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The purpose of this experiment is to modify the training iteration process of the original SSSD model so that it computes the autoFRK results during each iteration and adjusts the model based on the resulting error. The procedure is as follows:

Flowchart

In the program construction, due to technical limitations, the computation will first be performed in Python and saved as a .npy file, which is then read and processed by an R script. During this process, because of the file format and language conversion, the torch module cannot track or construct the computation graph, making gradient calculations impossible and causing the SSSD model parameter updates to fail.

To resolve this issue, a fully connected layer is added after the autoFRK layer, allowing the SSSD predictions to be linearly transformed through this layer to correspond to the autoFRK imputed results, as illustrated below:

This solution is not a long-term fix. Moreover, in the aforementioned predictions, adding an extra transformation layer introduces additional loss, which can negatively affect the SSSD parameter updates. Therefore, it is necessary to promptly develop a torch version of autoFRK, enabling the computation graph to be tracked, ensuring proper error calculation and parameter updates.

Modifications

The modified code is as follows:

/configs/training.yaml

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# Training configuration
batch_size: 80  # Batch size
output_directory: "./results/NYISO_4/Zone/NYISO_4_MILLWD_test"  # Output directory for checkpoints and logs
ckpt_iter: "max"  # Checkpoint mode (max or min)
iters_per_ckpt: 1000  # Checkpoint frequency (number of epochs)
iters_per_logging: 1000  # Log frequency (number of iterations)
n_iters: 60000  # Maximum number of iterations
learning_rate: 0.0002  # Learning rate

# Additional training settings
only_generate_missing: true  # Generate missing values only
use_model: 2  # Model to use for training
masking: "forecast"  # Masking strategy for missing values
missing_k: 24  # Number of missing values

# Data paths
data:
  train_path: "./datasets/NYISO/test-normalization/MILLWD_train.npy"  # Path to training data, for known locations

# autoFRK config
enable_spatial_prediction: true  # Enable spatial prediction step
n_cores: 4  # Number of CPU cores to use (int)
autoFRK_period: 100  # Frequency of autoFRK updates (in how many iterations)
location_path: "./datasets/NYISO/test-normalization/MILLWD_known_location.npy"  # Path to known locations

/scripts/diffusion/train.py

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import argparse
import os
from typing import Optional, Union

import torch
import yaml

from sssd.core.model_specs import MODEL_PATH_FORMAT, setup_model
from sssd.data.utils import get_dataloader
from sssd.training.trainer import DiffusionTrainer
from sssd.utils.logger import setup_logger
from sssd.utils.utils import calc_diffusion_hyperparams, display_current_time

LOGGER = setup_logger()


def fetch_args() -> argparse.Namespace:
    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
    parser.add_argument(
        "-m",
        "--model_config",
        type=str,
        default="configs/model.yaml",
        help="Model configuration",
    )
    parser.add_argument(
        "-t",
        "--training_config",
        type=str,
        default="configs/training.yaml",
        help="Training configuration",
    )
    return parser.parse_args()


def setup_output_directory(
    model_config: dict,
    training_config: dict,
) -> str:
    # Build output directory
    local_path = MODEL_PATH_FORMAT.format(
        T=model_config["diffusion"]["T"],
        beta_0=model_config["diffusion"]["beta_0"],
        beta_T=model_config["diffusion"]["beta_T"],
    )
    output_directory = os.path.join(training_config["output_directory"], local_path)

    if not os.path.isdir(output_directory):
        os.makedirs(output_directory)
        os.chmod(output_directory, 0o775)
    LOGGER.info("Output directory %s", output_directory)
    return output_directory


def run_job(
    model_config: dict,
    training_config: dict,
    device: Optional[Union[torch.device, str]],
) -> None:
    output_directory = setup_output_directory(model_config, training_config)
    dataloader = get_dataloader(
        training_config["data"]["train_path"],
        batch_size=training_config.get("batch_size"),
        device=device,
    )

    diffusion_hyperparams = calc_diffusion_hyperparams(
        **model_config["diffusion"], device=device
    )
    net = setup_model(training_config["use_model"], model_config, device)

