FM4TS: KDD'24 Tutorial




Foundation Models


for Time Series:




Theory, Algorithms, and Applications


Time series analysis stands as a focal point within the data mining community, serving as a cornerstone for extracting valuable insights crucial to a myriad of real-world applications. Recent advancements in Foundation Models (FMs) have fundamentally reshaped the paradigm of model design for time series analysis, boosting various downstream tasks in practice. These innovative approaches often leverage pre-trained or fine-tuned FMs to harness generalized knowledge tailored specifically for time series analysis. In this survey, we aim to furnish a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of FMs for time series analysis. While prior surveys have predominantly focused on either the application or the pipeline aspects of FMs in time series analysis, they have often lacked an in-depth understanding of the underlying mechanisms that elucidate why and how FMs benefit time series analysis. To address this gap, our survey adopts a model-centric classification, delineating various pivotal elements of time-series FMs, including model architectures, pre-training techniques, adaptation methods, and data modalities. Overall, this survey serves to consolidate the latest advancements in FMs pertinent to time series analysis, accentuating their theoretical underpinnings, recent strides in development, and avenues for future research exploration.

Detailed Schedule (August 29th)

TimeSpeakerTitle
11:00 am - 11:10 am Yuxuan Liang Opening and Introduction
11:10 am - 11:20 am Yuxuan Liang  Revisiting Conventional Methods for Time Series
11:20 am - 12:00 am Yuxuan LiangWhat Can LLM Tell Us about Time Series Analysis
12:00 pm - 13:00 pm - Break
13:00 pm - 14:00 pm Dongjin Song Empowering Time Series Analysis with Large Language Models: A Survey
14:00 pm - 14:40pm Ming Jin Methodologies of Time Series Foundation Models
14:40 pm - 15:00 pm Ming Jin Future Directions
 

Organizers

 

Yuxuan Liang

Assistant Professor
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou).

 

Dongjin Song

Assistant Professor, University of Connecticut

 

Shirui Pan

Professor
Griffith University, Australia

 
 
 
 

Qingsong Wen

Head of AI Research & Chief Scientist
Squirrel Ai

Contributor

 

Haomin Wen

Ph.D.
Beijing Jiaotong University

 

Ming Jin

Assistant Professor, Griffith University

 

Yuqi Nie

Ph.D.
Princeton University

 
 
 
 

Yushan Jiang

Ph.D.,
University of Connecticut