diff --git a/crates/applications/stacked_cores/scripts/stacked_cores_52xx_plotters.py b/crates/applications/stacked_cores/scripts/stacked_cores_52xx_plotters.py
index f933822..9061d48 100644
--- a/crates/applications/stacked_cores/scripts/stacked_cores_52xx_plotters.py
+++ b/crates/applications/stacked_cores/scripts/stacked_cores_52xx_plotters.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ from math import sqrt
 
 import plotly.express as px
 from pandas import DataFrame
+import scipy.optimize as opt
 
 unit_to_m = lambda u: -17000 + 34000 * u
 sweep_1d = lambda points=101: [unit_to_m(x/(points-1)) for x in range(points)]
@@ -36,7 +37,8 @@ def sample_all(meas: 'ParameterizedMeas', at: tuple, extract_tx) -> tuple:
     runs = [extract_tx(r) for r in meas.runs()]
     distances = [(distance_to(m, at), m) for m in runs]
 
-    interpolated = weighted_sum_of_neighbors_by_inv_distance(distances)
+    # interpolated = weighted_sum_of_neighbors_by_inv_distance(distances)
+    interpolated = interpolate_minl1(at, runs, distances)
     print(at, interpolated)
     return interpolated
 
@@ -46,6 +48,44 @@ def extract_52xx_tx(meas_rows: list) -> tuple:
     """
     return (meas_rows[0].m[0], meas_rows[0].m[1], meas_rows[1].m[2], meas_rows[2].m[3])
 
+def interpolate_minl1(at: tuple, runs: list, distances: list) -> tuple:
+    # let R = `runs`, A = `at`, D = `distances`, x be the weight of each run
+    # such that the result is R0 x0 + R1 x1 + ...
+    #
+    # solve for x
+    #   subject to R0 x0 + R1 x1 + ... = A for the elements of A != None
+    #   minimize D0 x0 + D1 x1 + ...
+    #
+    # relevant scipy docs:
+    # - <https://docs.scipy.org/doc/scipy/tutorial/optimize.html#trust-region-constrained-algorithm-method-trust-constr>
+    # - <https://docs.scipy.org/doc/scipy-0.18.1/reference/generated/scipy.optimize.minimize.html>
+    fixed_coords = [(i, a) for (i, a) in enumerate(at) if a is not None]
+    num_fixed_coords = len(fixed_coords)
+    num_runs = len(runs)
+
+    eq_constraints = [[0]*num_runs for _ in range(num_fixed_coords)]
+    for run_idx, run in enumerate(runs):
+        for constraint_idx, (coord_idx, _a) in enumerate(fixed_coords):
+            eq_constraints[constraint_idx][run_idx] = run[coord_idx]
+    eq_rhs = [a for (i, a) in fixed_coords]
+    eq_constraint = opt.LinearConstraint(eq_constraints, eq_rhs, eq_rhs)
+
+    # constrain the weights to be positive
+    bounds = opt.Bounds([0]*num_runs, [float("Inf")]*num_runs)
+
+    def score(weights: list) -> float:
+        # function to minimize: D0 x0 + D1 x1 + ...
+        return sum(w*d[0] for w, d in zip(weights, distances))
+
+    # compute the weight of each run
+    init = [0]*num_runs
+    res = opt.minimize(score, init, method='trust-constr', constraints=[eq_constraint], bounds=bounds)
+    run_weights = res.x
+
+    # sum the weighted runs
+    return element_sum([weighted(run, weight) for run, weight in zip(runs, run_weights)])
+
+
 def interpolate(meas: 'ParameterizedMeas', a0: float, a1: float) -> tuple:
     """
     this interpolates a point among four neighboring points in 2d.
diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index c299200..67cc7a3 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
         natsort
         pandas
         plotly
+        scipy
       ];
       python3 = pkgs.python3.withPackages python-packages;
     in