    LOGGER.info(display_current_time())
    trainer = DiffusionTrainer(
        dataloader=dataloader,
        diffusion_hyperparams=diffusion_hyperparams,
        net=net,
        device=device,
        output_directory=output_directory,
        ckpt_iter=training_config.get("ckpt_iter"),
        n_iters=training_config.get("n_iters"),
        iters_per_ckpt=training_config.get("iters_per_ckpt"),
        iters_per_logging=training_config.get("iters_per_logging"),
        learning_rate=training_config.get("learning_rate"),
        only_generate_missing=training_config.get("only_generate_missing"),
        masking=training_config.get("masking"),
        missing_k=training_config.get("missing_k"),
        batch_size=training_config.get("batch_size"),
        enable_spatial_prediction=training_config.get("enable_spatial_prediction", True),  # New
        n_cores=training_config.get("n_cores"),  # New
        autoFRK_period=training_config.get("autoFRK_period"),  # New
        location_path=os.path.abspath(training_config["location_path"]),  # New
        logger=LOGGER,
    )
    trainer.train()

    LOGGER.info(display_current_time())


if __name__ == "__main__":
    args = fetch_args()

    with open(args.model_config, "rt") as f:
        model_config = yaml.safe_load(f.read())
    with open(args.training_config, "rt") as f:
        training_config = yaml.safe_load(f.read())

    LOGGER.info(f"Model spec: {model_config}")
    LOGGER.info(f"Training spec: {training_config}")

    if torch.cuda.device_count() > 0:
        LOGGER.info(f"Using {torch.cuda.device_count()} GPUs!")
    device = torch.device("cuda" if torch.cuda.is_available() else "cpu")

    run_job(model_config, training_config, device)

/sssd/training/trainer.py

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import logging
import os
from typing import Any, Dict, Optional, Union
import subprocess  # New
import numpy as np  # New
import yaml  # New

import torch
import torch.nn as nn
from torch.utils.data import DataLoader
from torch.utils.tensorboard import SummaryWriter
from tqdm import tqdm

from sssd.core.model_specs import MASK_FN
from sssd.training.utils import training_loss
from sssd.utils.logger import setup_logger
from sssd.utils.utils import find_max_epoch, sampling  # New

LOGGER = setup_logger()


class DiffusionTrainer:
    """
    Train Diffusion Models

    Args:
        dataloader (DataLoader): The training dataloader.
        diffusion_hyperparams (Dict[str, Any]): Hyperparameters for the diffusion process.
        net (nn.Module): The neural network model to be trained.
        device (torch.device): The device to be used for training.
        output_directory (str): Directory to save model checkpoints.
        ckpt_iter (Optional[int, str]): The checkpoint iteration to be loaded; 'max' selects the maximum iteration.
        n_iters (int): Number of iterations to train.
        iters_per_ckpt (int): Number of iterations to save checkpoint.
        iters_per_logging (int): Number of iterations to save training log and compute validation loss.
        learning_rate (float): Learning rate for training.
        only_generate_missing (int): Option to generate missing portions of the signal only.
        masking (str): Type of masking strategy: 'mnr' for Missing Not at Random, 'bm' for Blackout Missing, 'rm' for Random Missing.
        missing_k (int): K missing time steps for each feature across the sample length.
        batch_size (int): Size of each training batch.
        logger (Optional[logging.Logger]): Logger object for logging, defaults to None.
    """

