arXiv Machine Learning

Beyond Measurement Metrics: A Human-Centered Framework for Semantic Validation of Network Traffic Classification

The paper proposes a human-centered framework for validating the semantic soundness of machine learning models used in network traffic classification. It extends existing knowledge-generation methods by integrating data, models, explainability tools, visualizations, and expert reasoning to iteratively explore, verify, and refine model behavior and preprocessing steps. The framework is built on literature findings, benchmark analyses, XAI experience, and expert feedback, offering practical guidance for ensuring models learn trustworthy, semantically meaningful patterns rather than spurious correlations.

arXiv Machine Learning
Aug 19

General Semantic Knowledge Infusion for Spatio-Temporal Traffic Forecasting

The paper introduces a spatio‑temporal traffic forecasting framework that fuses Graph Neural Networks with semantic knowledge from general-purpose knowledge graphs such as Wikidata. By generating embeddings that capture relationships like nearby points of interest, administrative hierarchies, and functional roles of locations, the framework creates additional adjacency matrices that enrich the sensor graph beyond physical connectivity. Experiments with established forecasting methods demonstrate that this external knowledge improves prediction accuracy and offers a path toward better interpretability.

By Mattis thor Straten, Yannick Wolker, Steffen Strohm, Prathvish Mithare, Ralf Krestel, Matthias Renz
Hugging Face Trending Papers
Aug 18

General Semantic Knowledge Infusion for Spatio-Temporal Traffic Forecasting

The paper introduces a spatio‑temporal traffic forecasting framework that fuses Graph Neural Networks with embeddings derived from a general‑purpose knowledge graph such as Wikidata. By creating semantic subgraphs around traffic sensors, the approach captures relationships like nearby points of interest, administrative hierarchies, and functional roles of locations, which are then integrated as additional adjacency matrices for the GNN. Experiments demonstrate that this external knowledge improves prediction accuracy beyond what street‑network data alone can achieve, while also offering a path toward better interpretability.

arXiv Machine Learning
Jul 20

On the Impact of Entropy-based Features

arXiv:2607. 15379v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Network anomaly detection is increasingly challenging due to the growing diversity and variability of traffic patterns, which are not always well captured by traditional statistical features.

By Iuri Mundstock, Abreu Quevedo, J\'eferson Campos Nobre, Roben C. Lunardi, Thiago L. T. da Silveira, Bruno L. Dalmazo
arXiv AI
Aug 17

Interactive Analysis of Global Explanations using Aggregated Class Activation Maps for Network Data

arXiv:2608. 13575v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Recent machine learning (ML) advances have demonstrated that deep learning (DL) achieves impressive results in different application domains, including the classification of computer network traffic to corresponding applications.

By Igor Cherepanov, David Sessler, Alex Ulmer, Felix Wagner, Throsten May, J\"orn Kohlhammer
arXiv AI
Sep 7

ResLearn-XR: Residual Learning for Network Traffic and Quality-of-Experience-Aware Modeling in Extended Reality

ResLearn-XR is a residual learning framework designed to predict extended reality (XR) network traffic and estimate Quality-of-Experience (QoE) risk. It uses a two‑stage temporal learning structure: a base sequence prediction model followed by task‑specific residual components that operate in value space for traffic forecasting and in logit space for probabilistic QoE risk estimation. The framework introduces a Data Descriptor Algorithm (DDA) to convert packet‑level observables into frame‑timing‑aware descriptors and is evaluated on a newly constructed XR Traffic‑QoE dataset, achieving significant reductions in SMAPE for both traffic prediction and QoE‑risk estimation compared to single‑stage baselines.

By Yoga Suhas Kuruba Manjunath, Jie Gao, Lian Zhao