An empirical study of PM2.5 forecasting using neural network

Sachit Mahajan, Ling Jyh Chen, Tzu Chieh Tsai

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Abstract

In the recent years, a lot of efforts have been made to regulate air pollutant levels in most of the developed and developing countries. Fine particulate matter (PM2.5) is considered to be one of the major reasons behind deteriorating public health and a lot of efforts are being made to keep a check on PM2.5 levels. Accurately forecasting PM2.5 level is a challenging task and has been highly dependent on model based approaches. In this paper, we explore new possibilities to hourly forecast PM2.5. Choosing the right forecasting model becomes a very important aspect when it comes to improvement in prediction accuracy. We used Neural Network Autoregression (NNAR) method for the prediction task. The paper also provides a comparative analysis of prediction performance for additive version of Holt-Winters method, autoregressive integrated moving average (ARIMA) model and NNAR model. The experimentation and evaluation is done using real world measurement data from Airbox Project, which shows that our proposed method accurately does the prediction with significantly low error.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2017 IEEE SmartWorld Ubiquitous Intelligence and Computing, Advanced and Trusted Computed, Scalable Computing and Communications, Cloud and Big Data Computing, Internet of People and Smart City Innovation, SmartWorld/SCALCOM/UIC/ATC/CBDCom/IOP/SCI 2017 - Conference Proceedings
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages1-7
Number of pages7
ISBN (Electronic)9781538604342
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2018 Jun 26
Externally publishedYes
Event2017 IEEE SmartWorld Ubiquitous Intelligence and Computing, Advanced and Trusted Computed, Scalable Computing and Communications, Cloud and Big Data Computing, Internet of People and Smart City Innovation, SmartWorld/SCALCOM/UIC/ATC/CBDCom/IOP/SCI 2017 - San Francisco, United States
Duration: 2017 Apr 42017 Apr 8

Publication series

Name2017 IEEE SmartWorld Ubiquitous Intelligence and Computing, Advanced and Trusted Computed, Scalable Computing and Communications, Cloud and Big Data Computing, Internet of People and Smart City Innovation, SmartWorld/SCALCOM/UIC/ATC/CBDCom/IOP/SCI 2017 - Conference Proceedings

Other

Other2017 IEEE SmartWorld Ubiquitous Intelligence and Computing, Advanced and Trusted Computed, Scalable Computing and Communications, Cloud and Big Data Computing, Internet of People and Smart City Innovation, SmartWorld/SCALCOM/UIC/ATC/CBDCom/IOP/SCI 2017
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySan Francisco
Period2017/04/042017/04/08

Keywords

  • ARIMA
  • Artificial Neural Network
  • Forecast
  • Holt Winters
  • PM2.5

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Computer Networks and Communications
  • Computer Science Applications
  • Information Systems
  • Information Systems and Management
  • Energy Engineering and Power Technology
  • Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality
  • Urban Studies

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