Synthetic Data for Financial Anomaly Detection: AI-Driven Approaches to Simulate Rare Events and Improve Model Robustness

Authors

  • Akila Selvaraj iQi Inc, USA Author
  • Deepak Venkatachalam CVS Health, USA Author
  • Gunaseelan Namperumal ERP Analysts Inc, USA Author

Keywords:

synthetic data, financial anomaly detection

Abstract

Financial anomaly identification repeating uncommon, high-impact occurrences using synthetic data increases model robustness. This work on financial anomaly identification simulates market failures, fraud, and systemic hazards using artificial intelligence investigates Since historical datasets lack such anomalies, synthetic data synthesis might overcome data constraints and enhance anomaly detection system training and performance.
The research emphasizes the need of synthetic data in financial systems in which unusual occurrences might have major influence on the economy. Because of its uneven composition, historical data models might not be able to predict unexpected occurrences. This paper proposes that GANs, VAEs, and agent-based modeling may close this gap by offering diverse and representative datasets capturing more anomalies.

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Published

06-06-2022

How to Cite

Synthetic Data for Financial Anomaly Detection: AI-Driven Approaches to Simulate Rare Events and Improve Model Robustness. (2022). Journal of Artificial Intelligence Research and Applications, 2(1), 373-424. https://jairajournal.org/index.php/publication/article/view/30