    def __init__(
        self,
        dataloader: DataLoader,
        diffusion_hyperparams: Dict[str, Any],
        net: nn.Module,
        device: Optional[Union[torch.device, str]],
        output_directory: str,
        ckpt_iter: Union[str, int],
        n_iters: int,
        iters_per_ckpt: int,
        iters_per_logging: int,
        learning_rate: float,
        only_generate_missing: int,
        masking: str,
        missing_k: int,
        batch_size: int,
        enable_spatial_prediction: bool,  # New
        n_cores: Union[int, str],  # New
        autoFRK_period: int,  # New
        location_path: str,  # New
        logger: Optional[logging.Logger] = None,
    ) -> None:
        self.dataloader = dataloader
        self.diffusion_hyperparams = diffusion_hyperparams
        self.net = nn.DataParallel(net).to(device)
        self.device = device
        self.output_directory = output_directory
        self.ckpt_iter = ckpt_iter
        self.n_iters = n_iters
        self.iters_per_ckpt = iters_per_ckpt
        self.iters_per_logging = iters_per_logging
        self.learning_rate = learning_rate
        self.only_generate_missing = only_generate_missing
        self.masking = masking
        self.missing_k = missing_k
        self.writer = SummaryWriter(f"{output_directory}/log")
        self.batch_size = batch_size
        self.optimizer = torch.optim.Adam(self.net.parameters(), lr=self.learning_rate)
        self.enable_spatial_prediction = enable_spatial_prediction  # New
        self.n_cores = n_cores  # New
        self.autoFRK_period = autoFRK_period  # New
        self.location_path = location_path  # New
        self.real_data = self.dataloader.dataset.tensors[0].to(self.device)  # New
        self.real_data_shape = self.real_data.shape  # New
        self.logger = logger or LOGGER

        if self.masking not in MASK_FN:
            raise KeyError(f"Please enter a correct masking, but got {self.masking}")

    def _load_checkpoint(self) -> None:
        if self.ckpt_iter == "max":
            self.ckpt_iter = find_max_epoch(self.output_directory)
        if self.ckpt_iter >= 0:
            try:
                model_path = os.path.join(
                    self.output_directory, f"{self.ckpt_iter}.pkl"
                )
                checkpoint = torch.load(model_path, map_location="cpu")

                self.net.load_state_dict(checkpoint["model_state_dict"])
                if "optimizer_state_dict" in checkpoint:
                    self.optimizer.load_state_dict(checkpoint["optimizer_state_dict"])

                self.logger.info(
                    f"Successfully loaded model at iteration {self.ckpt_iter}"
                )
            except Exception as e:
                self.ckpt_iter = -1
                self.logger.error(f"No valid checkpoint model found. Error: {e}")
        else:
            self.ckpt_iter = -1
            self.logger.info(
                "No valid checkpoint model found, start training from initialization."
            )

    def _save_model(self, n_iter: int) -> None:
        if n_iter > 0 and n_iter % self.iters_per_ckpt == 0:
            torch.save(
                {
                    "model_state_dict": self.net.state_dict(),
                    "optimizer_state_dict": self.optimizer.state_dict(),
                },
                os.path.join(self.output_directory, f"{n_iter}.pkl"),
            )

    def _update_mask(self, batch: torch.Tensor) -> torch.Tensor:
        transposed_mask = MASK_FN[self.masking](batch[0], self.missing_k)
        return (
            transposed_mask.permute(1, 0)
            .repeat(batch.size()[0], 1, 1)
            .to(self.device, dtype=torch.float32)
        )
    
    def _sssd_prediction_step(self,
                              ) -> torch.Tensor:
        
        # SSSD prediction
        LOGGER.info(f"Start SSSD prediction step")
        all_generated = []
        with torch.no_grad():
            for (batch,) in tqdm(self.dataloader, desc=f"{self.n_iter}-th predicting TS"):
                batch = batch.to(self.device)
                mask = self._update_mask(batch)
                batch = batch.permute(0, 2, 1)

                generated_series = (
                    sampling(
                        net=self.net,
                        size=batch.shape,
                        diffusion_hyperparams=self.diffusion_hyperparams,
                        cond=batch,
                        mask=mask,
                        only_generate_missing=self.only_generate_missing,
                        device=self.device,
                    )
                )

                all_generated.append(generated_series)
                
            sssd_prediction = torch.cat(all_generated, dim=0).permute(1, 2, 0)
            del all_generated
        return sssd_prediction

    def _autoFRK_step(self,
                      sssd_prediction,
                      ) -> torch.Tensor:

        # autoFRK
        LOGGER.info(f"Start autoFRK inference step")
        ## config paths
        sssd_pred_save_path = "sssd_prediction.npy"
        autoFRK_config_path = "autoFRK_config.yaml"
        autoFRK_path = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(__file__)), "utils", "autoFRK.R")
        autoFRK_result_path = "autoFRK_result.npy"

