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Kolmogorov-Arnold Networks (KANs) introduce a paradigm of neural modeling that implements learnable functions on the edges of the networks, diverging from the traditional node-centric activations in neural networks. This work assesses the…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-10-21 Basim Azam , Naveed Akhtar

Algorithmic speedup of training common neural architectures is made difficult by the lack of structure guaranteed by the function compositions inherent to such networks. In contrast to multilayer perceptrons (MLPs), Kolmogorov-Arnold…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2026-03-06 Ben S. Southworth , Jonas A. Actor , Graham Harper , Eric C. Cyr

This paper presents an experimental study of Kolmogorov-Arnold Networks (KANs) applied to computer vision tasks, particularly image classification. KANs introduce learnable activation functions on edges, offering flexible non-linear…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-12-02 Karthik Mohan , Hanxiao Wang , Xiatian Zhu

The Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs) have been the dominant and effective approach for general computer vision tasks. Recently, Kolmogorov-Arnold neural networks (KANs), based on the Kolmogorov-Arnold representation theorem, have shown…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2026-04-28 Zhaoxiang Liu , Zhicheng Ma , Kaikai Zhao , Kai Wang , Shiguo Lian

Neural networks have emerged as powerful tools for modeling complex physical systems, yet balancing high accuracy with computational efficiency remains a critical challenge in their convergence behavior. In this work, we propose the Hybrid…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-04-01 Zuyu Xu , Bin Lv

This paper introduces a novel application of Kolmogorov-Arnold Networks (KANs) to time series forecasting, leveraging their adaptive activation functions for enhanced predictive modeling. Inspired by the Kolmogorov-Arnold representation…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-10-28 Cristian J. Vaca-Rubio , Luis Blanco , Roberto Pereira , Màrius Caus

The recently proposed Kolmogorov-Arnold network (KAN) is a promising alternative to multi-layer perceptrons (MLPs) for data-driven modeling. While original KAN layers were only capable of representing the addition operator, the…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-07-28 Benjamin C. Koenig , Suyong Kim , Sili Deng

Kolmogorov-Arnold Networks have recently been introduced as a flexible alternative to multi-layer Perceptron architectures. In this paper, we examine the training dynamics of different KAN architectures and compare them with corresponding…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2024-11-11 Shairoz Sohail

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

The Kolmogorov-Arnold Network (KAN) has recently gained attention as an alternative to traditional multi-layer perceptrons (MLPs), offering improved accuracy and interpretability by employing learnable activation functions on edges. In this…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-01-03 Fangchen Yu , Ruilizhen Hu , Yidong Lin , Yuqi Ma , Zhenghao Huang , Wenye Li

Solving partial differential equations (PDEs) is essential in scientific forecasting and fluid dynamics. Traditional approaches often incur expensive computational costs and trade-offs in efficiency and accuracy. Recent deep neural networks…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2025-08-18 Chunyu Guo , Lucheng Sun , Shilong Li , Zelong Yuan , Chao Wang

Kolmogorov-Arnold Networks represent a recent advancement in machine learning, with the potential to outperform traditional perceptron-based neural networks across various domains as well as provide more interpretability with the use of…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2024-09-26 E. Abasov , P. Volkov , G. Vorotnikov , L. Dudko , A. Zaborenko , E. Iudin , A. Markina , M. Perfilov

Accurate approximation of complex nonlinear functions is a fundamental challenge across many scientific and engineering domains. Traditional neural network architectures, such as Multi-Layer Perceptrons (MLPs), often struggle to efficiently…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2024-06-17 Sidharth SS , Keerthana AR , Gokul R , Anas KP

Deep learning neural networks architectures such Multi Layer Perceptrons (MLP) and Convolutional blocks still play a crucial role in nowadays research advancements. From a topological point of view, these architecture may be represented as…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-07-29 Ugo Lomoio , Pierangelo Veltri , Pietro Hiram Guzzi

Physics-Informed Neural Networks (PINNs) have emerged as a robust framework for solving Partial Differential Equations (PDEs) by approximating their solutions via neural networks and imposing physics-based constraints on the loss function.…

Kolmogorov-Arnold Networks (KANs) have recently shown promise for solving partial differential equations (PDEs). Yet their original formulation is computationally and memory intensive, motivating the introduction of Chebyshev Type-I-based…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2026-01-19 Hangwei Zhang , Zhimu Huang , Yan Wang

This paper presents, for the first time, a framework for Kolmogorov-Arnold Networks (KANs) in power system applications. Inspired by the recently proposed KAN architecture, this paper proposes physics-informed Kolmogorov-Arnold Networks…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-06-05 Hang Shuai , Fangxing Li

Kolmogorov-Arnold networks (KANs) have attracted attention recently as an alternative to multilayer perceptrons (MLPs) for scientific machine learning. However, KANs can be expensive to train, even for relatively small networks. Inspired by…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-11-18 Amanda A. Howard , Bruno Jacob , Sarah Helfert , Alexander Heinlein , Panos Stinis

Symbolic neural networks, such as Kolmogorov-Arnold Networks (KAN), offer a promising approach for integrating prior knowledge with data-driven methods, making them valuable for addressing inverse problems in scientific and engineering…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2024-11-05 Xia Chen , Guoquan Lv , Xinwei Zhuang , Carlos Duarte , Stefano Schiavon , Philipp Geyer

The domain of laser fusion presents a unique and challenging predictive modeling application landscape for machine learning methods due to high problem complexity and limited training data. Data-driven approaches utilizing prescribed…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2024-09-16 Rahman Ejaz , Varchas Gopalaswamy , Riccardo Betti , Aarne Lees , Christopher Kanan