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seasonal-trend decomposition architecture

A seasonal-trend decomposition architecture is a neural network design paradigm used in time series modeling and forecasting that integrates classical time series decomposition directly into the layers of a deep learning model. Under this architecture, intermediate representations or raw input sequences are dynamically separated into distinct trend-cyclical components that capture long-term directional shifts and seasonal components that capture repeating periodic patterns. By incorporating internal decomposition blocks, such as moving-average filters or frequency transforms, the network processes each decoupled component through specialized sub-modules before aggregating them into the final prediction. This structural separation simplifies the learning process, helping the model better isolate complex temporal dependencies, mitigate non-stationarity, and improve long-term forecasting accuracy.

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Transformers in Time Series: A Survey

Transformers in Time Series: A Survey

Qingsong Wen, Tian Zhou, Chao Zhang, Weiqiu Chen, Ziqing Ma, Junchi Yan, Liang Sun

OrganizationsAlibaba GroupShanghai Jiao Tong University

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Presents a systematic taxonomy of Transformer adaptations for time series forecasting, anomaly detection, and classification alongside empirical analyses of model size and seasonal decomposition to guide future architectural designs.

Transformers have achieved superior performances in many tasks in natural language processing and computer vision, which also triggered great interest in the time series community. Among multiple advantages of Transformers, the ability to capture long-range dependencies and interactions is especially attractive for time series modeling, leading to exciting progress in various time series applications. In this paper, we systematically review Transformer schemes for time series modeling by highlighting their strengths as well as limitations. In particular, we examine the development of time series Transformers in two perspectives. From the perspective of network structure, we summarize the adaptations and modifications that have been made to Transformers in order to accommodate the challenges in time series analysis. From the perspective of applications, we categorize time series Transformers based on common tasks including forecasting, anomaly detection, and classification. Empirically, we perform robust analysis, model size analysis, and seasonal-trend decomposition analysis to study how Transformers perform in time series. Finally, we discuss and suggest future directions to provide useful research guidance. To the best of our knowledge, this paper is the first work to comprehensively and systematically summarize the recent advances of Transformers for modeling time series data. We hope this survey will ignite further research interests in time series Transformers.

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2026-09-24