        ## save sssd prediction and location config
        sssd_prediction = sssd_prediction.detach().cpu().numpy()
        np.save(sssd_pred_save_path, sssd_prediction)
        del sssd_prediction
        autoFRK_config = {
            'ncores': self.n_cores,
            'known_location_path': self.location_path
        }
        with open(autoFRK_config_path, "w") as f:
            yaml.dump(autoFRK_config, f)

        ## run autoFRK
        subprocess.run(["Rscript", autoFRK_path],
                       stdout=subprocess.DEVNULL,   # 忽略標準輸出
                       #stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL    # 忽略錯誤輸出
                       )

        ## load autoFRK inference result
        autoFRK_result = np.load(autoFRK_result_path).transpose(2, 1, 0).astype(np.float32)
        autoFRK_result = torch.from_numpy(autoFRK_result).to(self.device)

        ## clean up
        if os.path.exists(sssd_pred_save_path):
            os.remove(sssd_pred_save_path)
        if os.path.exists(autoFRK_config_path):
            os.remove(autoFRK_config_path)
        if os.path.exists(autoFRK_result_path):
            os.remove(autoFRK_result_path)


        # return
        if autoFRK_result.shape != self.real_data_shape:
            raise ValueError(f"Shape mismatch: autoFRK_result {autoFRK_result.shape} != real_data {self.real_data_shape}")

        return autoFRK_result
    
    def _autoFRK_surrogate_layer(self,
                                 sssd_prediction: torch.Tensor,
                                 autoFRK_result: torch.Tensor,
                                 epochs: int = 0,
                                 lr: float = 1e-3,
                                 element_wise: bool = True,
                                 loss_function: nn.Module = nn.MSELoss(),
                                 ) -> torch.Tensor:
        """
        Surrogate layer: 將 sssd_prediction 逼近 autoFRK_result。

        Args:
            sssd_prediction: Tensor 或 list of Tensors, shape (V,T,L)
            autoFRK_result: Tensor, shape (V,T,L),用作監督目標
            epochs: int,微調 surrogate 的迭代次數
            lr: float,Adam optimizer learning rate
            element_wise: bool,如果 True,對每個元素使用單獨 scale/bias
            loss_function: torch loss function, 預設使用 MSELoss

        Returns:
            result: Tensor, shape (V,T,L),經 surrogate 層逼近 autoFRK_result
        """
        LOGGER.info(f"Start autoFRK surrogate step")
        # -----------------------------
        # 取最後一個 batch 或 tensor
        # -----------------------------
        last_sssd = sssd_prediction[-1] if isinstance(sssd_prediction, list) else sssd_prediction

        # -----------------------------
        # 確認 shape 與 real_data_shape 一致
        # -----------------------------
        if (last_sssd.shape != self.real_data_shape) or (self.real_data_shape != autoFRK_result.shape):
            msg = (
                f"Shape mismatch: sssd_prediction {last_sssd.shape}, "
                f"expected {self.real_data_shape}, "
                f"autoFRK_result {None if autoFRK_result is None else autoFRK_result.shape}"
            )
            LOGGER.error(msg)
            raise ValueError(msg)

        V, T, L = self.real_data_shape

        # -----------------------------
        # 初始化 surrogate 參數
        # -----------------------------
        if not hasattr(self, 'surrogate_scale'):
            if element_wise:
                # 每個元素對應一個 scale/bias
                self.surrogate_scale = nn.Parameter(torch.ones((V, T, L), device=self.device))
                self.surrogate_bias = nn.Parameter(torch.zeros((V, T, L), device=self.device))
            else:
                # 每個變數一個 scale/bias
                self.surrogate_scale = nn.Parameter(torch.ones(V, device=self.device))
                self.surrogate_bias = nn.Parameter(torch.zeros(V, device=self.device))

        # -----------------------------
        # 定義 surrogate 前向函數
        # -----------------------------
        def surrogate_forward(x: torch.Tensor) -> torch.Tensor:
            if element_wise:
                # element-wise scale/bias
                return x * self.surrogate_scale + self.surrogate_bias
            else:
                # per-variable scale/bias (broadcast)
                return x * self.surrogate_scale[:, None, None] + self.surrogate_bias[:, None, None]

