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New DISC framework improves time-series dataset similarity assessment

Researchers have introduced Domain-Integrated Similarity Cost (DISC), a novel framework designed to improve the comparison of time-series datasets. DISC addresses the challenge of selecting appropriate similarity metrics for time-series data, which often vary in their effectiveness for different downstream tasks. By learning to calibrate and combine various similarity metrics based on transfer observations, DISC provides a more accurate proxy for downstream transfer behavior than single-metric approaches. This task-dependent integration of metrics helps distinguish dataset differences that are crucial for forecasting and transfer-learning scenarios. AI

IMPACT This framework could improve the efficiency and accuracy of transfer learning in time-series analysis, a common task in AI applications.

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  1. arXiv cs.LG TIER_1 English(EN) · Yen-Ku Liu, Hongjie Chen, Franck Dernoncourt, Ryan Rossi ·

    DISC: Domain-Integrated Similarity Cost for Time-Series Dataset

    arXiv:2610.31288v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: The growth of time-series datasets and foundation models has made dataset comparison a central part of time-series workflows. Assessing source-target transfer before model adaptation requires similarity estimates that can summarize …