ExSpliNet: An interpretable and expressive spline-based neural network

05/03/2022

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by   Daniele Fakhoury, et al.

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In this paper we present ExSpliNet, an interpretable and expressive neural network model. The model combines ideas of Kolmogorov neural networks, ensembles of probabilistic trees, and multivariate B-spline representations. We give a probabilistic interpretation of the model and show its universal approximation properties. We also discuss how it can be efficiently encoded by exploiting B-spline properties. Finally, we test the effectiveness of the proposed model on synthetic approximation problems and classical machine learning benchmark datasets.