        # -----------------------------
        # closed-form 初始化(不進梯度圖)
        # -----------------------------
        x = last_sssd.detach()
        y = autoFRK_result.detach()

        if element_wise:
            # 對每個元素單獨計算 scale/bias: y = a*x + b
            a = torch.ones_like(x)
            b = torch.zeros_like(x)
            # 避免除以 0
            mask = x != 0
            a[mask] = y[mask] / x[mask]
            b = y - a * x
        else:
            # 對每個變數計算 scale/bias
            x_flat = x.reshape(V, -1)
            y_flat = y.reshape(V, -1)
            x_mean = x_flat.mean(dim=1, keepdim=True)
            y_mean = y_flat.mean(dim=1, keepdim=True)
            cov = ((x_flat - x_mean) * (y_flat - y_mean)).sum(dim=1)
            var = ((x_flat - x_mean)**2).sum(dim=1) + 1e-8
            a = cov / var
            b = (y_mean.squeeze() - a * x_mean.squeeze())

        with torch.no_grad():
            self.surrogate_scale.copy_(a.to(self.device))
            self.surrogate_bias.copy_(b.to(self.device))

        # -----------------------------
        # 微調 (保持可微分)
        # -----------------------------
        if epochs > 0:
            optimizer = torch.optim.Adam([self.surrogate_scale, self.surrogate_bias], lr=lr)
            with tqdm(range(epochs), desc="[autoFRK surrogate]") as pbar:
                for epoch in pbar:
                    optimizer.zero_grad()
                    surrogate_out = surrogate_forward(last_sssd)
                    loss = loss_function(surrogate_out, autoFRK_result)
                    loss.backward()
                    optimizer.step()
                    pbar.set_postfix({"Loss": f"{loss.item():.6f}"})

        # -----------------------------
        # 前向傳遞 (保持可微)
        # -----------------------------
        result = surrogate_forward(last_sssd)
        return result

    def _train_per_epoch(self) -> torch.Tensor:

        # SSSD training
        for (batch,) in tqdm(self.dataloader, desc=f"{self.n_iter}-th   training TS"):
            batch = batch.to(self.device)
            mask = self._update_mask(batch)
            loss_mask = ~mask.bool()
            loss_function=nn.MSELoss()

            batch = batch.permute(0, 2, 1)
            assert batch.size() == mask.size() == loss_mask.size()

            self.optimizer.zero_grad()
            loss = training_loss(
                model=self.net,
                loss_function=loss_function,
                training_data=(batch, batch, mask, loss_mask),
                diffusion_parameters=self.diffusion_hyperparams,
                generate_only_missing=self.only_generate_missing,
                device=self.device,
            )
            loss.backward()
            self.optimizer.step()

        if self.enable_spatial_prediction and self.n_iter % self.autoFRK_period == 0:
            LOGGER.info(f"Iteration {self.n_iter}: Start Spatial Prediction step")
            sssd_prediction = self._sssd_prediction_step()
            autoFRK_result = self._autoFRK_step(sssd_prediction=sssd_prediction)
            autoFRK_surrogate = self._autoFRK_surrogate_layer(sssd_prediction=sssd_prediction.permute(2, 1, 0),
                                                              autoFRK_result=autoFRK_result,
                                                              loss_function=loss_function,
                                                              epochs=50,
                                                              lr=1e-3
                                                              )

            # compute loss
            self.optimizer.zero_grad()
            loss = loss_function(
                autoFRK_surrogate,
                self.real_data
            )

            # update model
            loss.backward()
            self.optimizer.step()
            LOGGER.info(f"Iteration {self.n_iter}: Spatial Prediction step done, loss: {loss.item()}")

        return loss

    def train(self) -> None:
        self._load_checkpoint()

        n_iter_start = (
            self.ckpt_iter + 2 if self.ckpt_iter == -1 else self.ckpt_iter + 1
        )
        self.logger.info(f"Start the {n_iter_start} iteration")

        for n_iter in range(n_iter_start, self.n_iters + 1):
            self.n_iter = n_iter
            loss = self._train_per_epoch()
            self.writer.add_scalar("Train/Loss", loss.item(), n_iter)
            if n_iter % self.iters_per_logging == 0:
                self.logger.info(f"Iteration: {n_iter} \tLoss: { loss.item()}")
            self._save_model(n_iter)

