Reduced-Rank Autoregressive Model for High-Dimensional Multivariate Network Time Series

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Autores principales: Lyu, Qi, Zhang, Xiaoyu, Li, Guodong, Wang, Di
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Publicado: 2026
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author Lyu, Qi
Zhang, Xiaoyu
Li, Guodong
Wang, Di
author_facet Lyu, Qi
Zhang, Xiaoyu
Li, Guodong
Wang, Di
contents Multivariate network time series are ubiquitous in modern systems, yet existing network autoregressive models typically treat nodes as scalar processes, ignoring cross-variable spillovers. To capture these complex interactions without the curse of dimensionality, we propose the Reduced-Rank Network Autoregressive (RRNAR) model. Our framework introduces a separable bilinear transition structure that couples the known network topology with a learnable low-rank variable subspace. We estimate the model using a novel Scaled Gradient Descent (ScaledGD) algorithm, explicitly designed to bridge the gap between rigid network scalars and flexible factor components. Theoretically, we establish non-asymptotic error bounds under a novel distance metric. A key finding is a network-induced blessing of dimensionality: for sparse networks, the estimation accuracy for network parameters improves as the network size grows. Applications to traffic and server monitoring networks demonstrate that RRNAR significantly outperforms univariate and unstructured benchmarks by identifying latent cross-channel propagation mechanisms.
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spellingShingle Reduced-Rank Autoregressive Model for High-Dimensional Multivariate Network Time Series
Lyu, Qi
Zhang, Xiaoyu
Li, Guodong
Wang, Di
Methodology
62M10, 62H12, 62H25
Multivariate network time series are ubiquitous in modern systems, yet existing network autoregressive models typically treat nodes as scalar processes, ignoring cross-variable spillovers. To capture these complex interactions without the curse of dimensionality, we propose the Reduced-Rank Network Autoregressive (RRNAR) model. Our framework introduces a separable bilinear transition structure that couples the known network topology with a learnable low-rank variable subspace. We estimate the model using a novel Scaled Gradient Descent (ScaledGD) algorithm, explicitly designed to bridge the gap between rigid network scalars and flexible factor components. Theoretically, we establish non-asymptotic error bounds under a novel distance metric. A key finding is a network-induced blessing of dimensionality: for sparse networks, the estimation accuracy for network parameters improves as the network size grows. Applications to traffic and server monitoring networks demonstrate that RRNAR significantly outperforms univariate and unstructured benchmarks by identifying latent cross-channel propagation mechanisms.
title Reduced-Rank Autoregressive Model for High-Dimensional Multivariate Network Time Series
topic Methodology
62M10, 62H12, 62H25
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.01510