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Inspired by the Kolmogorov-Arnold representation theorem and Kurkova's principle of using approximate representations, we propose the Kurkova-Kolmogorov-Arnold Network (KKAN), a new two-block architecture that combines robust multi-layer…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2024-12-24 Juan Diego Toscano , Li-Lian Wang , George Em Karniadakis

Recently, multi-layer perceptrons (MLPs) widely used in modern AI applications suffer from limited real-time performance due to intensive memory access overhead. Kolmogorov--Arnold Networks (KANs) have attracted increasing attention as an…

Hardware Architecture · Computer Science 2026-03-03 Wenhui Ou , Zhuoyu Wu , Yipu Zhang , Zheng Wang , C. Patrick Yue

Multi-Layer Perceptrons (MLPs) rely on pre-defined, fixed activation functions, imposing a static inductive bias that forces the network to approximate complex topologies solely through increased depth and width. Kolmogorov-Arnold Networks…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2026-03-10 Andrés Ortiz , Nicolás J. Gallego-Molina , Carmen Jiménez-Mesa , Juan M. Górriz , Javier Ramírez

Kolmogorov-Arnold Networks (KANs), whose design is inspired-rather than dictated-by the Kolmogorov superposition theorem, have emerged as a structured alternative to MLPs. This review provides a systematic and comprehensive overview of the…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2026-05-28 Amir Noorizadegan , Sifan Wang , Leevan Ling , Juan P. Dominguez-Morales

Kolmogorov-Arnold Networks (KANs) have been recently proposed as a machine learning framework that is more interpretable and controllable than the multi-layer perceptron. Various network architectures have been proposed within the KAN…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-02-21 Tatiana Boura , Stasinos Konstantopoulos

Kolmogorov-Arnold Networks (KANs) offer a promising framework for approximating complex nonlinear functions, yet the original B-spline formulation suffers from significant computational overhead due to De Boor algorithm. While recent…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2026-02-10 Shao-Ting Chiu , Siu Wun Cheung , Ulisses Braga-Neto , Chak Shing Lee , Rui Peng Li

In low-resource languages like Burmese, classification tasks often fine-tune only the final classification layer, keeping pre-trained encoder weights frozen. While Multi-Layer Perceptrons (MLPs) are commonly used, their fixed non-linearity…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2025-11-27 Thura Aung , Eaint Kay Khaing Kyaw , Ye Kyaw Thu , Thazin Myint Oo , Thepchai Supnithi

In this paper, we introduce Wav-KAN, an innovative neural network architecture that leverages the Wavelet Kolmogorov-Arnold Networks (Wav-KAN) framework to enhance interpretability and performance. Traditional multilayer perceptrons (MLPs)…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2024-05-28 Zavareh Bozorgasl , Hao Chen

Kolmogorov-Arnold Networks (KANs) were proposed as an alternative to traditional neural network architectures based on multilayer perceptrons (MLP-NNs). The potential advantages of KANs over MLP-NNs, including significantly enhanced…

Materials Science · Physics 2026-01-29 Ryan Jacobs , Lane E. Schultz , Dane Morgan

Kolmogorov-Arnold Networks (KANs) relocate learnable nonlinearities from nodes to edges, demonstrating remarkable capabilities in scientific machine learning and interpretable modeling. However, current KAN implementations suffer from…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2025-09-25 Alastair Poole , Stig McArthur , Saravan Kumar

The Kolmogorov-Arnold Network (KAN) is a novel multi-layer network model recognized for its efficiency in neuromorphic computing, where synapses between neurons are trained linearly. Computations in KAN are performed by generating a…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-12-19 Hikaru Wakaura , Rahmat Mulyawan , Andriyan B. Suksmono

By utilising their adaptive activation functions, Kolmogorov-Arnold Networks (KANs) can be applied in a novel way for the diverse machine learning tasks, including cyber threat detection. KANs substitute conventional linear weights with…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2026-04-01 Mohammed Hassanin

The development of Kolmogorov-Arnold networks (KANs) marks a significant shift from traditional multi-layer perceptrons in deep learning. Initially, KANs employed B-spline curves as their primary basis function, but their inherent…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2024-06-21 Alireza Afzal Aghaei

Time series classification is a relevant step supporting decision-making processes in various domains, and deep neural models have shown promising performance in this respect. Despite significant advancements in deep learning, the…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-11-04 Irina Barašin , Blaž Bertalanič , Mihael Mohorčič , Carolina Fortuna

To address the trade-off between computational efficiency and adherence to Kolmogorov-Arnold Network (KAN) principles, we propose TruKAN, a new architecture based on the KAN structure and learnable activation functions. TruKAN replaces the…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2026-02-05 Ali Bayeh , Samira Sadaoui , Malek Mouhoub

This paper presents the application of Kolmogorov-Arnold Networks (KAN) in classifying metal surface defects. Specifically, steel surfaces are analyzed to detect defects such as cracks, inclusions, patches, pitted surfaces, and scratches.…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-01-22 Maciej Krzywda , Mariusz Wermiński , Szymon Łukasik , Amir H. Gandomi

Kolmogorov-Arnold Networks (KAN) models were recently proposed and claimed to provide improved parameter scaling and interpretability compared to conventional multilayer perceptron (MLP) models. Inspired by the KAN architecture, we propose…

The Kolmogorov-Arnold representation theorem offers a theoretical alternative to Multi-Layer Perceptrons (MLPs) by placing learnable univariate functions on edges rather than nodes. While recent implementations such as Kolmogorov-Arnold…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2026-01-28 Oscar Eliasson

Algorithmic level developments like Convolutional Neural Networks, transformers, attention mechanism, Retrieval Augmented Generation and so on have changed Artificial Intelligence. Recent such development was observed by Kolmogorov-Arnold…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-06-03 Ashim Dahal , Saydul Akbar Murad , Nick Rahimi

We introduce cumulative polynomial Kolmogorov-Arnold networks (CP-KAN), a neural architecture combining Chebyshev polynomial basis functions and quadratic unconstrained binary optimization (QUBO). Our primary contribution involves…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-05-22 Mathew Vanherreweghe , Lirandë Pira , Patrick Rebentrost