality. Results show that while TSFMs can be extended for anomaly detection and prediction, traditional statistical and deep learning models often match or outperform TSFMs in these tasks. Furthermore, TSFMs require significant computational resources but struggle to capture sequential dependencies effectively or improve performance in few-shot or zero-shot scenarios. TSFM’s limitations are highlighted through a systematic analysis of their application in anomaly detection and prediction tasks across various datasets. The paper underscores the importance of considering the trade-offs between model interpretability, computational complexity, and task-specific performance when selecting models for time series forecasting applications. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary This research study looks at how well Time Series Foundational Models (TSFMs) can detect unusual events in data that changes over time. TSFMs are great at predicting what will happen next in a sequence of numbers, but nobody has really tested them for finding anomalies or unusual patterns. The researchers looked at many different datasets to see if TSFMs could be used for anomaly detection and prediction. They found that while TSFMs can do this, other types of models often work just as well or even better. Additionally, TSFMs need a lot of computer power but don’t always understand the patterns in the data very well. The study shows that we should think carefully about what kind of model to use for time series forecasting based on the specific task and the characteristics of our data. |
Keywords
» Artificial intelligence » Anomaly detection » Deep learning » Few shot » Time series » Zero shot
