TrafficKAN-GCN: Graph Convolutional-based Kolmogorov-Arnold Network for Traffic Flow Optimization

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Hauptverfasser: Zhang, Jiayi, Zhang, Yiming, Zheng, Yuan, Wang, Yuchen, You, Jinjiang, Xu, Yuchen, Jiang, Wenxing, Dev, Soumyabrata
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author Zhang, Jiayi
Zhang, Yiming
Zheng, Yuan
Wang, Yuchen
You, Jinjiang
Xu, Yuchen
Jiang, Wenxing
Dev, Soumyabrata
author_facet Zhang, Jiayi
Zhang, Yiming
Zheng, Yuan
Wang, Yuchen
You, Jinjiang
Xu, Yuchen
Jiang, Wenxing
Dev, Soumyabrata
contents Urban traffic optimization is critical for improving transportation efficiency and alleviating congestion, particularly in large-scale dynamic networks. Traditional methods, such as Dijkstra's and Floyd's algorithms, provide effective solutions in static settings, but they struggle with the spatial-temporal complexity of real-world traffic flows. In this work, we propose TrafficKAN-GCN, a hybrid deep learning framework combining Kolmogorov-Arnold Networks (KAN) with Graph Convolutional Networks (GCN), designed to enhance urban traffic flow optimization. By integrating KAN's adaptive nonlinear function approximation with GCN's spatial graph learning capabilities, TrafficKAN-GCN captures both complex traffic patterns and topological dependencies. We evaluate the proposed framework using real-world traffic data from the Baltimore Metropolitan area. Compared with baseline models such as MLP-GCN, standard GCN, and Transformer-based approaches, TrafficKAN-GCN achieves competitive prediction accuracy while demonstrating improved robustness in handling noisy and irregular traffic data. Our experiments further highlight the framework's ability to redistribute traffic flow, mitigate congestion, and adapt to disruptive events, such as the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse. This study contributes to the growing body of work on hybrid graph learning for intelligent transportation systems, highlighting the potential of combining KAN and GCN for real-time traffic optimization. Future work will focus on reducing computational overhead and integrating Transformer-based temporal modeling for enhanced long-term traffic prediction. The proposed TrafficKAN-GCN framework offers a promising direction for data-driven urban mobility management, balancing predictive accuracy, robustness, and computational efficiency.
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spellingShingle TrafficKAN-GCN: Graph Convolutional-based Kolmogorov-Arnold Network for Traffic Flow Optimization
Zhang, Jiayi
Zhang, Yiming
Zheng, Yuan
Wang, Yuchen
You, Jinjiang
Xu, Yuchen
Jiang, Wenxing
Dev, Soumyabrata
Machine Learning
Urban traffic optimization is critical for improving transportation efficiency and alleviating congestion, particularly in large-scale dynamic networks. Traditional methods, such as Dijkstra's and Floyd's algorithms, provide effective solutions in static settings, but they struggle with the spatial-temporal complexity of real-world traffic flows. In this work, we propose TrafficKAN-GCN, a hybrid deep learning framework combining Kolmogorov-Arnold Networks (KAN) with Graph Convolutional Networks (GCN), designed to enhance urban traffic flow optimization. By integrating KAN's adaptive nonlinear function approximation with GCN's spatial graph learning capabilities, TrafficKAN-GCN captures both complex traffic patterns and topological dependencies. We evaluate the proposed framework using real-world traffic data from the Baltimore Metropolitan area. Compared with baseline models such as MLP-GCN, standard GCN, and Transformer-based approaches, TrafficKAN-GCN achieves competitive prediction accuracy while demonstrating improved robustness in handling noisy and irregular traffic data. Our experiments further highlight the framework's ability to redistribute traffic flow, mitigate congestion, and adapt to disruptive events, such as the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse. This study contributes to the growing body of work on hybrid graph learning for intelligent transportation systems, highlighting the potential of combining KAN and GCN for real-time traffic optimization. Future work will focus on reducing computational overhead and integrating Transformer-based temporal modeling for enhanced long-term traffic prediction. The proposed TrafficKAN-GCN framework offers a promising direction for data-driven urban mobility management, balancing predictive accuracy, robustness, and computational efficiency.
title TrafficKAN-GCN: Graph Convolutional-based Kolmogorov-Arnold Network for Traffic Flow Optimization
topic Machine Learning
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2503.03276