Classical ReLU-based Input Convex Neural Networks (ICNNs) are equivalent to the optimal value functions of Linear Programming (LP). This intrinsic structural equivalence restricts their representational capacity to piecewise-linear polyhedral functions. To overcome this representational bottleneck, we propose the SOC-ICNN, an architecture that generalizes the underlying optimization class from LP to Second-Order Cone Programming (SOCP). By explicitly injecting positive semi-definite curvature and Euclidean norm-based conic primitives, our formulation introduces native smooth curvature into the representation while preserving a rigorous optimization-theoretic interpretation. We formally prove that SOC-ICNNs strictly expand the representational space of ReLU-ICNNs without increasing the asymptotic order of forward-pass complexity. Extensive experiments demonstrate that SOC-ICNN substantially improves function approximation, while delivering competitive downstream decision quality. The code is available at https://anonymous.4open.science/r/SOC-ICNN-4B18/.
翻译:经典的基于ReLU的输入凸神经网络(ICNN)等价于线性规划(LP)的最优值函数。这种本质的结构等价性将其表示能力限制为分段线性多面体函数。为突破这一表示瓶颈,我们提出SOC-ICNN架构,该架构将底层优化类别从LP推广至二阶锥规划(SOCP)。通过显式注入半正定曲率和基于欧几里得范数的锥体基元,本方法在保持严格优化理论解释的同时,为表示引入本征光滑曲率。我们严格证明,SOC-ICNN在不增加前向传播渐近复杂度的前提下,严格扩展了ReLU-ICNN的表示空间。大量实验表明,SOC-ICNN显著提升函数逼近性能,同时提供具有竞争力的下游决策质量。代码见https://anonymous.4open.science/r/SOC-ICNN-4B18/。