NeuCoReClass AD: Redefining Self-Supervised Time Series Anomaly Detection

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2508.00909v1
• Date: Tue, 29 Jul 2025 15:04:05 GMT
• Title: NeuCoReClass AD: Redefining Self-Supervised Time Series Anomaly Detection
• Authors: Aitor Sánchez-Ferrera, Usue Mori, Borja Calvo, Jose A. Lozano,
• Abstract summary: We introduce NeuCoReClass AD, a self-supervised multi-task time series anomaly detection framework.<n>Our method employs neural transformation learning to generate augmented views that are informative, diverse, and coherent, without requiring domain-specific knowledge.
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• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
• Abstract: Time series anomaly detection plays a critical role in a wide range of real-world applications. Among unsupervised approaches, self-supervised learning has gained traction for modeling normal behavior without the need of labeled data. However, many existing methods rely on a single proxy task, limiting their ability to capture meaningful patterns in normal data. Moreover, they often depend on handcrafted transformations tailored specific domains, hindering their generalization accross diverse problems. To address these limitations, we introduce NeuCoReClass AD, a self-supervised multi-task time series anomaly detection framework that combines contrastive, reconstruction, and classification proxy tasks. Our method employs neural transformation learning to generate augmented views that are informative, diverse, and coherent, without requiring domain-specific knowledge. We evaluate NeuCoReClass AD across a wide range of benchmarks, demonstrating that it consistently outperforms both classical baselines and most deep-learning alternatives. Furthermore, it enables the characterization of distinct anomaly profiles in a fully unsupervised manner.

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