Time Series Causal Discovery: A Unified Overview Across AI and Science

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This paper provides a unified overview of time series causal discovery, a field with origins in signal processing that has expanded into statistics, dynamical systems, and machine learning. It outlines the core principles, limitations, and assumptions of modern discovery methods, along with evaluation techniques. The research highlights the growing importance of time series causal discovery for applications in agriculture, Earth science, healthcare, and artificial intelligence systems, aiming to serve as a resource for navigating causality research. AI

IMPACT Provides a foundational overview for researchers and practitioners applying causal discovery techniques within AI systems.

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arXiv stat.ML TIER_1 English(EN) · Kurt Butler, Damian Machlanski, Michael P. J. Camilleri, Zhihua Liu, Panagiotis Dimitrakopoulos, Feng Chen, Ricardo Silva, Sotirios A. Tsaftaris · 2026-10-12 04:00

One Thing Leads to Another: The Essentials of Time Series Causal Discovery

arXiv:2610.13430v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Time series causal discovery --- the process of detecting causation between time series --- has its roots in signal processing research from over a half century ago. It has since received active and widespread interest, evolving i…