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GSLAD addresses a critical gap in industrial anomaly detection by leveraging structural deviations in multivariate time series rather than relying solely on trajectory reconstruction or forecasting errors. This approach effectively captures faults that manifest as changes in inter-variable relationships while individual data points remain within normal ranges, offering a more robust solution for complex system diagnostics. The method's two-phase training strategy and use of structural prototypes provide a novel framework for identifying subtle anomalies that traditional unsupervised methods often miss.
GSLAD: Prototype-Regularized Graph Structure Learning for Multivariate Time Series Anomaly Detection
arXiv:2609.15483v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Unsupervised multivariate time series anomaly detection methods typically identify anomalies through forecasting, reconstruction, or representation discrepancies. However, industrial faults may first alter inter-variable structural patterns while individual trajectories remain close to normal, resulting in weak anomaly signals. In this paper, we propose GSLAD, a prototype-regularized graph structure learning framework that uses structural deviations for anomaly scoring. GSLAD adopts a two-phase training strategy. First, a condition-aware graph learner and a graph-based forecaster are optimized with predictive supervision. The inferred normal graphs are then clustered into multiple structural prototypes representing different normal operating regimes, with edge-wise variability characterizing structural uncertainty. Deviations from these prototypes regularize the graph learner in the second phase, encouraging stable and regime-specific structural patterns. During inference, uncertainty-normalized structural deviation is combined with predictive deviation for anomaly scoring. Experiments on four industrial benchmarks demonstrate strong overall performance of GSLAD and confirm the effectiveness of structural deviation for anomaly detection and diagnosis.
Abstract:Unsupervised multivariate time series anomaly detection methods typically identify anomalies through forecasting, reconstruction, or representation discrepancies. However, industrial faults may first alter inter-variable structural patterns while individual trajectories remain close to normal, resulting in weak anomaly signals. In this paper, we propose GSLAD, a prototype-regularized graph structure learning framework that uses structural deviations for anomaly scoring. GSLAD adopts a two-phase training strategy. First, a condition-aware graph learner and a graph-based forecaster are optimized with predictive supervision. The inferred normal graphs are then clustered into multiple structural prototypes representing different normal operating regimes, with edge-wise variability characterizing structural uncertainty. Deviations from these prototypes regularize the graph learner in the second phase, encouraging stable and regime-specific structural patterns. During inference, uncertainty-normalized structural deviation is combined with predictive deviation for anomaly scoring. Experiments on four industrial benchmarks demonstrate strong overall performance of GSLAD and confirm the effectiveness of structural deviation for anomaly detection and diagnosis.
Machine Learning (cs.LG)
arXiv:2609.15483 [cs.LG]
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