G lassbox AD: An Interactive System for Dissecting Hierarchical Time-Series Anomaly Detection

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Authors: Mingyi Huang, Q Liu, Paul Boniol, John Paparrizos
Cited by: 3
References: 9

Abstract

Time-series anomaly detection (TSAD) is challenging in unsupervised settings because anomalies are heterogeneous and often manifest at different temporal scales. HYDRA addresses this by constructing a multi-level hierarchy of representative subsequences, computing reference-driven anomaly scores at each level, and aggregating them into a final score. In this paper, we present GlassboxAD, an interactive demo system that makes HYDRA's hierarchical behavior observable and interpretable. The system supports two entry points: instant browsing of benchmark results on TSB-AD and on-demand analysis of user-uploaded time series. Users can inspect how detections emerge across levels and assess robustness under different tolerance and threshold settings through linked views: layered visualizations of representatives, per-layer evidence for selected subsequences, score-layer switching on the timeline, and specific evaluation metrics for TSAD. We further contextualize these interactive diagnoses with benchmark-driven comparisons, showing that HYDRA attains a top overall rank on TSB-AD while enabling users to connect case-level, hierarchy-based explanations with suite-level trends across heterogeneous anomaly regimes. The webpage is available online: https://glassboxad.streamlit.app/

Fields of Study & Subjects

Anomaly Detection Techniques and Applications Time Series Analysis and Forecasting Software System Performance and Reliability

Publication details

Journal / source
Companion of the International Conference on Management of Data
Publisher
ACM
Pages
46–49
Publication date
26 May 2026
Language
EN