List of Publications by Department for the Academic Year Delta-Adjust: Minimum Distance Interpolation
Abstract
We present Delta-Adjust, a novel interpolation method that extends local neighborhood
interpolation techniques by introducing per-feature neighbor selection and feature-vector difference bias
adjustment. Unlike conventional prediction models, Delta-Adjust operates without explicit training phases.
It leverages the structure of information entangled within the dataset to interpolate across a domain using
small, local adjustments. This mechanism enables Delta-Adjust to infer a valid global representation of data
only from local relationships. This formulation applies indifferently to both regression and classification
problems, and potentially to broader predictive tasks. Though not a machine learning model in the
conventional sense, Delta-Adjust can be used for predictive modeling due to its structure-preserving
nature. Our experiments demonstrate strong performance across standard benchmarks (Iris: F1=0.94; Breast
Cancer: F1=0.86; California Housing: MSE=0.29), while offering competitive interpolation accuracy across
synthetic surfaces with discontinuities, curvature, and high-frequency patterns (e.g. Circular Ridges). As a
general-purpose interpolation technique intended for ML applications, Delta-Adjust holds potential as a
computational primitive for AI pipelines. Its framework, based on local propagation of deltas, naturally
accommodates a wide range of predictive tasks and may support future applications in geospatial modeling,
computer graphics, sensor networks, and representation learning. This work proposes a new direction for
information-aware computation in data-driven systems—relying on local interpolations that cooperatively
induce a global model of feature–output relationships. Delta-Adjust achieves this independently of the
underlying data distribution, without any training steps, and without requiring explicit assumptions about
global model structure.
Journal/Conference Information
IEEE Access,DOI: 10.1109/ACCESS.2025.3596384, ISSN: 2169-3536, Volume: 13, Issue: 2025, Pages Range: 1-11,