Anomaly detection algorithm for big data based on isolation forest algorithm
Min He, Xiang Chen · Journal of Computational Methods in Sciences and Engineering · 2025
With the advent of the big data era, anomaly detection becomes increasingly crucial for ensuring the security and reliability of systems. This paper investigates large-scale anomaly detection based on the Isolation Forest algorithm, enhancing the algorithm’s performance in the context of big data by introducing the method of adaptive feature selection. The proposed approach is a fusion of the Isolation Forest and adaptive feature selection, dynamically adjusting feature weights to adapt more flexibly to the contributions of different features. Experimental results on large-scale datasets demonstrate that adaptive feature selection significantly improves the anomaly detection performance of the Isolation Forest algorithm. This method provides a new perspective for enhancing anomaly detection techniques and addressing the challenges posed by large-scale, high-dimensional data. Its practical implications are crucial for real-world applications.