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ScatterFusion: A Hierarchical Scattering Transform Framework for Enhanced Time Series Forecasting

Machine Learning 2026-01-29 v1

Abstract

Time series forecasting presents significant challenges due to the complex temporal dependencies at multiple time scales. This paper introduces ScatterFusion, a novel framework that synergistically integrates scattering transforms with hierarchical attention mechanisms for robust time series forecasting. Our approach comprises four key components: (1) a Hierarchical Scattering Transform Module (HSTM) that extracts multi-scale invariant features capturing both local and global patterns; (2) a Scale-Adaptive Feature Enhancement (SAFE) module that dynamically adjusts feature importance across different scales; (3) a Multi-Resolution Temporal Attention (MRTA) mechanism that learns dependencies at varying time horizons; and (4) a Trend-Seasonal-Residual (TSR) decomposition-guided structure-aware loss function. Extensive experiments on seven benchmark datasets demonstrate that ScatterFusion outperforms other common methods, achieving significant reductions in error metrics across various prediction horizons.

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@article{arxiv.2601.20401,
  title  = {ScatterFusion: A Hierarchical Scattering Transform Framework for Enhanced Time Series Forecasting},
  author = {Wei Li},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2601.20401},
  year   = {2026}
}

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Accepted by ICASSP 2026

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