<tt>altx</tt> : a python package for adaptive law-based transformation in time series classification
Abstract We introduce altx , an open-source python package for computationally lightweight and transparent time series classification pipelines. The altx package implements the adaptive law-based transformation, a multiscale feature extraction method that maps raw time series to compact tabular feature vectors by pooling class-labeled law responses across windows and scales. The approach extends the linear law-based transformation with a multiscale shifted-window schedule while preserving transparency. The package provides a GPU-capable PyTorch implementation with an estimator-style interface, enabling straightforward integration into modern machine-learning workflows and interoperability with common scientific Python toolkits. We include illustrative examples and summarize representative benchmark results reported in our companion methodological paper.
Authors
- Marcell T. Kurbucz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0121-6781)
- Vince Molnár (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8204-7595)
- Balázs Halmos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7548-8360)
- Antal Jakovác (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7410-0093)
- Balázs Hajós
Institutions
- Eötvös Loránd University (HU)
- Corvinus University of Budapest (HU)
- HUN-REN Wigner Research Centre for Physics (HU)
- Tampere University (FI)
- Institute of the Americas (US)
- University College London (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Machine Learning Science and Technology
- Published
- 2026-01-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1088/2632-2153/ae3e4f
- Primary Topic
- Time Series Analysis and Forecasting
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- European Commission
- Hungarian Scientific Research Fund
- Magyarország Kormánya