Optimization
14,850 papers (55 classified directly here)
Subtopics · a paper can sit in several, so these overlap
Continuous Optimization (4,424)
Stochastic Methods (2,991)
Combinatorial Optimization (2,615)
Online Algorithms (2,404)
Optimization (1,521)
Game Theory (1,046)
Convex Optimization (864)
Discrete Optimization (721)
Optimal Transport (474)
Sparse Optimization (416)
Optimal Control (271)
Global Optimization (200)
Non-Convex Optimization (182)
Distributed Learning (164)
Approximation Algorithms (162)
Multi-Objective Optimization (151)
Distributed Optimization (136)
Bayesian Optimization (132)
Theory (109)
Compressed Sensing (102)
Algorithms (89)
Robust Optimization (86)
Submodular Optimization (77)
Kernel Methods (75)
Evolutionary Algorithm (72)
Linear Programming (54)
Tensor Decomposition (48)
Bilevel Optimization (42)
Integer Programming (38)
Matrix Completion (33)
Algorithm (21)
Regularization (11)
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Papers (including subtopics)
Stochastic Ray Tracing for the Reconstruction of 3D Gaussian Splatting
CVPR 2026
Strategy-robust Online Learning in Contextual Pricing
ALT 2026
Structure-Aware Encodings of Argumentation Properties for Clique-width
AAAI 2026
ST-TPP: Learning Semi-Transductive Temporal Point Processes with Gromov-Wasserstein Barycentric Regularization
AAAI 2026
Submodel Extraction for Efficient and Personalized Federated Learning via Optimal Transport
CVPR 2026
Superior Runtime Guarantees for the MOEA/D Multi-Objective Optimizer via Weighted-Sum Decomposition
AAAI 2026
Svalinn: Overload Control in Large-Scale Servers with Multiple Resource Bottlenecks
OSDI 2026
T1-PILOT: Physics-Informed Learned Optimized Trajectories for T1 Mapping Acceleration
MIDL 2026
Task Assignment meets Annotator Modeling: Human-LLM Collaborative Annotation with Constraints
ACL 2026
The Cost and Complexity of Minimizing Envy in House Allocations (Abstract Reprint)
AAAI 2026
The GOODPUT System: A Machine Learning-Driven Optimization Framework for Dynamic Spectrum Control in Heterogeneous WLANs
NSDI 2026
The Hidden Cost of Approximation in Online Mirror Descent
COLT 2026
The Limitations and Power of NP-Oracle Based Functional Synthesis Techniques
AAAI 2026
The matrix-vector complexity of Ax=b
COLT 2026
Theoretical and Empirical Analysis of Lehmer Codes to Search Permutation Spaces with Evolutionary Algorithms
AAAI 2026
The PID Controller Strikes Back: Classical Controller Helps Mitigate Barren Plateaus in Noisy Variational Quantum Circuits
L4DC 2026
The Planted Number Partitioning Problem
ALT 2026
The Power of Initial Investigation in Audit Games
AAAI 2026
The Sample Complexity of Parameter-Free Stochastic Convex Optimization
JMLR 2026
Tight Bounds for Logistic Regression with Large Stepsize Gradient Descent in Low Dimension
COLT 2026
Tight Long-Term Tail Decay of (Clipped) SGD in Non-Convex Optimization
COLT 2026
Tight rates of approximation of mixed Nash equilibria by entropy regularization in continuous games
UAI 2026
Token Reduction via Local and Global Contexts Optimization for Efficient Video Large Language Models
CVPR 2026
Topological Dynamics via Learned Hybrid Systems
L4DC 2026
Towards a Rigorous Understanding of the Population Dynamics of the NSGA-III: Tight Runtime Bounds
AAAI 2026