/sssd/utils/autoFRK.R

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##########################################
# This script is for inference the value for SSSD to the unknown locations, and the return values are for calculating loss to update time series parameters.
# version: 1141003
# author: Yao-Chih Hsu
##########################################

# library
library(reticulate)
library(dplyr)
library(yaml)
library(parallel)
library(autoFRK)
library(foreach)
np <- import("numpy")

# load config
path <- "autoFRK_config.yaml"
config <- yaml.load_file(path)

# load data
sssd_pred_path  <- "sssd_prediction.npy"
sssd_prediction <- np$load(sssd_pred_path)
sssd_prediction <- py_to_r(sssd_prediction)

# load locations
known_location_path   <- config$known_location_path
known_locs            <- np$load(known_location_path)
known_locs            <- py_to_r(known_locs)

# load n_cores
n_cores <- min(config$n_cores, max(1, detectCores() - 1))

# initial parameters
locs <- known_locs  # for testing, use known locations as unknown locations
n_locs <- if (!is.null(dim(locs))) dim(locs)[1] else length(locs)
result_shape  <- c(dim(sssd_prediction)[1:2], n_locs)
result        <- array(NA, dim = result_shape)
mrts_basis    <- NULL

# get MRTS basis
variable_index  <- 1L
time_index      <- 1L
temp_data       <- sssd_prediction[variable_index, time_index, ]
if (length(temp_data) != nrow(known_locs)) {
  stop("Length of temp_data does not match number of known locations!")
}

cat("Calculating first model to get MRST basis...\n")
model <- autoFRK(data = temp_data, loc = known_locs)
mrts_basis <- model$G
cat("Get MRST basis\n")

# save first result
pred <- predict.FRK(object = model, newloc = locs)
result[variable_index, time_index, ] <- pred$pred.value

# expand tasks
tasks <- expand.grid(
  variable = 1:dim(sssd_prediction)[1],
  ts       = 1:dim(sssd_prediction)[2]
) %>%
  filter(!(variable == variable_index & ts == time_index))

# parallel
cat("Calculating...\n")
if (.Platform$OS.type == "windows") {
  # Windows → doParallel (socket cluster)
  library(doParallel)
  cl <- makeCluster(n_cores)
  registerDoParallel(cl)
} else {
  # Linux/macOS → doMC (fork, 記憶體共享)
  library(doMC)
  registerDoMC(cores = n_cores)
}

# compute all tasks
tryCatch({
  results <- foreach(i = 1:nrow(tasks),
                     .packages = c("autoFRK")
                     ) %dopar% {
    variable_index  <- tasks$variable[i]
    time_index  <- tasks$ts[i]
    temp_data <- sssd_prediction[variable_index, time_index, ]

    # calculate with MRTS basis
    model <- autoFRK(data = temp_data, loc = known_locs, G = mrts_basis)
    pred  <- predict.FRK(object = model, newloc = locs)
    
    # return results
    list(variable = variable_index,
         ts       = time_index,
         pred     = pred$pred.value
         )
  }
}, finally = {
  if (.Platform$OS.type == "windows") {
    stopCluster(cl)
  }
  registerDoSEQ()
})

# results
if (!exists("results")) stop("Parallel computation failed: 'results' does not exist.")
for (res in results) {
  result[res$variable, res$ts, ] <- res$pred
}

# save and back to Python
path <- "autoFRK_result.npy"
result <- r_to_py(result)
np$save(path, result)
cat("Finish calculated autoFRK\n")

Conclusion

Recomputing autoFRK at every iteration significantly increases the training time. Therefore, in this experiment, autoFRK is recalculated every 100 iterations.

