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.
By Igor Cherepanov, David Sessler, Alex Ulmer, Thorsten May, J\"orn Kohlhammer
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
arXiv:2606. 04517v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Graph-based deep learning methods have been widely employed in encrypted traffic analysis to exploit latent correlations across different granularities.
By Yuantu Luo, Jun Tao, Linxiao Yu, Guang Cheng
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:2603.25507v2 Announce Type: replace-cross
Abstract: Network Traffic Classification (NTC) increasingly relies on data-driven models, yet its practical deployment is often constrained by limited...
By Giampaolo Bovenzi, Domenico Ciuonzo, Jonatan Krolikowski, Antonio Montieri, Alfredo Nascita, Antonio Pescap\`e, Dario Rossi
arXiv:2603. 11475v2 Announce Type: replace Abstract: Accurate prediction of multivariate time series is essential for emerging network intelligent control, observability, and management functions.
By Yufeng Xin, Ethan Fan