A Survey on Structured State Space Sequence (S4) Models

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2503.18970v1
• Date: Sat, 22 Mar 2025 01:55:32 GMT
• Title: A Survey on Structured State Space Sequence (S4) Models
• Authors: Shriyank Somvanshi, Md Monzurul Islam, Mahmuda Sultana Mimi, Sazzad Bin Bashar Polock, Gaurab Chhetri, Subasish Das,
• Abstract summary: Recent advancements in sequence modeling have led to the emergence of Structured State Space Models (SSMs)<n>SSMs leverage structured recurrence and state-space representations to achieve superior long-sequence processing with linear or near-linear complexity.<n>This survey serves as a structured guide for researchers and practitioners, detailing the advancements, trade-offs, and future directions of SSM-based architectures in AI and deep learning.
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• Abstract: Recent advancements in sequence modeling have led to the emergence of Structured State Space Models (SSMs) as an efficient alternative to Recurrent Neural Networks (RNNs) and Transformers, addressing challenges in long-range dependency modeling and computational efficiency. While RNNs suffer from vanishing gradients and sequential inefficiencies, and Transformers face quadratic complexity, SSMs leverage structured recurrence and state-space representations to achieve superior long-sequence processing with linear or near-linear complexity. This survey provides a comprehensive review of SSMs, tracing their evolution from the foundational S4 model to its successors like Mamba, Simplified Structured State Space Sequence Model (S5), and Jamba, highlighting their improvements in computational efficiency, memory optimization, and inference speed. By comparing SSMs with traditional sequence models across domains such as natural language processing (NLP), speech recognition, vision, and time-series forecasting, we demonstrate their advantages in handling long-range dependencies while reducing computational overhead. Despite their potential, challenges remain in areas such as training optimization, hybrid modeling, and interpretability. This survey serves as a structured guide for researchers and practitioners, detailing the advancements, trade-offs, and future directions of SSM-based architectures in AI and deep learning.

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