The final predictions are as follows:

MetricALL Locs & All TimeKnown Locs & All TimeUnknown Locs & All TimeALL Locs & FutureKnown Locs & FutureUnknown Locs & FutureALL Locs & PastKnown Locs & PastUnknown Locs & Past
MSPE5.819705e+005.865499e+005.637017e+009.913197e+009.843337e+001.019189e+015.650992e+005.701553e+005.449289e+00
RMSPE2.412406e+002.421879e+002.374240e+003.148523e+003.137409e+003.192474e+002.377182e+002.387793e+002.334371e+00
MSPE%1.217137e+069.774202e+052.173443e+061.990447e+062.138321e+061.400531e+061.185266e+069.295740e+052.205298e+06
RMSPE%1.103240e+039.886456e+021.474260e+031.410832e+031.462300e+031.183440e+031.088699e+039.641442e+021.485025e+03
MAPE1.732901e+001.736590e+001.718185e+002.333113e+002.322068e+002.377173e+001.708163e+001.712459e+001.691025e+00
MAPE%4.062724e+054.127679e+053.803601e+055.223571e+055.654363e+053.505013e+054.014880e+054.064757e+053.815907e+05

The following shows predictions made using the SSSD model only.

MetricALL Locs & All TimeKnown Locs & All TimeUnknown Locs & All TimeALL Locs & FutureKnown Locs & FutureUnknown Locs & FutureALL Locs & PastKnown Locs & PastUnknown Locs & Past
MSPE5.838370e+005.878368e+005.678806e+001.041096e+011.031577e+011.079069e+015.649912e+005.695481e+005.468121e+00
RMSPE2.416272e+002.424535e+002.383025e+003.226602e+003.211818e+003.284918e+002.376954e+002.386521e+002.338401e+00
MSPE%1.207812e+069.691622e+052.159860e+061.923852e+062.061953e+061.372927e+061.178301e+069.241232e+052.192293e+06
RMSPE%1.099005e+039.844604e+021.469646e+031.387030e+031.435950e+031.171720e+031.085496e+039.613132e+021.480639e+03
MAPE1.735390e+001.738232e+001.724053e+002.384845e+002.371213e+002.439223e+001.708623e+001.712144e+001.694577e+00
MAPE%4.046595e+054.109202e+053.796836e+054.924676e+055.326206e+053.322853e+054.010405e+054.059044e+053.816371e+05

Comparing the two sets of results shows that dynamically integrating autoFRK into the SSSD training iterations (i.e., the new model) provides consistent, slight improvements across both overall and partitioned performance.

  • Overall Accuracy (ALL Locs & All Time) The new model achieves slightly lower values in the main error metrics (MSPE, RMSPE, MAPE) compared to the model using only SSSD, reducing overall prediction error and improving model stability. Across the entire temporal and spatial prediction range, the introduction of autoFRK effectively enhances the model’s fit to the overall data distribution.

  • Future Period Performance For the new model, MSPE decreases from 1.0411e+01 to 9.9132e+00, and RMSPE drops from 3.2266 to 3.1485, demonstrating better generalization ability in temporal extrapolation. For unknown locations (Unknown Locs & Future), RMSPE and MAPE decrease by approximately 3% to 5%, indicating that with the spatial information correction from autoFRK, the model can more accurately capture structural variations in unobserved areas.

  • Past Period and Known Locations Improvements in these segments are minor (most metrics change by less than 1%), but overall errors remain stable with no degradation, showing that integrating autoFRK does not cause overfitting or bias in existing data.

  • Percentage-Based Metrics (MSPE%, RMSPE%, MAPE%) All percentage-based error metrics show the same trend, indicating that the new model reduces errors consistently across different scales and performs more uniformly in multi-level error evaluations.

  • Overall The hybrid SSSD model, which recomputes autoFRK every 100 iterations, successfully improves prediction accuracy and spatial generalization for unknown locations without significantly increasing computational cost. This suggests that autoFRK, by providing spatial correlation constraints and smoothing the loss function, may have a positive effect on SSSD training.

References

  • Zhu X, Xiong Y, Wu M, et al. Weather2K: A Multivariate Spatio-Temporal Benchmark Dataset for Meteorological Forecasting Based on Real-Time Observation Data from Ground Weather Stations[C]//International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Statistics. PMLR, 2023: 2704-2722.