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TimeGS reframes time series forecasting as a 2D generative rendering task, addressing topological discontinuities and inefficient capacity allocation inherent in prior static image-based methods. By leveraging anisotropic Gaussian kernels and enforcing chronological continuity, the framework achieves state-of-the-art performance on standard benchmarks while adapting to non-stationary patterns. This approach offers a novel architectural shift from regression to generative modeling for temporal data.
Forecasting as Rendering: A 2D Gaussian Splatting Framework for Time Series Forecasting
arXiv:2603.02220v2 Announce Type: replace Abstract: Time series forecasting remains a challenging problem due to the intricate entanglement of intra-period fluctuations and inter-period trends. While recent advances have attempted to reshape 1D sequences into 2D period-phase representations, they suffer from two principal limitations. Firstly, treating reshaped tensors as static images results in a topological mismatch, as standard spatial operators sever chronological continuity at grid boundaries. Secondly, relying on uniform fixed-size representations allocates modeling capacity inefficiently and fails to provide the adaptive resolution required for compressible, non-stationary temporal patterns. To address these limitations, we introduce TimeGS, a novel framework that fundamentally shifts the forecasting paradigm from regression to 2D generative rendering. By reconceptualizing the future sequence as a latent 2D temporal surface, TimeGS utilizes the inherent anisotropy of Gaussian kernels to adaptively model complex variations with flexible geometric alignment. To realize this, we introduce a Multi-Basis Gaussian Kernel Generation (MB-GKG) block that synthesizes kernels from a fixed dictionary to stabilize optimization, and a Multi-Period Chronologically Continuous Rasterization (MP-CCR) block that enforces strict temporal continuity across periodic boundaries. Comprehensive experiments on standard benchmark datasets demonstrate that TimeGS attains state-of-the-art or competitive performance. The code is at https://github.com/yixinwang1/TimeGS.
Abstract:Time series forecasting remains a challenging problem due to the intricate entanglement of intra-period fluctuations and inter-period trends. While recent advances have attempted to reshape 1D sequences into 2D period-phase representations, they suffer from two principal limitations. Firstly, treating reshaped tensors as static images results in a topological mismatch, as standard spatial operators sever chronological continuity at grid boundaries. Secondly, relying on uniform fixed-size representations allocates modeling capacity inefficiently and fails to provide the adaptive resolution required for compressible, non-stationary temporal patterns. To address these limitations, we introduce TimeGS, a novel framework that fundamentally shifts the forecasting paradigm from regression to 2D generative rendering. By reconceptualizing the future sequence as a latent 2D temporal surface, TimeGS utilizes the inherent anisotropy of Gaussian kernels to adaptively model complex variations with flexible geometric alignment. To realize this, we introduce a Multi-Basis Gaussian Kernel Generation (MB-GKG) block that synthesizes kernels from a fixed dictionary to stabilize optimization, and a Multi-Period Chronologically Continuous Rasterization (MP-CCR) block that enforces strict temporal continuity across periodic boundaries. Comprehensive experiments on standard benchmark datasets demonstrate that TimeGS attains state-of-the-art or competitive performance. The code is at this https URL.
Machine Learning (cs.LG); Artificial Intelligence (cs.AI); Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (cs.CV)
arXiv:2603.02220 [cs.LG]
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