Conformal Methods for Quantifying Uncertainty in Spatiotemporal Data: A Survey
This is a survey paper, providing an overview of existing methods rather than presenting new research.
This paper surveys recent works on uncertainty quantification (UQ) for deep learning, focusing on distribution-free Conformal Prediction methods for their mathematical properties and applicability to spatiotemporal data, covering theoretical guarantees, calibration techniques, and their role in safe decision-making.
Machine learning methods are increasingly widely used in high-risk settings such as healthcare, transportation, and finance. In these settings, it is important that a model produces calibrated uncertainty to reflect its own confidence and avoid failures. In this paper we survey recent works on uncertainty quantification (UQ) for deep learning, in particular distribution-free Conformal Prediction method for its mathematical properties and wide applicability. We will cover the theoretical guarantees of conformal methods, introduce techniques that improve calibration and efficiency for UQ in the context of spatiotemporal data, and discuss the role of UQ in the context of safe decision making.