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Fast subset scan for multivariate event detection.

Daniel B Neill1, Edward McFowland, Huanian Zheng

  • 1Event and Pattern Detection Laboratory, H.J. Heinz III College, Carnegie Mellon University, 5000 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA. neill@cs.cmu.edu

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New multivariate subset scan methods efficiently detect space-time clusters in large datasets. These algorithms improve event detection and characterization for massive, complex data streams, aiding real-time surveillance.

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Area of Science:

  • Data Science
  • Statistics
  • Computational Science

Background:

  • Massive space-time datasets present challenges for event detection.
  • Existing methods may struggle with high dimensionality and large scale.
  • Efficient detection of irregular space-time clusters is crucial for timely insights.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To introduce novel multivariate subset scan methods for event detection.
  • To extend the 'fast subset scan' framework to handle multivariate data efficiently.
  • To enable computationally efficient detection of irregular space-time clusters in large datasets.

Main Methods:

  • Developed new subset scan methods for multivariate event detection.
  • Extended the 'fast subset scan' framework to multivariate data.
  • Optimized scan statistics over proximity-constrained subsets and all data streams.

Main Results:

  • Achieved computationally efficient detection of irregular space-time clusters.
  • Enabled timely detection and accurate characterization of emerging events.
  • Empirically compared two multivariate subset scan variants on synthetic and real-world data.

Conclusions:

  • The new fast subset scan algorithms offer efficient multivariate event detection.
  • Demonstrated tradeoffs in detection and characterization performance between methods.
  • These methods enhance capabilities for analyzing massive space-time data and disease surveillance.