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Efforts to improve Kolmogorov--Arnold networks (KANs) with architectural enhancements have been stymied by the complexity those enhancements bring, undermining the interpretability that makes KANs attractive in the first place. Here we…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2026-04-22 James Bagrow , Josh Bongard

Inspired by the Kolmogorov-Arnold representation theorem, we propose Kolmogorov-Arnold Networks (KANs) as promising alternatives to Multi-Layer Perceptrons (MLPs). While MLPs have fixed activation functions on nodes ("neurons"), KANs have…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-02-11 Ziming Liu , Yixuan Wang , Sachin Vaidya , Fabian Ruehle , James Halverson , Marin Soljačić , Thomas Y. Hou , Max Tegmark

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) are highly effective in long-term time series forecasting due to their ability to efficiently represent nonlinear relationships and exhibit local plasticity. However, prior research on KANs has…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-06-17 Xiaoyan Kui , Canwei Liu , Qinsong Li , Zhipeng Hu , Yangyang Shi , Weixin Si , Beiji Zou

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

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

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 (KANs) offer a structured and interpretable framework for multivariate function approximation by composing univariate transformations through additive or multiplicative aggregation. This paper establishes…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-12-05 Wei Liu , Eleni Chatzi , Zhilu Lai

This paper proposes an unsupervised deep-learning (DL) approach by integrating transformer and Kolmogorov-Arnold networks (KAN) termed KANsformer to realize scalable beamforming for mobile communication systems. Specifically, we consider a…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-10-29 Xinke Xie , Yang Lu , Chong-Yung Chi , Wei Chen , Bo Ai , Dusit Niyato

In this paper, we present an innovative federated learning (FL) approach that utilizes Kolmogorov-Arnold Networks (KANs) for classification tasks. By utilizing the adaptive activation capabilities of KANs in a federated framework, we aim to…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2024-11-12 Engin Zeydan , Cristian J. Vaca-Rubio , Luis Blanco , Roberto Pereira , Marius Caus , Abdullah Aydeger

The Kolmogorov-Arnold representation theorem states that any continuous multivariable function can be exactly represented as a finite superposition of continuous single variable functions. Subsequent simplifications of this representation…

Machine Learning · Statistics 2025-08-04 Sergei Gleyzer , Hanh Nguyen , Dinesh P. Ramakrishnan , Eric A. F. Reinhardt

Kolmogorov-Arnold Networks (KANs) have inspired numerous works exploring their applications across a wide range of scientific problems, with the potential to replace Multilayer Perceptrons (MLPs). While many KANs are designed using basis…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-03-11 Hoang-Thang Ta , Anh Tran

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

In this work we propose CVKAN, a complex-valued Kolmogorov-Arnold Network (KAN), to join the intrinsic interpretability of KANs and the advantages of Complex-Valued Neural Networks (CVNNs). We show how to transfer a KAN and the necessary…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-12-01 Matthias Wolff , Florian Eilers , Xiaoyi Jiang

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

Reinforcement learning (RL) has been increasingly applied to network control problems, such as load balancing. However, existing RL approaches often suffer from lack of interpretability and difficulty in extracting controller equations. In…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-05-21 Kamal Singh , Sami Marouani , Ahmad Al Sheikh , Pham Tran Anh Quang , Amaury Habrard

The landscape of Kolmogorov-Arnold Networks (KANs) is rapidly expanding, yet lacks a unified theoretical framework and a clear principle for efficient architecture design. This paper addresses these gaps with three core contributions.…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2026-01-22 Zhijie Chen , Xinglin Zhang , Hongshu Guo , Yue-Jiao Gong

Hypergraph representation learning has garnered increasing attention across various domains due to its capability to model high-order relationships. Traditional methods often rely on hypergraph neural networks (HNNs) employing message…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-03-18 Xiangfei Fang , Boying Wang , Chengying Huan , Shaonan Ma , Heng Zhang , Chen Zhao

We present a novel approach for verifying properties of Kolmogorov-Arnold Networks (KANs), a class of neural networks characterized by nonlinear, univariate activation functions typically implemented as piecewise polynomial splines or…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2026-02-09 Noah Schwartz , Chandra Kanth Nagesh , Sriram Sankaranarayanan , Ramneet Kaur , Tuhin Sahai , Susmit Jha

Small-angle scattering (SAS) techniques are indispensable tools for probing the structure of soft materials. However, traditional analytical models often face limitations in structural inversion for complex systems, primarily due to the…