@article{article_1759966, title={Natural Gas Consumption Forecasting with Kolmogorov–Arnold Networks: A Comparison with MLP}, journal={Sakarya University Journal of Computer and Information Sciences}, volume={8}, pages={773–784}, year={2025}, DOI={10.35377/saucis...1759966}, url={https://izlik.org/JA24TX58FH}, author={Arslan, Kürşad and Dönmez, Emrah}, keywords={Kolmogorov-Arnold Networks (KANs), Natural Gas, Demand Forecasting, MLP, Time series}, abstract={Natural gas remains a vital resource for meeting residential heating energy needs, particularly during the winter months. Accurate demand forecasting is essential for maintaining supply-demand balance, optimizing operational costs, and supporting effective energy management. In this study, the natural gas consumption prediction performance of Kolmogorov-Arnold Networks (KAN), a new neural network architecture, was compared with that of the basic model, Multi-Layer Perceptrons (MLP). Both models were trained and tested on the same dataset using monthly consumption data. While MLPs are diversified through the number of neurons, activation functions, and layer configuration, KAN models are configured by modifying B-spline parameters, grid size, and layer structure. The results show that the KAN model achieved the highest R2 value despite having fewer trained parameters. Although some versions of the MLP model yielded lower Mean Absolute Percentage Error (MAPE) values, they fell short of KAN in terms of overall fit. These findings demonstrate the superior ability of KAN to capture nonlinear patterns in energy demand forecasting, offering computational efficiency.}, number={4}