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Adeeba Haider

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arXiv2026

Adaptive Non-Linear Partition of Unity Methods for Scattered Data Interpolation with Discontinuities

Scattered data approximation with discontinuities is challenging due to the Gibbs phenomenon, which significantly reduces accuracy near interfaces. The recently introduced Non-Linear Partition of Unity Method (NL-PUM) addresses this by combining Radial Basis Function (RBF) interpolation with a non-linear Weighted Essentially Non-Oscillatory (WENO) strategy. While effective, NL-PUM's performance relies heavily on two fixed hyperparameters: the RBF shape parameter and the patch radius. This work extends NL-PUM by adapting both hyperparameters locally using Leave-One-Out Cross-Validation (LOOCV) minimized via Global Optimization with Optimistic Improvement (GOOI). Our main innovation is a smoothness indicator linking a discontinuity-aware shrinkage process to LOOCV-based radius selection: patches in smooth regions remain unchanged, while those near discontinuities automatically shrink to avoid crossing the interface. The resulting method, LOOCV-NL-PUM-GOOI, requires no prior knowledge of interface geometry and introduces no extra cost beyond standard adaptive shape parameter selection. Numerical experiments on synthetic test functions with jump discontinuities and a real-data application to Norwegian Fjords elevation data confirm that this approach substantially reduces approximation error near discontinuities while preserving full accuracy in smooth regions.

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arXiv2026

Adaptive RBF-KAN: A Comparative Evaluation of Dynamic Shape Parameters in Kolmogorov-Arnold Networks

Kolmogorov-Arnold Networks (KANs) approximate multivariate functions using learnable univariate edge functions, typically parameterized by B-spline bases. Although effective, spline-based implementations can be computationally expensive. A modified version of KANs, called FastKAN, improves efficiency by replacing splines with Gaussian radial basis functions (RBFs), but it relies on a fixed kernel and shape parameter. In this work, we extend the RBF-based KAN framework by introducing a broader family of radial basis kernels and by initializing the kernel shape parameter using leave-one-out cross-validation (LOOCV). To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study that integrates LOOCV-based kernel scale estimation with deep KAN training. We also introduce Mat\'ern and Wendland kernels into the KAN framework for the first time, enabling more flexible basis representations beyond the Gaussian kernel used in FastKAN. The LOOCV estimate provides a data-driven initialization of the kernel scale, which is subsequently refined during network training. The proposed adaptive RBF-KAN is evaluated on several two-dimensional benchmark functions. The results highlight the importance of kernel selection and adaptive shape parameters, with different kernels showing advantages for smooth functions, discontinuities, and oscillatory patterns. Overall, combining LOOCV-based initialization with adaptive kernel learning provides a practical strategy for improving RBF-based KAN models.

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