GenTS: A Comprehensive Benchmark Library for Generative Time Series Models

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Hauptverfasser: Wang, Chenxi, Wang, Xiaorong, Li, Peiyang, Wang, Yi
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author Wang, Chenxi
Wang, Xiaorong
Li, Peiyang
Wang, Yi
author_facet Wang, Chenxi
Wang, Xiaorong
Li, Peiyang
Wang, Yi
contents Generative models have demonstrated remarkable potential in time series analysis tasks, like synthesis, forecasting, imputation, etc. However, offering limited coverage for generative models, existing time series libraries are mainly engineered for discriminative models, with standardized workflows for specific tasks, such as optimizing Mean Squared Errors for time series forecasting. This rigid structure is fundamentally incompatible with the distinct and often complex paradigms of generative models (e.g., adversarial training, diffusion processes), which learn the underlying data distribution rather than a direct input-output mapping. To this end, we proposed GenTS, a comprehensive and extensible benchmark library designed for systematic assessment on generative time series models. GenTS features a unified data preprocessing pipeline, a collection of versatile models, and panoramic evaluation metrics. Its modular design also enables the researchers to flexibly customize beyond our built-in datasets and models. Based on GenTS, we conducted benchmarking experiments under diverse tasks, accordingly offering suggestions for model selection and identifying potential directions for future research. Our codes are open-source at https://github.com/WillWang1113/GenTS. The official tutorials and document are available at https://willwang1113.github.io/GenTS/.
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spellingShingle GenTS: A Comprehensive Benchmark Library for Generative Time Series Models
Wang, Chenxi
Wang, Xiaorong
Li, Peiyang
Wang, Yi
Machine Learning
Signal Processing
Generative models have demonstrated remarkable potential in time series analysis tasks, like synthesis, forecasting, imputation, etc. However, offering limited coverage for generative models, existing time series libraries are mainly engineered for discriminative models, with standardized workflows for specific tasks, such as optimizing Mean Squared Errors for time series forecasting. This rigid structure is fundamentally incompatible with the distinct and often complex paradigms of generative models (e.g., adversarial training, diffusion processes), which learn the underlying data distribution rather than a direct input-output mapping. To this end, we proposed GenTS, a comprehensive and extensible benchmark library designed for systematic assessment on generative time series models. GenTS features a unified data preprocessing pipeline, a collection of versatile models, and panoramic evaluation metrics. Its modular design also enables the researchers to flexibly customize beyond our built-in datasets and models. Based on GenTS, we conducted benchmarking experiments under diverse tasks, accordingly offering suggestions for model selection and identifying potential directions for future research. Our codes are open-source at https://github.com/WillWang1113/GenTS. The official tutorials and document are available at https://willwang1113.github.io/GenTS/.
title GenTS: A Comprehensive Benchmark Library for Generative Time Series Models
topic Machine Learning
Signal Processing
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.17804