TRACE: Reconstruction-Based Anomaly Detection in Ensemble and Time-Dependent Simulations

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2601.08659v1
• Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2026 15:36:52 GMT
• Title: TRACE: Reconstruction-Based Anomaly Detection in Ensemble and Time-Dependent Simulations
• Authors: Hamid Gadirov, Martijn Westra, Steffen Frey,
• Abstract summary: We study reconstruction-based anomaly detection for ensemble data from parameterized Krmn vortex street simulations.<n>We compare a 2D autocoderen on individual frames with a 3D autoencoder that processes short stacks.<n>The 2D model identifies localized spatial irregularities in single time steps, while the 3D model exploits temporal-temporal context to detect anomalous motion patterns.
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• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
• Abstract: Detecting anomalies in high-dimensional, time-dependent simulation data is challenging due to complex spatial and temporal dynamics. We study reconstruction-based anomaly detection for ensemble data from parameterized Kármán vortex street simulations using convolutional autoencoders. We compare a 2D autoencoder operating on individual frames with a 3D autoencoder that processes short temporal stacks. The 2D model identifies localized spatial irregularities in single time steps, while the 3D model exploits spatio-temporal context to detect anomalous motion patterns and reduces redundant detections across time. We further evaluate volumetric time-dependent data and find that reconstruction errors are strongly influenced by the spatial distribution of mass, with highly concentrated regions yielding larger errors than dispersed configurations. Our results highlight the importance of temporal context for robust anomaly detection in dynamic simulations.

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