22 Oct 2020 | Lei Bai, Lina Yao, Can Li, Xianzhi Wang, Can Wang
The paper "Adaptive Graph Convolutional Recurrent Network for Traffic Forecasting" addresses the challenge of modeling complex spatial and temporal correlations in correlated time series data for traffic forecasting. Traditional methods often rely on pre-defined graphs and simple recurrent neural networks (RNNs) or temporal convolutional networks (TCNs), which struggle to capture fine-grained patterns and inter-dependencies in traffic data. To overcome these limitations, the authors propose two adaptive modules: Node Adaptive Parameter Learning (NAPL) and Data Adaptive Graph Generation (DAGG). NAPL learns node-specific parameters to capture unique patterns in each traffic series, while DAGG automatically infers the inter-dependencies among different traffic series without requiring a pre-defined graph. These modules are integrated into a new model called Adaptive Graph Convolutional Recurrent Network (AGCRN), which combines GCNs with RNNs to capture both spatial and temporal correlations. Extensive experiments on real-world traffic datasets show that AGCRN outperforms state-of-the-art methods, demonstrating its effectiveness in traffic forecasting tasks. The paper also includes ablation studies to validate the contributions of NAPL and DAGG, and discusses the broader impact of the proposed approach on various applications.The paper "Adaptive Graph Convolutional Recurrent Network for Traffic Forecasting" addresses the challenge of modeling complex spatial and temporal correlations in correlated time series data for traffic forecasting. Traditional methods often rely on pre-defined graphs and simple recurrent neural networks (RNNs) or temporal convolutional networks (TCNs), which struggle to capture fine-grained patterns and inter-dependencies in traffic data. To overcome these limitations, the authors propose two adaptive modules: Node Adaptive Parameter Learning (NAPL) and Data Adaptive Graph Generation (DAGG). NAPL learns node-specific parameters to capture unique patterns in each traffic series, while DAGG automatically infers the inter-dependencies among different traffic series without requiring a pre-defined graph. These modules are integrated into a new model called Adaptive Graph Convolutional Recurrent Network (AGCRN), which combines GCNs with RNNs to capture both spatial and temporal correlations. Extensive experiments on real-world traffic datasets show that AGCRN outperforms state-of-the-art methods, demonstrating its effectiveness in traffic forecasting tasks. The paper also includes ablation studies to validate the contributions of NAPL and DAGG, and discusses the broader impact of the proposed approach on various applications.